That's the old china plate I left at the Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon, for Joni Mitchell. She usually stays there when she's in the city visiting her parents (her mom has just passed away; how lucky Joni is, to have had her mom live into her nineties), and I thought that since she has a soft spot in her heart for the Bess, she might be someone who would appreciate this plate. I contacted her manager's office, they asked her, she said yes indeed she would like to have it, and now she does.

The Bessborough is mentioned, though not by name, in Joni's song Facelift, which contains this ever-so-wise line, "Happiness is the best facelift."

And here is the four-month old chihuahua, Ducky, now residing at my sister Karen's home:

What a little doll he is, very quiet and calm. I didn't get a good photo of the Yorkie pup, who was all jumping-around excitement and wouldn't be still.

NP: Joni Mitchell, Wild Things Run Fast

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