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Feb 7th, 2007 by Christine

What is Mirabilis.ca?

It’s a weblog, which means you’ll find links and commentary, regularly updated. You’ll find new content here almost every day.

I started Mirabilis.ca because it seemed that I was forever sending email to friends, telling them about some cool site I’d found. Finally I decided that it would be easier to list my finds on a website, and here it is.

What kind of topics does this blog cover?

In the past few years, the things I’ve blogged about have fit mostly within these categories: history and archaeology, books and lit, language, food, religion, animals, insects, etc, language, environment, fun, technology, strange stuff, health, art, and privacy. There’s more, of course — whatever I come across that seems fascinating.

Who writes this?

Me! I’m Christine, and I live in on one of the islands in the Salish Sea — that is, between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. We’re in the middle of a temperate rain forest, which suits me perfectly. I’m married to an excellent man, and thank God, he cooks. Our puppy is Chaos.

In no particular order: I’m fond of books, blackberries, etymology, single malt scotch, and gardens. I’m a foodie, a cyclist, and sometimes a curmudgeon. I like offbeat and hilarious web pages; I value content over glitz; I love a good read. I want clean air, clean water, wildflowers, and a world that’ll still be liveable after our own greedy generation is gone.

I swim in the sea, daydream in the woods, and drink tea with the neighbours. I’m tempted to buy a kayak. I volunteer, and I lend teensy amounts of money to people in the developing world through Kiva. My interests include medieval recipes, privacy issues, archaeology, voluntary simplicity, sustainable development, religion (especially Catholicism), and food. Oh, and about a squillion other things too. You’ll see.

Where are the old archives?

Those of you who have been reading Mirabilis.ca for years (I started this blog in 2002) may be wondering where the old content has gone. The 2002-2005 archives are still here. Sadly, the 2006 content was lost when a series of backups failed.

What does mirabilis mean, anyway?

Mirabilis is one of my favourite Latin words. It means wonderful or astonishing. Pronounciation: mee-RAH-bi-lees.

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