Hearing the music
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music” Friedrich Nietzsche Since The Girl and I moved (returned, in her…
…and then it’s gone!
"I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone". Maggie Smith This post brings up to date my recent…
It’s there…
"I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone". Maggie Smith As promised but a few posts back -…
The diplomat
"A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age" Robert Frost My last post (on the subject of the respective anniversaries of my…
Like birthdays
“Anniversaries are like birthdays: occasions to celebrate and to think ahead, usually among friends with whom one shares not only the past but also the future”. Zbigniew Brzezinski Before I…
But wait – there’s more!
OK - so today’s post-topping quote might appear at first glance to be apropos of nothing at all, but a moment or two’s reflection would surely reveal that it is,…
Malaspina Galleries
It is high time to wrap up this extended sequence of posts that aim to offer the gentle reader a photographic glimpse of our travels in Alberta and British Columbia…
Becoming an island
“No, the safest thing is to become an island. To make your house a citadel against all the garbage and ugliness in the world. How else can you be sure…
The sound of a train – 2
“Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance Everybody thinks it’s true” Paul Simon To mention crossing the Rocky Mountains by train to most travellers is probably to…
The sound of a train – 1
"There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful" Paul Simon It occurs to me that in the course of these extensive prolixities I…