Monthly Archives: December 2016

This is the hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless, Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done, Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou lovest best, Night, sleep, death and … Continue reading →

Dylan Thomas’s “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”, experienced on Christmas eve or Christmas Day. Dylan Thomas Reading was the first album Thomas recorded for the two women who founded Caedmon Records; this was the label’s first release in 1952. The … Continue reading →

I remember buying this LP for myself in a doldrums period then and hunkering down to listen to great songs like “Changes”. And then Karen phoned me out of the blue, inviting me over to visit. It was the turning point in our relationship … Continue reading →

’cause we ain’t gonna help you. (You’re all on your own, baby.)” –the Alberta Government (a long-standing, dumb, insulting, pointless, ridiculously expensive PSA; Big Brother tells you the bleeding obvious..)

to royally entertain grandsons at Christmas.

to amuse a 4 or 5-year-old in December.

to brighten and express Christmas.

Snapdragons.

“When life doesn’t seem worth the living And you don’t really care who you are When you feel there is no one beside you Look for a star.” –Tony Hatch, “Look for a Star”

(bottom pic: coverlet, my bed)