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“How many things are there which I do not want.” –Socrates

A one-off movie for sure, but if you know how much Burton loved and memorized plays of Shakespeare, this recently released DVD movie from 1967 is not a total surprise. A labor of classics-love, Doctor Faustus was co-produced and co-directed … Continue reading →

(entrance via Montreal Street to roundabout at the inn on the harbor) (grounds around inn) (canopy onto back of inn leading to its own interesting, private Japanese garden) (walking into garden) (a big pond between the inn and the harbor) (the … Continue reading →

The Glory, The Tragedy, and The Pity: A very moving exhibit and tribute to Canada’s Greatest Hero. (Kleenex boxes provided by the museum.) (currently on at the BC Museum in Victoria) (Terry’s runners, worn-out on the bottom) (one of Terry’s … Continue reading →

On the inner harbour, a gallery and gift shop of work by Canada’s top nature painter.

(spontaneous, creative play from an early age) All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy [and Jill a dull girl].–from Mother Goose Many animals play: dogs, cats, horses, otters, monkeys, dolphins. People, too, play beginning in their first year … Continue reading →

(Otherwise: There might have been no shows for students in schools I taught over a 30-year-period; 2 examples above: McNally ’74-’83) …………………………………………………………. My parents would never have reconciled, enjoyed a happy retirement, and died on the same date, one hour … Continue reading →