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  (John Keats–death mask) (Shakespeare bust) (van Gogh and his irises) (Emily Dickinson and her inner life) (Glenn Gould) (the MacDonald Hotel) (Virginia Woolf and her writing) (movies; mini-theatre B.C. museum, Victoria) (evening, English Bay, Vancouver from a hotel hi-rise) … Continue reading →

Raisin bread.

(first edition dust jacket and back cover, TKAM) TKAM remains a classic despite the publication of Go Set a Watchman. Simply put, it is the greatest children’s book ever written and a must-read for anyone wanting to find out information … Continue reading →

“I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex.”

“Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us.”

“Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that’s where you renew your springs that never dry up.”

in her poem “Otherwise”, no matter how good or great life is today, tomorrow it could be or will be otherwise. You can bet on that one. I would have to agree. The most important day always is today and … Continue reading →

Standing up over and over for one hymn after another. The wonderful love, another prayer. Scripture and affirmation, blessing, sermon, offertory. Something for believers. The Pouring of the Water. Coffee, cake, and mingling downstairs, fellowship. Pretty much foreign and alien … Continue reading →

I attend the greatest of all churches. I put a capital N on Nature and call it my church. I believe in God, only I spell it Nature. Nature is my manifestation of God. Nature is all the body of … Continue reading →

He was more like a mood or a force of nature, who grew up wild, free, and somewhat amoral or ‘bad’ behind his likeable appearance. A curious sort, he always sought out pleasure, play, and fun. He was, above all … Continue reading →