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(photograph and handwritten copy from In Flanders Fields by Lt.-Col.John McCrae, M.D., Toronto: William Briggs ed.) McCrae used “grow” instead of “blow” in this copy/version.

Everything that you didn’t want to know about war and were afraid to ask. A must-see anti-war film for anyone 14 and older, male or female. Winner of two AA’s including Best Picture (1930) very deservedly. A tremendous adaptation of … Continue reading →

Halloween cat connects with a plasma globe and Mr. Science. World of Wonders: an early tech lesson. “The readiness is all”.

(carved pumpkin mage of her Siamese Fighting Fish aka Beta aka Sir Isaac Newton; large pretty blue fish in aquarium) (the same pumpkin illuminated with a blue light in a dark room)   (another pumpkin carving)

turns out to be acceptance of: self (no. 1), others, contexts, past choices, and life’s innumerable imperfections and Nature’s beauties. This is accompanied by and made possible to a large extent by ‘letting go’ (especially of ego, fear, and distrust). … Continue reading →

(“Laughing Men” sculptures, Vancouver) (getting in the way of another photographer by Seasons restaurant, Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver) (‘reverse’ picture-window selfie on balcony at Bighorn Resort, Radium Hot Springs) (1967–my gr. 12 class, obliviously on left talking music with a … Continue reading →

is worth two in the bush. That and lower blood pressure. “One touch of Nature makes the whole world kin.”–Shakespeare

You’ve heard of people dealing with the hand life or fate has given them. Thus, it is with context and situation. One is always, always responding to the moments and episodes of a day or at certain points in life … Continue reading →

(“conferring her own crown of greatness and genius”: Joni Mitchell’s clever self-portrait based on a van Gogh painting) Ingrid Bergman Juliette Binoche Deborah Kerr Vanessa Redgrave Elizabeth Taylor Virginia Woolf Agatha Christie Jane Austen Emily Dickinson Willa Cather Alice Munro … Continue reading →

(Olive Films/Paramount DVD with interesting interview with the original playwright who comments on the rough road to stage and then screen) This is a successful Broadway play filmed on a movie-stage by Robert Altman in one of his comebacks. The themes … Continue reading →