I recently watched two mini-series from when I was a teen-ager, and from watching them and remembering other series that I have watched during and since then, I have the imprerssion that the eighties was a special era. There were three shows that stood out for me:
Roots
Shogun
Masada
There are of course a number of factors that [...]
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This glancing life is like a morning star
A setting sun or rolling waves at sea
A gentle breeze or lightning in a storm
A dancing dream of all eternity
-Caravanserai from An Ancient Muse by Loreena McKennitt
Last night I went to see Loreena McKennitt’s new concert, An Ancient Muse. This tour will cross Canada in September, [...]
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Posted in Flickr photos, Freedom, Lighthouses, Personal Stuff, Photography, Wind and Water, flickr, lighthouse, magic, photos, ship, vessels on September 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago I took a two hour cruise (therefore no Gilligan-type problems) on a ketch that turned out to be more colourful than usual. We sailed from Lunenburg Harbour out to the Ovens and back (this is on the Southwestern Shore of Nova Scotia). The wind was light but steady, and we made [...]
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