Month: July 2011

Goat Lake Panorama

This is where I ate lunch on Thursday. It is now Saturday and I am back in the city, reconnecting to machines and household duties. I am planning a travelogue post on Cathedral Lakes Provincial Park shortly, but before I can get to that… Continue Reading “Goat Lake Panorama”

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Stories of civilization

* Supplementary Reading: Memories and Visions of Paradise by Richard Heinberg It’s been years since I’ve read any of the bible, and I had really forgotten how the Book of Genesis really does pack in most of the key stories of the Old Testament.… Continue Reading “Stories of civilization”

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Life catching up.

Ah. After tomorrow I am on a week of holidays – garden tour, brunch on Sunday, then five days of camping before a long-weekend visit of the in-laws. That’s lots isn’t it? I’m hoping to get some sewing in there when we get back… Continue Reading “Life catching up.”

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The many punishments

Initial notes on reading the Inferno for fall classes. Reading Dante’s Inferno I am struck by the degree to which his literary vision has influenced our popular representations of hell. Fire, shit, monsters, and endless torture all feature in this underworld descent where Virgil… Continue Reading “The many punishments”

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Summer, where are you?

Current downpour be damned, I’m still counting on this summer to turn better, and I’m kinds of ways towards my summer plans. Not only are we planning trips, but I’ve got at least four sewing projects I’d like to complete this summer to keep… Continue Reading “Summer, where are you?”

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