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Monday, March 31, 2008

New York and the Scary Subway

A lot of people are dubious about going underground in New York City. The noise, the shadows, the strange cinder- and uncleaned-bathroom-scented winds... the other people, whom you can see walking through--but maybe not... That romantic show back in the 80s, was it? probably gave a few dewy-eyed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 28, 2008

Large Gruff Men

Found a most interesting site for those with some time, a little money and a great sense of adventure... http://www.cadip.org/volunteer-in-iceland.htm And, truth to tell, this headline-- words extracted from the description of the Viking event-- simply cried out to be used! Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 14, 2008

Another New York Moment

At the age of around 12, I recall a drive into The City for the day. Trips into The City with my parents over the years had exposed me to museums of every kind, and theater: ballet, musical, once the Japanese Kabuki, and another time, the French mime, Marcel Marceau... We often went to the Museum... Sign in to see full entry.

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Remembering New York

It was the place they meant when Mom and Dad talked about going into The City. I was 6, or nearly, when I arrived there, flying across the country in a prop plane, landing in Newark which I found confusing, because I thought it was called New York, and this was an odd and wrong way to say it, but... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Adventure Planning-- New York City in April!

I will be visiting my daughter and granddaughter in April, in DC, and plan to take a short trip up to NYC while I'm in the neighborhood. They will come up on Saturday and stay overnight, too, April 26-27, but I have in mind going up a couple of days earlier. So I have been looking for a place to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 25, 2008

Another brief foray into Middle-earth...

Back at the pen again, a new addition to the collection-- This is a free-verse that will eventually join the others in Part One, on the theme of Beren and Tinuviel, the first of the great Man/Elf romances that is part of Tolkien's long mythic history of Middle-earth, predating the time of Lord of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

I just read "The Silence"--

a very short piece offered by Geri in the Listings for Sale. Her daughter wrote it, and it is really worth taking a look at. It is poignant and sweet and sad. Sign in to see full entry.

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just to tempt...

I have high hopes someone will check out my latest listing. Just to tempt a little more, here is one of the 18 pieces in Part One of LAYS OF MIDDLE-EARTH. (The explanatory note at the end has been rewritten a bit, but is essentially the same.) eru’s gifts Elf-kind’s gifts-- -- to be First Born, to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 16, 2008

Words for Images... Travels in Middle-earth

Check out my new Listing For Sale: Part One of LAYS OF MIDDLE-EARTH, my collection of poems inspired by the world created by JRR Tolkien. I have tried to stay true to Tolkien's vision, but my writings are in no way affiliated with Tolkien Enterprises or the Tolkien Estate. Copyrights and trademarks... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

The time has come...

Today I cleared aout a lot of old photos from these pages, not only reducing the load but also reminding myself of some I had forgotten about for a while. A lot of energy these days is going into the making of cards--any photos you have seen here are available if you want to email me about the... Sign in to see full entry.

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About this Blog

Celebrating travel! If you think the world is too big, or the language barriers too high, come along with me, as I bumble my way here and there... The world really is an accessible place-- not as expensive to explore as one might imagine, nor are the language barriers as high, nor the mood of people beyond our borders unwelcoming... ***If you want good prints of any of my photos, email me and I will let you know how to get them. Please respect my copyright on these, they are my retirement account!

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