Visions of Victoria (B.C.)

When we got married, in October of 2003, my husband and I decided to go to Victoria, British Columbia, for our short honeymoon.  Hubby had lived in the Pacific Northwest since 1980, and he had never been to Victoria, which is just a few hours away, north of us.  So I contacted Clipper Vacations, who …

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At The Edge: The Sea…Photo Challenge

Over the edge of the Promenade Deck on the Crystal Serenity is the Sea.  The Inside Passage from Canada to Alaska.  The water temperature is a pretty steady 50 degrees Fahrenheit, so you don't want to fall overboard.  But watching the water go by is hypnotic, and very relaxing. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/edge/

Weekly Photo Challenge: Frame

In the summer of 2006, after my orchestra played Carnegie Hall, my husband and I spent a couple of weeks touring around upstate New York.  We visited Revolutionary War sites, including the battlefield at Saratoga, and Fort Ticonderoga.  This is a view of Lake Champlain, seen through the frame of a window in one of …

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Rare

This is a small pipe organ, manufactured in Estonia in 1844.  Today, it resides in the Sitka Lutheran Church, in Alaska.  I'm guessing that there aren't very many of these around. These are two views of the back of the organ.  Here's my husband playing it, to give you an idea of why I couldn't …

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Medieval Music…Long Form Writing

In the summer of 1991, I went to Cambridge, England for a UCLA Summer Program.  We lived for three weeks in Trinity Hall College (founded in the 14th Century to train canon lawyers), Trinity Hall, Cambridgeand were able to take one of four different courses, taught by dons of the various colleges.  I took a …

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