tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38121444752660838012024-03-13T07:20:03.872-07:00prudenttravelsMy world travels near and around the Baltic Circle from a Heathen perspective.Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-46115754215735503572023-03-09T22:18:00.004-08:002023-03-09T22:36:15.910-08:00Ostara 2023It's been a while, but just wanted people to know what's been going on:
Happy Full Moon! I'm in MN until 3/21 for Paganicon and other events. The weather really sucks. It's snowing a lot and barely above freezing during the day. I was diagnosed with acute bronchitis on Monday with acute morbidity without immediate treatment. I started antibiotics, steroids, and cough meds. My doctor faxed in all the prescriptions as urgent, and told me they would be ready in 20 minutes; and they were! They can usually take hours to days to obtain. I was feeling better the next day! I'm staying with my Minnesota Vikings, and they are taking great care of me which is why I went ahead with my trip rather than staying home alone.
I've spoken with our HP Daniel, and we shall celebrate Ostara on Sunday March 26 at the Wave Organ in SF at Dawn with a ship offering. Crash space available at Capt. Patt's Satyrday night. Contact him or me if you need it. We shall also have a shield and egg decorating party at Patt's from 6-9 pm on March 25.
Tomorrow, Friday, I'm giving a lecture on the runes at a local meadery, and Saturday will be their kindred, Daughters & Sons of Yta's, Ostara. I'll be at the event but staying inside a heated building. The after party will be at Shane's including his sauna, but I'm not going outside if I don't have to, and will likely pass up the party, too.
By next Friday, I wish to be much better as I'll be attending, vending, and presenting at PaganiCon in Plymouth, MN. The vending room is open and FREE to the public. I have a great spot. I'm the first booth as you enter the hall on the right. My presentation is on Sacred Spaces in the Baltics.
On Walpurgisnacht, I'll be officiating at CL Hankins' memorial symbel in Indianapolis. He incorporated the American Vinland Association and was one of my original board members when I was the first Steerswoman of the Ring of Troth. He also made a 'travelling altar' that made many appearances at Ravenwood.
At the end of June, I plan to attend the European Congress of Ethnic Religions in Riga, Latvia. I have been named an 'Elder' in the Romuva tradition.
All for now. Need more liquids and rest.Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-14166751365638240152022-12-12T00:28:00.000-08:002022-12-12T00:28:52.403-08:00Holy Solstice<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-ixpT3WG1tFw30EJX8AHGYsbQMsHfdHmuGRAgOMDS7MWsXXlyJ4-tK63NYhAqxEoQDUM9SM3Z2a9QkwcX1kPnsV0mPb5jw6kY21gxplwm6aSpxcED0B--dVl3DvEOJISoTkUtQ8rr8ZlIKHBH3f-jq6mgaqfyfbRQSm7Zei0DRONLwL6JvUP6TEP/s395/Deer%20Mother.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="600" data-original-height="235" data-original-width="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-ixpT3WG1tFw30EJX8AHGYsbQMsHfdHmuGRAgOMDS7MWsXXlyJ4-tK63NYhAqxEoQDUM9SM3Z2a9QkwcX1kPnsV0mPb5jw6kY21gxplwm6aSpxcED0B--dVl3DvEOJISoTkUtQ8rr8ZlIKHBH3f-jq6mgaqfyfbRQSm7Zei0DRONLwL6JvUP6TEP/s600/Deer%20Mother.jpg"/></a></div>
This is my first post since Covid! I feel like I've just come
out of a coma.
Have a blessed Yule!
From Maryte Danute 1
The Baltic bit is a bit wrong. Saule dies during the solstice and it is through our songs she is
reborn.
The Lithuanian word for December, Gruodis, means death as that is
when the sun dies.
THE DEER MOTHER * Written by Freyja Mae Lomas
In a time long before Santa flew across our skies, it was the female
reindeer who drew the sleigh of the sun goddess at Winter Solstice. Today it is
not Rudolph that adorns our Christmas cards and Yule decorations but the deer
mother’s beloved image. Because unlike the male reindeer who sheds his antlers
in winter, it is the doe who retains her antlers, and it is she who leads the
herds in winter. 18 The Northern tribes in the Neolithic era depended on
reindeer to survive, the earth was much colder then and the reindeer more
widespread, the female reindeer was especially venerated by the northern people.
She was the “life-giving mother”, the leader of the herds upon which they
depended for survival, and they followed the reindeer migrations for milk, food,
clothing, and shelter. 19 Through the lands of Scandinavia, Russia, Siberia,
Britain and across the land bridge of the Bering Strait, the deer mother was
revered as a spiritual figure associated with fertility, motherhood,
regeneration, and the rebirth of the sun. Her antlers adorned shrines and
altars, buried in ceremonial graves, and were worn as shamanic headdresses. Her
image was etched in stone, woven into ceremonial cloth and clothing, cast in
jewelry, and painted on drums. And across the northern world, it was the Deer
Mother who took flight from the darkness that engulfed the northern lands to
bring light and life to the new. 20 The red and white colors of Yule are thought
to descend from Siberian legends. Folktales tell how shamans, dressed in red
suits with white spots, would collect the Amanita Mushroom (the archetypal red
and white mushroom) in large sacks, then dry them over a fire and deliver them
via his reindeer sledge to the community as gifts at the winter solstice. The
extra spring in the steps of the reindeer due to them feasting on these
mushrooms is the reason the reindeer are said to have taken flight. 21 While
many historians observe the link between Santa’s garb and the red and white
amanita mushroom ingesting shaman, few mention that it was the female shamans of
Siberia who originally wore red and white costumes trimmed with fur, horned
headdresses or felt red hats. The traditional ceremonial clothing worn by the
Sami women healers of parts of Sápmi (Lapland), were green and white with a red
peaked hat, curled toed boots, reindeer mittens, fur lining and trim. Sound
familiar? 22 The Reindeer was a sacred animal to our ancient ancestors of
Northern Europe. The doe was seen as the giver of light and life and is linked
to many ancient goddesses of these areas. 23 Beiwe is a Sun Goddess of the Sàmi,
the indigenous people of whom the Northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland,
Russia, and most of the Kola Peninsula call home. The Sàmi are reindeer herders
who rely on the reindeer for their survival. In Sàmi folklore, Beiwe nourishes
them and their herds and helps her people maintain mental health during the
difficult months of darkness. In their stories of her, she flies through the
heavens on the Winter Solstice with her daughter, Beaivi-nieida (sun maiden) in
a ring of reindeer antlers flinging fertility and life back onto the land. At
the Winter Solstice, warm butter (a symbol of the sun) is smeared on doorposts
as a sacrifice to Beaivi so that she could gain strength and fly higher and
higher into the sky. 24 Rozhanitza, the Slavic Winter Goddess is associated with
reindeer and the Winter Solstice. She is depicted as a horned Goddess with
reindeer antlers. Folk art of red and white embroideries were made of her for
solstice celebrations. On her feast day, December 26, cookies made in the shape
of deer were given and eaten for good luck. 25 Saule, the Lithuanian and Latvian
goddess of light and the sun, took to the skies on the Winter Solstice in a
sleigh pulled by antlered reindeer. She journeyed with the aid of her smith, who
forged a golden cup in which to catch her tears which then transformed into
amber. During her flight through the heavens, she threw these pebbles of amber,
like little bits of sun to the world of humans below. She was a spinning Goddess
who used her skill to spin the rays of sunlight onto the world. 26 Horned
Goddesses are found in the Celtic world also. Ellen of the Ways, in her most
ancient form, was the Guardian of the Leys, the ancient track ways. As a Horned
Goddess, she led the way on the migratory tracks of the reindeer. 27 Esther
Jacobson in her book, The Deer Goddess of Ancient Siberia, concludes that the
deer images found throughout the early nomadic and semi nomadic cultures of the
vast steppe and mountainous regions of Eastern Europe and Asia are evidence of a
Deer Mother as the source of life and death. 28 "We can learn from the wisdom of
the past, a time when humans understood more clearly our tiny part in the cosmic
web of life. and the necessity of honoring the earth and all its life. At this
time when the shadow side of human nature once again seeks dominance through
naked self-interest and the promotion of fear and hatred of others, let us
remember and honor the ancient’s belief in the Reindeer Goddess, the Sun Goddess
and the Mother’s Night when She both flies high in the sky and dives deep into
the earth to nourish and promise a renewal of life in the coming spring. Though
it may be dark now, the light will return”.
Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-22954113600914121822020-11-05T00:13:00.001-08:002020-11-05T00:15:10.076-08:00Long Story Shorter<p> <em style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino; font-size: large;"> </span></em></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino; font-size: large;">I've had a lot of trouble lately with my kindle which I use for a camera. For over two weeks I wasn't able to receive photos from it which were sent to my e-dress.</span></em></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino; font-size: large;"> </span></em></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino; font-size: large;">But, I called my favorite 20-year-old, and John came over and fixed it. Then it was Halloween, and I'm just now catching up on my postings, so I thought I would share my most recent painting, and only my second acrylic painting of a black cat for Halloween. This painting was a long story, too. I had signed up for an online painting class, and about halfway through, the lady who was teaching the class lost the broadcast, and I was unable to get back on her class, but did manage to finish it.</span></em></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino; font-size: large;"> </span></em></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino; font-size: large;">Picture one is just the painting, </span></em></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino; font-size: large;"><br /></span></em></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em></em></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ea6J8q_WWms/X6Oy_idBd8I/AAAAAAAAD64/2mKi_Wu8JZwt07PKlF9qHC6Guw0Ze09hgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="912" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ea6J8q_WWms/X6Oy_idBd8I/AAAAAAAAD64/2mKi_Wu8JZwt07PKlF9qHC6Guw0Ze09hgCLcBGAsYHQ/w365-h640/cat.jpg" width="365" /></a></em></div><em><br /><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino; font-size: large;"><br /></span></em><p></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino; font-size: large;">and the other a 'Ready for Halloween' tableaux.</span></em></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino; font-size: large;"><br /></span></em></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em></em></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3kWKdjP6sbU/X6OzQAcTokI/AAAAAAAAD7A/6bUT0bbZg_Y01zVHnQVbKhuDWq_D4aRuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ready.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="912" height="615" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3kWKdjP6sbU/X6OzQAcTokI/AAAAAAAAD7A/6bUT0bbZg_Y01zVHnQVbKhuDWq_D4aRuQCLcBGAsYHQ/w350-h615/ready.jpg" width="350" /></a></em></div><em><br /><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino; font-size: large;"><br /></span></em><p></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino; font-size: large;"> </span></em></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino; font-size: large;">Enjoy November and stay safe!</span></em></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino; font-size: large;"> </span></em></p>Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-40365488939202507472020-10-04T01:35:00.002-07:002020-10-04T01:35:49.758-07:00Been a While, But I Didn't Travel Very Far<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div style="font-family: arial;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have the nicest neighbor. So far over the past year he has fixed the roof on my carport, built a new fence between us [the old one was falling apart], and just yesterday he finished this piece of curb between our properties.</span></span></em></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></em></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last year, one of my dearest friends, Kim Currie, died in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This year I had planned to spend my birthday in Hamilton with a lot of our Canadian friends; and not only her death, but the virus struck. She and I were notorious as the "Bad Girls" at WicCan Fest, and we hostessed many a "lewd, rude, and crude" event.</span></span></em></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></em></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is a custom of mine to plant a tree in memory of dear ones to me who have passed. Isaac planted this lemon tree exactly between our homes when the Moon was waxing in Pisces. We shall share the fruit with all of our neighbors.</span></span></em></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></em></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: large;" style="font-family: "book antiqua", palatino;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8DrHJR9Doz8/X3mJHaTO1KI/AAAAAAAAD58/fgW4VbkXjR4dK3QyiK-W3sTVu0b-la1UgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/kim%2Btree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="912" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8DrHJR9Doz8/X3mJHaTO1KI/AAAAAAAAD58/fgW4VbkXjR4dK3QyiK-W3sTVu0b-la1UgCLcBGAsYHQ/w364-h640/kim%2Btree.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></em></div><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p>Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-30998979583496892342019-11-13T01:47:00.001-08:002019-11-13T01:47:15.515-08:00New this century!<br />
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Some of you have already seen these photos of the car I want, but here's the follow up as well:</div>
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My first car this century! PT update:<br /><a href="https://stockton.craigslist.org/cto/d/tracy-2005-chrysler-pt-cruiser-turbo/7015904251.html" style="color: #346da2; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://stockton.craigslist.org/cto/d/tracy-2005-chrysler-pt-cruiser-turbo/7015904251.html</a></div>
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Drove to Tracy today [11/12] to check out the purple PT cruiser, and it's wonderful, [even under the hood, some of the parts are purple] and I made a down payment, and will probably pick it up this Sat. [or next Tuesday if the checks haven't cleared]. I was going to have my old Toyota painted, but the Maaco in Antioch has closed! I was going to take it to the one in Fairfield next week, but don't have to since I'll have a new [for me] car. </div>
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And, for more serendipity, on my way back from Tracy, I stopped at my nearest-to-home gas station to wash the dirt off of my windows [between the smoky dust, morning dew, and bird do, they needed it]. The man at the pump across from me came over, and said that he worked at a nearby body shop, and, would I be interested in having a 6" square of white paint on the edge of my left bumper removed?</div>
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"$15," he said, "and I can do it while you wash your windows."</div>
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What a nice day! My front bumper looks great. My first time in Tracy, too.</div>
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Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-9829965673701984252019-10-12T13:22:00.000-07:002019-10-12T13:22:32.253-07:00Main FrankfurtAfter my peaceful stay in the German countryside, I took the bus back from the Hahn airport to the Frankfurt train station. Riding through Frankfurt, my impression was that it's huge and impersonal like Chicago. Supposedly, my hotel, the Tokyo Inn was close by. It was! It was literally around the corner from where the bus dropped me off. I don't think the bus could have dropped me any closer. It's a big chain that's very convenient, well equipped, and comes with a free European & Japanese style breakfast buffet, including miso soup. I really thought of Kim. She was so interested in Japan and Japanese culture and had been there many times. [At this point, I hadn't heard that she'd died.]<br />
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Although the room was small, it was quiet, and did have many amenities including a safe, and a soaking tub in the bathroom to go with the Japanese toilet which basically does everything but the dishes, and you can make the seat warm or cool.<br />
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I was tired, so I went to the train station to buy some munchies - there was even a Burger King in the food court, but I settled for some ham & cheese croissants, and a marzipan one, too. On my way in, I noticed a man sitting on a bench, and it looked like he had a cigarette hanging out of his nose!</div>
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As I drew closer, I saw that it was too thin to be a cigarette, so then I pondered why he had a lollipop stick in his nose. As I drew even closer, I was appalled at the condition he was in. His eyes were closed. And I still have no idea what the white stuff was that was dripping out of his nose, and he might have been dead. I did report him to one of the security guards. </div>
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After I bought my munchies, I went out of the station and took the street back towards the hotel since I didn't want to see that guy again. I was cutting through some bus stop areas when I went past two young Asian men sitting on a bench in one of the bus shelters snorting a white powder off of one of the guy's Rolex. Welcome to Frankfurt!</div>
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On my way I passed this bench near the river, and loved the chair someone had put out.</div>
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There was a lovely outdoor restaurant on the river bank, and I went inside to check it out. Unfortunately, it was a seafood restaurant, and I can't eat it. But, while I was there, I decided to use the restroom. The picture below is of the baby-changing station. Just adorable.<br />
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Walking across the river at sunset.<br />
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Headed back to the hotel, but didn't find any restaurants I liked. So I headed across the street from the other side of the train station, and found an Irish pub that looked great, but it was packed to the gills with people watching a soccer game. I kept going down this large street away from the train station when I passed this "Canadian Street Food" restaurant! What!! I've never even seen a Canadian cuisine restaurant [except maybe Tim Hortons?], and I live near SF. What could their cuisine be? Only thing I could think of was poutine? Jackpot!</div>
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Poutine is delicious, but is not really on anyone's diet.</div>
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Bye, bye, Toyoko Inn - I'll be back October 14th to fly back to Dayton.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "playfair display", serif; font-size: 18pt; white-space: pre;">Silly me! When I booked my trip to Frankfurt [Main], I thought I'd</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Does anybody know what time it is?<br />Does anybody care? [lobby clocks - none of which have the correct time]<br /><br />This hotel was absolutely beautiful. The restaurant had a cigarette machine in its foyer!<br />When did you last see one of those? Actually, the streets of Sohren were spotless,<br />except for the occasional cigarette butts.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">My sink is amber, and the toilet is purple.<br />I went to their restaurant for dinner. I think they were my best choice. I checked out the menus at the other three in town. Tonight I tried the canneloni with more beer, and when I visited their restrooms, the women's fixtures were a dark rose porcelain, and the men's [I was the only person downstairs, so I peeked] were lime green. Amazing color schemes, but didn't take my camera with me.<br />Leaving tomorrow. More later.</span></td></tr>
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Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-31175588657719789122019-10-06T14:52:00.000-07:002019-10-06T14:52:13.600-07:00reunion at last<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walnut Hills High - Sursum ad Summum<br />Yes, it's five times the size of Monticello! When I attended, there were around 2000 students.<br />There are now 3000 students, and 6000 on the waiting list!</td></tr>
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Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-86858254565013444392019-10-05T13:14:00.000-07:002019-10-05T13:14:32.524-07:00Kim Currie Remembrance<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Seems like a long time since I've posted here, and I'm already behind on writing about this year's European trip, but I wanted to write about a dear friend of mine who died on Sept. 24th, and whose memorial service will be held tonight [Oct. 5th] in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada.</span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="1uhcr-0-0"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I stayed with her during the Gaia Gathering in Toronto, and we all went to some Asian fusion bar, and sang and sang, and on the way home, I saw this elephant table in the hallway outside the W.C. and asked the owner if it were for sale? "$20?" I paid him, and Kim's boyfriend at the time carried it back to the car. It stayed at Kim's in Stouffville until my sister Cathy and I drove up from Dayton, OH for the Tribal Hearth gathering in February, and it now sits in her living room along with the 'Bad Girls' lava lamp, just next to the front door. We always had great fun together. When I was there in June, we had planned to meet on the American side at the casino in 2020. I was supposed to fly in to Buffalo and meet her there.</span></span></div>
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Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-13758715316594182602019-07-08T18:27:00.001-07:002019-07-08T18:27:43.348-07:00Lithuania Day<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Just had to share this beautiful translation:</span><br />
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<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Labas visiems,</span><span style="color: #333333;"> </span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">I wrote about everything today, but I forgot to remind you that tonight is the time when Lithuanians worldwide will be singing the National Anthem, Lietuvos Himnas. This takes place at 9 p.m., EST. Lithuanians everywhere will be singing! Grab your tri-color Lithuanian flag and get outdoors and sing as loud as possible, so that your voice echoes with the words of freedom around the world. Sorry I am giving you such short notice.. </span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="color: #f1c232;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Valio Lietuva! </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Liuda </span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="color: #38761d;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">The Lithuanian National Anthem ("Lietuvos Himnas") is usually sung at Lithuanian gatherings throughout the World. There will be no better time than tonight to perhaps rededicate ourselves to the ideals set forth in Lithuania's "Lietuvos Himnas". I know of no other Anthem as beautiful and lyrically more meaningful than is ours.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">"Lithuania, my homeland, land of heroes! Let your sons & daughters draw strength from the past. Let your children follow only the path of virtue, working for the good of their native land and for all mankind. Let the sun banish all darkness from Lithuania, with light and truth always guiding our steps. Let the love of Lithuania burn in our hearts And for the sake of our country, let unity blossom." </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Translated from the original by Vincas Kudirka</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> </span></span>Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-88600461685036980672018-08-28T00:43:00.000-07:002018-08-28T00:48:50.059-07:00Art Update<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are so many scotches in Scotland, but didn't have much room in the suitcase and still have 3 weeks to go in Lithuania. I was walking back on Clerk Street and found the last bottle of this and brought it home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">That evening Faracy had a few friends over for Bealtine, and they did divination, and we drank wine and had potluck finger foods, and then I suggested we listen to "Repent Walpurgis" by Procol Harem, followed by a screening of the perfect movie for May Day, "The Wicker Man." Happy May was had by all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last full day in Scotland. Faracy took me thrifting and sightseeing again, and to one of her favorite places, the river Dene. I'm working on a composite painting of these five photos. We had cappucinos and steak sausages for dinner. I gave Faracy one of my paintings, and she gave me one of hers. Then I packed like crazy for my flight to Lithuania tomorrow afternoon. </span></div>
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Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-65645499673942463532018-08-08T01:18:00.000-07:002018-08-08T01:18:20.673-07:00Walpurgis<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Faracy had told me they celebrated May Day on 4/30. Now I get it. The event we went to started at sundown on W</span><span style="font-size: large;">alpurgisnacht on Colton Hill. We arrived around 6 and found a great parking spot right away. It was a short walk to the gate and then up the hill with thousands of others to bring in the May.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Faracy was kind enough to lend me a purple, heavy wool coat. It was cool, and as it grew darker, it grew colder, too. My pictures could not capture all the entertainment and views in the dark. We had stunning views of Edinburgh and its surroundings from the top of Colton Hill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">There was a bonfire site, and other event areas, and at least 100 performers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With a Full Moon rising over Arthur's Seat, they crown the May Queen and King around midnight and then head from Colton Hill to Arthur's Seat for a May Day party.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">We ran into a photographer who knew Faracy, and took some photos of us. His name is George Cairns, and he takes lovely photos of us and of Nature.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We stayed till midnight, but left before the rush, and had an easy time returning to Gladstone Terrace. We did not go to the after party. Here are two photos I took in her flat.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">Faracy's flat has really high ceilings as you can tell from her curtains.<br />I was shocked! They're a Wm. Morris print, too. She said they were there when she moved in.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Arose early for me and went to the Museums of Scotland. Hard to post all the photos, but these were my favorites in their genres.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">My favorite museum piece of the whole trip. It was the only one you weren't supposed to photograph, but I took it anyway.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While I was on the way back to Faracy's, I found a duvet and pillow case for 4.5 pounds of William Morris' 'Pomegranate' pattern. It's one of his oldest designs, circa 1864.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Went back the next day and bought the heater. It weighed less than 3kg and would not take me overweight. Faracy picked me up and Matty took the heater back to the flat for me while we went out charity shop shopping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Went to over 10 stores, but didn't really find much. Did buy a jet necklace for 2 pounds. All that shopping made us peckish, so we went to a cute fish and chips place full of schoolboys, and enjoyed a classic UK dish. Next, on to the Secret Garden for onesies and perrenials.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">View of patio seating and plants. We enjoyed hot drinks inside and then off to pick up daughter, Maddy, and start BBQ.</span><br />
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Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-29059180876498082942018-08-03T23:12:00.000-07:002018-08-03T23:31:14.984-07:00Part 2 in Scotland<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">April 25 - 27</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we returned to her home, her Polish boyfriend, Mattis, made us "instant borscht"! It was delicious. They put me up in the big closet where Faracy's mom stays when she visits. It was cozy and warm. This Californian doesn't think 10 degrees is balmy.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">4/25 Spent the next few days acclimating, relaxing, and touring Edinburgh. Scotland is very beautiful in Spring. And Nature was just beginning to bud, and branch, and flower when I arrived.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Slept in the first day and wandered around Clerk Street. Mattis sent me to an Eastern European Deli on that street next to a Charity Shop [where I found an excellent book, <i>"Folktales of the Scottish Border." ] </i>The Deli had wonderful rye breads, meats, Polish mustard, and cheeses. I went there every other day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Was really lost around Princes Street, and boarded a tram instead of a bus. A dapper Scotsman in a stunning black plaid suit offered to escort me back to the proper transfer spot and intervened for me with the ticket taker.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">[Wish I'd taken a photo of him, but I did snap one of this darling child at a 'brass' concert inside the </span><span style="font-size: large;"> Natl. Gallery on 4/26].</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Season of the Witch opening. Faracy is a well-known artist in the Edinburgh art scene. She had organized this event with five other artists, and at the opening, several paintings sold in the 300-500 pound range, including this one which was also used for the poster for the event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I had a few things with me I'd brought for the conference in Rome, and had set up shop in a window area and sold a print [dancing toads on the left] and an amber necklace for 50 pounds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The flight from Rome to Edinburgh was on Brussels airlines which seems much improved from the last time I flew them. Faracy picked me up at the Haymarket tram station which I took from the airport. I had stopped at the 'information' desk [which I always do in a new country] to find out about public transit, maps, and local attractions. I had never met Faracy before, but had spoken with her on Shane's phone when she called while I was visiting Minneapolis last March.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">They've been friends since high school, and I was staying at Shane's in Minneapolis at the time. It was very serendipitous. I had intended to be in Crete for May Day, but my plans had fallen through, and Faracy invited me to come and stay with her and celebrate in Scotland. This is my first trip. It was 10 degrees cooler than Italy, but spring was springing out all over in late April.</span></div>
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This is where I stayed with Faracy Moon Grouse in Edinburgh.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was not a long flight, and Faracy was done hanging her art show, so we picked up her daughter and drove out to view Arthur's Seat.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here I am at 'the Castle' which is near Arthur's Seat and where the Art Show will open.</td></tr>
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<br />Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-78230016424085140072018-06-27T00:33:00.000-07:002018-06-27T00:33:21.501-07:00day 4, end of Congress<br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On the 4th day we met at our hosts' [MTR] headquarters about a 10 minute walk from our flat. Inija's going back to Lithuania today after the Congress. Last night we had a 'farewell' dinner at an Osteria nearby. She ordered a tuna steak. Neither one of us had ever had one. I've seen her order tuna on a pizza, but the tuna steak was absolutely delicious [and I'm not very fond of any fish]. The night before I encouraged her to try Eggplant Parmargiana. She'd never had that dish before either, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't think I've never seen an eggplant in Lithuania. This trip we're really enjoying the Italian food in our neighborhood. One of the reasons we walked so many place was because even with a bus stop a half block from our flat, the buses were eternally late.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But I digress. We arrived early, but chatted and said goodbye to a lot of the others who were leaving later in the afternoon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The last day we finish up any loose ends and entertain proposals for the next meeting. No decision was made, but it may be Spain in 2020.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MTR roughly translates as Traditional Roman Movement. This is behind where the organizers were sitting for the meeting.<br />
I took it before they arrived.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We finished our business early for us, although Inija left early to catch her plane. A bunch of us wandered to a nearby restaurant and had a lovely time.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Starting on the left, PhD Lady from Ukraine, next three are Letts, bearded Slovenian, Belgian Lady, another Lett, Marianna from Czech Republic.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br />At lunch with the Latvians [or Letts] who asked me to sing 3 songs, but I heard 'tree' songs, so I sang 'em two about trees. The other tables applauded and one of them sang us a song.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Originally, I was going to Crete for May Day with Melissa, but she couldn't make it this trip, so I spent an extra day to recover in Rome being a tourist. I've already posted the painting I made of the wall, but here is the wall on my last night in Rome.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Goodbye Rome, goodbye Aurelian Wall outside my window.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /> My plane left on [4/24] for Scotland.</span>Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-26020038510000447372018-06-22T13:09:00.000-07:002018-07-08T17:41:45.263-07:00More ECER<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At the end of the second day, we just made it to the Pantheon before it closed.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">the Pantheon.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pantheon Ceiling</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interior<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day the Letts and some of the others said they missed me singing songs, but I told them dinner was just too late for us, and they said they didn't leave the place till after midnight. We were really glad we'd skipped it.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On the third day of the Congress, the host group usually takes everyone on a tour. Ours took us to the Palantine Hill and the Coliseum. Inija and I walked from our flat and headed south at the Arch of Constantine to meet the rest of the gang and head up the hill.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking around Rome is a pleasure.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> It's easy to see why and how Augustus and Livia turned this into the best neighborhood in town.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This ancient fountain is still working after thousands of years.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White building behind the ruins is a museum.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still beautiful after thousands of years.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stoned again.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roman arch. Palantine hill walk was one of the most beautiful I've ever done. Inija and I logged over 12,000 steps [8.2 km].</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Inija took this in the shade at the top of the Palantine Hill near Augustus and Livia's home<br />
[or as Mick informed me 'Chuck & Vera's.']</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And while we were there, a group photo was taken:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">I'm on the far left.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On the way down, roses were passed out to all the women and we made offerings to Vesta [goddess of the Hearth; her acolytes were also the keepers of legal documents and wills].</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I wrote the following chant in Her honor:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Vesta, Hearth Mother.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">To Thee we give honor.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">[repeated until all roses were offered]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">After the tour Inija & I made a </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">trip to Coliseum and saw these on the way:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's a live raven hanging out on the lamp post.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And a lovely rendition in chalk on the sidewalk of this master work.</td></tr>
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More soon!Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-72994286640280835612018-06-03T03:14:00.000-07:002018-06-03T03:14:23.729-07:00Italy, Day 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The 2nd day was presentations from all over Europe. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We were all supposed to go to a certain restaurant for dinner. The presentations were over around 5, but the reservation was for 9 pm. Inija and I were way too tired to go out to eat that late, so we went to a neighborhood restaurant. On our way out of the Palace, our host was talking with a man on our elevator whom he introduced as the owner of the place.</span><br />
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Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-84256732651154747742018-05-19T12:55:00.002-07:002018-05-19T12:55:21.523-07:00ECER in Italy<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As I've come to suspect on Norwegian, the flight was uneventful and comfortable [considering it left three hours after its scheduled time.] At first, I was in the front row behind the bulkhead with plenty of legroom, but I don't like being squeezed into the seat and pulling the screen up and over. When I went to a restroom at the back of the plane, I noticed the penultimate row had only two seats and they were both empty! Asked the stewardess if I could move and she said, 'yes.' Now I was most comfortable. Only movie I watched, though, was "Rebel without a Cause."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It was actually a good thing my flight was delayed, since when I landed, Inija's flight was due in less than an hour, so I waited for her, and we took the shuttle together to Roma Termini. From there we walked to our fabulous apartment with the Aurelean walls across the street from our building. What a fabulous site. Marcus Aurelius was a philosopher who enjoyed arguing with himself [sound fa</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">miliar?] I like the wall so much I decided to paint it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">And we liked our courtyard so much, we took photos of each other. Inija was amazed hers received over 500 'likes.'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Actually, there was a man there named Fabio who had just heard about the Congress and was only able to attend for the 1st day. When he's not in Italy, he lives in SF! He's the one who gave out the T-Shirt. Our site was unreal. It was held at the Palazza Colonnia in a palace.</span></div>
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Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-26102271101465127352018-05-03T10:29:00.000-07:002018-05-03T10:29:01.855-07:00Thank the Gods!For some reason I have been unable to post on my blogs since I left the States. I'm at the airport in Stockholm and all is fine now. Off to Lithuania in a few hours and hope I can start the tale of my most recent travels<br />
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Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-89634100604190446662017-12-17T01:26:00.002-08:002017-12-17T01:26:22.605-08:00Going Home<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We didn’t have to rise too early, and the airport in Palanga is tiny and easy. We returned our rental vehicle [which was packed to the gills] and walked to Departures next door. It was also just as well that the amber museum and many of the shops were closed yesterday; our bags were already full. Since I combined my bags, we had an extra allowance for the painting Dan and Kim bought in Kaunas, but they did have to pay fees in Oslo to get it back to California.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We arrived in Oslo with at least a five hour layover. We wanted to check the bags and visit the city again, but check-in didn’t open until two hours before departure. I volunteered to relax at Starbuck’s while they went to Oslo for last looks. Since I had both carts of luggage within the Starbuck area, it was no problem to keep it company and to find various other patrons to watch it for me if I needed the nearby restroom. Coffee was 43 krona, and that was the exact amount of spare change Daniel had given me. That’s about $5 for a cup, but refills were FREE! I easily drank $5 worth while I enjoyed being on-line with my tablet and organizing photos. Time flew and before I knew it, the gang was back and we were on the plane back to Oakland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Flight was uneventful, and the three adults had the exit row on the right side of the plane. The landing, though, was something else. Apparently we were early, and our gate was unavailable. So we spun our wheels on the tarmac for at least 20 minutes before we pulled into the gate. Since we were row 7, we exited the plane fairly quickly only to find the door at the end of the gangway locked! Well, that took another 20-30 minutes. They had just opened a new baggage area, since Norwegian has become so popular they need a lot more space, but maybe the baggage handlers couldn’t find it, because it took almost an hour for our bags to show up! At that point, we just hugged goodbye and took off. I was happy to take BART back since an A’s game had just let out, and I hoped the Spatzes were able to beat the worst of the traffic. We had such a great time [even if that was the weirdest exit/baggage drama ever] that I’m going back to Scandinavia next June to explore Sweden for Summer solstice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Good Yule everyone!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">End note: Melissa tells me that the photo of me in one of the high seats will appear in the next issue of </span><span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Witches’ Brew </span><span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">due out 1/10.</span></div>
<br />Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-82251895816295857542017-12-17T00:49:00.002-08:002017-12-17T00:49:56.172-08:00Palanga<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Had such a great time on the Couronian Spit that we didn’t reach Palanga till after 5 pm. At that point, many attractions were closed, but the Baltic Sea is always open.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Made it to our spectacular hotel room near the beach [</span><a href="http://www.bellavila.lt/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.bellavila.lt</span></a><span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - we had the double apt. Room for family].</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Also known as ‘vakarene’ in Lithuanian.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Still the sky had some pink in it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> My friend, Gintare, the landlord’s daughter, is now engaged and studying hotel management in Amsterdam.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Daniel wanted to have a nice dinner on the beach, but Gintare and I just laughed. I said we’d be lucky to find decent pizza. I recommended The Muse, and our hosts chimed agreement. We had a lovely dinner in a charming restaurant above an art gallery in the center of town. We sat at a table in a bay window overlooking the main street. After dinner, we headed back for beach trips, drinks, packing, and baths. Although the tub was lovely and deep, it was so clean, it was very slippery, and I almost couldn’t get out of it! </span></div>
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<br />Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-78214436900952050962017-12-10T01:14:00.001-08:002017-12-10T01:14:05.140-08:00Juodkrante<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Off to Palanga. Long but very pleasant drive to the coast. Listened to a very interesting sci-fi story that was on Dylan’s device which Daniel played through the car radio. Stopped at first roadhouse on the way for breakfast. Very little English spoken, but we managed to have kugelis, ceppelinai, and pancakes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Orange chicken for Max, and real ground bean coffees. Bought some homemade cherry jam and chocolate-coated apple cheese. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Took the ferry from Klaipeda to the Couronian spit and drove to Juodkrante to explore ‘Raganu Kalnas’ the Hill of the Witches with over 80 carved wooden sculptures from mythology, folk-lore, and local color. Not ALL of which are presented below, but will see how many I can send!</span></div>
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Prudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254940605809808198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812144475266083801.post-60581589443908701652017-12-10T00:44:00.000-08:002017-12-10T00:44:00.235-08:00Trakai<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Drove about an hour to Trakai; amber shopping for the ladies and the castle for the guys. Lunched at a Karaite [the Karaites are a Jewish sect who celebrate Easter] restaurant [first photo on you tube videos: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw_KYfCGJiA" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw_KYfCGJiA</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 24pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Fully armed with our purchases of amber and souvenirs, that was enough for a day. Left at 10, back by 3, and we all scattered to do what we wanted on our last day in Kaunas. Can’t find my ATM card, but will deal. [ATM card update: card was lost somewhere, and I cancelled it, no charges made, but my credit union charged me $20 for a new one - cheap for the peace of mind.]</span></div>
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