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Hermit Diary 57. Winter Scenes in the Park
Posted 7 days ago at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 56. Eros and his bow
Posted Feb 14, 2021 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 55. Inside, Outside, and Elsewhere
Posted Jan 30, 2021 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 54. The Illusion of Controllable Worlds
Posted Jan 18, 2021 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 53. Few Words for this Horror.
I'm thinking tonight of particular photographs of yesterday's storming of the U.S. Capitol: the image of the burly white guy carrying a confederate flag through the Capitol rotunda. The image of a blonde white woman and her friend, seated on... Continue reading
Posted Jan 7, 2021 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 52. A New Year Begins
Posted Jan 2, 2021 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 51. Books of 2020
Posted Dec 29, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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Oh, how I long for that day too, Rachel! And I wish I could be in Mexico City, eating tamales, sold by a tiny Nahuatl woman and her family who make them from the freshest chicken I've ever tasted. We have the same issues with our groceries, and have come to almost enjoy the "surprises." I hope your black-eyed peas bring you good luck, and that God's eye is there for you always.
End of December
I glance at the headlines. The pandemic is worsening, as everyone said it would do come wintertime, and yet air travel hit a record high for the winter holidays. I can't make sense of that juxtaposition. I mean, I can; I understand that people are traveling to be with each other, even though t...
Hermit Diary 50. Christmas music from our choir
Here are two musical offerings for this Christmas season by the Cathedral Singers of Christ Church Cathedral Montreal -- a lullaby written by our director of music, Jonathan White, and a lively carol. As always, I'm delighted to be part... Continue reading
Posted Dec 26, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 49. Star
Posted Dec 22, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 48. Color to the Rescue
Posted Dec 16, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 47. Talismans
I made this little video in response to a prompt: What are the talismans that have gotten you through these months? What will you be taking with you into the New Year? (Thank you, wmc.) Continue reading
Posted Dec 11, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 46. Missing the Sea
Posted Nov 21, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 45. Microcosm
Posted Nov 7, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 44. Lockdown Language Learning
Posted Oct 31, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 43. Moving Inside
Posted Oct 16, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 42. A Greek Hillside,Pigments, and a Thorny Problem
Posted Oct 10, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 41. Searching the Landscape
Posted Oct 7, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 40. Devoid.
Tonight I'm reeling with anger at the despicable remarks of the desperate and reckless narcissist who is president of the United States. Apparently, to him, people who have died of COVID are like those dead, maimed and captured soldiers he... Continue reading
Posted Oct 5, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 39. Deer and Nasturtiums
Posted Sep 21, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 38. The times are out of joint: Seamus Heaney, Ballymurphy, and Kenosha
Posted Aug 31, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 37: Beginning Again, and Again, to Draw
Posted Aug 28, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 36: Out of the City
Posted Aug 16, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 35: Proud
It's Pride Week in Montreal, and although there won't be the usual city-wide festivities, the cathedral held a virtual version of our annual "OutMass" on Sunday evening. The link above is our choir's offering of hope and love, with photographs... Continue reading
Posted Aug 11, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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Hermit Diary 34: The Transformative Power of Color
Posted Jul 28, 2020 at the cassandra pages
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