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The Battle of the Windmill
Morgan and I visited this historic site on Saturday. It looks like a lighthouse now, but it was a windmill in 1838. The site of a battle between two different ideologies: British patriots and anti-British rebels. On November 12, 1838 … Continue reading
Posted in children, historical, history and literature, Kingston, primary resource, spirit, Thoughts
Tagged Battle of the Windmill, change, history, Kingston, lighthouse, photography, Prescott, time, tower
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Happy May Day
Happy May! While many of us will acknowledge the beginning of another month, our ancestors would have seen this as a very special time indeed. The Celts called this time Beltane: the sun or fire festival, in Germany it is … Continue reading
Posted in historical, spirit, Thoughts
Tagged Beltane, Celtic heritage, Cocullo Snake Festival, May 1, May Day, Walpurgisnacht
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The Temple of Sharon-Innovation in Architecture
I am drawn to architecture: the height of a column, the bend of a Gothic arch, the curve of a vault. There is something more than simply the design that makes a space majestic: it is the material used, the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, historical, music, spirit
Tagged architecture, Children of Peace, David Wilson, Loreena MKnnit, sacred space, Temple of Sharon
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At a Crossroads
My love for Hales Cottage is like a passionate love affair: one week I want to say “enough is enough, I can’t take this anymore- I must let you go.” Then other weeks I think I can’t bear to break … Continue reading
Posted in historical media, Kingston, old photographs, spirit, Thoughts
Tagged choices, Hales Cottage, rant
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