tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47115499038904429182024-03-06T15:00:59.560-05:00a North End JournalThe Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.comBlogger530125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-46907750447705704272015-12-24T11:19:00.002-05:002015-12-24T11:19:47.434-05:00Merry Christmas <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">1959 in my part </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">of the
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Anyway I
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">And I still
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">hope to a weary world, born of a virgin </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">mother on </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">and wise
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">And so with my
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">everyone joy and peace </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">this Christmas
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<br />The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-67553826703791600642015-10-01T11:19:00.000-04:002015-10-01T11:27:20.522-04:00Secnarf on Senate Reform<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Francie: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Secnarf, what is your policy
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Senate reform?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Secnarf:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> Well Francie, as you know I've
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">been </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in favour of </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;">an all female elected Senate. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;">I </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Francie: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">So the lower chamber would be for
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">exclusively?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Secnarf: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> It would be for anyone who believes the </span></div>
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behaviour </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">of an elected
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Francie:</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">
I see. And upon what would you base this?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Secnarf: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">It
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">female Senate, a House of </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Commons
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<i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: x-large; line-height: 115%;"><b>VOTE SECNARF</b></span></i><br />
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The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-314064286751264722015-09-28T11:54:00.000-04:002015-09-28T11:54:52.513-04:00The Emancipation of Women<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I don't know if he really said that but if he did, well, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">here's the news Mr. Harper : it isn't about you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-45163597537266341762015-09-25T09:22:00.002-04:002015-09-25T09:23:01.500-04:00Secnarf Wants Your Vote<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Word reached me yesterday that Secnarf, last remaining member of the Rhinoceros Party of Canada, has declared her candidacy for Prime Minister in the October Federal election. I managed to reach her last night.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Francie</b>: Secnarf! How's that thing with the electronic ankle bracelet going?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Secnarf: </b>A complete misunderstanding. I have never stalked Justin Trudeau.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Francie: </b>He found you in his bedroom closet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Secnarf:</b> Lies. All lies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Francie: </b>You were singing, 'Oh Canada' in French.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Secnarf: </b> Absolute fuddle duddle! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Francie: </b>Well okay then, Secnarf, let's talk about your policies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Secnarf: </b>As usual I'm campaigning on the 'two votes for every woman' platform. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My campaign manager Isabella King and I believe it is the only way to bring peace and stability to the country.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Francie: </b>Isabella King is your campaign manager?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hasn't Mckenzie King's mother been dead since 1917?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Secnarf: </b>Hey! She got us through World War II!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And when I'm elected Prime Minister I plan to put her in charge oh the cabinet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Francie: </b>So Canada's cabinet meetings will be seances?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Secnarf: </b>Great Idea, eh? They'll be way more fun than the ones they have now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway I have to go. Pat and I are meeting to discuss the environment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Francie: </b> Please don't tell me you mean 'Pat' Mckenzie King's dog...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Secnarf: </b>Gotta run! Bye! And don't forget: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>A VOTE FOR SECNARF IS A VOTE FOR THE ONLY POLITICIAN WHO LOOKS LIKE A CABINET MINISTER THAT NOBODY REMEMBERS ANYMORE EXCEPT THAT SHE DRANK EXPENSIVE ORANGE JUICE</i></span><br />
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<br />The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-1343412915704533882015-02-25T16:20:00.001-05:002015-02-25T16:20:56.967-05:00Goose, Moose... What's the Difference?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay so I posted this picture of my brother today on face book and informed the world he was goose hunting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also e-mailed a copy of it to him figuring he would be thrilled to see himself immortalized in oil pastels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If he was he didn't say.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He rather curtly informed me that is a moose hunting rifle he is holding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jeesh, goose, moose. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He's lucky I knew it was a gun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway the picture is called "A James Bay Morning".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My brother taught school in Moose Factory for 25 years and married a local girl - my most wonderful sister-in-law!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Swampy Cree hunt moose and always have. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And they also hunt goose. I know this for a fact ... but I digress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The point I'm trying to make is that this is not sport hunting, it is hunting for food and is part of the traditional lifestyle of the people who live around James Bay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So a picture that could so easily give viewers an ominous feeling has a quiet watchful sense about it.</span><br />
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<br />The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-67645316323938363802015-02-22T12:58:00.001-05:002015-02-22T12:58:12.203-05:00The hardy Canucklebrain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>it's fricken <u>cold</u> here.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But being a hardy Canucklebrain, I am going to Niagara Falls today to see the ice!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh wait, did somebody already say that?<i> </i></span></div>
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<i>Stay warm folks and keep yer snow shovels handy cause it ain't over yet.</i></div>
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The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-62997149931985462112015-02-15T13:13:00.000-05:002015-02-15T13:13:19.275-05:00Love the One You're With<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<i>Now that I've passed a birthday that puts me closer to 70 than 60 I'm starting to look back over my life. </i></div>
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<i>If there has been one lesson that I'd say I've been put here to learn it is how to look in the mirror and be comfortable/companionable with the person looking back.</i></div>
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The Universe Unfolding ... is a picture with a pattern, the route I thought my life would take. My life is connected to the outside world of family, friends, lovers etc. and everything flows as it should.</div>
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'First Steps' shows the first break in the pattern. There's a blip in the middle on the right but I managed to pull myself together and the flow of life resumes at the bottom right.<br />
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"You Gotta Leave With the One You Came With" shows a complete break with the flow of "normal" life. But I still am looking for outside validation of my 'self', i.e., the end and the beginning are still easy to find.<br />
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But this is a current self-portrait. <br />
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I've turned inwards for validation. The ends of the ropes that represent my journey are no longer searching for love in all the wrong places. They've found each other.<br />
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There's no Alpha or Omega. <br />
There's just me.<br />
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And I'm okay.<br />
<br />The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-88759791717376478842015-02-07T14:22:00.001-05:002015-02-07T14:24:10.668-05:00The Universe Unfolding ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been hooked on the abstract lately.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This one, called "The Universe Unfolding ..." is totally gorgeous. It begs to hang in a neutral coloured room where it can be the only object of admiration. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This one, called Snowstorm", uses more conventional colours and the movement is smoother. But it is so rich and sensual I think it belongs in a bedroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But only if your universe is unfolding as romantically as it should!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It amazes me how so many young women fill up the space they've been allotted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They fill it up physically, psychically, emotionally, spiritually.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They know they have the right to be here, to be seen and to be heard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And that, my friends, is a wonderful thing.</span><br />
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<br />The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-11156837846519464372015-01-24T15:05:00.004-05:002015-01-25T10:12:56.079-05:00The Wise Not So Nice Little Girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was invited to a birthday party a few years ago. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I happened upon this small scrap of defiant humanity that day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She didn't know me and consequently didn't feel compelled to put on her '</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">nice little girl' persona. The party wasn't for her so she didn't have to worry that I would get mad take her present and go home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She studied me calmly, unsmiling when I took her photo. She wasn't afraid - or friendly either for that matter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was unnerving to be so judged by a three year old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>And just between us ... </i></span><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'd like to ditch my 'nice little girl' persona too.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wish I'd asked her what I should do because by now she must be six or seven and totally <b>nice</b>.</span></i>The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-67306825387729650922015-01-15T11:28:00.001-05:002015-01-15T11:28:25.303-05:00On The Other Hand<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">In the
middle of November I slipped on the ice and broke my thumb.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">My right
thumb, hand and wrist were in a cast for an eternity. And h</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">aving my
dominant hand suddenly unusable created all kinds of problems</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">in my day
to day 'First World' life, (i.e., driving, opening tin cans, cooking, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">doing up
various parts </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">of my clothing), but the worst part was that my</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">drawing hand
was kaput.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">In
desperation I began to use my left hand.
The only picture that I did with </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my left
hand that was worth saving was the last picture I posted.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The thing
is that I love that picture and when I compared it to my other work </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I see it is
simple and yet so bare naked truthful.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Done in the Medieval style </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">it is
called, "Willpower" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and is all about using only my mind to control
things</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">that are potentially
out of my control.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The cast
came off earlier this week and I am really feeling quite scattered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">My right
hand seems like a friend I haven't seen for awhile -</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> it is a bit uncomfortable finding things to talk about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">(And I am a
little pissed at it anyway for letting me down.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">My left
hand, on the other hand, was difficult to be with but interesting </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and I don't
know that I want to drop it just because my right hand is back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I decided
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> but I </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">still feel
unsettled and it shows. :(</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">A stranger
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<i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">PS On the positive side, while encased I did discover the
Quebec author Louise Penny and her wonderful </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Inspector Armand Gomeche murder mysteries.</span></i></div>
The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-19699345823283447962015-01-04T15:56:00.000-05:002015-01-04T15:56:14.278-05:00BWA HA HA!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a picture of me rejoining my blogging buddies who want to know where the Hell I've been and WTF I think I am anyway.<br />
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No it isn't.<br />
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But I am back. Being 'Francie McGlynn Art' on facebook isn't being part of the community of artists sharing ideas and talking about art the way I thought it might be. It <b><u>is</u></b> a way for people to showcase what they are doing and that is actually quite fascinating, it is good to see what is out there.<br />
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But I missed my blog and blog buddies.<br />
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So I'm back.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">BWA HA HA!!!</span>The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-23898296437158147972014-11-04T11:33:00.000-05:002014-11-04T11:33:16.719-05:00Fare Thee Well, Summer <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This picture, 'Spider Says Good-bye to Summer' is about endings.<br />
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Unlike Spider I'm not saying good-bye but I am saying that I probably won't be as active on my blog as I have been.<br />
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The reason is that I have started a new page on face book called 'Francie McGlynn Art'. It is allowing me to post my pictures and follow other artists from around the world. Unfortunately I'm simply running our of time.<br />
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I'll check in with everyone when I can and I'm not closing down a North End Journal because I've learned these things wax and wane and by next summer I may be back here posting five times a day.<br />
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:)<br />
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I'm off to Ottawa this week-end for a National Remembrance Day that may be very, very different from anything we've seen before.<br />
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Freedom, especially for women, has never seemed so precious.<br />
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Till next time,<br />
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Francie<br />
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<br />The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-13413706198679753512014-10-26T10:56:00.000-04:002014-10-26T10:57:49.343-04:00The Good Man<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>I was about a block from the funeral home when this picture was taken. Cpl Cirillo's cortege has just appeared.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Two
Canadian soldiers were murdered last week, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Warrant Officer </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Patrice
Vincent and Cpl Nathan </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cirillo.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Both are
a terrible loss but </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cpl Cirillo's
death </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">has affected us at a very deep level.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">at the time
of his death he embodied the archetypal </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">'good man' actively </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">protecting everything
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">sacred whereas Warrant Officer Vincent was simply</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">going about
his daily life when he was killed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The
archetypal 'good man' or 'good father' or 'hero' </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">has not </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">been a large
part of our western society for </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">while.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many of </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">our 'heroes'
are rich, greedy and </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">tend to debase and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">abuse women
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Cirillo has become a symbol that resonates in </span></div>
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role model children </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">need, particularly boy children </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">learning
what it </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">means to be a good man.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I'll watch
Cpl Cirillo's funeral and cry but I'll also </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">him.</span></div>
The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-75290803444498885692014-10-23T08:15:00.001-04:002014-10-23T08:19:22.797-04:00Thank-you, Cpl Cirillo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">He was shot
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">young First Nations </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">soldier named
Flock out of </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stony Creek.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He had hit
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">D Day+1
with his fellow Argyll & Sutherland </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> him to the ambulance.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They took off but </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in the</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">chaos the ambulance got lost and he bled out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> know about </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">him because
my Dad, his friend</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> fellow Argyll was with him </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">when he
died.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The Argylls
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Holland and helped </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bring about
the fall of Nazi</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Germany.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Many more
died.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">In their memory Cpl Cirillo of </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">the </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Argyll& </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Sutherland </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Highlanders </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">of Canada</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">was standing </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">guard at the National </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">War Memorial </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">yesterday by the tomb of the </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">unknown </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">soldier.</span></div>
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forget.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-66029999947272487312014-10-15T10:16:00.002-04:002014-10-15T10:16:29.521-04:00He Dances<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes Death rides a horse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes he simply drifts down a waterway like Twelve Mile Creek.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He's kind of a goofy looking fella but he always brings a gift.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He brought bubonic plague and famine to Europe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He brought cholera to the Irish canallers on the Twelve.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He brought small pox to the indigenous people of North America.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And now he's dancing through north Africa.</span><br />
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The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-62500873520220219022014-10-12T09:10:00.001-04:002014-10-12T09:10:50.734-04:00Happy Thanksgiving, Pilgrim<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">There was
no USA when the Pilgrims landed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">No 49th
parallel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Toronto Maple Leafs didn't exist in <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">those far
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">as </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">much right
to those sanctimonious, self-righteous </span></div>
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great </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanksgiving</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">!</span></div>
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The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-3391440685835770642014-10-10T08:54:00.000-04:002014-10-10T08:54:18.204-04:00Along the Twelve<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just as the mighty Niagara River flows into Lake Ontario so do a number of creeks that are found along the south-western shores of the lake. The early settlers named them according to the number of miles they were from the river.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The community that eventually grew into present day St. Catharines, Ontario was on Twelve Mile Creek and was sometimes simply referred to as "The Twelve".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can see Twelve Mile Creek in the centre of the picture. Parts of it were incorporated into the first three Welland Canals. Lake Ontario is in the upper right. Along the bottom are the colours of the abundant harvest that comes from our rich farmland. The urban areas along The Twelve are represented by the houses at the top.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 406 Highway that runs through the peninsula and joins up with the Queen Elizabeth Highway - Niagara's link with Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal and New York runs parallel to the waterway in the picture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is where I live. It's home. </span>The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-65194468585744493152014-10-02T11:46:00.002-04:002014-10-02T13:38:15.130-04:00The Song of Creation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<u>Artist's Statement</u><br />
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interested in symbols. Not mainstream
cultural symbols but personal images as they come to me in dreams or intuition
when I'm sitting at my drawing table. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am influenced by North American Aboriginal art, Medieval art, the Symbolist
movement, Celtic design, Jungian psychology (or my
understanding of it) and many other art movements and artists.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My work
often revolves around spiritual issues. I'm trying to find God but not in the
traditional sense of being saved from my sins. I try to capture the resurgence
of the Divine Feminine as She appears to me.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I use oil pastels. They look like crayons but<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">consist of pigment mixed with a non-drying<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>oil<span class="apple-converted-space"> and a wax binder.</span> They are clunky, can be very messy and don't allow for
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before I use the oil
pastels I prime water colour paper with India ink and a clear polymer
glaze. I start each picture with a single line or 'thread'. Eventually an image comes to mind and I build the picture from there, section by
section. I cover the finished work with another
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My
art is a joy to me. It is the first time
in my life I've been free to investigate the inner landscape of my own mind. I believe my mind is joined to all
of humanity in what Carl Jung called "the collective unconscious" and
so even though my symbols may seem obscure and personal they often resonate
with other people. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-9174892721975603632014-09-25T18:42:00.000-04:002014-09-25T18:42:09.092-04:00I Smell Winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This picture is called, "The Scarf". <br />
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You can see mittens at the top and cardinals on the right but mostly it is about the scarf.<br />
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eek<br />
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I smell winter coming.<br />
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<br />The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-88084850099354787822014-09-18T16:37:00.001-04:002014-09-18T16:37:10.474-04:00Back Off, June Cleaver!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just finished this one which I have named 'Feeding Frenzy" for no particular reason. As a matter of fact the picture was done just for the joy of watching it grow. No hidden meaning, (or obvious meaning), that I can see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But I have a problem today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tomorrow I'm having my ancient floor replaced. And right now I'm sitting here trying to resist the urge to wash the old linoleum. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Why do I feel my floor has to be clean? It is going to be torn up tomorrow and thrown in the dumpster by a crew of workers I'll never see again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These guys don't qualify as 'company' to anyone but my inner June Cleaver.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But she's stronger than I am.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Getting the bucket.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">:(</span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span>The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-18899572357453613502014-09-13T13:09:00.001-04:002014-09-13T13:09:09.947-04:00Letting Go<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here I am. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All four of me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A part of me has weathered the storm, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">some parts however, are still trapped in the </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">drama of it all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But my nest is moving </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">into calmer waters</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and I'm grateful.</span><br />
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<br />The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-50384531597913346022014-09-09T20:05:00.000-04:002014-09-09T20:05:18.817-04:00How can I Open My Eye When There is a Fish In It?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A few years ago I had a dream that a large fish came out of the centre of my forehead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I spent a lot of time massaging the area the next day and my "third eye" is still a sensitive area. I often find myself rubbing it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm not sure if the design part of this picture is finished. It probably is - it is just that I hate to leave bare naked parts without anything in them and it is costing me to just let this one be. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway I'll glaze it tomorrow and sell it for $10,000.00</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh wait - that's in a parallel universe -</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I mean I'll glaze it tomorrow, put it away and start a new one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Heh heh.</span><br />
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<br />The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-13158359789845932014-09-07T11:24:00.000-04:002014-09-07T11:24:14.593-04:00The Bird of Prey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My new picture started with a pair of bird feet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had been looking at one of Mark Elderkin's astonishing photos of a bird of prey last week, <a href="http://blackriverlakeblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blackriverlakeblog.blogspot.com</a> and was mesmerized by the creature's power.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I suppose this is a picture of the bird of prey in me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Or you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">:)</span><br />
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<br />The Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-48553246312719642992014-08-31T21:55:00.000-04:002014-08-31T21:55:01.456-04:00Usurp the King!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Labour Day Parade in my working class hometown </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">At first it
seemed like divine justice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">An American
corporation is moving its headquarters to </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Canada to
escape paying high taxes at home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I mean how
many times have American parent companies shut </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">our plants
first in hard times?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">But to tell
you the truth the more I think about it the more </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the whole
thing gives me a sick feeling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">This
company is likely run by guys who earn more money in a day </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">than their
minimum wage employees earn in a month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">But they are deserting </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">their
homeland and refusing to carry their share of their country's </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">tax burden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shame!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Do we want scuzzy corporations like this in Canada?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Take a
stand on Labour Day, spread the word - <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Boycott
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