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Arizona, Canada., Dresden, National Gallery of Canada, National War Museum, Otto Dix, Salzburg, Stratford Ontario
Has it been 14 years now since the old millennium and the XXth century ended, how time flies so quickly. We saw the turn of the new century in Warsaw, the famous night of Y2K, we can all laugh now at the nonsense of it all. Since then we returned to Canada bought a heritage home, renovated it and then, I went to Beijing on posting and in 2007 to Rome, our old dog Reesie died in Rome on Boxing Day 2008. We had sold the house prior to our departure for Europe. In 2009 in February we met our new puppies Nicky and Nora in Capena. In 2011 we returned with much regret to Canada and I retired at the end of 2012. Since I have been doing volunteer work in our National Museums and built a new life here. But this has not stopped us from traveling to Europe again and again and visiting our friends. We discovered Spain by visiting many wonderful cities, Valencia, Seville, Granada, after seeing Barcelona, Madrid and a stop in Gibraltar.
Among new people we have become friends first through our blogs I believe around 2010 and then in person in 2013, Dr. Spo and DAW from Arizona. We went to Stratford Ontario for the Summer theatre Festival and again this past Summer. Both are delightful people and have become good friends.
So many things have happened in the last 14 years and 2014 was also full of events.
Will continues to work at the Foreign Ministry and I at the Museums. We travelled with our friend Madame J. to Austria and Germany, we visited Salzburg for the Pentecost Music Festival during a heat wave which made going to our concerts unpleasant since most halls are very weakly cooled. I saw two exhibits on Otto Dix in Munich and in Dresden and learned much about his paintings and his life. In Dresden I saw his masterpiece Der Krieg which had jus been cleaned. I wanted to learn more about Dix since I was working on the Exhibit of war paintings entitled Transformations at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. I am now juggling the National Gallery of Canada where I work as a docent and coordinator of Art Lectures and the CWM.
What will 2015 bring, well we will have a National Election for Parliament, the $100,000 dollar question is ”will the evil Mr. Harper win another mandate” The Country is badly divided again. There will be other things during the year, maybe a visit to Ottawa of our friends MCR and DAW, more Museums and trips and who knows what else.
DAW and MCR from AZ at a great restaurant Pazzo in Stratford.
I leave you with this piece of music Dubinuska composed by Nicolai Rimski-Korsakov composed for the first anti-Romanov Student revolt in 1905.
Dubinuska (Russia 1905), l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet, Conductor.
yellowdoggranny said:
I remember when you got nick and nora..I think I started following Will and you when you were in Rome..how time has flown..I’m still trying to get you two down her for Westfest…2015 would be a good year..it’s our I think, 35th anniversary..pivo for everyone ..
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Dave said:
I left a note on Blogger LM@H with New Year’s wishes, but I wonder about its fate, what with your gmail password issue, etc. Looking forward to the ‘New/Improved’ LM@H WordPress edition. Thanks, as always, for your visits to my own blog!
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larrymuffin said:
It was published in the old blog. Thank you for migrating to this new one. Like last year I decided for a new look, this one is a radical move but I am happy with it. A pleasure to read you blog and about your adventures.
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Harper's Keeper said:
LM@H looks terrific in the new format. There is a lot of negative space but that only serves to highlight the, always terrific, photos you include. Welcome to WordPress! Happy New Year to you both
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larrymuffin said:
David thank you for your comment. I really wanted this new blog to be simpler in presentation and less colour and background. It is all in the message, as they say.
Happy New Year to you and Spo.
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fearsomebeard said:
As in art, it’s often the negative space that makes it work.
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Ron said:
Larry,
I much like your new blog format on WordPress. And I like your blog. Hairy new year !
Ron
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Ron said:
Larry,
I like this clean look. I just may finally migrate to Word Press myself in the new year. Now to come up with a catchy and inviting title.
Ron
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larrymuffin said:
Thank you Ron.
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Urspo said:
I am honored so to be part of your 2014; I hope your 2015 is your most marvelous year yet!
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larrymuffin said:
The honour Herr Doktor is all mine.
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