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Angela Hewitt, Atlantis, Canadian, entrance, Khachaturian, museum, New Year, Ottawa, pianist, portal, Rome
It is the first of the year the Capodanno (head or top of the year) as the Italian say. This door frame with the Atlante is from a well known building, at least to me, on Via Nazionale in Rome. What a beautiful entrance to a house and entranceways are just that something leading you into a new year, a beginning.
Looking at my calendar it is rather full, I will not be bored, with lectures to host, docent activities, guided visits and short lectures on chosen art works. There is also the concert by Angela Hewitt, considered the foremost Canadian pianist and J.S.Bach exponent at the National Arts Centre.
So today is a gray day in Ottawa and it is cold, the wind is biting, though there is no snow on the ground, none, it is a first I think, no snow on the ground at such a late date, I do not know if this has happened in the past, it is exceptional, I will not complain, it is much nicer to walk on a dry surface. Crews of the National Capital Commission have been grooming the frozen surface of the Canal by watering it at night so the ice is as smooth as possible for skaters, a very cold job when you are working in -20 Celsius at night.
As for resolutions, no not for me, I will do my best and adjust as the year goes by, better to do it that way. Continue to eat well balanced meals, walk more, meet interesting people, study and read, surround myself with the sights of the museum. Am sure we will travel some to interesting places. In 2015 I am -1 year from my 60th, I remember when I turned 20 and it does not seem such a long time ago.
Some music for today, not waltzes from Vienna, no something a little different.
Masquarade, (Mazurka) by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian. A happy composition for this New Year’s Day.
debrashewhoseeks said:
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larrymuffin said:
thank you! Hope you continue reading.
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Ron said:
Time flies, make every day count. And you can quote me on that.👍😝
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Urspo said:
hohoho
I just completed my list of resolutions; it totals seventeen.
If you need some I will provide you one or two.
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larrymuffin said:
I wonder what you would suggest, if I may be so bold to ask.
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Urspo said:
“Never smoke more than one cigar at a time” is always most sensible
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larrymuffin said:
Sorry I do not smoke, anything more daring?
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Urspo said:
Once a month Set fire to some public building?
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larrymuffin said:
I see, well, I can see how such suggestions will me a lot, NOT!
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David said:
Happy New Year! Enjoy!
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rjjs8878 said:
Happy New Year! I like the picture you used in your header. I didn’t make any resolutions either.
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Tate said:
I am of the “all of the above category”. I am always intrigued by the artist’s life, subject matter, and the history of the time in which the work was created. It helps to understand more fully the impetus to create the work, and the influences upon the artist.
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