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Let Ithaka be always in your thoughts.To get there is your goal and destiny.But do not hasten to your journey’s end:it’s better if it lasts for many yearsso that you'll reach the island when you’re old,wealthy with all you’ve gained along the way,not hoping Ithaka will make you rich.Your marvellous journey is Ithaka’s gift.Without her you would not have started out.But she has nothing more to give you now.And if you find she's poor, you’ve not been fooled.So wise have you become, so much you’ve learned,that you will know what Ithakas must be.Source: Seen in passing on X-Twitter. Holler if you want the whole thing.Author/Translator: Armand D'Angour, Professor of Classics, Oxford. Cello lover. Larkin about. Turning life into Latin verse, one hexameter at a time. Podcast “It’s All Greek (& Latin!) to Me”.
Posted: Feb 06
Tag Archives: Christmas
The 12 Days of Christmas – 2020
I understand why my aunt (who co-managed a jewelry store) came to hate this song. This is dedicated to Doris: I think she’d have thought it was funny to do this. Continue reading
Who Are These People?
OK, I recognize a few of them . . . Continue reading
Movie #24: The 12 Days of Christmas – 2019
Merry Christmas! Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Music Videos, Nature Videos
Tagged Beaches, Birds, Bridges, Buildings, Christmas, Flowers, Pareidolia, Skies, Trees
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Mid-Week Movie #21: Christmas 2018
#Christmasclassic meets my own way of living in Ottawa. Continue reading
Pharmacy Follies
Pharmacological treatments for low blood pressure. Continue reading
Mid-Week Movie #16: Twelfth
Mid-week movie #16: a surprise conclusion to my 12 Days of Christmas project, to conclude my National Treasures project. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Mid-Week Movies, Music Videos, Through Canada
Tagged Canada, Christmas
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Eleventh
Just some of the lovely places that have come my way. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Through Canada
Tagged Canada, Christmas, Terra Firma, Trees, Water
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Tenth
How to choose just ten? Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Through Canada
Tagged Canada, Christmas, Musicians
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Ninth
Amazing people all. Continue reading