Monthly Archives: November 2006

old photos

10 Friday Nov 2006

Posted by in life stuff, miscellany, photos

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What’s the best way to store old photos?

For years I’ve had two big scary boxes of old photos stuck at the back of a closet and I have finally decided to organize them all this weekend. The plan is to take them all out of their various envelopes and put them in about half a dozen shoe-boxes (or something shoe-box size) in different categories. But I’m not sure if the boxes should be plastic and airtight (rather than cardboard) or if the photos should be stored upright like file cards (rather than flat).

Help? 😕

dream home?

08 Wednesday Nov 2006

Posted by in life stuff, musings

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dream-home.gif Where would it be?

Mine would be a place just like in the opening scene of Cinema Paradiso. It shows open balcony windows with a ceramic bowl sitting on the balcony ledge and white gauzy curtains gently moving in the breeze. Just beyond the window the Mediterranean sparkles under a clear blue sky.

When I first saw that scene at the cinema in Toronto in 1990 I knew I had to move to Europe and find that place. It didn’t have to be the Mediterranean, just that window and that type of sea view. Well, so far I’ve made it to Sevilla, which is by far the most beautiful city I have ever seen. And I am very happy living here. But I still hope to one day find that place … I have a feeling it isn’t far away.

flicks at home!

05 Sunday Nov 2006

Posted by in films, media

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flicks.jpg At last!

About a month ago our local dvd rental place closed down, to our dismay. As I have no doubt mentioned before, there are very few films shown at the cinemas in Sevilla in original version so we usually have to wait until they are released on dvd as we refuse to watch dubbed films.

So today I had a google around and found a Spanish company that offers home dvd pick up & delivery – and they also offer a 15-day free trial period so we decided to go for it.

And so any film suggestions would be much appreciated. 🙂

november

03 Friday Nov 2006

Posted by in musings

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November . . .

No shadow
No stars
No moon
No care
November
It only believes
In a pile of dead leaves
And a moon
That’s the color of bone

No prayers for November
To linger longer
Stick your spoon in the wall
We’ll slaughter them all

November has tied me
To an old dead tree
Get word to April
To rescue me
November’s cold chain

Made of wet boots and rain
And shiny black ravens
On chimney smoke lanes
November seems odd
You’re my firing squad
November

With my hair slicked back
With carrion shellac
With the blood from a pheasant
And the bone from a hare

Tied to the branches
Of a roebuck stag
Left to wave in the timber
Like a buck shot flag

Go away you rainsnout
Go away, blow your brains out
November

– Tom Waits

Gotta agree with Tom that November is pretty depressing. How do you deal with the November blues?