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Posted on November 17, 2011 by william
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Passage to Amerika

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from my dining room window

Posted on November 16, 2011 by william
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The Garry Oak tree in the immediate foreground is mine. The display of colour behind is my neighbour’s yard. My goal is to turn the disaster that is mine into the colourful symphony across the street.

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On Prostate Cancer

Posted on November 15, 2011 by william
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(from my diary)

I was to leave for my regular summer holiday in my home town of Gimli in two days so I nearly cancelled my physical. I hadn

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from my kitchen window

Posted on November 13, 2011 by william
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A Good Death

Posted on November 13, 2011 by william
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My great grandfather, Ketill, died while splitting wood in his backyard.
I expect, in the split second of his death, he had no complaint. As a nurse once said,

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Greenhouse of the Heart

Posted on November 12, 2011 by william
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In The Greenhouse Audur Ava Olafsdottir creates a spell binding character with Lobbi, a young Icelandic man who is confused by life. One night he

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Icelandic Quirks

Posted on November 11, 2011 by william
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This is the second time I

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Little Book of The Icelanders

Posted on November 11, 2011 by william
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Time and tide

Posted on November 10, 2011 by william
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Time and tide wait for no one. Neither does the Salt Spring ferry.
When you spend a lot of time on the islands off the coast of British Columbia, you learn to move to the rhythm of the ferry system.

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