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Monthly Archives: May 2018
Thursday Reflection 5.24.18
Thursday Reflection
May 24, 2018
I am trying to make sense out of the "power" of tradition. It seems to me that traditions are declared to be powerful, symbolic, fussy, senseless, useful or useless – depending on the meaning with which we infuse them. They can sustain life or suck it right out of you when you buck them.
Work with a couple preparing for marriage! Even those who have a tangential relationship (at this point in their lives) to any Christian Community are horrified at the thought of changing things associated with wedding day liturgical traditions as they understand them – even those that have long since lost their meaning. Tradition has power!
Come to any Episcopal parish as the new priest. You will eventually be told in no uncertain terms (either directly in honest conversation, or through overheard gossip, or if you are truly blessed, that ever popular anonymous complaining note) that there are certain ways of doing things in this place, there are certain people who must always have their way in this place – concluding in the choral anthem: "but we've always done it this way" or "but we've never done it this way!" The power of tradition, for good or for ill.
That's just an ordinary part of "church life." So translating this insight into life out in the world, acknowledging the rights of all citizens and the need of the rule of law, even unpopular laws, even laws that may have outlived their original intent, I have observations to make and questions to ask:
Wasn't the high school experience intended to be the educational locale where the rites of childhood pass and where intellectual growth and curiosity were to accompany the reality of physical maturation? Wasn't high school, admittedly never a perfect place, still a place of growth, challenge, awkwardness, friendship, and learning? We learned about ourselves and others. We made mistakes. Our teachers were either friendly or unfair. We began to understand and to be understood.
I know those years were not "perfect perfect," but wasn't there at least a longstanding "tradition" in this nation that our children would be safe? Wasn't there a tradition that when you sent your daughter or son off to class, you wouldn't have to wonder whether yours would be the next school bathed in blood from gun violence? We were intended to hold our children in our arms, but not cradle their lifeless bodies as the targets of rage.
Wasn't school the place for education and growth? So I wonder: what happened to the power of those traditions? Please don't tell me that merely waiting for the next murders in our schools (and praying it does not occur in our town) is now becoming a new and acceptable tradition!
Fr. Joe
Thursday Reflection 5.17.18
Thursday Reflection
May 17, 2018
Last week, I pulled an "all-nighter" that I am sure many of you as parents have experienced. You all know I love our border collie, but …
So for reasons that will never be explained and at a time that has yet to be ascertained with certitude, Abby ate something she should not have! And did she ever get sick. Just after midnight, when all of us "normal" humans are now heading into fitful "r.e.m." sleep, she awakens in terrible distress, and literally drags me outside into the night (where the deer roam, the coyote prey, the bears hide out, and who knows what else is out there) where she manically consumes what seemed to be tons of grass. Bottom line – in a very short time, she was soooo sick, and retching every (any) where (on porch, stairs, beds, people).
After this self-purging, I tried to be a good doggie dad, and sat up with her for some time, just petting this now clearly repentant (for NOW at least) but helpless little creature. Eventually she fell back to sleep.
I did not! I sat up for most of that night, listening to the sounds of the darkness. I had to reaffirm that no one should ever face the fears of pain and sickness alone – how we need the company of others, and that there is a reason why Jesus mentions in his great judgment parable that we will be blessed because "I was sick and you visited me."
When one cannot return to sleep and avoids early morning T.V¸ then one can appreciate the gift of silence. There is so much noise in our lives. No wonder it is difficult to focus on what is truly important.
Sometimes instead of "doing" anything, we need to take time to be silent and just "be." When I realized that I was so wired and concerned that I wouldn't be returning to sleep, I tried to work on a sermon for a week or so from now. (The outline of this document is now in the trash – as it truly was rubbish after I re-read it a day later). Sometimes we just need the quiet, and we need to take it when the time is provided. We need to take it even if the cause was the naughty behavior of one of God's loveable but not always bright creatures. When was the last time you had quiet time? When was the last time you took some "quiet time?"
–Fr. Joe
A Thursday Reflection 5.10.18
Thursday Reflection
May 10, 2018
As much as I love our border collie (and believe that as a creature with self-awareness and capacity for love, she possesses a "soul" – a position that puts me at odds with some other Christian Church's doctrinal stance), I certainly observe a major difference between her and me. I have the capacity to choose while she is caught in the rhythm of her instincts. We humans make choices: some good, some not-so–much, and some just dreadful unto evil – but it is we who determine our choices!
The last "Confirmation Class" each year is a fun one for me because I put the teens through a number of "no win" morally ambiguous situations, and they must choose the "right" behavior. Of course, at age 15, they have yet to mature (mentally or spiritually) to understand the difference between a "good" choice vs. a "right" choice. They do not yet know that we cannot always frame the context of life's dilemmas nor can we "change" a preceding event to make a present choice more reasonable. They haven't learned that life's experience will not present us a "do over." They are young Christian men and women who are maturing in their life in Christ just as they are maturing physically, mentally and emotionally. And they are still children – they have yet to realty master the relationship between choices and consequences.
So what are the principles that reflexively and immediately come into play before each of your decisions? Is it Christ's "new" commandment to love one another as He loved us? Is it the "golden rule?" Do you determine whether this thought, word or action is in accord with the Covenant with God you made at your Baptism? Does it follow or violate one of the "10 Commandments?" Do you take each situation as a unique universe with its own norms for good vs evil, or do you abide by principles that endure no matter the situation? Must every decision make you feel good? Does what you "feel" in any way determine (or should it?) what you decide? Are we as Christians supposed to judge situations differently from non-believers? If so, why? Or, why not? We often hear the phrase: "don't judge me!" So is every behavior to be accepted? If you believe there are no absolute principles, then, of course, you've just created one! So does one create one's own absolute norms? Is every choice to be evaluated simply by outcome: if it works, don't fix it and, heaven forbid, never change it.
And on and on the discussion might go! While this is the basis for a good few get-together sessions to discuss "Ethics' Today 101" (or whatever you might wish to entitle the course), I just thought I'd pose the question for you: so just how do you decide to do what you do and why? Does being a disciple of Jesus make a difference, or not? — Fr Joe
Thursday Reflection 5.3.18
Thursday Reflection May 3, 2018
Last weekend, I escaped upstate for a day and experienced life "in the far northern burbs" as a grandpa and observer of everyday USA reality. Can't say it totally left me with a "warm fuzzy" feeling. So for many of these observations, I end up questioning now how you do it, but rather, why?
So let me just take one slice: a two hour immersion into cultural insanity yet cuteness known as my grandson's first 9 – 10 yr. old little league game. Now I am NOT going to be one of those nasty caricature parent-fanatics who seem to need to live through the success of their progeny. OK, so my grandson tried to score from second on a four time kicked ground ball, and was out at the plate by a mere 45 feet. The umpire could have gotten that call wrong, but I'm not going to loudly comment at a volunteer high school kid – unlike some folks I overheard!
I do have a few other unsettling observations. Will someone explain to me where the "fun" of the game is to be found when the mom of one little guy, (trying to) pitch, who would pace back and forth in front of the bleachers like a caged lion grumbling: "…can't enjoy myself whenever he pitches!" Silly me, I thought this was about little kids enjoying themselves and learning the game. Didn't know that one's own self esteem must be forever tied to little kids doing as little kids do: imperfectly and silly even when trying!
Will someone explain how you can enjoy a game when you're on your cell phone for all but 4 minutes and 37 seconds of a two hour game – calling this associate, speaking to that underling (?), making changes, and apparently orally "rewriting" several key pieces of legislation that surely will impact western civilization as we know it? Sorry, you missed your son's at bat – again! By the by, without even trying I now know more about this person's work and personal life than I really need or want to. No one has to steal his privacy; he tossed it away!
Will someone explain the logic in signing up your various children to so many sporting and non-athletic activities per day that they are forever trapped in the cycle of car here unto car there – missing this practice to attend this activity – and not seeing that you cannot do everything – no one can. One cannot be in two separate places at the same time. One sometimes must make choices in terms of what one can or cannot do. Shouldn't we be teaching our kids this?
Will someone explain why one mother, bringing her son to the game, has to be glared down and publically lied to by the child's father (and latest girlfriend du jour) because he is avoiding child support, and he seems to need to have all the world know (and loudly) that "I'M the victim here"!
Or we can reflect upon why the need to stand in front up of everyone so that one can see better, block everyone else's view (and give out more personal directives to one's particular offspring – so that the little kid might be totally confused between what his coach is telling him and what dad/mom is telling him. (I also really loved this one guy who delegated his daughter and sent an older daughter to shout instructions at her diminutive sibling – seriously)?
Yeah, this was quite an afternoon for observations. So will someone explain to me where the "fun" of all this can be found? Is there anyone out there who agrees that we as a people really need to have a serious conversation about civility, about letting our children be "children" and having fun, or about building folks up and not looking to tear them down. Also the conversation might include respecting privacy (one's own and that of others). And while we are at it, do not assume everyone wants to hug you or being hugged. Finally for goodness sake, give our children the space to be children and love them in and through their mistakes. There will be enough opportunities to experience the wrath of others when they become adults.


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Don't Know Much About the 50 States
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Written in a similar style to the other Don't Know Much About books, this journey through the 50 states presents several questions and answers about each state as it is covered. Each page features one state (except for Texas, which of course needs two), with a small outline map of the state and other basic facts about the state, including the state bird and flower near the top of the page. Then several questions about the state are posed, some about more basic information about the state, and some involving more trivia-like information, such as "How many trees does it take to make a gallon of maple syrup?" for Vermont,"What is a keystone, anyway?" for Pennsylvania, or "Why were Nebraska's first settlers called 'sodbusters'?" for Nebraska. Other small interesting facts and state jokes are included as well. Also, a complete map of the U.S. is featured inside the front and back covers. Not a comprehensive look at each state, but an entertaining and informative read.
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Office 2007: Add Commands to the Quick Access Toolbar
Posted November 20, 2006 by Rob Rogers in Microsoft Office
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By default, the Quick Access Toolbar is located next to the big Office button in the upper left corner. It is a great place to keep the commands you use most. To add commands to it, follow this tech-recipe:
1. Open the desired Office 2007 application.
2. Go to the Ribbon at the top of the application, and locate the command you wish to add to the Quick Access Toolbar.
3. Right-click the command.
4. Select Add to Quick Access Toolbar.
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This hilarious, ridiculous, entertaining game is a takeoff on the classic old Space Invaders game. The one big difference: Instead of shooting down rows of invading space ships, you have to shoot down rows of invading chickens. As you shoot them down they bombard you with their own weapons (drumsticks and eggs in the lower levels, with the addition of chicken feathers at higher levels). Each wave of marauding chickens is increasingly dangerous, and on some levels you also have to fend off asteroids and giant monster chickens.
This throwback game is as simple as it gets, and that's the whole point. Move your spaceship with the arrow keys, shoot your weapon by pressing the spacebar--that's all you need to know. Everything about the game is entertaining and campy, beginning with Strauss's "Thus Spoke Zarathrustra" theme made famous by 2001: A Space Odyssey and majestic text telling you the back story of the game, much like Star Wars began. This game won't entertain you for an extended amount of time, but when you've got a spare ten minutes, it can't be beat.
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Submitted by steven.jones on Mon, 06/18/2018 - 10:09
Alice Jones and Hannah Griffiths in Year 8 play for Llantwit Fardre Under 13s Netball Club. The team have just won the Glamorgan Valleys League for the 2017/2018 season & Alice Jones was presented with a trophy for Players Player of the Year. The team have also won the Under 13s Regional Event, and then went on to compete in the Welsh National Clubs Tournament. There was fierce competition, and the team finished as one of the top 8 teams in Wales! Hannah Griffiths was awarded coaches player of the tournament for the National Club event! Excellent work both!


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Latin's Place in Modern Society
When Pope Benedict resigned, in Latin, one Italian journalist scooped the world. Having paid attention in class at school, she realised what he was saying; the rest of the press had to wait for translations. Judging from their blank faces, the cardinals present did not know what was going on either. This little episode might be enough for you to question the place of Latin in modern life.
Well, the language of the papal resignation doesn't tell us much in itself. It does remind us of a former function of Latin, as the international language. Today we need an international language more than ever (air traffic control can be conducted in only one tongue), and — for better or worse — the world has settled on English. That is not going to change. The pope resigned in Latin because neither of the two natural alternatives, Italian or English, was appropriate for the occasion.
But a fairly steady trickle of requests for Latin comes to the Classics Office in Oxford. My own theory is that they should be passed on to the Professor of Latin, but the office insists that the Public Orator — yours truly — is the man for the job. So I have provided Latin for the Australian navy, for the Great Exhibition monument outside the Albert Hall, for a golf club in Surrey, for a grave in Cumberland, for a self-help book, for the Diamond Jubilee coinage, for the praise of benefactors engraved on windows in Harris Manchester College, and plenty more besides.
As it happens, because Latin is inflected and has no articles, it can do without many of the little auxiliary words that we use in English, achieving the terseness suitable for inscriptions. It is, as we say (borrowing a Latin word), lapidary. For the Jubilee coin I was asked for a sentence, supposed to be spoken by the Queen herself, expressing the idea that she relies on the consent and support of her people. That could be done in two words: 'Dilecta regno', literally 'I reign beloved.' The English is stilted; the Latin (I hope) is not.
Those who have graduated from Oxford in the last fifteen years will have heard the Vice-Chancellor explaining why the ceremony is in Latin: on the grounds of continuity, and our fellowship with the generations who went before us. Trinity College Dublin, Cambridge and ourselves are the three universities in the British Isles which still present honorary degrees with Latin orations.
Another is Moscow University, as I learnt when I met its orator – 'Because of the Latin, you see.' (I was reminded of Peter Cook's tramp, who was going to be a judge, but was prevented, 'because of the Latin'.) I asked whether they had always done it in Latin. "Of course," came his response. What, through the Bolshevik Revolution, Stalin, the purges – someone still wittering on in Ciceronian prose? Yes, as it turns out.
What this may suggest is the desire of a country at the edge of Europe to claim its connection to the centre. The classical tradition that used to be so strong in Scotland is a similar case. It's another claim to continuity and fellowship.
And perhaps Latin appeals to the child in us. Children love codes and special languages; we like to dress up for ceremonies, and just as we wear gowns and hoods at academic events, so we clothe ourselves in a special language. When Mr Blavatnik recently received the Sheldon Medal, I was asked to turn his curriculum vitae into Latin: it was felt that this would be a further expression of honour.
All these things are of course decorations on the margins of life. In another sense Latin is much more central. It has been claimed that 600,000,000 people speak Latin today, in one of its later derivatives, and although ours is a Germanic language, most of the nouns and adjectives that I have been using here come from a Latin source. But that is another, and much larger, story.


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New principal met with warm welcome at Village School
MONT VERNON – John Schuttinger began his new role as principal of Mont Vernons Village School Monday, bringing nearly two decades of teaching and administrative experience with him.
For the first day on the job, Schuttinger hosted a "meet and greet with the new principal" at the Village School. Students, parents and district staff came to welcome the new principal.
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"It was a mix…kids played while parents chatted. With every family that came up, I met students and found out what grades they were in. Meeting new students was exciting because we're both new to Mont Vernon at the same time," he said.
Schuttinger said he felt support from across the district. "Collegues from Amherst and board members from Souhegan came. It was a wonderful evening – very welcoming," he said.
Before coming to Mont Vernon, Schuttinger worked as an assistant principal for the Ross A. Lurgio Middle School in Bedford for seven years. Before then, he taught 1st through 7th grade for 11 years in the Concord School District. He earned an M.Ed in Administration and Leadership from UNH and a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in English from Notre Dame College in Manchester.
Looking toward the new year, Schuttinger said he's eager to get to know a lot about Mont Vernon. "They key is to be a sponge. It's about getting in and getting into the groove," he said.
"John brings a strong elementary teaching and leadership background to Mont Vernon, and he will be a strong contributor to our SAU-wide Leadership Team. We are all looking forward to working with him," said Superintendent Peter Warburton in an August 15 release from his office.
Schuttinger wants Mont Vernon parents to know his door's always open. "I want families to know they can reach out, call or email anytime. I'm here to listen. We're all here to be supportive of the students," he said.
The Mont Vernon school board elected Schuttinger as the Village School's new principal August 14. The board voted unanimously in favor of Schuttinger for the position. The school's first day of school is Tuesday, September 2, and registration for the district is Monday the 25.
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UPDATE: Renée Yoxon talks about how she will apply what she learned in the masterclass to her upcoming concert.
Three professional Ottawa jazz vocalists are eager and just a bit nervous about being taught by renowned jazz vocalist Peter Eldridge in the final 2011-12 NAC Manhattan on the Rideau jazz masterclass on Tuesday.
The masterclass, which is free, runs from noon until 2 p.m. in the National Arts Centre (NAC) Fourth Stage. Open to the Ottawa public in person, vocal jazz fans worldwide will also be observing and learning from it via webcast. Eldridge will be observing and speaking from the Manhattan School of Music (MSM) in New York City, the program's co-sponsor.
"It's a really remarkable opportunity for me as a singer. How often does a guy like myself, an average guy, have access to people like Peter Eldridge?" said Floyd Hutchinson, who works during the day with the Ottawa Police Service.
"It's going to be a fantastic learning experience," said Peter Liu. "To be able to do a masterclass with him is a great, great honour."
For both the male vocalists. it will be their first opportunity to participate as students in the masterclass, although they have attended other masterclasses to learn as audience members. Ottawa jazz vocalist Renée Yoxon, a veteran of the NAC masterclasses who has learned from vocalists Theo Bleckmann and Peter Eldridge in past sessions, will join them.
"I was flattered. I didn't expect to be asked again," Yoxon said.
"Follow-up is perhaps the most important thing," said the NAC's Manager of Artist Training, Douglas "Pace" Sturdevant, speaking about Yoxon's return and similar opportunities for other musicians. Sturdevant was clearly happy to be able to provide an opportunity for her to continue to learn from Eldridge and to build on the previous session.
"When you can bring somebody back to reconnect... that's great."
All three of Tuesday's students have been connecting with Ottawa listeners for several or more years, with significant public performance experience. That, perhaps, has made it easier for them to share their lessons openly with a public, worldwide audience, with the risk that entails.
Liu observed that "it really adds that extra level of learning because you're really on the spot. A lot of eyes on you add a bit of stress. It's going to be a fantastic learning experience."
Working with the Ottawa Police Service for twenty years, Hutchinson originally took up jazz singing to ease work stress (although it remains to be seen how relaxing his Tuesday masterclass experience will be.) He has performed at Café Paradiso and other venues, including the Ottawa Jazz Festival.
"I'm not technically trained. I started singing because I liked it. I always loved music and I always loved jazz. When you have the opportunity to sing something you love, it's really kind of cool. You've got to do it because you love it, and if you don't, then you shouldn't. And once I started figuring that out it changed my whole perspective of music," he said.
Yoxon moved whole-heartedly into a full-time career as a jazz vocalist after graduating with a physics degree (and a minor in music) from Carleton University almost three years ago.
Since graduating, she has released one album with guitarist Rene Gely called Let's Call It a Day, performed twice at the Ottawa Jazz Festival, established weekly ongoing jazz evenings at a Market bar, and had a steady round of performing and teaching gigs.
Liu is a clinical psychogist by day, but with a life-long love for singing. He trained intensively in the past five years as a jazz vocalist, studying both jazz and classical voice, and has attended the yearly JazzWorks jazz camp since 2008. He now leads Bamboo Groove, The Jazz Mutants, and the Peter Liu Trio/Quartet. He is a tenor member of the Ewashko Singers and and Opera Lyra Ottawa. Peter is also in his second year as the Jazzworks jam session coordinator, booking host bands and serving as MC for the jam session itself.
All three spoke highly of Eldridge as their upcoming masterclass instructor. In fact, Yoxon studied with Eldridge in person while in New York in August 2011.
"This guy is a world class singer, one of the premier male singers," said Hutchinson.
"He's a real giant in the vocal jazz field, and such a beautiful voice and a real wonderful history, both with New York Voices and his own solo career," Liu observed.
MSM instructor Peter Eldridge has been head of the MSM jazz voice faculty since 1993. He is a composer, arranger, teacher, and vocalist. He has released four solo recordings, and is also a member of the double-Grammy-award-winning vocal quartet New York Voices.
Participants audition for the masterclasses. Once chosen, they face weeks of preparation, including sending in song sheets and lead sheets ahead of time. With all their preparation, what are Tuesday's participants hoping to get out of the masterclass?
"I am really open to any feedback from him about what he sees and what he hears, and the opportunity to try to implement that in a masterclass with his feedback in real-time is a really amazing opportunity," Liu said.
"These guys are the experts. Any type of advice that he can offer me I'll be be really glad to take," Hutchinson said.
As a returning student who is possibly more familiar with Eldridge, Yoxon had something more specific in mind. In the past, he had "introduced me to new ideas" and given "me something new to think about performance-wise." Now her music selections were more directed.
"I'm doing three tunes [for an upcoming show that she she will perform to Ottawa audiences later in April] that I've never performed before. Am I doing it right? Am I approaching this correctly?" she hoped to discover. For those who watch the April 3 masterclass, it will be an interesting sneak preview of part of an upcoming concert.
Several years ago when Liu first read about the broadband distance learning masterclasses that the NAC was offering, he wondered it it would be an effective learning experience."It really is," he has now concluded, after watching several of them as an audience member.
Sturdevant said that one of the great advantages of this broadband distance learning program is that it erased the need for geographical closeness between student and teacher. He also noted that the window goes both ways: while the students in Ottawa meet the MSM instructors, the instructors also get introduced to the students - and sometimes have been very impressed by the level of young Canadian jazz musicians.
"What's really interesting with these sessions, is that the technology has reached a level where it disappears, which is our goal," the NAC's New Media Producer Maurizio Ortolani told OttawaJazzScene.ca. "The technology makes possible connections that wouldn't otherwise be possible and yet it's at a level where it becomes invisible."
"I would like to do as many of these as possible. It's a big part of the way music education will unfold in the next decade and I hope the NAC can continue to be a leader in this area in helping institutions, helping teachers and students along and making these connections possible with technology. We take this part of our mandate to heart."
Tuesday's masterclass will wrap up what many have considered to be a highly successful year of training in the Manhattan on the Rideau masterclass series. Since September 2011 instructors from the Manhattan School of Music have also included Donny McCaslin, Dave Liebman, Vijay Iyer, and John Riley. The NAC program is funded from the Youth and Education Trust Fund, with funds raised by the NAC Foundation.
Five sessions for the 2012-13 season are currently being planned. With the growing interest in this successful educational program, the NAC expects to announce the instructors to a growing and eager group of potential students and listeners before the summer.
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I Am Embarrassed To Confess
I have a major flaw as a new sailor, it's to do with one of the fundamentals. Living in the Northern hemisphere, I no longer instinctively know where North is.
By crossing to the other side of the world, North along with South, East, and West have all moved. On the positive I still know where the sun is rising and setting back home in Tasmania. Unfortunately this piece of information is not useful in Europe. When the voice on the radio said "you are going the wrong way turn North" I was standing at the front of the boat, I didn't know where to turn, the tell tale masts of other boats may have helped but none were present.
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Checking In To Albania
We eventually found our way, the welcome and check in process more than made up for our slow entry. Agim the port agent assisted with our docking and Ada his second in command, who spoke perfect English, took our documents and returned 30 minutes later with passports stamped and all documentation for clearing in complete. To check in to Albanis you must use an agent, however the 65 euro fee is well worth it and includes one night in the new docking area in Sarande.
Check In Awards Thus Far
10/10 Albanian check in. Greece wins for the longest process, French the least interested, Italy ask no questions, have no problems policy, Tunisia continues to hold the award for the most dramatic entry. A warship greeting will be hard to beat.
When we arrived we moored backend /stern first, our anchor out front on the new wharf, which is shared by ferries that travel from Albania to Greece. We only stayed one night as our boat had small damage on the rear, as a result of a big swell that came in, it pushed our boat into the wharf. The first damage to our girl and the Captain nearly cried, such was his distress. For the next two weeks we anchored in beautiful holding sand in the bay of Sarande. Regarding the damage at the rear, the fiber glassing has been fixed and she is as good as new. My advice to those who follow in our footsteps, moor side on to the wharf or sort your paperwork and then move out to anchor.
Albanian First Impressions
As you enter the waters of Albania, you are struck by rows of concrete bunkers along the shore line. The bunkers all 70,000 dotted over the country are the end product of a paranoid dictator who was fearful of everyone, this probably included his grandmother. Many of the bunkers are now falling into wreck and ruin. When asking about the bunkers, residents seemed a little embarrassed regarding their presence. Other striking features include clean water devoid of any rubbish, huge mountains that rise straight up from the water into the clouds, and city buildings with their washed out colours and uniform construction surrounding the harbour.
A Quick Albanian History Lesson
Albania is viewed as an important piece of territory due to its location, for centuries different countries and cultures have invaded, settled, impacted and departed. Then it was someone's else's turn to play king of the region. Romans, Greeks, Venetians and Turkish Empires along with others have all had a crack at taming and calling Albania their own. For those unsure where Albania is located, it borders Northern Greece, opposite Corfu Island and the heel of Italy. It's northern border is with Montenegro. Albania is perfectly placed for visa counting Australians needing to get out of the EU, yet wishing to remain close to Greece and Turkey for a quick re-entry.
In recent history, Albania gained independence from its Turkish neighbours in 1941. Unfortunately for the average Albanian, a local lad, former college lecturer Enver Hoxha who loved all things Russian and in particular the Communist Party took control of the country. For the next 40 years until his death in 1985 this guy kept Albanian's under an oppressive regime. Stories of people disappearing, huge prison sentences for minor indiscretions, hunger and fear were told. Terrible times for the average Albanian. Mad Enver was so paranoid the West and even the East once it started reforms, would invade Albania. He effectively closed all borders and access to the outside world, this became the one of the most isolated countries in the world. It was weird to look at the barren hills stripped bare only a few nautical miles from the lush Corfu Mountains. By keeping the hills barren, his theory was it would be easier to spot those pesky invading neighbours. It was 1999 that Albania allowed yachts to visit the country and started opening it's borders to the rest of the world. As you move around the countryside it's not hard to imagine life only a couple of decades ago, how hard it would have been for the people as poverty is still are reality here.
Modern Albania is a new era of hope and prosperity for the locals. Visiting yachts and tourists are helping in the change process.
Albanian Flag
As well as sailing past our destination, we also managed to fly the flag of another country as we entered, so not a grand start. Accidently we flew the Montenegro flag which is very similar, but close is not good enough. If you fail in the flag department you can purchase a flag from Agrim for 2 euros, as well as a pilot book of the country and it's neighbours Montenegro for 10 euro. The happy welcoming nature of the Albanians was evident right from the start and never failed for the full two weeks we were guests in their country.
Ports and Marinas Of Albania
Cruising in Albania is still new, there is only one official marina in the town of Okium. We made a trip to the marina with the intent of going to the inland capital. The marina is owned and operated by Italians who took a page out of "how to be rude to paying visitors", and ran with it. The marina has seen better days and is a couple of hours from the small local town 5 to 6 hours bus from the capital. Local hospitality helped us overcome the shock of having to deal with Italian service, when the local guy kindly gave us a ride into town and showed us around a little. It's an out of the way location, Okium is south of the town Verne, which you must visit if you wish to check into the country. I struggle to give any reason why others would wish to visit this port, except to park your boat and leave it. Yet if someone can tell me why, I look forward to being corrected.
Sightseeing In Sarande Albania
Blue Eye
Second day in Albania we caught the bus to travel 27 kilometers to the "must see" tourist attraction called Blue Eye. Blue Eye is a natural spring that rises from below the earth's core to birth a river. The minerals in the clear blue water, offer amazing blue and crystal clear clarity. Divers have descended 50 metres, however the true depth of the spring in unknown. In years prior only the communist elite got to visit this special place now it is classed as a must see Albanian attraction.
We caught the bus with our bikes intending to ride home. Someone had told me it was all downhill. This was wrong, it was all hills, and when you ride up those hills they felt like big bloody mountains. In between the two mountain ranges we cycled, there was a large flat plain so to be fair it wasn't 100% hill work.
As we got off the bus with our bikes, fellow passengers looked on us with a mixture of disbelief and pity, their looks were unnerving. As we crossed the road we looked at the sign to blue eye, it had been pushed over and was pointing in the wrong direction, a sad gravel road leading up was the only indication that this road led to one of the largest tourist attractions in Albania.
As we dodged the potholes we passed a couple of cars, a herd of goats and the accompanying shepherd. I stopped to take his photo and as he shook my hand he enthusiastically welcomed us to Albania and wished me good luck riding on the road. The highway to the site itself was picturesque and included huge amounts of water flowing at the side of the road, a dam with ancient infrastructure and the odd abandoned building. As we arrived it felt like a "twilight zone", there were a few deserted accommodation buildings, a faded sign saying we had arrived. You enter the spring via crossing a small wooden bridge like part of a large empty restaurant. It would be easy to miss it. Many of the trees were introduced species we suspect, and very beautiful. It didn't feel like a major tourist attraction and once again we were alone. After a short walk we came to the spring revealing why all tourist books say visit this place.
The full impact of this natural phenomena was not achieved until we climbed onto the dodgy rusty viewing platform. As you look over the edge you see the clear blue water gushing up, with a deep electric blue edging. The movement and clarity of the water had a hypnotic effect. This place was worthy.
Captain Hardy braved the 10 degrees and went for a quick swim, I wanted to preserve the moment. This was my excuse for not swimming. The hordes of tourists that visit this place must have come early or were waiting for the summer months as for the entire visit we remained on our own.
It Was A Bad Day To Forget My Bike Helmet
After viewing the eye there was the matter of getting home. It was time to ride, I was a little apprehensive as I contemplated the 27 kilometer ride home. The Captain took the lead and I focused on the road ahead, I once again pondered how cruising takes you out of your comfort zone. As these thoughts passed through my head I held onto my handlebars like a woman possessed, even though it only made my arms ache. The Captain calls these moments stress challenges. After 26 years of marriage I am still reserving my judgement on the stress challenge, though I am always happy when they are completed.
Most Albanians appear to be decent drivers, we have been informed it is the atrocious conditions of the road that is the major cause of accidents. Drivers regularly beep their horn as they approach each corner to let any potential travellers know to stay on their own side. I loved the horn beeps as they allowed us time to take our front tyre as close as possible to the edge without losing control. On one occasion I stopped my bike as I wasn't prepared to cycle as a truck approached one way and a bus the other. For me it was scary and stressful, I saw the number of lost souls whose shrines were on the sides as we passed. The tally was many and showed how treacherous this section of road is.
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2 Dead dogs on side of road
1 Dead Cat
Stepping Back In Time With A Visit To Butrint
Butrint another must see attraction of Sarande. Unlike visiting the eye the connecting road was funded by the European Union and is new and roomy. The road was 27 kms each way, and as we cycled towards our destination we passed half a dozen tourist buses that were coming from the direction of Butrint. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the most visited tourist attraction of Albania we were expecting to share the journey with others so the buses were no surprise. What did surprise us on this major road, was sharing it with different groups of donkeys, horses, goats and cows that appeared to move about as they wished to newer pastures or road edges to eat fresh grass.
We Were Transported To Another Time And Place
Butrint is a small island and is considered a microcosm of European history as it exhibits remains from the major empires including Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman. Evidence from the bronze age to the middle ages makes Butrint only second to Pompeii for preserved ruins, yet hardly anyone knows about it. In previous times the communist elite had access, the ruins remain protected by nature.
As we entered the large gates we stepped back in time for the next 3 hours.
We moved anti clockwise around the island and for 2 hours we did not come in contact with any tourists or staff. The afternoon sun was hot, this was my first time walking in European woods and it felt magical and straight from the pages of a Tolkien or Enid Blyton. These were the forests of my youth's imagination and the light and the woods added to the mythical nature of the place.
The walls both inner and outer were so massive it was easy to grasp how big and important a place this was. Helping make the day so special was the excellent signage which was clear, concise and included an English account. Each building and section moved through different periods of time. There were churches, an almost complete theatre and gymnasium, constructed by Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Information about the city is well-presented in English and Albanian brochures, featuring historical facts and dates to aid visitors.
Interesting things to see in Butrint include the Greek amphitheatre (later remodelled by the Romans), the baptistry, the cathedral, the lion's gate, and the museum which includes many interesting artifacts found in the area.
These are just a few pics from our walk around Butrint
Random Observations About Albania
A Question Of Economics
The local currency is a Leke and one Leke is worth a whopping two cents more for every Australian dollar which I found rather unsettling all things considered. It is clear that Albania is a poor country in transition and options of transport include carts being pulled by donkeys yet their economy rates higher than our own. Although the currencies are similar in value the value for money one gets in Albania is staggering in its difference. Here's one example.
When I purchase a hair colour 100% the same, same brand, same box and in English packaging, in Australia I pay $14 to $16 and in Albania it is 2.75 leke. I purchased the 5 boxes the store had in stock for the next time vanity moves me to place toxic paste on my head and use a significant amount of precious water to wash it off.
It's Noisy In A Nice Way
There are two stand out noises in Sarande and the surrounding countryside. Cow bells and children. Cow bells are not exclusive to the many cows you see, goats, donkeys, mules, and horses all wear bells that make constant noise. We have seen all of the above on the major roads with or without an accompanying shepherd. Regarding children, Sarande reminds me of Australia in the 70's, of an early evening the streets are jam packed with children playing. Even though 18,000 people live in the city this place has the feel of a village and the children were polite, friendly and from what we could gather growing up happily.
It's Nice Not To Be Careful
You can walk around Sarande and feel safe. Never have I felt that someone would snatch our bag or steal. Interesting there are several shops we have been into where two shops are physically separated by a wall but one person looks after both. This would suggest that common theft is low and I know for sure this system wouldn't work in Australia or anywhere else we have been. Unlike Tunisia and even France at times the military presence is very low key.
More Albanians Live Outside Than In
The population of Alabania is just over 3 million people. It is estimated that between 7 to 10 million Albanians live outside the country, mostly close by in other countries, though there are large groups in Tukey, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland and Greece. It is illegal for Albanians to own pleasure craft to stop them from jumping across the short distance to other surrounding neighbours. This lack of pleasure craft explains why we had the harbour to ourselves and the lack of infrastructure with marinas.
Mother Theresa comes from Albania. Impressive considering the mad dictator Enver Hoxha decreed that all religion was illegal activity and that Albania would be the first atheist country in the world. It became a very bad place for priests of any denomination and all churches were closed or converted to new purposes.
According to recent statistics Albania is a little over half practicing Muslim and the remainder are Christians or "other". Unlike visiting Tunisia I was hard pressed to see any evidence of any religion be it Muslim, Christian or Other. I did see two women wearing the head scarf and you do hear the call to prayer, yet everyone seems to go about their business regardless. The bars are full, alcohol is cheap and easy to obtain, the cafes are brimming with both sexes and families are out and about seemingly unconcerned with matters relating to the rule of Gods. This is not the male dominated religious influenced culture that was Tunisia.
Throughout the city of Sanadre we noticed many of the shops and homes had garlic hanging from the door handles on the wall. On asking why, we were told to ward off the black eye from black magic.
Other famous sons of Albania are actor brothers John and Jim Belushi.
My first impression of Saradne was that it was quite ugly with the entire bay surrounded by tall high rise buildings. Adding to the dismay were a significant number of the buildings seemed incomplete or started and abandoned. On enquiry regarding the non-completion it seems that in post revolution years 1995 and 1996 a massive pyramid get rich scheme wiped billions of dollars from the pockets of ordinary Albanian citizens. No doubt a rude shock to new democracy and capitalism, causing fresh elections.
Then a strange thing happened. The longer I stayed in Sarande the more I appreciated and grew to like the buildings in the bay around us. I got to appreciate the character that was Sarande and the buildings that give this town some of its personality, in fact the bunkers even started to look like they belonged. No doubt as capitalism and resources move into this new economy the town's architecture will change and Sarande will start to look like other cities.
Food, Food Glorious Food
Eating out in Australia is very expensive, Albania is the opposite, it is actually cheaper to eat out than it is to cook at home. Our first night in port as we walked about the town of Sarande and into a Souvlaki shop Boom! It became one of my trip highlights, the best Souvlaki I have ever eaten. Fresh, hot, delicious pork and salad and the perfect amount of ingredients including fresh yogurt. The surprise ingredient was a handful of hot fresh chips, mustard and mayo. Two souvlaki cost an amazing $3.06.
Restaurants, cafes and takeaways are all exceptional value. The best value food we purchased was in a shop about three streets back from the beachfront where we saw locals going in and out. We purchased two giant pasties. Fetta cheese, spinach and vegetables in homemade pastry. Each one was 50 cents and the size meant that one was enough to share.
Sarande Work Gangs
Sarande is super clean. 7 days a week small groups of men and women sweep and clean the streets of Sarande, early morning and late afternoon. Not sure about the rest of the country and if it is paid work or organized groups for the good of the community. On some streets the large "skip bins" are overflowing yet overall this place gives the rest of the cities we have been to a lesson. Not once did I ever see someone litter, whereas this is a common occurrence elsewhere.
Mercedes Cars
There is an abundance of older and some new Mercedes cars in Albania making them the car of choice. Mercedes is considered a car that can handle the conditions of Albanian roads. To help keep your car clean throughout the city there are many car cleaning businesses.
I mention begging as this is a common feature of all European cities we have visited. Not in Sarande. On one occasion did I see a woman with a baby asking for coins and that was it!
Dentist, Doctor, Hairdresser and Pants
Prior to my arrival in Sarande I had chipped my tooth and was anxious to locate a dentist. As a traveler you are in luck, in the city there are 20 dentists for 18,000 citizens. I entered the small yet fairly modern reception area and was taken through to the small clinic room. I arrived at 5 pm and departed at 8 pm with the chip repaired and one full root canal complete. My wallet was $80 lighter and I couldn't believe my good fortune that my tooth had been repaired. Outstanding service and professional care, I can only recommend Sarande as the new dental holiday destination!
Agim did tell us the story of an Australian couple who were travelling in Sarande on their way to Greece. The wife had broken her leg, however as the health insurance didn't cover the injury in Albania they were making their way to Greece as quickly as possible. Un-Bloody-Believable!! Agim took the poor woman to the hospital and a hundred dollars later she was fine.
As well as the dentist I went to the hairdresser, had a haircut, my eyebrows waxed all for $6,and the Captain had 6 pairs of shorts adjusted (he has lost a significant amount of weight) for the sum of $14. AMAZING
Amazing Albania
Move over Greece, Albania is next door and beautiful.
When asking why the beaches and water ways are not heavily populated, one theory presented was that it was not in the interest of Greece and other European countries to share the news about how special Albania is. I don't know if this is true however the word is getting out, 5 years ago visitors to Albania was 500,000 and two years ago this figure had increased by four million.
Before we arrived we were told to be very careful as the country is poor and its people needy. Having visited Albania I now know how wrong and misleading those words were. What we found was a European city (minus the McDonalds) full of welcoming, friendly and kind people. Strangers waved and welcomed us and were very happy to share their city with us. Perhaps much of Albania's charm comes from the lack of infrastructure, however I feel this will change as the country moves on from its darker days.
Albania was a happy place to visit and I would like to hope one day to return as I for one would like to see how she moves forward.
the Miss
PS Albanians are friendly. I have a theory that this friendly welcome is true of all countries that start with the letter A. Australia and Albania are outstanding at the warm welcome. There is no way to confirm this theory unless I visit more countries, however the testing continues.


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Hi, Librarians! It's the last week of Christy Sloat Month! Sad 😦 Since this is the last week, I am reviewing the final book in The Visitor's Series, THE WHITE DOOR by Christy Sloat. Don't forget the giveaway at the bottom!!! It runs until Saturday, Feb. 28th! That means that TONIGHT(Feb.27) at Midnight, the giveaway closes! I'm gonna miss doing these! Let's get to the review before I start crying!
The White Door (The Visitor's Series Book 3)
Author: Christy Sloat
My Rating: 5 Stars
The haunting third book in the Best Selling Visitors Series.
"When I first moved here I was still a girl who cherished the normality of teen life. Now, after being here a year I had come to love a boy who was both strong and courageous. I made real friendships that would last even after death. The selfish girl my grandmother warned me of becoming had vanished. A girl who stood tall, with the powers to see the dead and help those in need, appeared in her place."
In Brylee's world, nothing is normal. She sees and speaks with the dead and, at seventeen years old, she already has a full plate. She's in her senior year of high school and college is just around the corner, but only if she learns to control her gifts and survive in the land of the living.
She has succeeded in ridding her boyfriend, Ephraim, from the Brown family curse, but, in the end, her best friend loses her life. Now a whole slew of new problems present itself and, like always, Brylee is tempted to run for the hills. With Ephraim at her side, she must come to grips with the reality that she is not an average girl and she never will be.
What will happen when the town turns on her? Or, better yet, when a body is unearthed in her backyard? The choices that Brylee must make will determine whether she has a future or nothing at all.
You can check out my reviews for the rest of the series here: The Brown House (Book 1), The Crimson Key (Book 2), Unfound (Book 2.5)
My Review
I really really really don't want to give anything away so this review, especially if you haven't read any of the books yet,so this review is going to be kind of short.
Holy….freakin' mother of…..just wow! Just when I thought the series couldn't get any better. There is so much going on in this book it's hard to know where to start! Brylee has grown so much as a person throughout this series and in The White House she really starts to come into her own. With everything that happened in the first two books (The Brown House and The Crimson Key) she really holds strong. To me she has always seemed mature, but we get to see her grow from a mature teenage girl into a strong woman.
I know I always talk about the creep factor in this series, and it is definitely there, but these books are sooooo much more than that! If you like friendship, a little romance, curses, family secrets and, of course, ghosts, then you will love The Visitor's Series! I highly recommend it, and all of Christy's other books, to everybody. I give The White Door 5 stars because I got a lot of my questions answered but Christy Sloat left room for more. My fingers are crossed for a book 4 in the future!
I give The Visitor's Series as a whole 5 stars
Since this is the final week for Christy Sloat Month I want to ask you guys for a favor…Comment below and tell Christy how much you have enjoyed her work! If you're new to Christy's stories, tell her how excited you are to check them out! Let's end Christy Sloat Month with an in-flood of love!!! (Remember, a comment counts as an entry into the contest!)
And now, for the last time for Christy Sloat Month…it's
This giveaway ends TONIGHT(Feb.27) at midnight!!! One winner will receive the entire Visitor's Series (in eBook format). This giveaway is INTERNATIONAL. Christy Sloat has donated some surprise swag for the giveaway, this part of the giveaway is US only, sorry international Librarians! Must be 13 years or older to enter. Please read my Giveaway Policy before entering. Winner will be announced here, on The MissPhyre Library Facebook page and on Twitter. I will contact the winner directly using the email provided by Rafflecopter. Thanks and good luck!


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Yes, we finally were able to buy plane tickets after securing the paperwork for the Hubby's visa. September 1st is the day. Everyone keeps asking if we are ready. Are we packed? Um, not quite...but we have two bags packed! We also have a long list of stuff left to buy. But on the emotional side we are ready. When you decide two years ago that you want to move your life overseas, when the time finally comes you are ready. We are ready to move in and get settled, ready to get back to a semblance of a schedule in our daily lives and ready to explore and have adventures.
September 1st - here we come!


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Mazel tov, Louise. Yes, a beautiful word! So happy for you and your family. Warmly, Annie
REMISSION – To a cancer patient this is a word that makes your heart sing and your feet want to dance. Almost two years ago to the day of my writing this blog I had the news that no one likes to get.. "Your test results show that you have cancer." If you read this blog on a regular basis you may recall that I was diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer in 2010 and underwent invasive surgery January 2011. My story is chronicled in the articles you will find listed below (among others) on this blog.
Two years later and countless more encounters with doctors, patients new to the world of cancer and media folks this is what I have learned…
Feel free to comment below so that others can have hope, faith and be educated. THANKS!
~Louise aka "woman in remission"
My Year of Learning to Kick Cancer Out the Door
I am the face of Thyroid Disease- PSA in sign language
Mazel tov, Louise. Yes, a beautiful word! So happy for you and your family. Warmly, Annie
Thank YOU, Annie for all your support!
You are a woman who was on a mission to be in remission!! BEAUTIFUL!!! WOO HOO!
Thanks Stacey!
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text: I know there is poor and hideous suffering, and I've seen the hungry and the guns that go to war. I have lived pain, and my life can tell: I only deepen the wound of the world when I neglect to give thanks for the early light dappled through leaves and the heavy perfume of wild roses in early July and the song of crickets on humid nights and the rivers that run and the stars that rise and the rain that falls and all the good things that a good God gives. Why would the world need more anger, more outrage? How does it save the world or reject unabashed joy when it is joy that saves us? Rejecting joy to stand in solidarity with the suffering doesn't rescue the suffering. The converse does. The brave who focus on all things good and all things beautiful and all things true, even in the small, who give thanks for it and discover joy even in the here and now, the are the change agents who bring fullest Light to all the world. When we lay the soil of our hard lives open to the rain of grace and let the joy penetrate our cracked dry places, let joy soak into our broken skin and deep crevices, life grows. How can this not be the best thing for the world? For us? The clouds open when we mouth thanks ... Somethings always comes to fill the empty places. And when I give thanks for the seemingly microscopic, I make a place for God to grown within in me. This, this makes me full, and I magnify him with thanksgiving and God enters the world. " - from A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are - 1000 Gifts by Ann Voskamp


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This item from the January 30, 1902 edition of The Chatham Record attributes a man's erratic behavior directly to his exposure to a "Santificationist evangelist".
It doesn't sound the like Dr. Caveness explicitly links Mr. Cox's outbursts to his exposure to the evangelist. We may have a journalistic game of telephone going here.


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Have You Any Hope in Death?
My attention has often been arrested by the many contrasts between the death of the unrighteous and the death of the faithful child of God. The writer of Proverbs presented this contrast when he wrote: "The wicked is banished in his wickedness, but the righteous has a refuge (hath hope, KJV) in his death" (Proverbs 14:32). Many have been the incidents which have illustrated this great truth.
One illustration of such was manifested in a conversation which occurred on the beautiful hills at a place not far from where this is being written. The conversation took place in the early 1800's at what is now Bethany, West Virginia (Brooke County). The conversants were Robert Owen, noted skeptic of the nineteenth century, and Alexander Campbell, gospel preacher. Owen and Campbell were at Bethany, Campbell's home, planning their upcoming debate. One day, as they were out walking while discussing plans for the debate, they came to Campbell's family cemetery. Owen stopped, turned to Campbell and said, "There is one advantage I have over the Christians-I am not afraid to die. Most Christians have fear in death, but if some few items of my business were settled, I should be perfectly willing to die at any moment."
Campbell then answered, "You say you have no fear in death: have you any hope in death?" After a solemn pause Owen answered, "No." "Then," rejoined Campbell (pointing to an ox standing near), "You are on the level of that brute. He has fed till he is satisfied, and stands in the shade whisking off the flies, and has neither hope nor fear in death" (Richardson 242-243).
Christianity provides the most sensible, rewarding way to live now, but it also looks beyond, takes the gloom out of the grave, and gives a hope steadfast and sure.
Work Cited
Richardson, Robert. Memoirs of Alexander Campbell. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1870.


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