Monthly Archives: August 2005

italian toast

Posted on August 21, 2005 by lynsey gedye

Inspired by the recent viewing of the Vincent Ward movie I’ve decided to consider exactly what things I’d want to eat, drink, do, be and see in heaven. In the event that there is some heaven of the type depicted … Continue reading →

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loss of treasures

Posted on August 21, 2005 by lynsey gedye

August 21, 2005 – Bob Moog died this afternoon at his home in Asheville, N.C., USA. He was 71. Bob invented the Moog Synthesizer. Without him; no Wendy Carlos, Rick Wakeman – well, the list goes on and on… You … Continue reading →

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stacking rocks

Posted on August 20, 2005 by lynsey gedye

When I first saw the word ‘tranquility’ as the theme of the week on Illustration Friday, I felt more than a little bit stupid because I couldn’t quite say the word in English – it always sounded wrong. We’ve got … Continue reading →

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007 – wet behind the ears

Posted on August 19, 2005 by lynsey gedye

I feel attracted to water – the sea, the running stream, the still lake, the swamp, the bog, the rain, the fog. After it rains, if it’s not all too miserable, I like walking in the bush. It’s not the … Continue reading →

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bright sparks

Posted on August 18, 2005 by lynsey gedye

After getting some unpleasant and possibly bad news recently I felt numb. Some people get what they deserve and some people deserve what they get. Others don’t. Good or bad, it doesn’t make a difference. Luckily we’re made of the … Continue reading →

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006 – what dreams?

Posted on August 17, 2005 by lynsey gedye

We recently got the Vincent Ward movie ‘What Dreams May Come’ (stars Robin Williams) out of the local DVD dispenser. And a very uninspiring dispenser it is at that. The one in Aro Street is a legend, but like all … Continue reading →

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nice planet, I’ll take it

Posted on August 16, 2005 by lynsey gedye

View from 164893 km above 37°45′S 173°30′E If there is a dark line on the “three o’clock” side of the planet, it is the arrival of night. If it’s all dark, it is night. Or maybe you’ve got your eyes … Continue reading →

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Men and the Water of Life

Posted on August 15, 2005 by lynsey gedye

Celtic storyteller, Michael Meade, has put together a collection of ancient mythic stories with enough modern insight to create something of a map of the journey taken by men from boyhood. In Men and the Water of Life: Initiation and … Continue reading →

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005 – just desserts

Posted on August 14, 2005 by lynsey gedye

I’ll never eat my favourite dessert again. Ever. This is not because I wouldn’t love to, I would love to. It’s because my favourite dessert of all time requires something that doesn’t exist any more. When I was a kid … Continue reading →

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004 – that’s my fly

Posted on August 14, 2005 by lynsey gedye

There’s that famous line – if not famous, then at least beautiful line, in ‘A River Runs Through It’ by Norman Maclean – Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by … Continue reading →

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