{This was composed on a flight and saved for posting on a slow day…} I’ve been browsing through the movies selections, planning my entertainment for the next few hours, as well as the return trip. Under ‘Documentaries’ is My Perestroika, the story of 5 people from the last generation to be brought up behind the…
One morning while her husband was out, Anne was at home caring for their young son. They were caretakers of a small apartment building and, in exchange, had a suite in the basement. After the war, Ray enrolled as an engineering student at the University of BC. She was dressed in the typical cleaning clothes of the day –…
In early 1944 Anne had stopped working and was pregnant with their first child. Meanwhile, Ray got fired as he didn’t get along with his boss. This was a cause for some soul-searching and shame. Not only was he not fighting overseas like the rest of his peers, but he had been fired from his civilian…
The Old Patagonian Express, published in 1979, describes Paul Theroux’s trip, mainly by train, from Boston to the southern part of South America, so he could write a book about it. He was already an experienced traveller and writer of fiction and nonfiction, and spoke Spanish quite well. The book is not your typical travel…
I don’t like writing book reviews. I like reading books and telling you I’ve read them, and maybe giving a thumbs up or down. Reviewing them requires mental effort that is better spent starting a new one. Nevertheless, I need to earn my little piece of blog space, so I will write something. The Emperor…
On a flight not long ago I watched The Way with Martin Sheen. It was a moderately good movie about a middle-aged American who walks the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain, in honour of his son who had just died. I’ve had an interest in doing some or all of the Camino for quite a while. More…
In June 1942, Anne and Ray got married. She was almost 20 and he was 22. The most popular songs of 1942 included The White Cliffs of Dover by Vera Lynn. They were married for almost 65 years, until death did them part in 2007. I cannot explain my own marriage, so I won’t attempt to describe…
The title of this post could be the name of my blog! What do you think? Movie recommendation coming up… On the flight to Montreal (5 hours) I watched 2 movies: Goin’ Down the Road (1970) – “Produced for $27,000… among the last great flowerings of what might be called NFB downer naturalism.” (Isn’t that…
Seeing Clarely 