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The Versatile Blogger: the Rules

10 Friday Oct 2014

Posted by michelinewalker in Art

≈ 8 Comments

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A. J. Casson artist, André Gagnon, Group of Seven, Nelligan poet, Nominees, Rules

 
A. J. Casson

A. J. Casson (Photo credit: the National Gallery of Canada)

Dear Colleagues,

As I wrote yesterday, I am not requiring people whose schedule does not allow further activities to follow rules.

However, I was remiss in not providing the rules, as you may wish to take advantage of this opportunity to nominate colleagues. It was a pleasure for me to do so. In fact, I would have liked to nominate more of my colleagues, but followed the rules.

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The Rules

The rules are simple. In theory, you are expected

  • to nominate 15 colleagues;
  • to notify these colleagues;
  • to provide the rules;
  • to insert a link to my blog: http://michelinewalker.com

Allow me to thank Mr. Andrés Cifuentes once again. His website is very informative and interesting. It allows me to read posts written in Spanish. I once worked in Spanish exporting flour from Canada to Latin America. My task was to acknowledge receipt of an order, to place the order, and to make sure the order was shipped from a North-American port. In other words, once a customer had placed an order, I looked after the details.

Four months later, I returned to University. It had been a summer job. We worked on the docks in Vancouver and whenever a ship came, we socialized with the Captain and his crew. They always prepared a dinner for us. It was very pleasant. We were a team of four and we never spoke of word of English. I then took courses in Spanish literature.

Two of my nominees are specialists, but in areas that combine expertise in at least two fields.

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March Morning, A. J. Casson

André Gagnon plays his Nelligan


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The Versatile Blogger

10 Friday Oct 2014

Posted by michelinewalker in Art, Music, Sharing

≈ 28 Comments

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A. J. Casson, Andres Cifuentes, Canadian Fiddler, Delphiniums, Group of Seven, Jean Carignan, Versatile Blogger Nomination, Yehudi Menuhin

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Delphiniums, A. J. Casson

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I wish to thank WordPress author Andrés Cifuentes for nominating me for the above prize. I am most thankful for this nomination. I have discovered little treasures on Mr. Andrés’ site, a site he shares with colleagues.

There are rules attached to premios (prizes) one of which is to nominate other colleagues. Whom does one chose? Every text unveils a vision that is both unique and universal.

I will nominate persons whose posts I follow, or try to. However, I will not ask that you to nominate anyone for this prize unless you wish to do so. Some of you haven’t the time to nominate 15 colleagues. I hope I am not offending Mr. Cifuentes. Days go by at an alarming rate.

I had a birthday in July, on the same day of the month as Jean de La Fontaine. He will live forever in the fables to which he imparted eternity. As for me, on that particular birthday, I realized that my life was a peau de chagrin (shrinking shagreen).

—ooo—

The painting featured above is by A. J. Casson, a Canadian artist who was a member of the Group of Seven.

At the foot of this post, I have inserted a video showing Yehudi Menuhin playing the violin with his friend French-Canadian fiddler Jean Carignan. You will notice that Canadian fiddlers have been influenced by the music of Ireland and Scotland. The belt worn by Jean Carignan is the traditional ceinture fléchée, a belt with arrows. The music was composed by Québec composer André Gagnon. It is not a very good recording, but the event is memorable.

My nominees are:
 
Aquileana
Lino Althaner
AshiAkira
Naomi Baltuck
Bite Size Canada
Colltales 
Gallivanta
Hands on Bowie
Kaligrafi Nusantara
Barbaramonier
yvonprefontaine
Antonio de Simone
Stefania 
Mélanie Toulouse
Unclerave
 
 

My best regards to all of you.

a-j-casson
 

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