OT - Bad movies

I'm colour blind therefore (not that it matters) I am not sure whether or not I wore anything green yesterday

That must have gotten an interesting reaction! C

But it's good for sales !

Anglo-Roman, so you'd be right there.

A wonderful book to read is "How the Irish Saved Civilization" which talks about the literary tradition in the monasteries of Ireland where they copied everything they could get their hands on, not just religious texts. As the rest of Europe descended into the dark ages, the Irish managed to keep literacy and learning alive.

'm reading the rest of the series as well. So far I've read, "HTISC", "The Gift of the Jews" and "Desire of the Everlasting Hills". As soon as my sister is finished reading it, "Sailing the Wine Dark Sea" is next. Then "Mysteries of the Middle Ages". If you are interested in a good, comprehensive overview of how western civilization got to be here, this is an excellent read. Cahill is very easy to read without being simplistic.

MargW

I am sure you know the ditty

"When I grow old I shall wear purple..." lol

But she's not old....the young whippersnapper....

She's wearing purple, people will think she is. I bet she would spit in the street too and all those other things.

"MargW" wrote

Dawne

"Bruce Fletcher wrote

I usually mark St. Urho's day (16 March). This is a figment of the Finnish-American sense of humour, celebrating the saint who drove all the grasshoppers out of Minnesota. But lutefisk--uff da, you can have mine too Bruce. Pass the gjestost and flatbread.

Dawne

Skipping rhyme from when I was a schoolkid:

The 24th of May Is the Queen's Birth DAY Give us a holiday Or we'll run away.

I was not a schoolkid during the reign of Queen Victoria; as I understand it, the day is now the official, as opposed to the actual, birthday of the sovreign. At least there is usually something like picnic weather in most of the country for the day.

Dawne

Surely even the anti-Monarchists aren't going to make us get rid of the holiday. I am against changing the name (not because I am a Monarchist) as I was against changing Dominion Day - it's simplistic to throw out traditions.

Dominion Day was actually named that because of the 'He shall have dominion over the land from sea, to sea, to sea" in the Bible, Psalms, or OT anyway. Somehow Quebeckers didn't hoist that in, they thought it had to do with England.

Are you sure about that Sheena? According to that authoritative source Wikipedia (!!):

"Dominion Day (French: Le Jour de la Confédération) was the original anglophone name of the holiday that commemorated the formation of the Dominion of Canada on 1 July 1867. The holiday was renamed Canada Day (Fête du Canada) on 27 October 1982."

and

"A dominion, often Dominion, refers to one of a group of semi-autonomous polities that were nominally under British sovereignty, constituting the British Empire and British Commonwealth, from the late 19th century"

I was repeating what was said by somebody eminent at the time, I will try and check it out. One of those things that just stuck in my mind. I had a tshirt for years that said "Give us back our Dominion Day" - the large newspaper Globe and Mail produced them. Just to be awkward I still say Dominion Day.

"lucretia borgia" wrote

It has to do with the scripture you quoted--the motto on the arms of Canada is "A mare usque ad mare" which comes from that scripture, meaning "from sea even unto sea". When Confederation was being looked at, there was discussion as to whether Canada should be a kingdom, but that passage about dominion from sea to sea convinced more of the founders to choose that designation, and also the motto.

Dawne

I'm practicing, just like the poem says.

Elizabeth

Thanks Dawne !

Don't practice too much, methinks your studies have borne fruit ! RDH

You didn't duck low enough...

Elizabeth