October 9, 2012
Time for pumpkins!
Viking - by Ray Villafane

Time for pumpkins!

Viking - by Ray Villafane

October 4, 2012
Fingal’s Cave -  Staffa, Scotland

Fingal’s Cave -  Staffa, Scotland

September 26, 2012
Been Super Busy

I am currently in Brighton, rehearsing for the Brighton Early Music Festival!

August 9, 2012

July 16, 2012
jephjacques: The Problem With Comic Con

jephjacques:

I just finished up another year at San Diego Comic Con. Sales were fine, and I met plenty of fans, but it was much, much quieter on the convention floor than in years past. I used to have hour-long lines of people waiting at my table; not so this year. Normally this would make me think “oh god my…

June 21, 2012
Moeraki Boulders
Koekohe Beach, Otago Coast, New Zealand

Moeraki Boulders

Koekohe Beach, Otago Coast, New Zealand

June 21, 2012

Pictures from the Vagina Monologues today at the Capitol in Lansing, Michigan…

(Source: dayleish)

June 20, 2012
Dundrennan Abbey
Near Kirkcudbright, Scotland
Photo by Gregor Samsa
The abbey‘s most famous visitor was Mary Queen of Scots. On 15 May 1568, she was welcomed at the gates following her escape from Lochleven Castle, near Kinross, and her defeat at Langside, beside Glasgow. Mary was making for England and the comparative safety, so she thought, of her cousin, Elizabeth I of England. On the following morning she boarded a boat bound for the Cumberland coast. She never returned to her native land. 
Dundrennan Abbey was founded in 1142 by Fergus, Lord of Galloway, with the help of King David I of Scotland. The white-robed Cistercian monks came from Rievaulx Abbey, in North Yorkshire. After establishing the abbey at Dundrennan, monks went forth to found two more Cistercian abbeys in Galloway – Glenluce, near Stranraer, around 1190, and Sweetheart, in the village of New Abbey, south of Dumfries, in 1273. All three are now in the care of Historic Scotland.

Dundrennan Abbey

Near Kirkcudbright, Scotland

Photo by Gregor Samsa

The abbey‘s most famous visitor was Mary Queen of Scots. On 15 May 1568, she was welcomed at the gates following her escape from Lochleven Castle, near Kinross, and her defeat at Langside, beside Glasgow. Mary was making for England and the comparative safety, so she thought, of her cousin, Elizabeth I of England. On the following morning she boarded a boat bound for the Cumberland coast. She never returned to her native land. 

Dundrennan Abbey was founded in 1142 by Fergus, Lord of Galloway, with the help of King David I of Scotland. The white-robed Cistercian monks came from Rievaulx Abbey, in North Yorkshire. After establishing the abbey at Dundrennan, monks went forth to found two more Cistercian abbeys in Galloway – Glenluce, near Stranraer, around 1190, and Sweetheart, in the village of New Abbey, south of Dumfries, in 1273. All three are now in the care of Historic Scotland.

June 19, 2012
Glasgow Central Railway Station
photo by Mike Doughty

Glasgow Central Railway Station

photo by Mike Doughty

June 16, 2012
“What she said was offensive. It was so offensive, I don’t even want to say it in front of women. I would not say that in mixed company.”
- Michigan Rep. Mike Callton

Article from Detroit News

“What she said was offensive. It was so offensive, I don’t even want to say it in front of women. I would not say that in mixed company.”

Michigan Rep. Mike Callton

Article from Detroit News

June 4, 2012
The Falkirk Wheel and Visitor Centre
Designed by Scottish architecture firm, RMJM, the Falkirk Wheel is boat lift in central Scotland that connects two canals. Previously 11 locks were required to connect the canals which differ in height by 24 meters. The inner rings rotate at the same speed as the larger axis in order to keep the boat and water from tipping over. The Wheel can make a full rotation in eight minutes.

The Falkirk Wheel and Visitor Centre

Designed by Scottish architecture firm, RMJM, the Falkirk Wheel is boat lift in central Scotland that connects two canals. Previously 11 locks were required to connect the canals which differ in height by 24 meters. The inner rings rotate at the same speed as the larger axis in order to keep the boat and water from tipping over. The Wheel can make a full rotation in eight minutes.

June 4, 2012
Edinburgh Lamp, Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh Lamp, Edinburgh, Scotland

June 4, 2012

Behringer unveils 8-foot iNuke Boom iPod dock, goes consumer with Eurosound brand

Are they for real?

June 3, 2012
Indian Queen

Today, we’ll have the second of our 4 rehearsals for Purcell’s, “Indian Queen” performance at the Berkeley International Early Music Festival 2012. 

Today will be singers and continuo. 

Our performance will be this next Saturday, June 9th, at 2pm.

June 3, 2012

debbiefong:

I’m doing a GIVEAWAY to say thanks to all the new followers and of course to those who have stuck by me since I started this blog a year ago. :)

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