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Category Archives: Bermuda

Weekend 510.2 (Wreck & Redemption)

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

I was in Plymouth last weekend and saw the place where the Sea Venture set sail from in 1609. It was supposed to bring relief supplies, etc. to the settlers Continue Reading →

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Thanksgiving 2019

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

(1) American Interior (1935) by Charles Sheeler (2) Game Over: How technology forced traditional toys to evolve (Vera) (3) Great Western Railway: Adventures with the Famous Five (YouTube) (4) A Continue Reading →

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Weekend 430.0 (Drink up, dreamers, you’re running dry)

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

A rainy day…a total wash out…it took me a couple of hours to realize there were no errands to run…no bike rides to be had…just the opportunity to listen to Continue Reading →

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Christmas 2017 Sabbatical

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

A placeholder for all the stuff cluttering my mind and desk over this holiday sabbatical. “Taming the heart requires a sense of place. It roots not just the mind to Continue Reading →

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Bermuda Redux

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

“As I looked at the glow, which I mistakenly thought had spatial boundaries, I was transported into an endless glossy sea with low clouds of gold on the horizon. Azure Continue Reading →

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Bermuda (Devil’s Isle), Part 3 of 3

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

Day 5 After a proper English breakfast in the clubhouse we departed for the Crystal Caves in Hamilton Parish. The caves were discovered in 1908 by two boys in search Continue Reading →

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Bermuda (Devil’s Isle), Part 2 of 3

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

Day 4 Our adventures started at the Bermuda Botanical Gardens. We spent a couple of hours exploring the thirty-six acres of flowers, trees, and shrubs. Make sure to visit the Continue Reading →

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Weekend 403.0

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

“For more than a century the charred walls of Orval were at the mercy of the weather and of stone—and treasure seekers.” – Spiritual Heights and Depths, 2011 (1) A Continue Reading →

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Weekend 402.0

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

(1) Quality, variety and surprise. How Walt Disney created a very real fantasy (Blooloop) (2) Quotes from The Man in the Castle by Philip K. Dick: “They want to be Continue Reading →

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Bermuda (Devil’s Isle), Part 1 of 3

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

It seems like 6+ months since our plane dipped from the clouds and glided along the turquoise waters and emerald landscapes of Bermuda on our approach to L.F. Wade International Continue Reading →

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Watercolors of sub-tropical scenes

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

(1) A quote from The Seven Storey Mountain from Thomas Merton: “Bermuda in those days had no big hotels and no golf-courses to speak of. It was not famous for Continue Reading →

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Perennial Pondstraddler

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

BIG trip report after I dig out, but here are three things I don’t want to forget: (1) Sea Venture Building (2) Church Cave (3) Bermuda Rose Society (4) Mark Continue Reading →

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Weekend 394.0

Posted on July 8, 2017 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

(1) Fall in Love With the World’s First Animated Dinosaur (Atlas Obscura) (2) Oregon Legislature passes $15 bike tax (Bicycle Retailer) (3) US State imposes “sin” tax of $15 on Continue Reading →

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Weekend 365.0 (Cycling Robots in Bermuda?)

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

(1) The new cycle revolution: Buzzbike launches free bicycle scheme in London (Wallpaper*) (2) Real value of the Bermuda dollar (The Royal Gazette) (3) Assembling Eric: Bringing back the UK’s Continue Reading →

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Somerset Bridge Station

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

(1) Bermuda carriages found in Guyana (The Royal Gazette) Want to learn more? Find a copy of The Bermuda Railway (Gone – But Not Forgotten) by Colin A. Pomeroy.

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