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Pilgrimage to Windsor… that dress!

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Arvin da Brgha

Aerial view: Windsor Castle, Berkshire. In the mad dash to board the train from King’s Cross/St. Pancras Station to Paddington Station, I boarded the wrong train and ended up losing almost of hour of valuable time. Nonetheless to Windsor with … Continue reading →

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When Things Don’t Go to Plan.

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Arvin da Brgha

Just another hotel that looks onto Bloomsbury’s Russell Square. Monday morning, November 12, 2018 rolled around with me being a bit on the antsy side. Just a couple of days before leaving on the trip, I received an email notice … Continue reading →

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The Remains of Armistice Day.

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Arvin da Brgha

Strangely, though the major part of Armistice Day celebrations were long concluded, there were still more persons moving westward towards the Cenotaph than easterly towards Trafalgar Square. My companion, a spectacled, freckled guy in his early 30s, was keen on … Continue reading →

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Gosh that was fun!

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Arvin da Brgha

Thanks to World Ballet Day, there was positively nothing or no one that was going to dissuade me from hitting London town. Armistice Day and La Bayadère, you say… ha! Naturally, I returned to London, in my ongoing research/quest for … Continue reading →

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All Too Human… And Then Some!

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Arvin da Brgha

Well, after having been dazzled by Natalia Osipova, there was no doubt what next adventure my soul had to devour. I arrived at Pimlico Station and enjoyed the cool brisk walk to the red and white gorgeousness of the neighbourhood … Continue reading →

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Two Albrechts but what a Giselle!

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Arvin da Brgha

Second night in London and there was still lots of snow — at least, by London standards; after Montréal where three feet of snow is no horror, 1.5 inches seemed to have arrested London in its tracks — I was … Continue reading →

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President & First Lady Obama.

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Arvin da Brgha

Oil on Canvas ©2018 Kehinde Wiley Provenance: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Oil on Linen ©2018 Amy Sherald Provenance: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. _______________________________________________________ Beautifully exquisite! Happy Black history month. Love the fact that Mr. Wiley captures the … Continue reading →

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The Dream Chamber

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Arvin da Brgha

With some lovely sandalwood incense going, a beeswax candle and some late 18th century harpsichord breezily distant, evoking deeply buried memories of life at court in Regency London as a countertenor, thus one slips lucid, fecund and supremely feminine into … Continue reading →

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Here’s to You!

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Arvin da Brgha

Just a wee glimpse into my magical life where dreamquests are all begun in the groovy comfort of my collapsible pyramid. I have had a pyramid since 1984 in one form or another. This incarnation of my dream chamber, I … Continue reading →

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Come Celebrate!

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Arvin da Brgha

Come celebrate with me the launch of volume II of both Merlin and Arvin: A Shamanic Dream Odyssey and A Six Volume Michael Overleaves Appendix at my über chic Toronto apartment this December 22, 2017 at 2000hrs. On hand will … Continue reading →

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