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Tag: Ancestors

The flight from Montreal had been short and pleasant. Through the aircraft’s small window, the pastoral landscape of Prince Edward Island (PEI) was expanding into detailed view as our plane from Montreal jostled with the final air currents and descended to land at Charlottetown, the island’s capital. Below us stretched the gentle hills and estuaries of PEI, many of which we would encounter, albeit … Read More Wooden Ships (4 – final) The Lighthouse at Possibility’s End

September 14, 2025 + #iphonephotography, #Silenti, Travel, Travel and people, Travel and Photography

Wooden Ships (1)

by Steve Tanham

It was Easter Sunday, 20th April, 2025. Bernie had cooked us a fabulous Sunday lunch, now finished, leaving us relaxed and reflective. . We had three guests; our longstanding friends and fellow dog-owners Siobhan and Paul, and a visiting new friend of theirs from New Zealand – Russ -who is pivotal to the rest of this true story. Although you might have good reason … Read More Wooden Ships (1)

November 14, 2021 + #Poetry, #Silenti, Consciousness, esoteric psychology, Politics and Power, Silent Eye School, Speaking truth to power

Within the mud, that narrow eye…

by Steve Tanham

He died when I was thirteen; but none of us knew his full story, which he refused to glorify. He lied about his age to join the Army. He survived WW1, including the Battle of the Somme, and enlisted again, for WW2. The fact that he was an Irish citizen gifted me an Irish passport, allowing me to have dual citizenship and remain a … Read More Within the mud, that narrow eye…