PILGRIM ON THIS EARTH / new orleans & lajolla

+EACH DAY A PRECIOUS GIFT+

>writing this daily blog with its cosmic links to<

>egypt, sumeria, france, new orleans & lajolla<

+(WHO ARE WE+WHERE FROM+

+WHERE DO WE GO+WHAT+

+DID WE DO & LEARN)+ ?

>as a background to a life in architecture is a<

>fascinating means of reviewing life & work<

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+ART, DESIGNS & BOOKS+

>have been vital to our life perspective<

>tonight's blog relates to that vision w/<

+(SYNERGETIC LINKS+

+/ WHOLISTIC STYLE)+

>thanks to my family & you who have<

>shared this amazing earthly journey<

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+PILGRIM ON THIS EARTH+

>some thoughts on this day as<

>i visit lajolla's d.g.wills shop<

+NEW & USED)+

>(best bookshop for miles)<

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 >this precious relic is my only memento<
>of our mother after she died…it is a<
+(OLD NEW ORLEANS+
+/ CAVAROC STYLE)+
>book she loved that i gave to her<
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 >this mailgram poem morphed into a mail<
>art graphic is about "making room" for a<
+("MAKING ROOM"+
+/ NOLA STYLE)+
>newly deceased in the nola cemetery<
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 >as we prepare for our october pilgrimage to<
>new orleans, de montigny's stockade vision<
+(JUNGLE PLANTATION+
+DE MONTIGNY STYLE)+
>of french pioneer plantations is important<
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>my two jungle stockade designs for a univ<
>of california berkeley anthro field camp in<
+(JUNGLE STOCKADE+
+/ RADIANT STYLE)+
>tanzania provide links to early nola vision<
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 >my initial california dome residence with<
>radiant garden in front was designed w/<
+(CALIF DOME HOUSE+
+STOCKADE STYLE)+
>a stockade enclosure for the garden<
>(good w/ nilly's night bloom cerus)<
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 >my son derek took this photo at the el faro<
>orphanage in tijauna as part of his work<
+(EL FARO ORPHANAGE+
+/ DEREK RAY STYLE)+
>there and recent "reader" travel piece<
>google : "derek ray / reader", to read<
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>the amazing thing about wun chok bong's<
>analysis of the gothic cathedrals is that<
+(GOTHIC CATHEDRALS+
+ST. BERNARD STYLE)+
>degruy friend st bernard synchronizes<
>google : "eugene ray / geomancy"<
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>to study carefully the scholarship of wun<
>chok bong is a pleasure of the highest<
+(VIEWING ARCHITECTURE+
+WUN CHOK BONG STYLE)+
>sort & he is still a very young scholar<
>his "the god's machines" a must read<
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 >enroute to d.g. wills bookshop this morning<
>i saw some "ham & eggs" flowers that our<
+("HAM & EGGS" FLOWERS+
+/ NEW ORLEANS STYLE)+
>mother & father knew in new orleans+
>(for cousin neal pendleton's research)<
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>a very happy moment of my day is when<

>i can peruse the books in the window<

+(FINDING SION CODES+

+ / D.G. WILLS STYLE)+

>under this sign & then enter w/ joy<

>many rare research works waiting<

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 >in the window out front dennis places his<
>newly arrived treasures and the variety<
+(ECONO RACK WAITS+
+/ D.G. WILLS STYLE)+
>is fabulous for >metaphysical students<
>(philip found my st.germain treasure)<
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>i have been a fan of dennis wills bookshop<
>since the day he opened his "out door"<
+(FINDING NIRVANA /+
+D.G. WILLS STYLE)+
>bookshop over on lajolla boulevard<
>(an innovation i showed students)<
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+PILGRIMS ON THIS EARTH+

+LEARNING REMOTE VIEW+

>(dennis has special<

>racks for this info)<

+& E.T. GENETIC SECRETS+

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 eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu