MARIANNE'S PARTY OVERVIEW / knights templar book gift

+PARTY OF ALL PARTYS /+

+MARIANNE'S 85th BDAY+

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>sixty five marianne enthusiasts gathered @<

>the santa luz clubhouse for a sumptuous &<

+(>>> STEPHEN LAUB-SUSAN REID+

+JAMES LAUB-JUDY MCPARLANE)+

>heartwarming celebration of marianne's 85th<

>birthday >hosted by four generous children<

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+GRATITUDE FILLS OUR HEART+

>(marianne's virtues on this<

>earth deserved celebration)<

+FOR THAT WONDERFUL EVENT+ !

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>tonight a few of my photos try<

>to capture the evening's magic<

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 +MARIANNE & CHILDREN+
>radiant devotion is the >"modus operandi" of<
>marianne's >loving children / stephen. susan,<
+(MARIANNE'S CHILDREN+
+DEVOTED AND  LOVING)+
>jim and judy / >all who have been welcoming<
>to me since our carmel marriage 12 years ago<
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+JOHN MCPARLENE and BRUCE REID+
+JUDY & SUSAN'S HUSBANDS  ALSO+
>(elly, jack & mary grace mcparlane<
>sheila, francie & roddy reid are m's<
>radiant & loving< >grandchildren<
>(sheila is married to  dave monet)<
+ARE STARS OF THIS CELEBRATION+
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 +OUR FRIENDS+
>it was w/ gratitude that i photographed this<
>table of our friends, steve, mary lynn hyde<
+(SAN DIEGO FRIENDS+
+OF LONG STANDING)+
>in the foreground),  jim & mabel / dave &<
>rocio (l to r background) / >such a reward<
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 +MARIANNE'S CONWAYS+  
>marianne's brothers conway family here / joe & tina (left), john &<
>liz (right) / mary (left background), / erin & rita dundee, marianne<
+(MANY of the CONWAY CLAN+
+CAME FROM LOS ANGELES)+
>and robyn anderson / during dinner i sat at this table w/ marianne<
>i photographed a few tables  (jim laub was official photographer)<
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 +MARIANNE'S CAKE+
>marianne's >85th birthday cake was a scrumptious<
>lemon & raspberry synergetic alchemy production<
+(THE EVENING WAS RADIANT+
+AT THE SANTA LUZ CA  CLUB)+
>marianne was very touched by the love poured out<
>on this most beautiful of  california evening events<
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 +CAKE CEREMONY+
>mary conway mcgraw & friends erin & mother<
>rita dundee express delight at marianne's joy in<
+(MARY CONWAY MCGRAW+
+IS M'S >BELOVED< NEICE)+
>the cutting of the cake ceremony / frank conway<
>mary's oldest brother in blue shirt,  background<
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 +CAKE CEREMONY+
>joe conway ( marianne's deceased brother<
>frank's son ) takes cake ceremony photos /<
+(MARYANNES >DEVOTED+
+FAMILY FILLED w/ LOVE)+
>as does granddaughter ellie, background w/<
>sister mary grace & brother jack (ucla grad)<
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+OUR FAMILY+
>derek was on a photo expedition / lesley lives<
>out of state but daughter bronwen & husband<
+(BRUCE / MARIANNE >(2+
+VERSIONS) BRON & ME)+
>bruce campbell were there w/ much love and<
>devotion to marianne,  >(love that old photo)<
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 +OUR FAMILY+
>our los angeles cousins, gary (duke-coach)<
>clark & brother curtis (r) >lynda clark (left)<
>duke's wife / >bronwen & bruce campbell<
+(MY STAIGG UNCLE WAS+
+THEIR  >GRANDFATHER)+
>w/ birthday girl / note : duke clark was the<
>best man at our wedding (pacific grove ca)<
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 +DUKE & LYNDA+
>duke is a >special soul<, filled w/ devotion<
>to humanity / he gave marianne the orchid<
+(WORLDS MOST  >RADIANT+
+DOUBLE PHOTO PORTRAIT)+
>lei for her birthday & the >knights templar<
>book for me (filled w/ much valuable info)<
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+DUKE'S GIFT+
>it is the >architecture of the knights templar<
>that interests me / >the bylaws were written<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+BERNARD de CLAIRVAUX)+
>by bernard de clairvaux, our gruy neighbor<
>& i long found their >gruyere templar links<
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+TEMPLAR DOME+
>"the dome of the mount" is the historical<
>source of inspiration >of the templars in<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / ORIENT FOREST)+
>the orient forest / >on the map of france<
>"temple island" is found nr gruy chateau<
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 +ARK OF THE COVENANT+
>it is believed the ark of the covenant in<
>jerusalem was >found and removed by<
+(GOOGLE :>> TEMPLARS /+
+ARC OF THE COVENANT)+
>the knights templar >possibly to france<
>or spain / >(many theories about this)<
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+GRUY CHAMPAGNE+
+(ENLARGE & READ)+
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>like lecorbusier i am NOT a knights templar<
>but am >fascinated by all the links with our<
+(ALL 9 ORIGINAL TEMPLARS+
+WERE FROM CHAMPAGNE'S+
+ORIENT FOREST LOCATION)+
>family history in france (orient forest in the<
>champagne) switzerland and in new orleans<
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+the  >FIRST FRENCH MASONIC+
>(grand lodge of orient started<
>chateau >vendeuvre-sur-base<
>next town to degruy chateau)<
+LODGE was in ORIENT FOREST+
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>new orleans degruy friend king louis philippe<
>was head of paris masons when visiting new<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / DOME SUGAR MILL)+
>orleans at the time the degruy built the dome<
>sugar mill & jefferson built montecello dome<
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+KING RENE D'ANJOU WAS BORN+
+AT BAR-SUR-AUBE NEAR GRUY+
>(the most culturally strong<
>king that i know of >was<
>father of french chateaux)<
+CHATEAU >MAGNY FOUCHARD+
+& DE GAULLE COUNTRY HOME+
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>rene de anjou, >like joan of arc and<
>charles degaulle (orient forest) was<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / CROSS OF LORRAINE)+
>devoted to templar cross of lorraine<
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+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / SHROUD OF TURIN)+
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>eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu