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Monday, May 21, 2012

Lakes Like Seas & Old Carousels


Olcott to Tonawanda
Day 10 - But who's counting?

We drove from Lockport to Olcott which is a pretty little village on the shore of Lake Erie. No wonder they call these lakes "great".


Geoff at Olcott, Lake Erie.
 We had a hotdog from one of these
little shops on the boardwalk.
I'm really beginning to love American chilidogs.


You'd swear you were looking out to sea, but this is a lake!
 Is it a bird?
Yeah, well that is a turkey vulture. They are really enormous, and they are everywhere. They circle the updraughts on wings like majestic black sails against the perfect blue sky.

In Tonawanda we were privileged to have a ride on the old Herschel carousel at the original factory where they were made. Everybody knows how much I love these old carousels. I turned back the hands of time and rode around while the big old Herschel pipe organ played. Can I describe such an experience? Not really. The music... the wooden horses going up and down on their shiny brass poles... heartachingly familiar.





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Casting the Stones

Long before the Tarot became synonymous with fortune telling, Gypsies used the natural world around them to help them see into the troubled hearts of those who came seeking knowledge and guidance.
River stones, gems, crystals, sticks, needles and bones were often used by the dunkerer [dukkerer] or palm reader.
I love using my own set of river stones that I personally hand picked and charged with healing energy.
When I read, I'm not so much telling a fortune, as looking into the heart of the energy surrounding the person I'm reading for. I believe this gives a more accurate insight into what is at the heart of a problem or situation and can provide real, down to earth ways of helping people deal with what life sometimes throws at them.
Casting the stones is something I love and I hope to continue with my readings for as long as life will allow.

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(May Good Luck from me go with you)

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