Kazakhstan -- again... a bit further South.

Last time I was in Atirau. This time in Aktau. Both on the Caspian sea.

My Friend of Yesteryear took Refuge

.. the day before yesterday.  Was a lovely day, and her name became Karma Rinchen Wangmo.

Found this...

From one of the ballets below -- maiden name CAJANDER!

My MAIDEN NAME WAS CAJANDER!!!

Östgötabaletten 1978-1979

http://ostgotateatern.wordpress.com/category/ostgotabaletten-2/balettens-repertoar-70-tal-ostgotabaletten/

Konstnärlig ledare S Bernal Kovach

ÖSTGÖTABALETTEN
3 baletter

Grand pas de quatreKoreografi S. Bernal Kovach
Musik Césare Pugni
Kostym Peter Stamm
Dansare: Marie Taglioni: Ida Hasselbalch, Fanny Cerrito: Birgitta Agrér, Carlota Grisi: Rivka Ashkenazi, Lucile Grahn: Denise Cajander

Vier letzte LiederKoreografi, scenografi, kostym Peter-Paul Zwartjes
Första sången: Jens Byberg, Andrzej Karas, Fred Kitto, Stan Spector
Andra sången: Ida Hasselbalch
Tredje sången: Jens Byberg, Birgitta Agrér, Rivka Ashkenazi, Denise Cajander
Fjärde sången: Birgitta Agrér, Rivka Ashkena­zi, Denise Cajander, Ida Hasselbalch, Jens Byberg, Andrzej Karas, Fred Kitto, Stan Spec­tor

Inget valKoreografi Andrzej Karas
Musik Béla Bartok
Scenografi Ferenc Szabo
Kostymer Bozena Johansson
Dansare: Flickan Anna Zimna, Hallicken Stan Spector, Den blinde mannen Fred Kitto, Studenten Jens Byberg, Pojken Andrzej Karas, Folk Ensemblen

Premiär på Stora Teatern, Linköping, 1 nov. 1978. 8 föreställningar. Publik: 1.156.
Stora Teatern, Norrköping, 17 nov. 1978. 9 föreställningar. Publik: 1.155.

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01/09

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1978-1979
Östgötabaletten
Balettens repertoar 70-tal

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Östgötabaletten 1977-1978

Konstnärlig ledare Svend Bunch

…OM KÄRLEK4 baletter

Sur la plageKoreografi Svend Bunch
Assistent vid instuderingen  Lena Stranger-Weinar
Musik Darius Milhaud
Scenografi Svend Bunch
Medverkande: Damen i svart Denise Cajander, Badnymfer Birgitta Agrér, Anne Hämäläinen,
Anna Zimna, Strandlejon Jens Byberg, Jonas Johansson, Andrzej Karas, Fred Kitto

… och sen kom kärlekenKoreografi Vlado Juras (gäst)
Musik Penderecki och Gustav Mahler
Scenografi Vlado Juras
Dansare: Birgitta Agrér, Denise Cajander, Anne Hämäläinen, Anna Zimna, Jens Byberg, Jonas Johansson, Andrzej Karas, Fred Kitto, Niels Theilsö

Sonat för treKoreografi Peter-Paul Zwartjes
Musik Pierre Henry och Gustav Mahler
Sång (bandad) Walter Norman
Dansare Jens Byberg, Ida Hasselbalch, Jo­nas Johansson

Three Pieces for Blues Band and OrchestraFrån 1974
Koreografi Peter-Paul Zwartjes
Instudering Lena Stranger-Weinar
Musik William Russo
Scenografi Tyr Martin/Peter-Paul Zwartjes
Filminslag Tord Nilsson
Nya medverkande Niels Theilsö, Ida Hassel­balch, Birgitta Agrér, Anne Hämäläinen, Fred Kitto, Andrzej Karas

Premiär på Stora teatern, Linköping, 13 jan. 1978. 21 föreställningar. Publik: 5.911.
Stora teatern, Norrköping, 24 februari 1978. 13 föreställningar. Publik: 4.247.

EASTER - PÅSK!

This is the way easter used to be - all the kids dressed up as witches going trick or treating - yes that is what you should do on SKÄRTORSDAGEN - i.e. the thursday of Easter.
Did you know that EASTER comes from the Babylonian (?) godess Ishtar?  At least that is what I have heard.  Some sort of fertility godess - with eggs and bunnies as her symbol.

Had easter dinner yesterday, with egg-searching in the garden and the guests having to paint boiled eggs.. haha.

Anyhow, getting older. For sure.  Discovered high bloodpressure when at the doctor's the other day.  Second day of medication.  Seems to work - thank goodness!

It is my Birthday!

… And I called my dad to thank him for having put my life in motion that day, 59 years and 9 months ago.

I hope my three kids will feel the same kind of feeling, when they turn 59 - and everything has turned out rather good after all!

Love you kids, and love you, dad
 - and my angel mom - love you too,

This year of the GALLOPING WOODEN HORSE...

HORROR -- wars, trouble and MAYHEM!
Read this lady's predictions - seems pretty accurate:
http://susanlevitt.com/astrology/horse-year-2014/


Myself - I am disappointed, scared, shaken, disturbed and weirdly confident that I will land anyhow.  BUT WHAT A RIDE!

Thank Goodness for this man:

Fearlessness is generated when you can appreciate uncertainty,, when you have faith in the impossibility of these interconnected components remaining static and permanent. You will find yourself, in a very true sense, preparing for the worst while allowing for the best. You become dignified and majestic. These qualities enhance your ability to work, wage war, make peace, create a family, and enjoy love and personal relationships. By knowing that something is lying in wait for you just around the bend, by accepting that countless potentialities exist from this moment forward, you acquire the skill of prevasive awareness and forsight like that of a gifted general, not paraniod but prepared.
-Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche