{"id":182,"date":"2006-08-27T01:30:26","date_gmt":"2006-08-27T01:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=182"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:43:00","slug":"a-little-travelling-music-please","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=182","title":{"rendered":"A Little Travelling Music, Please"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

……. Something to feed the gypsy soul. There were a few things that had to be done very early Friday morning before we set off for the first leg of our trip to Hilton Head. Yes, we were driving. It\u2019s an 18 hour haul which we spread over 2 days, stopping for the night in Beckley, West Virginia \u2013 10 hours from TO. I guess that there aren\u2019t that many people these days that take long driving holidays, when it\u2019s relatively cheap, quick and easy to take a plane \u2013 not with 4 people; but 1 or 2, yes. Still there is something about journeying through every mile, however tedious, that makes you feel that you have really earned the destination. There is also something about \u201chitting the open road\u201d, that gives one a sense of freedom \u2013 no stripping to the waist, no marshalling through metal detecting arbours, no idling for hours in soulless airport lounges \u2013 just hit the gas and go!

But we do need music \u2013 traveling music. Selecting the right CDs for the journey was one of the Friday morning tasks \u2013 I still buy CDs. I deal with copyright daily and I like to think that I contribute to Art and culture by supporting the artists that enrich my life. I would hate to think that, because we are now able to enjoy without contributing, emerging artists \u2013 will never thrive \u2013 our entertainment will be limited to a few with influence, and we will lose the diversity, the endless choice that has made our lives so rich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As a result, I took all my Paul Simon CDs \u2013 I just have 3; but I do have his latest \u2013 \u201cSurprise\u201d. I took Bob Dylan \u2013 for the phrase \u201clike a rolling stone\u201d and I took K.D. Lang in case I got homesick.

There is something about pulsing down the highway to traveling music, that feeds the Gypsy soul!

Now when I wasn\u2019t driving, I was working on this: I will call it something like \u201cSavannah Shawl\u201d or \u201cSquares of Savannah Shawl\u201d \u2013 for everyone who has read \u201cMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil\u201d and has crocheted a square \u2013 you\u2019ll understand. When I left TO, I had the small centre section started. We are now in Hilton Head \u2013 I guess I could have done this much on a plane, but I wouldn\u2019t have felt as much like a Gypsy and the design might have lacked something! Oh, well \u2013 must get to the beach!

Enjoy
Carol<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PS when I get back I am going to re-work the design – not quite right yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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