Archive for December, 2013
Happy Soltice from California to You
Winter Soltice Sunset greetings from my home in California. Please accept our fondest and most sincere hopes and wishes for a Wonderful New Year for you and all whom you love!
Antinous as Dionysus or the Ghost of Christmas Present?
Antinous, beloved of Hadrian, cherished by me, festooned as Dionysus – or the Ghost of Christmas Present?
Inspired by my recent real life odyssey to the ancient Roman world:
Ephesus (Turkey),
Herculaneum,
Pompeii,
Oplanti,
the Villas of Stabia,
Tiberius’s Villa in Capri,
Hadrian’s Tivoli Compound,
and glorious Ostia Antica,
my dear Antinous is festooned this Christmas in ivy and gold.
Is he Dionysus? Or the Ghost of Christmas Present from my all-time favorite classic film, A Christmas Carol?
Either way, he is still history’s most beautiful man. At least, he gets my vote.
S. L. Gore 
Sweet Season to You!
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good year!
One Life can never be enough!
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