Great essay Lama! You wrote:
> Isn't it striking how this small war-era building looks like the childhood
> home in Maidstone, Saskatchewan Canada of a certain under-appreciated,
> multi-talented master that we all know? Did anyone "get" this before?
>
> Judge for yourself- Ashara generously shot Joni's Maidstone house for
> posterity and included it at 1 hour, 57 minutes into JMDL Video Tree #2
> (tape #1). It was shot on a windy July 1, 2000. Thank you Ashara. Okay,
I
> admit the windows are different but many, many of the other details match
> like a hand and its shadow.
I recall the great thread (last Spring, I believe) which discussed the
houses on the HOSL cover and how they may have represented houses Joni lived
in throughout her life. When I later viewed Ashara's video of Joni's house
in Maidstone, there was that thrill of recognition immediately! Tanya, you
may want to do a search in the digests for this thread - it is really
fascinating reading. There are also several other in-depth posts from
around the same time that greatly illuminate the themes in the HOSL album.
Kakki
