Elaine Calder
@calderbennett.bsky.social
Retired. Used to manage arts organizations: orchestras, theatres and an opera company, in both Canada and the US. Working on my Italian, in part by visiting Venice once or twice a year and studying at the Leonardo da Vinci Centre in Victoria, BC.
Here as well! Perhaps this will guarantee a safe flight home. Wordle 1,622 3/6*
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🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨
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November 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Here as well! Perhaps this will guarantee a safe flight home. Wordle 1,622 3/6*
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
And I did!
Wordle 1,622 3/6*
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🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,622 3/6*
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
And I did!
Wordle 1,622 3/6*
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,622 3/6*
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨
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Thank you, Philomena. I'm flying home tomorrow, so no turkey! But I've just had a wonderful month in Montreal, and spent this evening at dinner and the Centaur Theatre with my dear friend Brett Polegato. He'll be in Victoria to sing Scarpia in POV's Tosca in February.
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Thank you, Philomena. I'm flying home tomorrow, so no turkey! But I've just had a wonderful month in Montreal, and spent this evening at dinner and the Centaur Theatre with my dear friend Brett Polegato. He'll be in Victoria to sing Scarpia in POV's Tosca in February.
When I retired in 2015 Bill and I could have chosen to live in Seattle or Portland, rather than Victoria, since we both had dual citizenship and our daughter lives in Seattle. But when we left Portland in 2012, the Oregon Symphony was providing our medical insurance, at a cost of $12,000 a year.....
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 AM
When I retired in 2015 Bill and I could have chosen to live in Seattle or Portland, rather than Victoria, since we both had dual citizenship and our daughter lives in Seattle. But when we left Portland in 2012, the Oregon Symphony was providing our medical insurance, at a cost of $12,000 a year.....
Same here. Wordle 1,621 3/6*
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🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
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November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Same here. Wordle 1,621 3/6*
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Indeed! Gregory Dowling's was symmetrical as well, although he got it in three.
On the other hand: Wordle 1,620 4/6*
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
On the other hand: Wordle 1,620 4/6*
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Indeed! Gregory Dowling's was symmetrical as well, although he got it in three.
On the other hand: Wordle 1,620 4/6*
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
On the other hand: Wordle 1,620 4/6*
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Indeed! as opposed to Wordle 1,620 4/6*
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Indeed! as opposed to Wordle 1,620 4/6*
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
My starting word helped. A bit. Wordle 1,619 4/6*
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
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November 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My starting word helped. A bit. Wordle 1,619 4/6*
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
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Greatly helped by my starting word: Wordle 1,619 4/6*
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Greatly helped by my starting word: Wordle 1,619 4/6*
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Extraordinary! Wordle 1,618 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
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November 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Extraordinary! Wordle 1,618 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Bravo! I'm right behind you today:
Wordle 1,617 4/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,617 4/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
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November 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Bravo! I'm right behind you today:
Wordle 1,617 4/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,617 4/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
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Similar to Victoria, BC where I live. But after three weeks in Montreal I don't bother with a hat or gloves until it falls to -5C.
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Similar to Victoria, BC where I live. But after three weeks in Montreal I don't bother with a hat or gloves until it falls to -5C.
Ditto. Wordle 1,616 4/6
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
November 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Ditto. Wordle 1,616 4/6
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜
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We used to dress up, several decades ago when flying was a civilized, comfortable experience - except perhaps for all the cigarette smoke in the cabin.
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 AM
We used to dress up, several decades ago when flying was a civilized, comfortable experience - except perhaps for all the cigarette smoke in the cabin.
What an idiot. I can only imagine what a great resource Mattarella would be.
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
What an idiot. I can only imagine what a great resource Mattarella would be.
A long slog.
Wordle 1,615 6/6*
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
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⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,615 6/6*
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A long slog.
Wordle 1,615 6/6*
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,615 6/6*
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
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"Beasts of the Southern Wild" (2012) starred an unforgettable Quvenzhané Wallis, who was nine years old. She was the youngest Best Actress Oscar nominee in history.
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" (2012) starred an unforgettable Quvenzhané Wallis, who was nine years old. She was the youngest Best Actress Oscar nominee in history.
Got lucky today. Wordle 1,614 4/6*
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⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Got lucky today. Wordle 1,614 4/6*
🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Every man to his own. Wordle 1,613 6/6*
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Every man to his own. Wordle 1,613 6/6*
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
And she might attract a somewhat - how shall I say? - different audience......
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
And she might attract a somewhat - how shall I say? - different audience......