Sociopolitical Commentary
A collection of links to religious, political and social commentary that resonates with me.
Native Plant Gardening Resources
An eclectic collection of online resources and books relating to gardening in general, but especially native plant gardening.
Herman de Jong
Writing for his descendants living during the year 2050. Publishing this work is a bit premature, but some of us will not be around in 2050 to read this. So, as Herman would say, let's just jump the gun.
Sarnia Christian School, 1953-1973
Twentieth Anniversary Booklet Written and produced by Herman de Jong In 1973, Herman de Jong (my father) was an upholsterer. Not an obvious choice for authoring this school’s anniversary booklet. Until you know that he taught there, off and on, for fourteen of its first twenty years. He quit teaching
The Panorama Page
Taking the Wide View: These panoramas are mostly just casual, hand held affairs. taken on the spur of the moment to preserve a wide view that I found particularly appealing
The Living Vine Panorama
This panorama of Jubilee Fellowship's worship space was taken just after Christmas, 2010.
The Living Vine mural, wrapping around the back, takes up more than half of the panorama.
Harry van der Laan’s own story
An Improbable Trajectory. Harry van der Laan’s own story - Part 1: “… a little bit of fire” - 1936 – 1955
A Beginning
It's hard to believe that it will soon be forty years since I produced this book, during my break year between studying at the ICS and moving with Wendy to Holland for a year. I'm tempted now to call this "The Beginning and the End", because nothing much came of
ONPG Facebook Group Links
A collection of links shared by members of the Ontario Native Plant Gardening Facebook group
The van der Laan Venture (epub)
Memoirs of Harm and Dina van der Laan. A printed book made available here in an ePub viewer.
Hinne de Jong
From the memoirs of Hendrik (Hinne) de Jong (1896-1982, translated/arranged by his son, Sense de Jong and maintained by grandson Henry.
The Time-lapse Page
Taking the Long View. There's no way to do time-lapse photography casually or on the spur of the moment. It takes planning, equipment, time, patience and specialized software. But it's worth doing . . .
Herman de Jong – Organ
Herman de Jong plays on the Covenant CRC organ
Worship Songs: 2007 – 2010
Here's at least a three year snapshot of all the songs sung in one church's worship services.
The van der Laan Venture (PDF)
Memoirs of Harm and Dina van der Laan. A printed book made available here in a PDF flip-book viewer.
Reunion Resources
Digging around for attractions to recommend for the van der Laan reunion has brought countless YouTube videos into my path. Most of them are worthwhile, but some stand out because of the depth of their commentary or their eclectic subjects. These I set aside here, for our reference and enjoyment.
Summer Quest Videos
I have long been drawn to music animations and have been bookmarking them for two decades. Here, finally, is a place where I can share my fascination. There are some twenty examples. The music is almost all Bach.
Music Visualizations
I have long been drawn to music animations and have been bookmarking them for two decades. Here, finally, is a place where I can share my fascination. There are some twenty examples. The music is almost all Bach.