by Susan Ternyey, Oct 2025 Self-Determination—Part 2 Society/culture Just as not all the limits the Law puts on people’s freedoms are bad, so sometimes one’s society and culture may exert limits that are beneficial to an individual, a family, and a society or culture. Such limits are sometimes positive, sometimes negative.S1 E4-6 When Elizabeth realizesContinue reading “Onedin Line Timeless Themes”
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Onedin Line Timeless Themes
by Susan Ternyey, Aug 2025 Making a Life: James & Maragarita Onedin Of the 9 episodes of the last season of the 8 season series, Margarita only enters the story in episode 3. But to understand the relationship between James and Margarita, it’s important to summarize the first 2 episodes of the season. The otherContinue reading “Onedin Line Timeless Themes”
Onedin Line Timeless Themes
by SusanTernyey, Aug 2025 Marriage: James & Letty Onedin It’s been about 3 years since James sought a match with first Caroline Maudslay (a poor choice for him) and then Leonora Biddulph (who might have made a good match, but by the time he realized it, he lost her to Cousin Richard Onedin, something likeContinue reading “Onedin Line Timeless Themes”
Onedin Line Timeless Themes
by Susan Ternyey, July 2025 Marriage: Making/Finding a Match A match made in Heaven, or in Anne’s father’s kitchen—James found his match in Anne Webster. That’s been discussed in “What Makes a Marriage Successful”–through seasons 1 & 2. But she died, essentially giving her life for him—no matter his feelings. What now? Could he everContinue reading “Onedin Line Timeless Themes”
Onedin Line Timeless Themes
by Susan Ternyey, June 2025 What makes a successful marriage? Examples: Anne & James, Robert & Sarah Season 1 Episode 1 “The Wind Blows” Anne and James begin their marriage as a partnership, and that is a good way to begin a successful marriage. They each have something to bring to the marriage (notContinue reading “Onedin Line Timeless Themes”
“The Onedin Line” Timeless Themes
Part 1 by Susan Ternyey, Dec 2024 James Onedin wants to be his own master, his life under his own command; he wants to own his own destiny. He is a ship’s captain, and his employer, Callon, has dangled the promise of having his own command for nearly 6 years (S1 E2). Although James hasContinue reading ““The Onedin Line” Timeless Themes”
Thanks Giving: For the Heritage They Left Us
by ST, Nov 2024 My family heritage encompasses many who made the Pilgrim-age for religious freedom, from the 1620s on, including those who left the civilization of Europe & America to pioneer/settle the wilderness: some by choice, some by force. I relate to others in law who came later–such as the early 1900s–in search ofContinue reading “Thanks Giving: For the Heritage They Left Us”
Birth Day Gifts
by ST, Oct 2024 My Birthday This year for my birthday I took a trip to Prosser WA for their States Day Celebration, partly as a treat for myself, partly to gather content for my Travel site. Birthday gifts: how that came about and how it all worked out. (My travel site: https://www.travelpacificnw.com/destinations-in-the-pacific-northwest.html ) AsContinue reading “Birth Day Gifts”
Essay on Governance
by Susan Ternyey, June-July 2024 How did governments begin? From ancient times philosophers have thought about and discussed governance. For some background, see It seems obvious that the government of societies began as an outgrowth of the family. As children grew up, the extended family became a tribe. Tribes expanded when other individualsContinue reading “Essay on Governance”
The Coat of Arms
by Susan Ternyey, 1980s Far humbler than the poet whom I appeal As tutor, in aspiring to convey And ‘scribe in characters of the Ideal Those worthy merits, in this worldly fray, Which we would urge on any that we may– Most ‘specially our children and their own– That seem to us appropriate array ForContinue reading “The Coat of Arms”
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