Gwen and I were talking about the luminous writing of Wendell Berry when I was at her house a few weeks ago. Being a native Kentuckian and fellow lover of literature, she introduced me to his books this spring with a birthday gift of his short stories. Entirely by accident, I found another of his [...]
Entries from November 2007
November 27, 2007
Of saints and angels
I am finally back. The feast has been gloriously had, the pie devoured, the long, winter walks taken and now I am here in the chill of a late evening to greet you. I hope your feasting was as sumptuous as could be hoped. Evening has grown old round my ears as I’ve sat working [...]
November 23, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving!
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. ~G.K. Chesterton
May you all find the grace of God abundant in your lives today. He is so good.
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 20, 2007
The Long Due Reward…
About a month ago, Brenda at Coffee, Tea, Books and Me awarded me a blogging award. Like her, I have decided to pass it on to a single person. There are many blogs I read that cause me to think deeply, to question, to live well. But there is only one blog written by the [...]
November 13, 2007
Night Walk
Ah, the stars. Scattered through navy sky like celestial apple blossoms in spring; profuse, pristine, near tangible. Ah, the dark. Night unshattered by a city light, shadows pooled twixt lake and gathered pines. And us, huddled on the shore, mountains piled beneath the stars, air crisp. Mom and I crept out just after dusk to [...]
November 9, 2007
A boy with music in his soul…
At any given moment in our house you can probably hear some distant rumble of music. We all of us are singing or playing or dancing our way up and downstairs in the course of the day. This can be a lovely thing. It can also be a nerve-wracking thing. Usually though, it’s the Clarkson [...]
November 7, 2007
Storm song
‘Twas a blue, storm and gold dappled morning in TN when I wrote this a couple of years ago. It’s always fun to visit the zest of a younger self. I remember walking out in the morning and watching the sun struggle with the rain and catch a single gold-leafed tree in its beams. It [...]
November 4, 2007
A November Day in Kentucky
There is a quality of light here that I have missed since I moved away; the sifted gleam of sunlight through wind-stroked trees. I have missed the roll of meadows fenced by the lacework of oaks and maples and overgrown vines. I have missed the lingering curl of summer flowers as they smile one last [...]
November 3, 2007
An artistic feast
I am in my second home in Earlington and it has been idyllic day. I feel my soul filling up after that last few busy weeks. The thoughts are brewing. Meanwhile, just in case you were pining for some tantalizing new suggestions for gorgeous art books to strew over the vacant surfaces of your home, [...]
