I’m off!

After a whirlwind tour through Texas to see both sides of the family and a quick stop at headquarters (Gwen’s house in KY) to see Joel, eat great food and catch our breaths, we embark on our literary tour tomorrow.
The road goes ever on…

Through golden mountains

A few shots from our Aspen trip last weekend:

We leave for England on Tuesday. Happy autumn!

Shooting stars

Well friends, I’m in that book vortex. Eat, sleep, drink, breathe… words. Oh my. 
Just five more days till I hop across the pond. I’m working as hard as I can so that in England I can guiltlessly cast off any writing for a week of long walks, train rides, big cups of tea, and literary [...]

Good Sabbath

Saviour and friend,
how wonderful art Thou!
my companion upon the changeful way,
the comforter of its weariness,
my guide to the eternal town,
the welcome at its gate.

-Alistair Maclean

I’m going to England!

I can’t think how I’ve failed to remember to let you know that… I’m off to have tea in Beatrix Potter’s village, to wander Wordsworth’s garden, roam Shakespeare’s hometown and shiver in the wild October wind of James Herriot’s dales.  For eight idyllic, long-planned days, I’ll be in the gold and chill of England in [...]

Family Sketches: Part One

For a long time now, I’ve kept an open file on the desktop of my computer where I jot bits of family drama as they happen. Sometimes it is just a tidbit of normalcy that I particularly like, sometimes the memory of me or my siblings as mischeivous little tykes, sometimes memories of the different [...]

Shelter

I had a day of rest a couple of days ago – the absent half of the family is home, we were all spent beyond words (and I was flat on my back with a bad head cold) and decided to shoo away all pretense of responsibility for one loop of the sun through our [...]