Just in case anyone has been waiting with bated breath for my impressions on the new Pride and Prejudice:
We went last Wednesday night with two other couples, bearing high hopes for an enjoyable evening with friends, if nothing else. (And the fact that my mother tapped me on the shoulder from behind was a pleasant […]
I love Thanksgiving. Such a simple holiday, so unassuming and amazingly free of the mercantile trappings of other celebrations. As much as I yearn towards the Christmas season each year, I am always sad that a day set aside for no other reason than to say ‘Thank You’ to God is often overshadowed, if not […]
I am a big proponent of self-devised holidays. My friend Rachel in Australia invented the charming notion of ‘Blossom Day’ for her daughter as a festivity of their down under spring-in-November. Years ago ‘Joy Day’ was instituted by my sister and me as an excuse to celebrate one of our favorite friends; another of our […]
Philip and I absolutely love this article by Sam Torode on the wisdom of Winnie-the-Pooh!
My mother read me a passage from the newest Jan Karon book the other day; it was actually a quote from an old and somewhat obscure volume of sketches that we both love very dearly: Mrs. Miniver by Jan Struther. It was like hearing good news of an old friend and a warm sense of […]
…this morning over the ankle-deep piles of amber leaves at the foot of my oak trees and the delicious autumnal wind that drives down yet more in its friendly gusts…over acorns with funny little caps like tiny brownie men of the forest and prickly balls of chestnut pods already raided by the squirrels…over the perfume […]
As we turned off of Central Park West and drew near the green awning heralding Café des Artistes, Dave cast an uneasy glance towards Liz.
“Ummm—am I dressed okay?”
He peered in the window at the magnificent sprays of flowers and waiters in white coats bustling to and fro.
“Well—,” Liz endeavored to be diplomatic; “I’m […]
It was decided that my first real experience of the city should be a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge—I don’t know which I enjoyed more, the soaring views or the delight of talking ninety-to-nothing with my sister! On the other side, we stood on the pier and gazed across the water at the edifices of […]
We’ve just returned from a trip to New York City visiting my sister and her husband who moved up there this fall to attend The Art Students League. Though Philip’s been there numerous times for business and pleasure, I’d never set foot beyond the bounds of JFK Airport. Not even when Liz lived there for […]
Still trying to get my bearings again after traveling, I thought I’d just share one of my very favorite poems. I cherish the beautiful mercy of Christ that these lines express, and can relate so well to the feelings of unworthiness before such amazing love…
Love bade me welcome: yet my soul drew back, Guilty […]