“Just the knowledge that a good book is waiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier.” – Kathleen Norris “Marvelous Truth, confront us at every turn and in every guise.” – Denise Levertov “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let [...]
Check out the Elf WoodsAnd the Elf LavalleesNow that is the godfamily I know and love! Email this post
Words I like today: parabolamarginaliaconundrumerrata Quote of the day: “The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass.” – Martin Mull Email this post
Had brunch this morning with Bouff and baby Eloise and Shafer and baby Georgie – what a treat to see their baby girls. Gracie came with me and I was struck again by how big and grown up she has become, seemingly overnight. See above: top is Georgie, Gracie, Eloise, and bottom is Grace’s first [...]
The world is charged with the grandeur of God. It will flame out, like shining from shook foil It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil. (Gerard Manley Hopkins) Email this post
Baby Boy. John Harmon Scully. My new godson! I am so honored to be a part of the Scully family in this way. Hadley, I love you! Email this post
This morning, running across the river in the morning breeze, I felt buffeted, literally physically moved around, by the wind. I felt insubstantial. This is something I’m not accustomed to feeling: usually I am physically solid in the world, aware of my own presence and literally grounded by it. Insubstantial. An apt metaphor for how [...]
Thanksgiving. So much to be thankful for. And, still, so much here that I do not understand (Rich, Towards the Solstice).What am I grateful for, on this dark and warm evening in 2007? Dear friends, near and far, old and new – friends from childhood, friends from adulthood, friends from motherhood, friends from all the [...]
Thanksgiving morning. Matt and the children are walking & scootering by the river with Mark and Sophia, and I’m at home putting the turkey in, etc. Also finished The Year of Magical Thinking. Wow. This book takes my breath away. I’m not quite able to articulate why, or how, so for now I’ll just cite [...]
My first Thanksgiving. I brined the bird, he’s outside in a big white paintbucket on the back porch. Made the spinach and the stuffing and cut up the squash and parsnips. Set the table and did some flowers. Tomorrow will be the real challenge! It feels like a rite of passage – in keeping with [...]
