This is Diamond, my pony, who lived in the pasture where The Eye Tree grew. He hated the tree, or feared it. At any rate, he never stood beneath it. No animal did. They wouldn’t even go near it, unless they had to. I don’t know what she told them. I don’t think I want to [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Book Review – The Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy
Posted in Books Videos Music, Scandinavia, tagged books, Christianity, Emotions, Virtues/Character on March 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The first time I read these books, I was 15. I didn’t get much out of them besides that childbirth is scary, that it is easy to give away one’s virginity to a handsome and charismatic man, and that the Norwegian people of the 1300′s held many strong but strange beliefs. Eleven years later, I read them [...]
An Album Cover…So What’s Yours Like?
Posted in Books Videos Music, Uncategorized, tagged album, music, USS Cushing, Virtues/Character on March 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I got this challenge from a friend. Here are her instructions on how to create your very own, could-be-hilarious, definitely time-wasting album cover. I’m not sure I want to know who the people in the picture are. Then again, maybe I’d be surprised at their qualities, if we got talking. Now then. What would you elect them for?
“Kipling,” the Misplaced Horse
Posted in My Life and Family, tagged animals, Darwin Award, deer, goats, horse, horse lover, horse lovers, horses, Kipling, ordinances, pony, rabbits, self-sufficiency, Traveler on March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t have a picture of Kipling to show you, as I had not yet discovered the joys of camera ownership when I met him. I don’t really know what his name is, or if he ever had one. Kipling is just what I decided to call him. Kipling is a horse. He is a rather mysterious creature, dark grey, [...]
The Blushing Nightingale
Posted in Inspirations for Life and Projects, tagged animals, bird, Celebrations, Henry Van Dyke, nightingale, poem, singing, song, talent, talents, Thankfulness, Virtues/Character on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Picture courtesy of: http://content.ornith.cornell.edu/UEWebApp/data/bin/orange_billed_nightengale_thrush.jpg I looked and looked for a poem I came across two years ago, which told about a nightingale who mis-sang a note, got embarrassed, then realized she had better keep on singing – doing what she was made for – even through her mistakes. Alas, I haven’t found the poem anywhere. But I [...]
Last Snowman of the Season?
Posted in My Life and Family, tagged snow, snowman on March 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Billy built this snowman – the first he has completed all by himself. Yes, the eyes and buttons are real coal. With the cold coming on at least as heavy as it was in January, that is a bit of a sacrifice, from Will’s perspective – this using of coal on snowmen instead of in the cookstove. [...]
Book Review: The Once and Future King
Posted in Books Videos Music, tagged book, books, Emotions, Gawaine, Guenivere, history, King Arthur, Lancelot, Marion, marriage, politics, Robin Hood, romance, Sherwood forest, Sir Pellinore, T.H. White, The Once and Future King, Virtues/Character on March 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Firstly, I apologize to anyone who saw this post yesterday, as I accidentally scheduled it, and then forgot I hadn’t written it. (Some people say I’m absent minded. Maybe they’re right.) Anyhow, here’s a quick version of what I wanted to say. Maybe I’ll improve on it later, and come back next week, and make sure it [...]
