September 21, 2007
Shared birthdays
On the Writer's Almanac today I learned that these three prolific and widely popular authors share the same birthday
J.R.R. Tolkien ~ H.G. Wells ~ Stephen King
If this is your birthday, and you are so inclined to become an author, Go For It!! This date must hold some sort of magic for those who work with words!!
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April 21, 2005
Devoted we are
Today we devoted at Katerina's minus Carol and how she was missed. Carol was supervising the fence removal to carefully protect all the new spring life springing forward in her lovely gardens. One never knows if a fairy while resting could be disturbed by such demolition. I am most assured that Carol was firm in her resolve and kept the yard in tact for all living things.
Yet we three devoted well as we thought about how the Creator can be honored by our creating within the confines of our living spaces. We had a lovely time of it and then giggled and chatted about all kinds of artistic endeavors. Alas, alas Carol we missed your smile and wisdom. We are such a lucky lot to have lively conversations about almost nothing and make the words into something as dear as the friends that speak them.
So my dear friend..how is the back forty now that it knows no bounds?
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March 9, 2005
Beach Books
If you are a Larry McMurtry fan (Lonesome Dove, Last Picture Show etc.) you will enjoy his latest effort. He has written a series of four books called "The Berrybender Narratives" and I read all but the last one while in Hawaii thanks to my father-in-law! Set in the American West of the 1830's, it is the story of a wealthy English family and the adventures and tragedies they encounter as they journey westward with a colorful cast of characters both fictional and real! The latter including Kit Carson, Jim Bridger, Toussaint and Pomp Charbonneau (Sacajawea's husband and son), and the painter George Catlin! The books are fast paced, and, as Steve's dad put it "earthy"! And the chapters about the French and English newsmen traveling together are written I think rather tongue in cheek. Their humorous debate about not being able to eat meals properly after their guide throws out all of the linen napkins brings to mind some of the stereotypes that still exist about our European friends! I am looking forward to the conclusion of the Berrybender's adventures when I get ahold of the fourth book!
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