The tile photo out front was taken in the room I had on retreat, which was normally the prayer room. Yesterday's "Mornin'" photo was also taken while on retreat, the morning I went down to Seal Cove to watch the sun slowly descend upon the trees in all their Autumn splendor. I was walking back up for morning meditation.
We are expecting a "partly cloudy" day with temps around 56! I'd best get to sleep so I can wake up and enjoy it. Monday comes the rain and Wednesday comes the cold, with highs on Thursday expected to be in the 30's!!
Yup, that's the very shirt, puddle. The catalog I saw it in, "Things You Never Knew" is kind of gross. Don't know why they sent it to me. Glad you found the shirt on Amazon 'cause that way I can get it and it's only $2 more than the catalog.
Well, got it all done. Sloppy/fast job, but done. And now they've canceled the rain for tomorrow, and it's going to be warmer, so maybe I'll do some more on the flat places -- stairs, decking, edges.
Beau sure didn't like the smell when I let him back on the porch, lol! He came right in instead of wanting to play come closer/get away. And I still have 3/4 gallon left. Yay!
This one's for you, Renee. It's by Carly Simon but I couldn't find a rendition of it on You Tube or anywhere. I used to sing it around the house, on the harder home schooling days, while making dinner. :-)
ALONE
My going has nothing to do with you I'm planning a trip all alone And all I want is a room with a view Where the sight of the sunset full blown makes me ache With feeling alone. And I'll think about you there If I do some thinking And I'll care about you there As it's love I've known. It's not to leave you that I'm going. I'm just going to be alone.
It seems that I'm hearing those noises again The voices once more now have grown Flashbacks keep sending me way back to when The sound of the waves on the stones made me ache With feeling alone. And I'll think about you there If I do some thinking And I'll care about you there As it's love I've known. It's not to leave you that I'm going. I'm just going to be alone Alone, alone I'm all alone...
Inconsiderate blighters, weathermen, canceling the rain after you rushed to get your work done. They could just as easily have not scheduled it in the first place.
Dickens is to be revered for the way he brought the plight of the oppressed to the fore! I guess when I read I'm aiming most often for something that will lift and guide my spirit, not simply describe and commiserate my sorrow. Sometimes I want just to laugh, which loosens one up, but most often I seek that gleam of wisdom for my present path.
Dickens' early novels have a lot of comedy in them. He isn't deadly dull...honestly. I agree though that sometimes something lighthearted is just what the doctor ordered. A mix of wit and wisdom though, that's harder to find. Our friend Douglas Adams comes to mind, but his humor is mostly satirical,not maybe to everybody's taste. The late Andy Rooney was both wise and funny, rest his soul.
The first Dickens I ever read was for high school and it was Great Expectations. I did not like the story, even though the writing was good. I found it a bit hard to follow in places, did not like reading of Pip's early life (my own having been dismal enough) and detested the decay-laden scene with Miss Haversham. Bleah!
What I love is reflective writing such as Listening Below the Noise by Ann De LeClaire, The Silent Cry by Dorothee Soelle, Mysticism by Evelyn Underhill, The Solace of Fierce Landscapes by Belden Lane, and At Home in the World by Thomas Merton and Rosemary Radford Ruether. Ironically, none of these are in the Public Library where I work.
For some reason the comments on the new thread don't want to open for me this morning (Monday), so I will post here.
My new wireless router cum hard drive (Apple Time Capsule) does in fact seem to have a greater range, and serves to automatically back up my laptop. All good.
Recovering from the weekend at the hospital; had to lay down and get some quality sleep after work and before driving home yesterday.
Cat--thanks for the tip on the MZB 4-book series; sounds interesting. I'm close to finished with the Darkover series now and figure I ought to give someone else a chance, though! My current break from Darkover is "The Mystery of the Yellow Room" by Gaston Leroux (1907), said to be the first and still one of the best locked room mysteries. I'm more than halfway through, and it seems every bit as complicated as Wilkie Collins' "The Moonstone." Both are of course dated, but ripping good yarns that keep one guessing. I started reading an Agatha Christie story, "The Incident at Styles," but quickly found it uninteresting. Maybe it would have turned out well, but as far as I got it was too much of a slog and seemed terribly imitative. Maybe it was a very earlsy one, since it is out of copyright and available for free, unlike her other stories. "The Lady Vanishes" worked well as a movie, certainly.
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ReplyDeleteNotes for you on the last thread, Ms. Catreona! :-)
ReplyDeleteThe tile photo out front was taken in the room I had on retreat, which was normally the prayer room. Yesterday's "Mornin'" photo was also taken while on retreat, the morning I went down to Seal Cove to watch the sun slowly descend upon the trees in all their Autumn splendor. I was walking back up for morning meditation.
ReplyDeleteWe are expecting a "partly cloudy" day with temps around 56! I'd best get to sleep so I can wake up and enjoy it. Monday comes the rain and Wednesday comes the cold, with highs on Thursday expected to be in the 30's!!
ReplyDeleteUnder the Wing...
Cat, here's the only one I could find. Kinda cute! http://www.amazon.com/Kind-Woman-Devil-Fears-T-Shirt/dp/B00362336M
ReplyDeleteWarmish day ahead (61ยบ) -- got some wood preserving that needs done before tomorrow's rain and before winter. So had best git moving!
Yup, that's the very shirt, puddle. The catalog I saw it in, "Things You Never Knew" is kind of gross. Don't know why they sent it to me. Glad you found the shirt on Amazon 'cause that way I can get it and it's only $2 more than the catalog.
ReplyDelete;^}
ReplyDeleteWell, got it all done. Sloppy/fast job, but done. And now they've canceled the rain for tomorrow, and it's going to be warmer, so maybe I'll do some more on the flat places -- stairs, decking, edges.
ReplyDeleteBeau sure didn't like the smell when I let him back on the porch, lol! He came right in instead of wanting to play come closer/get away. And I still have 3/4 gallon left. Yay!
Retreat sounds good. And it has a much better ring to it than "running away from home". (Which I very much wish I could do right now.)
ReplyDeleteThis one's for you, Renee. It's by Carly Simon but I couldn't find a rendition of it on You Tube or anywhere. I used to sing it around the house, on the harder home schooling days, while making dinner. :-)
ReplyDeleteALONE
My going has nothing to do with you
I'm planning a trip all alone
And all I want is a room with a view
Where the sight of the sunset full blown makes me ache
With feeling alone.
And I'll think about you there
If I do some thinking
And I'll care about you there
As it's love I've known.
It's not to leave you that I'm going.
I'm just going to be alone.
It seems that I'm hearing those noises again
The voices once more now have grown
Flashbacks keep sending me way back to when
The sound of the waves on the stones made me ache
With feeling alone.
And I'll think about you there
If I do some thinking
And I'll care about you there
As it's love I've known.
It's not to leave you that I'm going.
I'm just going to be alone
Alone, alone
I'm all alone...
Referring back to last thread:
ReplyDelete"I think Cat has identified your difficulty, Renee. You may need a new towel!"
LOL If only all problems could be solved that easily!
listener, I donno. Dickens can be light. Of course, my fav Dickens is Bleak House, which is a little darker than some, but a wonderful book.
I love it! Thanks, Puddle. Bookmarked the page.
ReplyDeleteInconsiderate blighters, weathermen, canceling the rain after you rushed to get your work done. They could just as easily have not scheduled it in the first place.
ReplyDeleteDickens is to be revered for the way he brought the plight of the oppressed to the fore! I guess when I read I'm aiming most often for something that will lift and guide my spirit, not simply describe and commiserate my sorrow. Sometimes I want just to laugh, which loosens one up, but most often I seek that gleam of wisdom for my present path.
ReplyDeleteDickens' early novels have a lot of comedy in them. He isn't deadly dull...honestly. I agree though that sometimes something lighthearted is just what the doctor ordered. A mix of wit and wisdom though, that's harder to find. Our friend Douglas Adams comes to mind, but his humor is mostly satirical,not maybe to everybody's taste. The late Andy Rooney was both wise and funny, rest his soul.
ReplyDeleteTroo dat, lol!
ReplyDeleteWhich Dickens do you find most humourous?
ReplyDeleteThe first Dickens I ever read was for high school and it was Great Expectations. I did not like the story, even though the writing was good. I found it a bit hard to follow in places, did not like reading of Pip's early life (my own having been dismal enough) and detested the decay-laden scene with Miss Haversham. Bleah!
What I love is reflective writing such as Listening Below the Noise by Ann De LeClaire, The Silent Cry by Dorothee Soelle, Mysticism by Evelyn Underhill, The Solace of Fierce Landscapes by Belden Lane, and At Home in the World by Thomas Merton and Rosemary Radford Ruether. Ironically, none of these are in the Public Library where I work.
For some reason the comments on the new thread don't want to open for me this morning (Monday), so I will post here.
ReplyDeleteMy new wireless router cum hard drive (Apple Time Capsule) does in fact seem to have a greater range, and serves to automatically back up my laptop. All good.
Recovering from the weekend at the hospital; had to lay down and get some quality sleep after work and before driving home yesterday.
Cat--thanks for the tip on the MZB 4-book series; sounds interesting. I'm close to finished with the Darkover series now and figure I ought to give someone else a chance, though! My current break from Darkover is "The Mystery of the Yellow Room" by Gaston Leroux (1907), said to be the first and still one of the best locked room mysteries. I'm more than halfway through, and it seems every bit as complicated as Wilkie Collins' "The Moonstone." Both are of course dated, but ripping good yarns that keep one guessing. I started reading an Agatha Christie story, "The Incident at Styles," but quickly found it uninteresting. Maybe it would have turned out well, but as far as I got it was too much of a slog and seemed terribly imitative. Maybe it was a very earlsy one, since it is out of copyright and available for free, unlike her other stories. "The Lady Vanishes" worked well as a movie, certainly.
Off to salt mine No. 1; TTFN