by day the blue will pale down into white where it touches the white of the land, after sunset it has a new circumference-orange, melting upwards into tenderest purple. but the core of blue persists, and so it is by night. then the stars hang like lamps from the immense vault. the distance between the vault and them is as nothing to the distance behind them, and that farther distance, though beyond colour, last freed itself from blue. -e.m. forster (a passage to india)
Thursday, November 17, 2011
a quiet thursday
after schoolwork today, chanda and i curled up on the bed to read. we also had to put the heater on. it's getting cold outside.
for dinner i made pasta puttanesca, and lit the candles.
Happy Birthday, Chanda! Charlotte is just a few weeks older than you are. It's funny to know that you are so close in age, that you both take ballet classes, went to Waldorf playgroup, and are homeschooled. Charlotte was born in Indiana, though. Only her younger siblings were born in New York. Wishing you a terrific new year. Love from all of us here.
What a wonderful birthday you had Chanda... such a busy and fun fulled day. I loved the shot of you and Morgana apple peeling in your PJ's!! and the photo of you with your sisters at the end is just lovely. No wonder you and mum had a quiet day today!
As always Dorina, I love reading your posts, I get an interesting snapshot of New York living.
hi eva, i know! they are so close in age and have similar interests . . including how they like to learn. indiana is a beautiful place to be born . . i remember running up and down the dunes at indiana state park years ago when i was little . . thank you for your good wishes!
hello san, i was very pleased to get the nice photo of them . . it's more difficult these days :P and i enjoy reading your posts for the same reason . . getting a snapshot of life in england. isn't the internet wonderful? what area are you in?
We are in the North of England in the small city of Lancaster, we are about a forty minute drive from the Lake District famous for it fells, beautiful scenery and people, ie Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter.
Indiana Dunes State Park is very close to where my in-laws live now and so we have visited there quite often. When we lived in Indiana, we used to drive up to Michigan (Warren Dunes). When I was pregnant with Jonathan, Peter and I went on a hike through the woods and over the dunes. That was a very foolish thing to do for a pregnant woman. I overestimated my strength and was utterly exhausted afterwards. Did you grow up in Indiana?
san, your home sounds beautiful! what a lovely place to live!
hi eva, no, i grew up on long island. but, i traveled through indiana with my family when i was in high school. walking over those dunes would be exhausting to do while pregnant!
after schoolwork today, chanda and i curled up on the bed to read. we also had to put the heater on. it's getting cold outside.
for dinner i made pasta puttanesca, and lit the candles.
Happy Birthday, Chanda! Charlotte is just a few weeks older than you are. It's funny to know that you are so close in age, that you both take ballet classes, went to Waldorf playgroup, and are homeschooled. Charlotte was born in Indiana, though. Only her younger siblings were born in New York. Wishing you a terrific new year. Love from all of us here.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful birthday you had Chanda... such a busy and fun fulled day. I loved the shot of you and Morgana apple peeling in your PJ's!! and the photo of you with your sisters at the end is just lovely. No wonder you and mum had a quiet day today!
ReplyDeleteAs always Dorina, I love reading your posts, I get an interesting snapshot of New York living.
Hugs San and co xx
hi eva, i know! they are so close in age and have similar interests . . including how they like to learn. indiana is a beautiful place to be born . . i remember running up and down the dunes at indiana state park years ago when i was little . . thank you for your good wishes!
ReplyDeletehello san, i was very pleased to get the nice photo of them . . it's more difficult these days :P and i enjoy reading your posts for the same reason . . getting a snapshot of life in england. isn't the internet wonderful? what area are you in?
We are in the North of England in the small city of Lancaster, we are about a forty minute drive from the Lake District famous for it fells, beautiful scenery and people, ie Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter.
ReplyDeleteSan x
Indiana Dunes State Park is very close to where my in-laws live now and so we have visited there quite often. When we lived in Indiana, we used to drive up to Michigan (Warren Dunes). When I was pregnant with Jonathan, Peter and I went on a hike through the woods and over the dunes. That was a very foolish thing to do for a pregnant woman. I overestimated my strength and was utterly exhausted afterwards. Did you grow up in Indiana?
ReplyDeletesan, your home sounds beautiful! what a lovely place to live!
ReplyDeletehi eva, no, i grew up on long island. but, i traveled through indiana with my family when i was in high school. walking over those dunes would be exhausting to do while pregnant!