this evening i roasted a chicken with potatoes, carrots and green beans to eat by candlelight, celebrating martinmas. i also made a pumpkin pie which we had with hot apple cider. the lamp was made by morgana several years ago during a dance workshop with our friends in pittsburgh (in 2016). lucia surprised me with it this summer when she visited.
i read these two books in september: the miraculous journey of edward tulane by kate dicamillo, and hold fast by blue balliett. they were both warm hearted, inspiring books whose main characters must dig deep within themselves to live through difficult times and come out stronger, wiser and more compassionate. hold fast deals with homelessness in a gentle and empathic way (while also solving an intriguing mystery), and edward tulane learns to love and understand others through losing and then finding himself. i'm sure i will enjoy reading these stories over and over.
my sister and i saw a family sketch and other writings in the mark twain bookstore in hartford when we took amelie there to see the twain house and the harriet beecher stowe house. my sister said, "i bet you could find this in your library," and she was right. i've had it out for several weeks now, and finally got around to reading it these last few days. mark twain and his wife and oldest daughter, susy, share anecdotes about their lives together in elmira, new york, and in hartford, connecticut. it's a wonderful window into their world of play acting, travels, family adventures and get togethers, discipline and education. they were a warm, loving family that had their share of troubles amidst much joy. i have so many books by my bedside right now, but i hope to add a connecticut yankee in king arthur's court and huckleberry finn.
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here's a link to our third day in florida.
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here's a link to our third day in florida.
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