A Place Like This......

The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls

 

 

The splendour falls on castle walls

And snowy summits old in story:

The long light shakes across the lakes,

And the wild cataract leaps in glory.

blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying,

Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying,dying,dying.

 

 

O hark, O hear! how thin and clear,

And thinner, clearer, farther going!

O sweet and far from cliff and scar

The horns of Elfland faintly blowing!

Blow, let us hear the purple glens replying:

Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying,dying,dying.

 

(excerpt from "The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls) by

Alfred,Lord Tennyson

Inspired by the medieval walls he lived within this summer, he built a wall to encircle the fairy village which resides under the rose cypress tree. Be well and happy day to everyone.

  

The Living Bush

What happens when an ordinary moment becomes extraordinary?

I was just sitting there reading my book by the hydrangeas and butterfly bush.

I heard it first and felt it second. The light rustle of breeze that comes from fluttering wings.

Looking to my left I realized that this butterfly bush was completely teaming with life.

Bees getting the last bits of pollen on a summer day.

 
  

Butterflies tasting the last sips of nectar before migrating back to their mother trees.

  

What awe it is to witness such wonder.

The Book Reading List

~ Each woman walked into the library with an arm full of books, and/or a list of "the must reads" in her life. For me it is one of the greatest times of year when we whittle down the list to just 9 choices of some of our favorites.

Here is what we decided on this year. Let me know if you've read any of these and if you liked them or not.

September: The Day the World Came to Town by Jim Defede

October: The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls

November: Still Life by Louise Penny

December: The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

January: Honolulu by Alan Brennert

February: The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay

March: The Help by Kathryn Stockett

April: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

May: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

This Moment

A Friday tradition, capturing a single moment during the week. Just a photo, no words. Happy Weekend.

Rhythm of the Home: Autumn Edition

 

The new Edition of Rhythm of the Home is out today. With this fourth edition it has made it's one year cycle. If it's at all possible this issue is bigger and more wonderful than anything I have ever seen. Inside it's virtual pages lies many moments to be had as momma's, families, celebrations, recipes, reflections, and a lot of great crafting from our many friends. Included are some inspiring interviews of wonderful people such as, Wee folk artist Salley Mavor and the wonderful fabric queen Anna Marie Horner.

I humbly add that there is a little article chronicling the adventures of "O" and I at Viking Camp,where we lived like Vikings for a bit.

 Does it surprise you that I was in the spinning,weaving, yarn dyeing hut for a great part of the camp session?

 

Along with all of this goodness there is still more.......The incredulous Rhythm of the Home Giveaway.

You won't want to miss either the autumn edition or the giveaway. Enjoy.