Linda Hoye's Blog, page 139
June 20, 2017
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
“In winter I get up at night, and dress by yellow candlelight, In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child’s Garden of Verses It’s the first day of summer–the solstice arrives tonight. The days will, ever-so-slightly, grow shorter and dawn will start to arrive […]
June 19, 2017
Monday, June 19, 2017
“I hold that a strongly marked personality can influence descendants for generations.” ~ Beatrix Potter I’m on the treadmill when my phone dings. I switch it from the Fitbit app to Messenger and find a text from my granddaughter. “Hi Grandma, Mom said I could text you. What do you call it when you see something […]
June 19, 2017
“I hold that a strongly marked personality can influence descendants for generations.” ~ Beatrix Potter I’m on the treadmill when my phone dings. I switch it from the Fitbit app to Messenger and find a text from my granddaughter. “Hi Grandma, Mom said I could text you. What do you call it when you see something […]
June 18, 2017
Sunday, June 18, 2017
“I judge that the flowers of lavender quilted in a cappe and dayly worn are good for all diseases of the head that come of a cold cause and that they comfort the braine very well.” ~ William Turner, A New Herbal, 1568 Few words today, just a few simple sprigs of lavender. Today is […]
June 17, 2017
Saturday, June 17, 2017
“The world is quiet here.” ~ Lemony Snicket Gerry is hiking to the top of a mountain today with a large group in honour of Canada’s 150th birthday. He’s worked hard to organize this event and it looks like a perfect day for it. I’ll be at spending a quiet day at home with books–learning […]
June 16, 2017
Friday, June 16, 2017
“A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.” ~ Henry Ward Beecher Yesterday I was at the library. As I walked and browsed, my body taking on the familiar ‘library stance’ of bending slightly at the waist and tipping my head just so such that I could read the titles […]
June 15, 2017
Thursday, June 15, 2017
“Deep calls unto deep . . .” Psalm 42:7 (NKJV) It’s half past four and finally calm. I woke first, from a dream, an hour ago and tried to go back to sleep. I think I even caught a few minutes of slumber–before Maya, the guard Yorkie, started barking at the sound of the bedroom […]
June 14, 2017
June 14, 2017
“And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair” ~ Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet The earth feeling my bare feet is a given whatever the season. The wind will have ample opportunity to play with my hair today by the looks of what’s happening […]
June 13, 2017
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
“Draw things that have some meaning to you. An apple, what does it mean? The object drawn doesn’t matter so much. It’s what you feel about it, what it means to you. A masterpiece could be made of a dish of turnips.” ~ Sherwood Anderson We first tried Hakurei turnip (informally known as a salad turnip) […]
June 12, 2017
Monday, June 12, 2017
“Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.” ~ Meister Eckhart It’s just after five as I write this; the sun shines in my eyes and fresh morning air fills the room–and me. Monday. A new beginning. A clean slate. There are a few things resting lightly on my mind that I’d like to do […]
