I could only spend about an hour helping with the annual greening of the Elmhurst library this morning, so, I can’t take any credit for all the beauty that emerged like a butterfly from a cocoon, but, I can show you these lovely beauties that flitted in and landed in the children’s section. It was [...]
Archive for November, 2010
Elevenish
Posted in etal, Family and friends, Gardening on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Poirot’s Christmas
Posted in Books, tagged Agatha Christie, David Suchet, Hercule Poirot's Christmas on Monday, November 29, 2010 | 9 Comments »
I am often hunched over, reading our book discussion book late into the night before, in bits and pieces through the afternoon of, or even in the car minutes before we meet. A nasty habit of putting it off. Not because I don’t want to read the book, rather, because I have so much else [...]
Still life in the forest
Posted in Nature/animals on Sunday, November 28, 2010 | 14 Comments »
November comes And November goes, With the last red berries And the first white snows. Elizabeth Coatsworth There is still life in the forest, though the trees and brush seem barren and the late afternoon is quiet, with only the winsome rustle of the trees and the shadows long. There is still life in the [...]
Anticipation
Posted in Family and friends on Saturday, November 27, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Talk of old movies and holidays tends to remind me of family members, past and present. Right about now, with my birthday fast approaching, I think of Uncle George. The oldest sibling in my father’s family, he was tall, a bit shy, and quite handsome. The legend goes that my cousin Ted and I came [...]
A brave new day
Posted in Uncategorized on Friday, November 26, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Tiny slices of rainbows are dancing round about wherever the sun catches a prism on this cold, cold November day. I’m moving rather slowly today after several days of preparation and a great feast yesterday. There is really nothing quite like the mellow flavors of a turkey dinner; the thyme and sage and rosemary, the cranberries [...]
Louisa May Alcott . . .
Posted in Books, Children's books, Holidays, tagged An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving, Garth Williams, Holly Johnson, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Louisa May Alcott, Tasha Tudor on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 | 12 Comments »
. . . An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving When Ma and Pa Bassett are suddenly called to Grandmother’s house in the middle of Thanksgiving preparations, the six Bassett children left at home, lead by oldest sister Tilly, decide to make a turkey dinner anyways. Set in 19th century New Hampshire, this is one of Louisa May [...]
Festive Cranberry Relish
Posted in Family and friends, Food, Holidays, tagged Cranberry relish on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Years ago, at a PTA luncheon, we were treated to a relish I had never had before. It was fresh and tart and sweet and crunchy and a taste sensation I had not experienced before. I asked if I might have the recipe. It was wonderfully tasty and made me think of something Tom had [...]
Screwball comedies
Posted in movies, tagged My Man Godfrey on Monday, November 22, 2010 | 10 Comments »
It is a screwball comedy. A movie of the 1930′s, with an underlying social commentary on the upper crust class of the era. The haves and have-nots. Mostly, however, it is a funny and fun movie and it always leaves me smiling. I mentioned “My Man Godfrey” in a comment this morning and then found [...]
Misty, moisty weather
Posted in Children's books, tagged gutenberg.org, Misty Moisty Morning, nursery rhymes on Sunday, November 21, 2010 | 13 Comments »
One misty moisty morning, When cloudy was the weather, There I met an old man Clothed all in leather; Clothed all in leather, With cap under his chin,— How do you do, and how do you do, And how do you do again! Misty, moisty words have [...]
Leaving . . .
Posted in Uncategorized on Saturday, November 20, 2010 | 15 Comments »
Help came in the form of our niece and nephew and their sons, whom I call the grands, and their unbridled energy and good will. The day dawned brisk and partly sunny with just a bit of wind. A good day for raking and watching the boys enjoy what is bound to be the last [...]
