Have You Met C.D. Gibson?

Probably you have, everybody knows what the “Gibson girl” looks like….or maybe not, any more. Even if they know her image they may not know her creator. She’s now like Betty Boop, or Olive Oyl, recognizable as something you’ve seen before. Today in the attic of what had been my grandparents’ apartment I found an … Continue reading Have You Met C.D. Gibson? →

In the Arms of Lord Frost

The great snowstorm of January 25 brought us over 2 feet of snow, and it hasn’t gone anywhere, because the weather only got colder. Today we are under an “Extreme Cold Warning”. It was -4 F all day, the wind came up and blew deep drifts over our lane. Tonight the windchill will feel like … Continue reading In the Arms of Lord Frost →

Chinks in our Armor

So this week we heard that a “Chinese bio-lab” was discovered in Las Vegas. They were working on ways to infect mice with Covid. (a brilliant idea, tried ‘n true: rodents, you’ll remember, were the vectors of the Black Plague 7 centuries ago). The news reports were very scant, as if this news is a … Continue reading Chinks in our Armor →

Her Children Shall Arise Up and Call Her Blesséd

With profound humility and gratitude, I want to tell you about a conversation with my daughter yesterday. When she called yesterday I mentioned that I’m frantic about a zoning hearing I’m doing tomorrow. I’m on my own with it, not doing it through my office, really as a favor and to right an injustice. So … Continue reading Her Children Shall Arise Up and Call Her Blesséd →

Sanctuary! Laws and Lore

I’ll bet when you glanced at my title, you thought of Victor Hugo’s hunchback, Quasimodo, standing in a portico of Notre dame de Paris, holding aloft the unconscious maiden he has just rescued from the gallows and bellowing, “SANCTUAREEEEE!” It’s a thrilling cry that reverberates down the ages. But it’s much older than Hugo’s 19th … Continue reading Sanctuary! Laws and Lore →

Safety in Numbers?

We looked out of our window this morning to see a big flock of wild turkeys massing in front of our barn. It’s not unusual to see them in the woods, or even to have to stop the car for on or two of them them on the lane . But an entire “rafter”? (That’s … Continue reading Safety in Numbers? →

Missed Opportunities

At a recent party we attended I found myself in like next to a gent I had met before, didn’t know his name and he probably didn’t know mine, but he said Hello! I’ve always been kinda….socially inept, worried that I won’t know what to say. I said, what have you been doing, just recently? … Continue reading Missed Opportunities →

Happy Halloween! A Re-blog:

https://inuinoueritas.home.blog/2022/06/07/no-work-nor-device-nor-knowledge-nor-wisdom/?page_id=21879

The Lord of the Dance!

I associate that phrase, not with the Irish dance troupe, nor yet with the eponymous carol we sing while forming a Conga line at Christmas Revels, but with the story of King David and Saul's daughter Michal. And I immediately thought of it when I saw the video of Trump dancing on arrival in Malaysia, … Continue reading The Lord of the Dance! →

Let the Lower Lights Be Burning!

It’s a line from a great old hymn which probably nobody else will recognize, but that’s okay. It comes to mind this Autumn because, although the Poconos have always been known for our brilliant autumn colours, this year was disappointing. The leaves in the canopy, the high,mature trees, just..turned brown and fell off. I have … Continue reading Let the Lower Lights Be Burning! →