The daily ritual of laying out tasks in my Franklin Planner includes reading the daily quote provided. Recently, a quote from the French philosopher, Gaston Bachelard, hit rather close to home.
It said: “To live life well is to express life poorly; if one expresses life too well, one is living it no longer.”
Now, I’m not exactly sure what Monsieur Bachelard had in mind when he said this, but it took me aback. It seemed as if he might be referring to blogging! Continue reading
I haven’t gotten the feeling yet, but I know it’s coming. I get it every year around this time. Or, more precisely, around this weather.
We’re getting the first real spring weather. The cold has departed, replaced by comfortably cool days that, by comparison, seem downright warm. The sun has persisted in shining for a good portion of each day, even those that have included brief snow and rain showers. The sun is warm enough at midday to warm the spruce and hemlock around us, scenting the air with a most seasonally evocative perfume.
Every year when this weather arrives, I get the feeling—the urge to fish. Continue reading
