“In Praise of Motherhood”

In Praise of Motherhood

Edward Short uses an article by Freya India as the springboard for this excellent observation in The Human Life Review. While an astonishing segment of young women are rejecting motherhood as incompatible with their vision of freedom and self-realization, many of life’s highest pleasures are unavailable apart from it.

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Word of the day

anodyne – not likely to offend or arouse tensions. (mirriam-webster.com)

Thanks to Ben Shapiro for this vocabulary builder.

Planner

My 2019 planner just arrived.  This is my second year to order from Personal Planner. I love the options they offer for layouts, cover art, and accessories. I was able to upload my own, original artwork for the front and back covers. Combined with the size, layouts, pockets, and note pages I choose, it is the best planner I’ve ever used. Check them out online and design your own unique planner for 2019!

Let me know what you think in the comments.

Six Years In

It occurred to me that I couldn’t remember when I had last updated my blog. It turns out that it’s been over three years! That’s not really too surprising, considering all that has gone on. The family has grown up. The children are “taking their places in society,” as my grandfather used to say. And Mom has graduated once and kept on going. With something like 84 graduate hours on my transcript, my M.A. is in the rearview mirror and I’m nearing the end of coursework for my Ph.D. It feels good to see that in print. This is my last full-time semester, which means writing for a grade is winding down. I thought it might be therapeutic to write a bit strictly for fun again. We visited Key West this summer for our 30th wedding anniversary. While there we toured Ernest Hemingway’s home and I was inspired by learning of his disciplined writing schedule. It seems most writers agree that the most productive hours at the keyboard are when one first wakes up. Thank goodness it doesn’t have to be at dawn so there’s hope for us night owls!

I highly recommend returning to school as a non-traditional student, investing in a long marriage, and visiting the Florida Keys. Have you taken a chance on a road less traveled?   Let me know how it went, or what’s holding you back.

New art posted!

Check out Willow Pond Cottage for newly posted, original artwork!

Athelhampton House

Athelhampton is a manor house in Dorset. It was built in the 15th century by a William Martin. Some of my genealogical research suggests that I MIGHT be related to this line. I talked to the historical expert on the house, and played the organ. So. Fun. 

   
    
    
    
 

London Eye

Well gang, I’m behind in posting. Obviously. It’s been a whirlwind for the last several days, so let’s just jump ahead for now and fill in the gaps later. We wanted to see London from the London Eye as the sun went down, and we checked that off our list today. Here are some pictures for you.  

    
    
    
 

Glacier Day

Today we started with a drive to a lake. The scenery was other-worldly with low-hanging clouds, floating ice, the sun rising above the mountains, and glassy water reflecting the landscapes above. 

   
    
  

We had a couple of hours to canoe and help gather trout from nets. I had never been in a canoe before and it was really fun. 

  

I love this shot of colorful life jackets hanging on the line at the dock. 

  

After lunch we continued on to a glacier. We got suited up in wellies, life jackets, and helmets, then we paddled inflatable rafts across Tiffany blue water to get a closer look at the Briksdal Glacier. We fished a chunk of ice the size of a grapefruit out of the water. It was full of air bubbles, and made a fizzing sound as the bubbles burst. The highlight of the day was when the glacier calved as we sat in front of it in our rafts. Even Disney can’t make that happen on cue. 

Stave Church and Glacier

 Wooden stave church  
    
  

Log building and tree with beautiful yellow blossoms. Behind stave church. 

  

Glacier.

 
What is the most beautiful church you ever saw?

Reindeer Sausage

I had reindeer sausage for dinner. Yes, I did.

What is the most unusual food you have ever eaten?