On Vacation wit’ Me Imagination
I just recently returned from a five day mini-vacation, visitin’ me DH while he was workin’ near Rochester, NY. He managed ta get a few days off and we did some tourist things. And when he worked, I did some meanderin’ on me own. As well as the time in me hotel room, readin’. I visited a local bookstore and found a copy a’ Witches & Pagans Magazine. Bought it, course!
And there be an article ‘bout a woman from Ireland, born in 1867, who were fairy touched. Came ta America, me own part a’ the west coast even! This article, were written by a Druid livin’ in Carmel Valley, not far from me. I even met Mara Freeman when I took a daylong class on Bridget some years ago. (Go all the way ta the east coast ta read ‘bout someone I know on the west coast…) She wrote ‘bout Ella Young in the magazine and I found meself thinkin’… “What a wondrous thing ta write ‘bout… I could do this, create a fairy-touched heroine livin’ south a’ me…”
Me imagination weren’t on vacation, if’n ya get me drift! The article be called “One with Beauty – The Luminous 
Life of Ella Young”. I’m gonna do me some research and see if’n I can borrow enough ta write somethin’ that fits me voice…
Me first vacation inspiration!
Now, I don’t write historicals, but I found several inspirational locations where I thought ta meself, “Chance, if’n ya were a’ the historical persuasion, this would make an interestin’ story location. Or even a contemporary.”
One were a quaint little village alongside the Erie Canal. Folks rent barge boats and tour the canal. This seemed a likely settin’ fer a fun contemporary. Place an unlikely couple aboard one a’ these rented floatin’ rooms…and viola! And picturesque at the same time!
The Erie Canal, now that seemed like a loverly local fer a historical. An American historical. And ta see the canal, visit the locks, foller it’s path…very interestin’ bit a’ Americana. And picturesque!
Now, the DH and I did the Niagara Falls tourist thing. It were impressive. Loud…busy. Took the Maid of the Mist ta the foot a’ the Horseshoe Falls. OK, too many movies been placed here. It’s pretty, but I don’t see a book here.
But! When we left the crowds behind and visited Goat Island, jus’ a touch above the American Falls, I were charmed. Me tiredness (from walkin’ all over the Niagara Falls tourist attractions) drained away and I found I could breathe. The mist from the top a’ the falls drifted over us… It were later in the day, the sun had come out…
Then we visited Three Sisters Island, a bit up river off a’ Goat Island. Foller me? And as we strolled out over one small bridge after another, further out ta the Niagara River…I were captivated. Walkin’ towards us were three ladies in bright red gowns, three gentlemen in black suits wit’ em. A wedding! At the furthest island, were the bride and groom, bein’ photographed.
We lingered, such a romantic place! I thought, “This be a wondrous place fer a weddin’!” (Evidently, ‘tis popular also. Another bridal party were waitin’ their turn when we left.)
We read the story behind the islands. The three daughters of a general from the War of 1812…Asenath, Angeline, and Celinda-Eliza Whitney. And me imagination started ta fly. “Asenath…what an interestin’ name. Three sisters, three islands, the roar a’ the river, 1812…what could I do wit’ this… Witches. Or magic a’ some sort… Water spirits…the energy a runnin’ water. Positive ions…”
Aye, me imagination been spinnin’ wit’ these thoughts since I paused ‘longside this river, durin’ me vacation. Nah, I ain’t started writin’, haven’t even started throwin’ tagether much more than some thoughts…but it were sweet ta find stories spinnin’ from the locations I visited.
How ‘bout you? Do ya visit places, read names, find inspiration in landscapes, scenery? Anythin’ that takes ya from yer normal routine? Are all yer snippets born in yer own neighborhood? What da ya think a Asenath? Don’t it just cry out fer a story? Ever found local connections where ya weren’t expectin’ them? Like fate jus’ reached out and touched ya, smacked ya up alongside the head, saying, “Pay attention! This needs writin’!”
Yes, I know Nora did a trilogy wit’ three sisters or three islands. I think it were three islands…three somethin’s! (I read it, but it’s been awhile.) And I can’t help but wonder, did she visit this place…?
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Hey Chance! I really envy you with all that stunning scenery.
Niagara reminds me of the Marilyn Monroe film of that name .... and large waterfalls can be so beautiful. Especially when the sun shines to give mini-rainbows, and when you are able to walk behind them to look out through the watery curtain. I'll bet your Goddess also loves playing with water and light.
A Welsh waterfall actually inspired one dream scene in my Siren story!
Wearing my reader's hat I also like to visit locations from books and novels. The Welsh hills forming the backdrop to Mary Stuart's Merlin stories. The Shropshire villages where Brother Cadfaill solves his medieval mysteries. The castles where Jo Beverley sets some of her historicals. It all helps to bring the writing alive and fire the imagination.
Wonderful blog to start the day. :D
PS I will be watching my web mail address for that PDF file .... Tell Miranda to keep well to the starboard going over Stonehenge. I hear that revellers have been setting off rockets.Though I'm sure Miranda can handle it if she's prepared. *grin*
I've got a mule, and her name is Sal,
Fif-teen miles on the Er-ie canal,
She's a good ol' worker and a good ol' pal,
Fifteen miles on the Er-ie can-al,
We've hauled some barges in our day,
Filled with lum-ber coal and hay,
And ev'ry inch of the way we know
From Al-ba-ny to Buff-a-lo OH
I think the name Asenath sounds interesting too.
I went to Boston and toured the Freedom Trail--and though I'm no good at historicals, I would love to write a American Revolution era romance. And maybe even a war of 1812 one as well. (Daniel Boone like one would be great too; I remember being a kid and touring Daniel Boone's home in Defiance, MO, and loving it!)
Ooh, now this is interesting about the name of Asenath:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aseneth
You probably won't like it. *LOL* I'm not sure I care for it.
In Nora's series, there was one island and three sisters and they were all witches. LOVED that series.
I definitely don't like that Asenath info. But the name is unique and it deserves a better story than the ones told on Wiki.
It's funny that the leaves are turning up north already as everything is still green here. So much rain, much more than usual, and lingering warm temps have kept nature alive and well.
I don't think I get inspiration from places too often. My stories come more from the people, the characters, and then the setting comes. One of my stories is set on Ocracoke Island which is at the base of the Outer Banks. I do like the island but I set the story there more because it suited the purposes of the story than because it was an inspiration for it.
I guess I just come at things from a different direction.
Lovely blog, Chance! I also envy you the beautiful scenery. What a wonderful trip! And I'd be like you, wanting to get off the beaten path and explore the quieter places.
That name, Asenath, is very interesting and different! I can see how you'd be intrigued. I definitely enjoy reading names off historical markers or get ideas for a story, whether historical or as a contemporary setting. I've often had the same thought you did that it would make an interesting location.
My current ghost story started out with just the idea of the hero and heroine on their honeymoon doing the tourist thing in New Zealand. Totally made up, they stop at lookout point at waterfall and the heroine reads out loud the historical marker for "The River of Tears." It's funny to me now how the story went in a different direction, but something like a historical marker and doing the touristy thing can be just the thing to get started. (Now that part has become a "dreaded prologue" as I think of them. I always have a dreadful prologue - - it's part of my writing process. LOL)
Or visiting cemeteries is another place I find inspiring. Call me morbid, but there's no better place than a cemetery to let my imagination fly with some "what if?"
I'm sort of intrigued by the name Asenath. I'm fond of kinda quirky old school names. Probably because my own name is so boring.
But the name Asenath, such an intriguing name. Itchy witchy, as my dear Al likes to say.
Usually when I travel, I'm away on business so I don't have much time to do the touristy thing; but when I travel to Phoenix, I'm always inspired to write the Otherworld. When I'm locked up in a hotel room, all I can think about is writing some forbidden sex scene, lovers meeting in secret, midnight love affairs, that sort of thing.
I'm one of those people that I actually go out to run on the nature trail because it inspires me to write. Reminds me of how to really write description. How to connect to a scene.
I love this blog.
Hm, description of Asenath is sorta soap opera drama like. Ancient Egyptians sure did love the drama.
I often wonder about how necessary it is to have first hand knowlege of a location in a story. When I think about it now, my location in New Zealand, which I've never been, was part personal experience of being at a lookout point in the Shanadoah National Park and just the movies and tv shows set in New Zealand. Kind of merging the two. It might work for a short scene, but longer is iffy. I'm thinking my story goes back to New Zealand and I'm wishing I could jump on a plane and go there! Not likely. LOL
I'd love to go to New Zealand. I worked with a guy who was from there. Lovely accent. I used to flirt with him all day just to hear him speak.
Melissa, when I walk into a cemetery all I can think about is necromancers walking in and raising the dead to make an army. LOL
My BFF is very inspired by the cemeteries. Is it all the possibilities of how they might have passed into the other side?
Great to hear you were inspired by your trip!
I get inspired by places as well - Ireland and her fairies will be in my head for years to come. I even had a run-in with a fairy tree that I know will totally make a story one day.
I'm also inspired by others. Something they write or say that reminds me of something else and leads to a story idea.
For instance, a writer's blog I follow was talking about romances with mythological gods and if we liked them or not. I happen to love them, and loved taking as many courses as possible about mythology in school. I was reminded of a term paper I'd written and the characters from Mythology that had most interested me.
Tada! I have a fantastic idea 9at least I think so) for a trilogy. I couldn't stop talking about the three story ideas for a week. Hubby was so nice just to let me use him for springobard!
All that just to say, inspiration can pop up anytime, anywhere - just make sure to grab onto it!
I love walking through cemetaries and I always wonder about all those stories there in the dashes between the dates. The love stories and tragedies and maybe even mysteries. I used to wonder the same when I'd visit my grandmother in the nursing home many years ago.
There was one man who would sit in the common area in his wheelchair just staring at nothing. No facial expression at all. The tattoos on his forearms showed he'd been a soldier. I always imagined his mind was as alert and active as ever, he just couldn't communicate on the outside. So many stories and experiences trapped inside.
Ter, that's so sad to think about.
Isn't it, Sin? I think everyone has a story and it deserves to be told.
I worked Geriatrics Sunday mornings while I was at the hospital and nothing made me sadder than to go down there. It's like walking into a nursing home. Usually no one comes to visit them. A lot of them can't remember who they are, where they are, who their family really is. I played dolls with a older lady one time who thought I was her younger sister. Every night when I got home on Sundays I cried to think about all those people never having visitors. Makes me want to be a professional nursing home visitor.
I really want to sort of adopt a nursing home patient that Kiddo and I would visit regularly. I lived 500 miles away when my grandmother was in so rarely got to visit her, and Kiddo has almost no experience with older people. She has all her grandparents but they are young as grandparents go, and live far away.
I need to finally do this. And now we've hijacked Chance's location blog. LOL! And depressed everyone!
when I walk into a cemetery all I can think about is necromancers walking in and raising the dead to make an army. LOL
Sin, the weird thing is, I don't find cemetaries scary or particularly inspiring of the paranormal nature - - at least not in the day time. :) They are simply peaceful places. This is like a blasphemous thing to say, but a cemetery to me is like a big, well cared for park. Where I live now, northern Minn, there are no parks. Lots of forests, but no manicured green spaces. I'm more frightened about being alone in the woods then in a cemetery. A deer in the woods CAN sound like a bear and mosquitos WILL eat you alive. I can't bring a notebook with me and write down story ideas in the woods, but it might be handy as a weapon. I'm a bit of a city girl even if I'm in the sticks. Nature can be inspiring, but a cemetery is much more peaceful. :)
Melissa - Me too! Cemetaries don't scare me, even after dark.
Sin, you killed me with the comment about the nursing home patrons with no visitors.
Chance, great blog! I don't think I've ever had inspiration from a vacation, at least I don't thinnk, but I ended up setting my current MS in Philadelphia, where I live. There was something about the story that just fit there well.
I do love Niagara Falls. I've been a few times and it is majestic. But it's definitely busy and full of people.
Sin - I did a independent study course in college for my English & Communications degree that allowed me to create my own assignment - so I chose oral storytelling and memoirs.
I chose to go to the local nursing home and spend time with about 5 different patients. I interviewed them about their lives and got them to tell me their favorite stories.
Then, I wrote the story of their lives for them. Obviously not the entire story, but a booklet that would lete them re-live their favorite moments. One man was blind so I recorded his story for him.
It was a life changing experience - and I saw how much they loved my visits and the surprise stories. Their stories touched me as well and I still think of them often.
I would say anyone who has 30 minutes a week to visit a nursing home should do it - not only will you brighten a day, you'll get something out of it too.
Ok - sorry to keep the down conversation going so I'm done!
With Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up, now would be a great time of year to adopt someone to visit on a regular basis.
Just don't adopt one of those old women who told her roommate she was going to get the window bed--and then the roommate was found strangled in her bed.
I'm sorry. I get so depressed when I think about older people. I'll try to rein it in.
I'm not going to mention why things like cemeteries creep me out. Y'all think I'm weird enough as it is.
Terri, you didn't depress everyone. :) I find visiting nursing homes can make one thoughtful and sad too, but there are also times that make you laugh. I worked at a nursing home as a teen and the hard part, the wondering what they are aware of would get to me, but other times...there were some funny times. Once, I sat with a patient who use to be a minister. However, in his dementia he became the most foul mouth character you could imagine. And the other thing was he'd think I was his wife and be going on about time to plow the back forty. And he'd see rabbits, not the big rabbit, like Harry in the old movie, but rabbits everywhere that he wanted to shoot and told me to get his gun. It was kind of funny to play along. Maybe not "right" for me to do so when I think about it now. I imagine his family didn't think anything about how he'd become was funny. If my parent became that way, I wouldn't be playing along. But I'd rather think of my loved ones being cared for my someone who thought about playing along then just took care of them physically. :)
Sabrina, what a wonderful assignment to take on!
Melissa, I have to agree with that. When someone you love has dementia, you can't take yourself away from everything that they've lost to just enjoy them still being a part of your life in a different way. It takes a caregiver on the outside to really give them what they need without the regret. When my grandfather passed away a couple of years ago, his caregiver was quite possibly the best woman I've ever met in my life. She was so wonderful with him while the rest of us drowned in the loss of his memory. She calls to check in on my grandmother. She is the most wonderful spirited woman. It takes a very compassionate person to do the things nurses do on a daily basis.
Kind of on the location topic, did anyone see that movie The Proposal with Sandra Bullock? I just watched it on DVD and thought it was hilarious. One of the best romances I've seen in a long time. The Alaska location was beautiful, although I did have the thought that without the money and gorgeous house, it would still just be...cold. LOL I thought Betty White was fantastic in that movie!
And I'm just inspired by how great Sandra Bullock looks at I think 44 or 45? There is still hope. LOL
Hellie and I went to see The Proposal. I have to agree about Betty White. I just adore her.
I loved the Proposal. Hilarious!
I haven't seen the Proposal yet - my MIL loved it and that's usually a good indicator for me! Now to get hte hubby to give up the top spot in NetFlix!
Don't you hate when men insist on being on top all the time?
I haven't seen that movie yet either. I added about a dozen movies on netflix yesterday and forgot that one. Dang it. Better do that.
And move it to the top. ;)
*pant, pant
Sorry, I be so late, crew! The alarm clock didn't go off!
Cap'n, I love that tidbit about Asenath! Bees...that is so cool.
And aye, I found meself humming the song 'bout Sal as I wandered Fairport. They got a wooden carvin' a' Sal near the city hall!
The books by - oh, lord - I forgot his name! The author who wrote the Bicentennial series...John Jakes! Aye, that one! Great historical novels set in America...
Q - That book be wingin' yer way in a the next 24 hours!
I agree, I love when I can visit areas where books were inspired. When I moved ta Santa Cruz, I be readin' a mysteries series by Laura Crum, set in the SC mountains! I felt like I knew the place when I got here!
I'd love ta visit where Mary Stewart were inspired. And the Brother Cadfaill books!? That would be so cool! If'n I ever make it ta Britain, I'll be askin' ya fer recommendations!
Bo'sun - If'n the area sparks an interest, be in the settin' or jus' that 'aha!' moment. Then travel does it job. Ya already have the plot in yer head and then ya stumble on the right location? Great!
And thanks fer the Nora info... I knew I read that book, but I lost meself on details. 'Course!
Melissa - I love prologues. And I end up wit' 'em on me books, too. I refuse ta dread them. It jus' be the way I write. I love the characters readin' the historical marker!
When I travel, I do read the markers...it be a great way ta learn a little bit without drowin' in details. It also be how I learn the local flora!
Sin - Me husband been runnin' the trails along the Erie Canal while he been in New York. It be how he found one a' the locks area. Even paused once and listened ta the gate keeper talkin' ta some cyclists about how they work...
And he be goin' back next week, fer a final two weeks! Sigh. Wish I could go back wit' him, but it ain't in the cards.
I like Phoenix, especially the mountains surroundin' the city...well, surroundin' ain't right. But to the north? I think. Been a while!
When I think a' New Zealand, I think a' the Lord of the Rings movies and dream a' visitin' there ta see those beautiful locals!
I been contemplatin' a trip ta Catalina Island...the central section a' The Changed World be set on Catalina. Stopped there once on a cruise ship, but it were too short ta really figure it all out.
Travelin' as research be tax deductable!
Sabrina - I loved mythology. Read all sorts a' books on the subject while attendin' me Catholic school. I enjoy when an author works in mythology and teaches me somethin' while entertainin' me.
Jus' take notes 'bout yer ideas and set them somewhere they be ready ta fire ya up when ya find a blank spot in yer current WIP... Write blurbs!
I love writin' blurbs!
Ya crew who be brave 'nuff ta visit the elderly...kudos ta ya! I can't do it. Jus' too sad.
There be a woman at the look out on Goat Island. She had a walker and moved really slow. But I found her so inspirin'! Cause she did it. She went as slow as she needed ta get there. Me mum is using a walker, and would never take the chance a' headin' inta areas so challengin'.
I wanted ta cheer her on!
Marnee - One day, I come ta Philadelphia. I be a bit of a' American History nerd, so a visit ta Philadelphia be high on me list a' places ta visit. I gots a small bank me folks got me nearly...40 years ago? A Liberty Bell bank that opens by bein' unscrewed...
I think if'n I lived in the heart a' the Revolutionary War country, I'd be more inclined ta write that sort a' historicals. In one a' me Miranda books, she gets ta meet Benjamin Franklin, and a young John Adams. And she be starstruck!
The Proposal? Aye, that were a fun movie. I loved seein' Sitka again. Visited it when doin' the Alaska cruise some years ago. But I do think they lucked out wit' some awesome weather durin' that filmin'!
As fer the convo 'bout the nursin' homes. People who work with the elderly should be cannonized. Me Dad was mostly gone near the end... I felt honored that he knew who I was when I visited a few weeks afore he passed. Even got me joke shirt Portable Paramedic on Board ... 'bout me ICD.
OK! I finished wit' the comments I missed...and everyone be gone! HA! Hope ya come back...
I'm here! Just letting you get caught up. :)
I had to key in the timesheet, but they're done. Almost. Gotta finish one more and a quick report then I'm back to play.
I gots ta get up earlier on blog days!
So, Sabrina, ya likes the fairy touched idea? The article were really inspirational. I found it funny that I be in New York, readin' an article written by a Monterey resident 'bout an Irish woman who moved ta California to work with local fairy...
The world be a strange place! And a kick in the head is sometimes the method the universe uses...
I went to a special dinner in Ireland where they re-told many of the old folklore and fairy stories that had been passed down the generations and then did a talk about why oral storytelling means so much to them and what fairy stories mean in their culture. It was fasinating!
We went to the Hill of Tara and the stories from there were amazing - check out this link to see what I mean
http://www.mythicalireland.com/ancientsites/tara/
While there, we were told there was a fairy tree in the middle of the field that contained offerings of ribbon and beads and not to touch or take anything from it. (btw - the field is full of goats and their little "presents" are everywhere so you have to watch your step!)
So of course that was the first thing I wanted to see. There was a goat under the tree that just watched me as I approached. I took a few photos and admired the tree and all the ribbons tied to it.
As I walked away, I slipped and fell right on my butt. I was sure i would be covered in crap - it literally was everywhere! I stood up and somehow had managed to miss every single pile! Impossible!
I looked over my shoulder and the goat was still watching me - gave me a flick of his head and then walked away.
Hubby likes to remind me that even though I didn't mess with the tree, that fairies like to play! I like to think they saved me from being covered in mess!
Oh! I love it! A goat fairy saved yer ass! ;) I'm sure that were a trickster goat...
I bookmarked yer Hill of Tara site. And I'd love ta see some a' the pics of that tree... Great stuff ta write 'bout!
I think we killed the blog!
So, what about your trip helped you with your current story?
Sorry, gotta run. My family is driving in for my grad ceremony tomorrow and I still have a bunch of errands to do. I'll check back when I get home!!!
Sabrina - Me PC bein' contrary 'bout lettin' me see the comments all a' sudden, but I think I get yer drift.
Absolutely nothin' helped on this last trip ta 'elp me wit' the current project. Damn.
Aye, fer a blog that started out wit' a roar, it surely has died a sudden death. And jus' when I managed ta climb aboard.
A more sensitive pirate
*sob
would take it personal.
All of the 49 posts are invisible from here!
I wonder if posting a reply will exorcise the gremlin!
Well, posting a reply saw all the comments visible ta me...hope it worked fer ya!
Strange new blog gremlin...started hauntin' me Sis's computer last week. She could read the blog, but none a' the comments...
Sabrina, loved your story of the fairy tree! I would love to visit Ireland. Spent some time in England (lived there for three years) but wish I would have gone to Ireland.
I disappeared for a while when my mom surprised me with a visit. We felt like going out to lunch and that's a big deal when you have to travel 20 miles to find a restaurant.
Chance, your blog had me thinking of the uniqueness of my own backyard, so to speak. This is hunting and fishing country. My son was fascinated by the huge stuffed black bear standing next to our table and the various other stuffed creatures on the walls. Of course, he imagined them all coming to life so that made for interesting conversation. LOL
Q - Hope ya gots yer comments thing fixed. Maureen sent off the book...
Enjoy!
Melissa - That would make a cool kids book, don't ya think? Glad he wasn't scared a' them. And yup, our own backyards be filled wit' magic.
That be what was so funny 'bout me findin' that magazine... The spiritual power center Ella found on the west coast is less than an hour south of me. Point Lobos is one a' me favorite places ta visit.
And the mysteries a' the dark forest are full a' stories. It be why our ancients huddled in caves and tol' stories every winter...
That is great 'bout yer Mum! I'd love some surprise visits... Long as they don't come ta the house. But call and let me meet them somewhere else... Me house is a mess. Best a' intentions, lousy foller through!
Check out Maggie's new cover! (courtesy of twitter!)
http://maggierobinsonmeansromance.blogspot.com/
Way to go Maggie!
That is a loverly cover, Sabrina. You twitterfly.
Oh, there's never any calling ahead first. LOL I didn't even know she was in my house, in fact. I took a late shower (in my defense school is out of session) and when I wandered into the kitchen she scared the crap out of me when I saw her sitting at my kitchen table. One of those double take things. And, of course, she HAD to do my dishes. I tried to tell her I was getting to it...LOL I had lots of stuff (messy house) to explain, including the late shower.
But it was a good visit. Turned out fun driving around even if it's a gray, misty day.
Yep it worked
You can't shut me up that easily! *grin*
With all this talk of cemeteries and old people's homes, I remember visiting one regularly to see an ancient relative.
My grandfather was a regular skin flint and when I joined him for lunch at the home he would always say "Isn't it marvellous. All this food and service is absolutely free!"
I didn't have the heart to reveal the awful truth. And I believe he died happy! 8)
To be honest though, I find the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease among the old, very depressing, and seriously wonder about the case for euthanasia.
When I start thinking that way though I quickly head for the nearest chapel and count my blessings!
Sitting in great cathedrals listening to a skilled choir is truly inspiring. Great mystery stories have been located in churches. Lord Peter Wimsey solving the case where someone is killed by the noise of the bells comes to mind.
Hey Chance and pirates. You've reduced me to rambling!
But it is the start of the weekend and Miranda is going to visit me soon. :D
Great mystery stories have been located in churches.
You're right about that, Quantum. I love watching the British mystery series they show here, Inspector Lewis, set in Oxford. It seems to fit the stories so much and probably the English weather helps for a good mystery too! :)
Melissa - If'n that were me Mum, afore the knee problems, she likely would a' been scrubbin' me counters, wearin' rubber gloves and givin' me that look under her eyebrows...
*shiver
Q - Glad ya gots the comments back! I know, 'tis a strange new internet quirk!
I be wit' ya on the dementia thing. I gots ta believe when me Dad passed, there were naught but relief in his thinkin' mind. Me DH and I have no kids and I wonder 'bout what will happen, wit' no kids ta guilt inta seein' we be taken care of rightly... I can only 'ope I be discovered and be worth a fortune and can pay fer good care...or the option a' disappearin' inta the wilderness...
But...that be far 'nuff in the future that I refuse ta dwell on it.
I 'member afore I found the Goddess, the peace of a grand church. I live in California, where all me childhood churches be Mission inspired. Great adobe walls, more basic decoration... And I grew up in the folk mass era, so no grand choirs, but grand rousing chorus and thrummin' guitars!
'Splains a lot 'bout me, don't it! ;)
Nowadays, I find me peace outside, in the roar a' the surf, the quiet a' redwoods, the sun dancin' on leaves... And the full moon, or a sky full a' stars.
I loved the Peter Whimsey books!
Melissa said: I love watching the British mystery series they show here, Inspector Lewis, set in Oxford. It seems to fit the stories so much and probably the English weather helps for a good mystery too!
Melissa, I used to watch the Inspector Morse series regularly where Lewis was Morse's sergeant. Yes the oxford spires and colleges with the surrounding villages are the perfect setting for mystery stories! It was so sad when John Thaw, who played Morse, died. I haven't watched the sequel 'Inspector Lewis' stories yet, but they are well regarded.
Don't believe all that you read about the English weather! It was warm and sunny here today! :lol:
Chance, Miranda has arrived! ..... Many thanks.
If the weather is inclement this weekend I'm going to curl up with her .... thats OK isn't it .... I won't be turned into a toad or anything will I? 8)
Like you, I really find my creator in the great outdoors. The dazzling night sky. Sea birds wheeling over breaking surf. The sleeping giants of mountains.
Its a beautiful world.
Have a great weekend! :D
Q's bein' suspiciously nice... Think 'es been imbibin' the scotch a bit much?
Love ya!
And I like the Inspector Lewis series. His side kick is interestin'!
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