[Magdalen] I wish I were in Florida

Ann Markle ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
Sat Dec 23 03:11:24 UTC 2017


Here in Buffalo we began the day with about an inch of snow, and we’ve had
a “wintry mix” for the rest of the day. When I walked the dog this evening
after 7, it began to rain. Soggy and slippery/sloppy. Not very Christmassy.

On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 3:17 PM James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> A roaring fire in a wood stove is the source of enormous comfort!  Nothing
> quite like it, unless it be a roaring fireplace in a nice and toasty log
> cabin filled with the scent of the trees of which it's made!
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 3:01 PM, Charles Wohlers <chadwohl at satucket.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Ah, yes. Looking out at evening in the afternoon with snow on snow
> falling
> > gently from above. We should have over a foot on the ground by the time
> > it's all over tomorrow, and a white Christmas guaranteed.
> >
> > Snuggled up inside next to a warm woodstove with no reason to go
> anywhere.
> >
> > Chad Wohlers
> > Woodbury, VT USA
> > chadwohl at satucket.com
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: ME Michaud
> > Sent: Friday, December 22, 2017 2:43 PM
> > To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> > Subject: [Magdalen] I wish I were in Florida
> >
> >
> > It was evening all afternoon.
> > It was snowing
> > and it was going to snow.
> > The blackbird sat
> > in the cedar limbs.
> > -Wallace Stevens
> > -Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird
> >
>
-- 
Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com


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