It took me a couple of chapters to get into The Salt Path but once in, I just wanted to walk with them, to have that courage, that fortitude. I hate sleeping in tents and sleeping bags and not having a bath every night and having to eat packet food, so I would be a disaster.
I think their internal fortitude is remarkable - inspirational to so many whose lives hang on thin threads. I'm enjoying Landlines heaps.
A beautiful life. Autumn is such a pretty time. So sorry to lose the Pope. He was such a good man. But thank you for Mozart. Such an extraordinary composer. Hugs dear Prue.
I first heard Lacrimosa in our local cathedral at a friend's funeral. It was sung by a schoolgirls' choir and it sent shivers down my spine and through my legs. The cathedral acoustics are beautiful and the piece stayed with me for its haunting, and let it be said, reflective, sound.
Yes, Pope Francis was progressive and tried very hard to move the Church forward. I'm not Catholic but am interested in the faith from an historic POV. Whomever comes next must surely keep moving positively against discrimination and sex offences, I think.
Great words Prue, I'm sad on the Pope's death even though I'm not a Catholic. He did try to reform the church. I always think of the loss on Anzac day. We watched Conclave too. I didn't quite expect that ending .! But though it a very good film and thts something I don't say often. Love the photos of you and the pup xx
Yes, that ending was a real eye-opener! BEAUTIFUL cinematography.
And thank you re Pup and I.
Re the Pope - I believe he was a good man girded by empathy and compassion. He tried hard to reform the church, but it was the tip of a very dirty iceberg. I hope the new pope will continue Francis's work in equality and in the protection of those who have been abused.
I wish the Trumpet could be banned from the funeral. Sorry but there you go. He does not belong.
Lovely words as ever, dear Prue. Agreed re the Pope and loved reading about your picnic and garden days. I'm always so impressed with your gardens...
I'm not sure I commented before about your pup's penchant for running lines but I found the video you posted earlier so hilarious and endearing! What on earth could that behaviour come from? Whatever it is, I love it.
I've only read Landlines which I really enjoyed. Must get around to the two that bracket it!
Golly Sabrina, I wish I knew where he got that strange mannerism from! He does it when we lay the hose out to water the garden as well. Follows the lines. Vaguely starting to follow the water on the shoreline too. As long as I'm not on the end of the lead, it's really funny. When I AM on the lead, it's downright exhausting!
The big garden is so dry - we need rain so badly. No meaningful rain for months. This happened 3 years ago and then in May, we had a doozy of a flood which closed the main artery out of the village for 3 months. Whilst we're hoping for an autumn break, we don't want it quite like that.
The tiny garden is so small that it's easy to keep the water up to it with an automatic system. No restrictions yet in the city whilst on the coast we've been on Level 1 restrictions for over a month.
Huge coastal swells every now and then but barely any rain...
I'll start with your remarkable ending. The Mozart requiem is so moving, Lacrimosa most of all. Such a magnificent combination of tragedy and glory. I love that you and Fang are learning to picnic together. I can't imagine any man of the cloth doing more to support lasting change than Pope Francis, and I hear there is movement toward a *much* more conservative person to come after him (as is often the way such things go). I fear for all of us, particularly for the rights of women.
Your gardens are an oasis of beauty and joy. If you'd consider sharing, I'd love to have a trusted recipe for Anzac cookies.
Yes, I've heard about the return to conservatism. To which I ask, if one is a Christian with all that it implies, what is one afraid of? I doubt any philosopher from here to eternity will ever be able to find an answer...
I so look forward to hearing your day-to-day adventures Prue especially with the Puppacino at large! He is growing quickly. And, I had never heard of Anzac cookies. (Very sad about the Pope as I feel he really did try and also he willed himself to pass after Easter, it seemed. Coincidentally, we had just finished watching 'Conclave.' A good friend of mine quipped that she is really hoping that Stanley Tucci will be the next Pope, ha!) Random: Just finished reading 'Intermezzo" by Sally Rooney. At first, I found the lack of quotation marks for dialogue very off-putting, but once I got over that, it's the first book in ages I've really relished and I'm still thinking about the characters! A bit dark, a bit Irish (same thing, really) but recommend.
Thanks Prue and love the pic of you and Fang together very much!
Election Day tomorrow here in Canada - fingers crossed ...
We have Election Day on Saturday. Husband and self voted early. Done and dusted. My main hope is that the conservatives don't get in. Time will tell.
I can't imagine dialogue without quotation marks. Is it a style thing? I've never heard of it before. Disconcerting for an old stick in the mud like me. I finished Sandy Toksvig today and just LOVED it. Dorothy was hilarious.
Pups is being gorgeous at the moment. Mind you, when he and grandson were racing round outside, going absolutely crazy, Pups grabbed grandson's jeans and accidentally got a thigh as well, although no blood drawn. Tears all round even though I'd been telling grandson all day that Pups is still a baby and gets overtired and not to stir him up. Faults on both sides. Sigh.
Let's hope sanity prevails in both Canada and Australia! XXXX
So much to savor here, Prue! It was great fun to see how fast the Pup/Fang is growing! He’s such a lucky doggo to get so much outdoor/wandering time.
Your picnics are inspiring me to make more of an effort to take time away from just working on our place/trying to keep the woods from taking over, and enjoy it!
I’m so very glad to hear your son’s health continues to be stable. And thank you for the lovely tribute to Pope Francis…surely one of a kind. The majestic Requiem piece was perfect.
I felt every emotion in is post Prue…thank you for your beautiful words of respect, remembrance and gratitude. Denyse x
Thank you, Denyse... XXXX
I loved all three of Raynor Winn's books and am in awe of how she and Moth walked the paths they walked. Love that pic of you and the pupster.
Thank you - he's a photogenic little hairball.
It took me a couple of chapters to get into The Salt Path but once in, I just wanted to walk with them, to have that courage, that fortitude. I hate sleeping in tents and sleeping bags and not having a bath every night and having to eat packet food, so I would be a disaster.
I think their internal fortitude is remarkable - inspirational to so many whose lives hang on thin threads. I'm enjoying Landlines heaps.
A beautiful life. Autumn is such a pretty time. So sorry to lose the Pope. He was such a good man. But thank you for Mozart. Such an extraordinary composer. Hugs dear Prue.
I first heard Lacrimosa in our local cathedral at a friend's funeral. It was sung by a schoolgirls' choir and it sent shivers down my spine and through my legs. The cathedral acoustics are beautiful and the piece stayed with me for its haunting, and let it be said, reflective, sound.
Yes, Pope Francis was progressive and tried very hard to move the Church forward. I'm not Catholic but am interested in the faith from an historic POV. Whomever comes next must surely keep moving positively against discrimination and sex offences, I think.
I have the same reaction to Lacrimosa…gives me chills every time. Thank you for sharing it.
Great words Prue, I'm sad on the Pope's death even though I'm not a Catholic. He did try to reform the church. I always think of the loss on Anzac day. We watched Conclave too. I didn't quite expect that ending .! But though it a very good film and thts something I don't say often. Love the photos of you and the pup xx
Yes, that ending was a real eye-opener! BEAUTIFUL cinematography.
And thank you re Pup and I.
Re the Pope - I believe he was a good man girded by empathy and compassion. He tried hard to reform the church, but it was the tip of a very dirty iceberg. I hope the new pope will continue Francis's work in equality and in the protection of those who have been abused.
I wish the Trumpet could be banned from the funeral. Sorry but there you go. He does not belong.
I wish that too Prue, he'll be grinning like a Cheshire cat, he doesn't belong there. He is a disgrace.
Lovely words as ever, dear Prue. Agreed re the Pope and loved reading about your picnic and garden days. I'm always so impressed with your gardens...
I'm not sure I commented before about your pup's penchant for running lines but I found the video you posted earlier so hilarious and endearing! What on earth could that behaviour come from? Whatever it is, I love it.
I've only read Landlines which I really enjoyed. Must get around to the two that bracket it!
Golly Sabrina, I wish I knew where he got that strange mannerism from! He does it when we lay the hose out to water the garden as well. Follows the lines. Vaguely starting to follow the water on the shoreline too. As long as I'm not on the end of the lead, it's really funny. When I AM on the lead, it's downright exhausting!
The big garden is so dry - we need rain so badly. No meaningful rain for months. This happened 3 years ago and then in May, we had a doozy of a flood which closed the main artery out of the village for 3 months. Whilst we're hoping for an autumn break, we don't want it quite like that.
The tiny garden is so small that it's easy to keep the water up to it with an automatic system. No restrictions yet in the city whilst on the coast we've been on Level 1 restrictions for over a month.
Huge coastal swells every now and then but barely any rain...
I'll start with your remarkable ending. The Mozart requiem is so moving, Lacrimosa most of all. Such a magnificent combination of tragedy and glory. I love that you and Fang are learning to picnic together. I can't imagine any man of the cloth doing more to support lasting change than Pope Francis, and I hear there is movement toward a *much* more conservative person to come after him (as is often the way such things go). I fear for all of us, particularly for the rights of women.
Your gardens are an oasis of beauty and joy. If you'd consider sharing, I'd love to have a trusted recipe for Anzac cookies.
Peace to you, dear friend.
Yes, I've heard about the return to conservatism. To which I ask, if one is a Christian with all that it implies, what is one afraid of? I doubt any philosopher from here to eternity will ever be able to find an answer...
I'd rather deal with doggies.
ANZAC recipe coming up. Will email. XXXX
Thank you!!
I so look forward to hearing your day-to-day adventures Prue especially with the Puppacino at large! He is growing quickly. And, I had never heard of Anzac cookies. (Very sad about the Pope as I feel he really did try and also he willed himself to pass after Easter, it seemed. Coincidentally, we had just finished watching 'Conclave.' A good friend of mine quipped that she is really hoping that Stanley Tucci will be the next Pope, ha!) Random: Just finished reading 'Intermezzo" by Sally Rooney. At first, I found the lack of quotation marks for dialogue very off-putting, but once I got over that, it's the first book in ages I've really relished and I'm still thinking about the characters! A bit dark, a bit Irish (same thing, really) but recommend.
Thanks Prue and love the pic of you and Fang together very much!
Election Day tomorrow here in Canada - fingers crossed ...
We have Election Day on Saturday. Husband and self voted early. Done and dusted. My main hope is that the conservatives don't get in. Time will tell.
I can't imagine dialogue without quotation marks. Is it a style thing? I've never heard of it before. Disconcerting for an old stick in the mud like me. I finished Sandy Toksvig today and just LOVED it. Dorothy was hilarious.
Pups is being gorgeous at the moment. Mind you, when he and grandson were racing round outside, going absolutely crazy, Pups grabbed grandson's jeans and accidentally got a thigh as well, although no blood drawn. Tears all round even though I'd been telling grandson all day that Pups is still a baby and gets overtired and not to stir him up. Faults on both sides. Sigh.
Let's hope sanity prevails in both Canada and Australia! XXXX
Wasn’t Prue’s pic just delightful!
I can enjoy Sally Rooney for her Irish stuff, but she can be a bit dark for me. Maybe I’ll give “Intermezzo” a go!
So much to savor here, Prue! It was great fun to see how fast the Pup/Fang is growing! He’s such a lucky doggo to get so much outdoor/wandering time.
Your picnics are inspiring me to make more of an effort to take time away from just working on our place/trying to keep the woods from taking over, and enjoy it!
I’m so very glad to hear your son’s health continues to be stable. And thank you for the lovely tribute to Pope Francis…surely one of a kind. The majestic Requiem piece was perfect.
Everything was just so lovely and uplifting 😊
Oh Prue, you convey every thought absolutely beautifully. Another glorious read. xxx
More than I realized happening in your world Prue. Life is intensely short. So glad ours connected. J
Ha! 'Picnic education' should be added to every small being's life-lesson curriculum! Adorable!
Definitely!