Flowers in Dorothy's garden. 3/20/09
That was the scene Friday afternoon.
This evening, (Saturday), the sound of the blowing wind is accented by the occasional rumble of thunder. There is a chance that we may get some rain with these clouds and gusty air. I have some books to read while I am warm and dry in my abode. They are; The Wordy Shipmates-Sara Vowell, Bones-Jonathan Kellerman, and The Brass Verdict-Michael Connelly.
I like to read more than one book at a time, and I picked these three new releases from the library to enhance this rainy weekend, should it actually rain. This is the first book by Sara Vowell, for me, and I am finding a kindred soul in her observations, and the way she bundles time, and related events, into compound sentences in a way that gives the reader room to tie up the loose ends with our own knowledge of history.
Some of you already know that there seems to be something extraordinary about the seemingly random choice of books that I read in groups. This is the case with the Sara Vowell book and a Michael Crichton book I am still reading. They both stress the importance of knowing history and how the present, like an island, is just the tip of the mountain. The Crichton book is, Timeline.
Island Paradise Available Soon
Remodeling underway at island paradise near Tonga.
Sweet Story
From the tomato sauce on a Pizza Hut pie called “The Natural,” to the just-released soda Pepsi Natural, some of the biggest players in the American food business have started, in the last few months, replacing high-fructose corn syrup with old-fashioned sugar.
You may have read my research on the damage that HFCS is doing to the health and well being of humans who have been consuming products that contain this non-food sweetener, or read for yourself about the epidemic increase in obesity, diabetes, heart disease, allergy's, and other global health issues; and how it can be linked to the introduction and proliferation of HFCS in processed food and drink products. Well, take heart, if yours is not too damaged by this stuff, corporate food companies are switching back to sugar.
Have Your Wedding Here
Juliet's balcony, now available for weddings.
Travel to Verona and get married at the house of Juliet, (13Th century home of the Cappello family). The house of the Capulet's, in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
What could be more romantic than the balcony that played a part in the tragic suicide of a couple of teenagers. I don't think it bodes well for a long and happy life together.
Photo by Jimmy Sakuma, using his iPhone. 3/18/09
March 23rd begins with a crisp clear spring morning, here in Redding.
Mount Shasta awakes in a shroud of cloud, while a mantle of mist lies upon the southern flank of Lassen.
Ever changing,
the morning reveals more more majestic perspectives.
Now a cotton candy coating in the sunlight, glowing on Shasta leads me back home to a cup of organic coffee and soon, this being Monday, breakfast, just the way I like it, prepared by Sandi.
I am blessed. God makes everyday beautiful. My eyes are open. I am happy.
Today's Relatively Appropriate Song;
It Might As Well Be Spring
Grateful
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