*an owl hoots in the background, as elm trees lean over a still Churchyard in the dead of night ( Read more... )

Tristan will be departing the land of Florida, and coming to the fair land of Toronto tomorrow - the 28th. Time to get ready!

I have just finished all my Christmas shopping! *takes a bow*

And while we're on the topic of Christmas...are you ready for the new model Christmas story>


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To the Thawing WindCome with rain. O loud Southwester ( Read more... )

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How do you know your brother is obsessed with Narnia? When he plows through the books in 3 days? When he counts down the days to the movie? How about, when you look outside your window, you see the words "UNDER ME" surrounded by little footprints ( Read more... )

Tristan will be venturing forth from his abode at Ave Maria, to visit snowy, cold, Toronto. Risking life and limb in the frigid cold, he'll be staying at my family's igloo for a week. Make ready the dog sled!


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On Saturday, I ended up seeing the Chronicle of Narnia in the theater. Overall, I was disappointed. I expect this was inevitable, because I remembered the brillance with which C. S. Lewis wrote the book, and *that* could never be captured, especially by Disney. The movie started off very romantically with the four children, and I enjoyed it very ( Read more... )

Today I took what remained of the flowers from my grandma's funeral, and hung them upside to dry, to be a physical memory of what had been. I kept one lily, folded between the pages of my Thomas Merton poetry book (The Tears of the Blind Lions seemed an appropriate spot).

And now I have to give my fish a bath.

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