A Year with EB White
"You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die. A spider's life can't help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that."----- from Charlotte's Web I am a soul always drawn and fascinated by the idea of " A Year of...". A Year of Rumi. A Year of Calvin and Hobbes. A year cooking with Julia Child. A project that provides guidance for the year and a ruler we can measure inward growth in the course of our circle around the sun. One year, after an early marriage and an unsurprising--except to me--early divorce, I came across a book by Sue Hubbell titled A Country Year. I didn't plan for it to take a year to read, but it did. I only read it at night before I went t
Flying pigs are my favorite- been collecting them for years- but what does that say about the runners?
ReplyDeleteSo when it's done, they can say that the swine flew?
ReplyDeleteexcellent:>) I'll let you know if the newscasters are as witty. I'm betting they're not.
ReplyDeleteHey, you know how to party too.
ReplyDeleteDebra-LOLOLOL. Very good!
ReplyDeletemmmmmmm...bacon. enjoy your sunday, jack c
ReplyDeleteI personally don't understand this need - but if it does it for you - than go for it. May the best person win.
ReplyDeleteWe're having our big Bloomsday race here in Spokane. My son is doing it, but I am much better at carb loading than I am at actually running, so I'm staying home.
ReplyDeletethe carbo loading sounds more fun, for sure...
ReplyDeleteBring on the carbs...
ReplyDeletethanks, you made me laugh (ah, the carbo loading!) And so did your commentors!
ReplyDeleteGood job, Debra, swine flew!!! I'm with Distracted and Kirti though, I think I prefer carbo loading...that is a race I could finish!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Thanks for the visit and encouragement; I'm humbled. :)
The Flying Novel H1N1 race just wouldn't have the same ring now would it?
ReplyDeleteAnd Debra, I heard NOT ONE newscaster say the swine flew at the race and I listened to the 6pm AND 11pm broadcasts. You are truly a comic genius:>)
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