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I am thankful that he came home safely.
Who says that thankful posts have to stop because Thanksgiving is over? I forgot to bring my camera cord to Indiana, so no pictures of our Thanksgiving week here until after we get back to DC. In the meantime, some … Continue reading
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Shared Existence
“At its most intense, reading is empathy, shared existence.” -Yves Bonnefoy Confession: There is no one that I love that doesn’t love books. I don’t mean that in a snobbish way, because loving books doesn’t necessarily signify erudition. Loving books … Continue reading
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Tagged books, confessions, engagement, love, photography, quotations, reading
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Autumn and Eden.
“Being deathless, Eden could never have an autumn. Somehow, a great beauty of the world was missing from Eden, and will, maybe, hopefully, someday be missing again. Autumn will only be our memory of it, as for eternity we remember the brief flicker … Continue reading
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New York state of mind
Tomorrow I am going to New York. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. One time when I was little, my parents promised that we would go en route to somewhere up east and that I could go to FAO Swartz if … Continue reading
Anguish, suffering, deception, separation: This is Proust.
I am supposed to be studying for my Proust midterm that starts in 45 minutes, but I was instead wasting time on Pinterest (totally legitimate precursor to studying). I came across this and I love it: However, I am skeptical … Continue reading
This is truth, this is freedom, “This is Water”
Did you know/care that yesterday was Constitution Day? In the Wegmann home, we did, as we are both graduates of Hillsdale College, and that fine institution instilled in us some pretty fierce Constitution love. Am I saying that the Constitution … Continue reading
All Over but the Shoutin’
A good book is one that changes you. A good book picks at your heart until there is a part loose and then it inserts itself inside of that fissure and slowly changes how you feel and think. A good … Continue reading
Scenes from Several Sunsets
“Tout crépuscule est double, aurore et soir. Cette formidable chrysalide qu’on appelle l’univers tressaille éternellement de sentir à la fois agoniser la chenille et s’éveiller le papillon.” “Every sunset is twofold, dawn and dusk. This formidable chrysalis that we call … Continue reading
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Shower: Rejoicing while one shoves one’s face with finger foods
I have been remiss in blogging about the amazing wedding shower that I was thrown a couple weeks ago. Let me pause to say that there are lots of not-fun parts to wedding planning. Tracking down addresses, remembering lots of … Continue reading
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Tagged family, food, friends, God, home, jump shot, kentucky, macarons, party, quotations, wedding
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2 comments on Easter from those who said it well
“He has forced open a door that has been locked since the death of the first man. He has met, fought, and beaten the King of Death. Everything is different because He has done so. This is the beginning of … Continue reading
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