Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig

It was a tough day for me. Duncan and I left Idaho shortly after 7 AM and pulled into Littleton around 5 PM. It was an emotionally and physically draining drive, one that I'm not anxious to make again. But we did it, with the aid of our feathers, great determination and the audio book, Me Talk Pretty One Day, by David Sedaris, which kept me laughing across Wyoming, despite the less than wonderful conditions just outside my window (if you thought last week's 50 mph gusts were great, you should've witnessed today's 75+ gusts!)



In lieu of greater detail, I did manage to snap some pictures. I'll try to write more tomorrow but the tickle in the back of my throat and the cough which I've picked up somewhere along the way, have me wondering if perhaps tomorrow might not be more low-key than I'd hoped.

Thank you again for your support and encouragement. This Christmas would not have been possible for me without them.

Inspire Me Sunday

Last night after fumbling through the channels and finally settling on my latest Netflix arrival, Extras, I decided I needed something to read. I've recently finished Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, by David Sedaris and The Making of the African Queen, by Katharine Hepburn and wanted something new, something to inspire me. I thumbed through several books in my collection, most of which I've read and remembered, and some I didn't remember but must've read because of the copious notes I left behind in the margins. Nothing got my attention and as Duncan watched me go through volume after volume, he cocked his head when I said, "I need something to inspire me."

And so, to you, dear reader, I ask, what have you read that opened your eyes, struck you as beautiful and touched your heart? I have recently acquired my first library card in 12 years, and am looking for something new, something old, something powerful, something beautiful. Send me poetry, prose and essays. I want a list of things that you'd like to share, things that will carry me through the coming winter and warm me through and through.