Let’s read!
Our alcove with LED pot lights is “purrrfect” for reading “old-fashioned” books. Eve joined me in the adjacent chair for each chapter.
This week we read the old-fashioned format…paper, hard cover, jacket of Legends and Lies, The Patriots by David Fisher. We recommend reading this compelling history of the founding of the United States, especially in an election season. Our politics were messy then, as now.
Flash’s “Country Cousin”, born and raised on Nina Bay Farm
Flash by Rachel Anne Ridge is a delightful, charming first hand account of her homeless donkey who taught the family about life, faith and second chances.
Artfully woven into each chapter are Bible verses…like icing on cake…the perfect topping (for great stories). Examples: Chapter 4: Run with horses. Proverbs 23:7 “As a man thinks with his heart, so is he” or Find your passion. Be a trailblazer. Psalm 32:8 “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.”
Yesterday, I thought of Rachel and Flash (and the donkeys/burros at Nina Bay Farm). It was Palm Sunday. She reminded us on pages 160-1 that Flash’s ancestors had historic roles in the life of Christ. Beginning with Mary and Joseph during his humble beginning, as well as Christ’s journey the through Jerusalem which ends at the cross. In Rachel’s words, “God using the ordinary to do extraordinary feats”.
I was so elated that I purchased I Ching: The Book of Change translated by David Hinton (new to me). I am amazed that I found Eliot Weinberger’s review in my twitter feed. Here is the link:
http://www.chinafile.com/library/nyrb-china-archive/what-i-ching
His review is comprehensive, concise and engaging. My study of I Ching began 17 years ago preparing collage interpretations, followed by a lull, then re-engaged last year with photo interpretations posted in Elfcroft’s Friday Photos.
Here are some gems from Eliot’s review:
“it can explain everything”
“crucial words have no fixed meaning”
“Everything is connected. Everything is in a state of restless change.”
“Chinese characters as ideas rather than words”
“Cosmic filing system”
“microcosm of Chinese civilization”
“tease the mind”
“read in an infinite number of ways”
………the possibilites…..:)
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