It is enough.

The air tastes crisp. Leaves are drifting. The sky is all pale-blue high-flung vault.
Autumn. Cider, rain, books & comfy chairs, bright leaves, sweaters, long walks, soccer, spices, turkey, fireplaces, family. So many words wrapped up in “autumn.”
“I have perceived that to be with those I like is enough,
To stop in company with the rest at [...]

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Small Thoughts

The road calls softly.
Weaving an enchanted song
Whispering in the cold, clear air
Sweet and strange and wild
To those who listen.
A cozy hearth with leaping flames
A golden wood, the freezing rains,
An ocean roaring on the shore
An old beloved wooden door
Which welcomes us back home.
The air is ice, my heart is light
I know I am alive tonight
I cannot [...]

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Sporks: Utensils of the Devil

Since its first appearance in cafeterias, Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants, and picnics across the nation, one specimen of cutlery has invoked fear and loathing in the hearts of good citizens everywhere – the spork. This infamous utensil is a hybrid of the standard spoon and fork, and like the puggle, appears to have been [...]

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My Name is Lincoln

I just heard this song when I was watching the trailer for Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
http://www.imeem.com/people/QYfD-SG/playlist/JKWWteNT/my_name_is_lincoln_music_playlist/
Apparently the title is “My Name is Lincoln,” and it’s from The Island soundtrack – I had forgotten! It makes shivers run right through my skin. Completely gorgeous.

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Libraries

, originally uploaded by _Josselien_. (picture found on Flickr – not mine)
I think I could spend all day in a library.
I love the smell of books, the familiar feel of their worn bindings, the sound of turning pages. I love to walk between the shelves, hidden away, drinking in so many titles they almost overwhelm [...]

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Summer

I love summer.
I love sleepovers.. staying up late snacking and playing DDR and then off to bed and in the morning there’s more fun to be had.
I love cooking pork kabobs and bulgar pilaf and Quiche Lorraine and chocolate cookies.
I love afternoon movie marathons with friends.
I love going swimming at the pool.. the sunscreen and [...]

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In the Steps of Rome

This year marks the first presidential election for which I’ll be an eligible voter, and I’m very excited to be receiving this benefit despite the lack of promising candidates. Out of the swirl of media & hype surrounding the presidential hopefuls, Barack Obama seems to have risen as the most heavily supported and publicized. Yesterday [...]

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