by Lanier Ivester | Oct 11, 2007 | Essays, Journal Entries
My husband adores old books every bit as much as I do. Someday, I fear, the very rafters of our house will bulge with loved acquisitions. But even he looked askance at some of the derelict volumes I carted home from the dispersal of my grandmother’s house....
by Lanier Ivester | Sep 12, 2007 | Journal Entries
Aren’t you bursting with butterflieson the fourth of September?Like you’ll have to get on the bus in your tartan dress, with your lunch box. Though your body is twenty-nine. Though your mind is an old thing. Karen Peris, Beginning the World ...
by Lanier Ivester | Jun 5, 2007 | Journal Entries
…but I have been out of the country!! 😉 Imagine my delight, then, in the first surreal elation of homecoming, to learn the glorious news of our dear friend, Victoria magazine!! For those of you who are still in the dark, allow me the pleasure of bearing the glad...
by Lanier Ivester | May 30, 2007 | Journal Entries
Well, after a WordPress update, a browser upgrade, a new laptop and an idyllic Maytime sojourn in England, I am back! Philip and I have just returned from the most special trip imaginable. It really was a pilgrimage in many ways, as I am sure all lovers of English...
by philipivester | Apr 11, 2007 | Flower Reviews, Journal Entries
We had an absolutely blighting frost this weekend, and much of the tender new growth that was last week so fair and fresh has blackened hopelessly or hangs limp upon shivering boughs. Where has our lovely spring gone? On Easter Sunday I wore a wool suit and fur in...
