the yearly journey

it has begun. every year for the last 15 years or so i have reread lord of the rings. my copy is 20 years old this year, and looks every day of it. it is like comfort food to me; i never get tired of it. tolkien truly is a master. this year i am looking at it more from the angle of "telling a story" than i have since i first heard it, i think.

i love tolkien's illustrations. he was not a great artist, but he was a good one, and his drawings perfectly reflect the tone of the story. someday i will have the edition with his illustrated covers. someday . . .

Finn

i have probably sent this photo to half of my readers, but i am so excited about it. he is so very happy and stompy here. i love how he is grabbing his little romper (present from dr. kenney, and so cute. hanna anderson is the best.) you can see my strip'ed arm balancing him, but he's pretty darn good at standing on his own.

i love him.

2010?

i am unsure as to how this happened, but clearly it did . . . not just a new year, but a new decade. why does y2k not seem ten whole years ago?

in the traditional calendar, today is the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. the franciscans introduced it, and Innocent XIII spread it to the whole church in 1700-something. happy feast day!

also, a new post here.