March 14th, 2018 → 5:43 am
“I must have saffron to colour the warden pies; mace; dates, none–
that’s out of my note; nutmegs, seven; a race or two of ginger, but that
I may beg; four pound of prunes, and as many of raisins o’th’ sun.” – Winter’s Tale
Happy Pi Day! It’s difficult to find Shakespeare quotes about math, so I decided to go with literal pies. A pie a day is about as good as pi every day.
February 18th, 2018 → 6:27 am
“A sentence is but a cheveril glove to a good wit.” – Twelfth Night
I’m busy waking early every morning, editing draft 5 of my latest novel. I just reworked the opening scene to one of the middle chapters. It feels good, I think things flows better now. But crafting the perfect sentence is hard! I can agonize over it for hours! Writing is most definitely an art. As difficult and messy as I imagine working cheveril was for Shakespeare’s father. But when done right, a sentence’s beauty can take your breath away.
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February 12th, 2018 → 6:46 am
“Then westward ho!
Grace and good disposition attend your ladyship!” – Twelfth Night
‘Westward ho!’ was the cry of Thames watermen to attract westward bound passengers from London to Westminster. The phrase sounds so American to me, however. Westward ho, young man! Go West and make something of yourself!
I am not headed out West today, but I did finally return to my latest novel. Opened the dust-caked notes and began the long awaited edit of Draft #5. I purposely give myself space between drafts so as to let the material appear fresh again, but sometimes it’s hard. I’ve been wanting to get back to this for weeks now. I’m so excited!!
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January 27th, 2018 → 6:45 am
“Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.” – Twelfth Night
The chocolate is on all the shelves and reminders that Valentine’s Day is coming up are everywhere. It’s making me contemplate the nature of the love in my life. We all love differently; we certainly all express it differently. God help us sometimes, for loving too much.
January 15th, 2018 → 5:29 am
“The day shall not be up so soon as I
To try the fair adventure of tomorrow.” – King John
A new school semester begins this week. I approach it with eagerness and a sense of adventure!
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January 2nd, 2018 → 5:34 am
“Blessed are the peacemakers on earth.” – Henry VI, Part II
Here’s to a peaceful, happy new year. May we all work to make it one.
December 18th, 2017 → 6:51 am
“Nymph, in thy orisons
Be all my sins remembered.” – Hamlet
orisons – prayers
It may very well be that the only reason I’m not familiar with the word ‘orison’ is because I am secular. To be honest, I didn’t even really know what ‘fellowship’ was to evangelicals until Kayla Moore used it in describing her ‘Jew’ friends. But I know the word now, and could sure use more of them these days.
December 8th, 2017 → 6:56 pm
“This mortal house I’ll ruin.” – Antony and Cleopatra
I didn’t go to the gym today. I didn’t eat healthy today. I didn’t watch my step.
Sure felt great. 🙂
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November 3rd, 2017 → 5:07 am
Glendower: “I can call spirits from the vasty deep.”
Hotspur: “Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them?” – King Henry IV, Part I
I wake most mornings and try to write – some days, the words flow, other days, they do not. Imagination and creativity are mysterious spirits. I only wish I could see to the bottom of their vasty deep; I bet it is a riot down there.
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October 29th, 2017 → 7:52 am
“There’s a special
providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now,
’tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be
now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the
readiness is all.” – Hamlet
I attended a production of Hamlet last night. It’s always good to see an actual performance of Shakespeare, and not just read the plays, as I do so often. My poor husband, however, was likely annoyed with the amount of times I leaned over and said the famous phrases before the characters did – there’s so many good lines in that play! The quote above about just accepting your fate, however, I had forgotten until last night. And it feels particularly apt in my life right now. I had a terrible week this past week with so very many things going wrong; I’m still exhausted from the worry and lack of sleep due to it. I know that I need to laugh, give in, and accept things sometimes…let life just come as it may…it’s just hard for me. I must remember: the readiness is all.
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