Fall Picture - Daniel

This picture was taken by one of my amazing brothers.

I love it.

Fall is beautiful!

Thanks for looking,
Miss Pickwickian

A Selection from Photo Shoot

So...

Suzy took some awesome photos. Here is just a few she was obliging enough to send me. Thanks Suzy! (You can see more of her photography at her blog, Life's too Short Not to Wear Red Shoes.)

If you missed it (I know it was so terribly exciting) you can read about this particular Bible in My Week in Pennsylvania.

Here is the inscription at the front.

This is a cross that my Mama passed on to me that belonged to my Great Grandmother.

"Now faith is the substance of tings hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

Suzy having fun. Where'd the Bible go? :-)
I picked this cross out in Mexico with Grandy less then two months before she graduated to Heaven. God was so gracious to let us have that time with her.

Another...

Bible, cross, and scarves.

1 Corinthians.

So, yes. I like my Bible. And Suzy is a good photographer in training, don't you think?

Thanks for looking,

Miss Pickwickian

Sniffing Books

Last night I taught my niece about book sniffing. It was high time she learned. She is seventeen months old and about to be a big sister!

Her favorite seemed to be leather. My journal is leather, so in addition it smells like fresh ink. I think I smell it more then anything else. ;-)
My journal is awesome.

And there is the smell of old books. Yummy!

And there is the smell of new ink on once blank paper.

Then there is the smell of musty books.

And the smell of your Bible.

And the smell of a new, cheap paperback! Oh what bliss!

I think this is one of the biggest problems in the Christian book market. We insist on printing our books on pure white pages with shinny covers and no smell. This may look up-to-date and last forever, but it looses the magical aroma of a cheap paperback.

And the very best of all...a lot of books of all sorts!

Back from Mexico....and everything else!

Life has begun to slow to a reasonable pace again. The last couple weeks have been amazing, but I'm ready for some not-so-amazing slower paced days ahead. :-)

Mexico was AWESOME!



All the relaxation and all was extremely inspiring. I wrote down plenty of notes and I'm ready to get back to work (as soon is the house returns to normal).

It seems like there was an era where to be a writer you traveled the world and had adventures you could write about. Today it seems like you sit in a class room and learn things second hand. I think there is a nice balance between the two.

I'll post something more interesting soon. ;-)
Miss Pickwickian