"To be nameless in worthy deeds exceeds an infamous history." Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682) Our recent generations have often been defined, unfortunately, by the question: "Where were you when...?" As the generations overlap one another, the questions are always different as are the responses. One thing that is constant is how we are all affected by what Franklin D. Roosevelt coined "a day that will live in infamy" when he referred to the early Sunday morning attack on Pearl Harbor by the military forces of Japan. December7, 1941 I think of how it affected my parent's generation...the fear, anger, and, sadly the resulting xenophobia against those of Japanese origin. After the initial shock came the call to arms to which the "greatest generation" immediately responded. That same generation had seen, only twelve years earlier, the economic collapse of the great United States followed by years of universal pove
"Summer's lease hath all too short a date." William Shakespeare (1564-1616) It's the dog-days of summer and the 4th anniversary of my blog. (Post #65 but who's counting?!) What better way to spend them than a weekend in the country. The cornfields are, indeed, now as high as an elephant's eye, yielding their sweet kernels. The farmer across from us, rotating his crops, has put in soy beans where there was corn a year ago. The frogs in our pond are conversing frantically. The hops plants are starting to bloom and all our lavender has been harvested. Our daughter's dog, Blanche, lays on the lawn, following the shadows, so she'll remain in the sunlight during the late afternoon. HOPS! And, a visit from our son, Marc, up from "the City", is always a special time, catching up over the past few months of the pandemic. It's always exciting for me to hear about the next film he's working on! It is, indeed, a spec