Recent content by Beth

Wonderful! I know Rugby and all of those little burgs very well. Many of my ancestors are in the little Petros cemetery. And, if you happen to be wandering through Morgan County late at night and tune your car radio to the AM band, you can still hear Elvis singing with the Jordanaires on some...

Lionel, I hope you'll continue this thread as you are able. I grew up in Appalachia and my roots are here . It is a wild, secret place, for sure. Thanks for all of the reading suggestions.

There is a tune, for which I'd gladly part With all Rossini, Weber, and Mozart, An ancient air, whose languid melody Has secret charms that speak only to me*... We've all had them, those dreams whose intimations of life are so strong that we can see, smell, and embrace someone we love and...

What glory can there be in snapping green beans? A few weeks ago, I was given a large bag along with the inherent task of discovering just that. The beans were dirty, and more numerous than I hoped. They also had some spots that would need pruning before the whole bunch could be washed and...

"In early times, say the Icelandic chronicles, men from the Western Islands came to live in this country, and when they departed, left behind them crosses, bells, and other objects used in the practice of sorcery.'' So begins Independent People, or in the original Icelandic, Sj?lfst?tt F?lk or...

I read this in May and found it lyrical and breathtaking one minute, ponderous and frustrating the next. nnyhav mentions the pattern of knowing asides, a technique which I found delightful and full of playfulness. I think even more asides and comments from the narrator (and the ceiling!) would...