Saturday, July 18, 2020

Esolen in My Ear


Norah is a huge Esolen fan and she is often eager to share her favorite quotes with me.  The other afternoon, she read Esolen quotes right into my ear as I sat at the pond, enjoying the scenery, taking a break from our vigorous swimming.  It was quite luxurious.  To me, it was better than being an Egyptian queen fanned and fed grapes. If you've never had words read directly into your ear as you've looked out over a beautiful New England pond in the summertime, you haven't lived.

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