Really enjoyed reading this. I'm reading Reclaiming Conversation by Sherry Turkle, and she mentions that Thoreau had 3 chairs in his cabin. "One for solitude, two for conversation, and three for society." and when he had more guests he took them outside into nature. Like Hemingway, ridiculing him has become a pastime, and I'm not sure why. Easy target, I guess.
I look forward to your travels. I'm not ready yet. But we will be visiting friends in New England this fall, and I'm very happy about it. We saw moose in Alaska, I doubt we'll see any this trip.
Each post is more precious than the previous one! I love your musings and your photographs. (And I promise to think better of Thoreau and especially of his mom.)
Really enjoyed reading this. I'm reading Reclaiming Conversation by Sherry Turkle, and she mentions that Thoreau had 3 chairs in his cabin. "One for solitude, two for conversation, and three for society." and when he had more guests he took them outside into nature. Like Hemingway, ridiculing him has become a pastime, and I'm not sure why. Easy target, I guess.
I look forward to your travels. I'm not ready yet. But we will be visiting friends in New England this fall, and I'm very happy about it. We saw moose in Alaska, I doubt we'll see any this trip.
Moose!
Oh, that's a great story about Thoreau and his chairs. Have a wonderful trip, and whether or not you see them ... Moose! :)
Each post is more precious than the previous one! I love your musings and your photographs. (And I promise to think better of Thoreau and especially of his mom.)
Thanks so much! And I'd love to hear any insights you might have about Thoreau ... and yes, isn't his mom so interesting?