The morning was spent in the company of a roofer, in pursuit of a leak we noticed in time last night to prevent damage to our old upright piano. Luckily, only a little water landed on a paperback containing the poems of Ezra Pound, leaving the young Ezra with a gentle wave in his hair. Had the water reached the Jonathan Swift set from 1812 and 1813, I — but they’re safe and sound. It was close, though — too close. But the roofer thinks he has discovered the source of the problem, and a small repair was made. The wind is strong from the southwest, and more rain is expected, so it shouldn’t take long to find out.
Read Bees and Their Keepers, by Lotte Möller, Pages 43-56. For the month of February: A Sign of Spring Remembered, and Older Descriptions of the Cleansing Flight and the Reactions of Neighbors. For March: A Feisty Californian Beekeeper Remembered, and An Update on the Progress of Killer Bees.
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Afternoon. A warm, surprisingly dry walk, during which we exchanged waves with three neighbors as they drove by, and greetings with four neighbors in front of their houses.
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Physical wisdom — the body as its own source of healing and strength.
November 2, 2023.
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Categories: If It Had A Name
Tags: Bees, Bees and Their Keepers, Books, Ezra Pound, Healing, Jonathan Swift, Journals, Lotte Möller, Neighbors, Physical Wisdom, Pianos, Rain, Reading, Strength, Walking
William Michaelian 