Quotes from Authors – Susan Wiggs
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Words of Wisdom on Nature – Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau lived for two years, two months, and two days by Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts.You can learn more about man and his philosophies at The Walden Woods Project here.
The quote in the graphic above is from one of the essays he wrote about his experience. It’s not the full quote. Here’s the full quote:
“We need the tonic of wildness...At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature.” ~ H. D. Thoreau.
Visit this blog -“Postcards from Walden Pond“-and to learn about the Walden Pond site.
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05, 2018
Remember when Memorial Day was always May 30?
From 1868 to 1970 that date was the official day for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces.
Some of you may remember. I sure do.
As financially strapped students who couldn’t afford an extended time away from work, we chose May 30 for our wedding date.
That particular year Memorial Day was on a Thursday, which meant we only had to miss one day of work since the wedding was in the evening after our workday.
I even wore my mother’s twenty-five year old wedding dress to save more money. As they say, “Those were the days.”
Nowadays Memorial Day observances are on the fourth Monday of May.
We, of course, still use May 30 to observe our wedding anniversary.
Every year when I look at our wedding pictures, this quote comes to mind. It’s what I use as the theme in all my books.