This is an image (from the internet) of Idina Sackville West. This is to accompany my previous post about the fascinating book I read about her life- titled The Bolter. Idina’s time spent in Kenya was particularly interesting for me.
Out of Africa
Author: Janet McKee
I currently wear many hats. My interests are genealogy, history, reading, knitting, and more. I now live in an assisted living retirement community.
L- Limitless Freedom!
Thoughts to ponder.
A to Z Challenge 2022 – Nature and I
Don’t you think many of us restrict or limit our growth by boundaries we set for ourselves? Man is blessed with boundless potential. Yet the fear of failure, self-imposed barriers and doubts curtail his growth. Snug and cozy in his self-created comfort zone, hesitation greets his step outside of it. The mind holds on to the “what ifs” before giving it a try.
When I see the birds fly across the blue skies, it reinforces my belief that that we too are blessed with abilities in abundance. When the fledglings are ready, the mother pushes them out of their nest. The little ones instinctively flap their wings and fly into the sky, overcoming fear, slowly but steadily gaining confidence, before soaring into the vast open sky.
“There is freedom waiting for you on the breeze of the sky, and you ask…
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Great Balance
Just relax with a tree your choice.
In the Spirit of Liberty, Truth, Justice and Equality
Interesting.
“to make human life more desirable by lessening the ills, and by promoting peace, prosperity, gladness and hope”
The Fraternal Order of Eagles was founded in 1898. The above title and quote was what they believed in. Six theater owners sat on a pile of lumber. They were competitors who had come together to discuss a strike by musicians. These six “decided to bury the hatchet” and formed an organization dubbed “The Order of Good Things”. Meeting on theater’s stages, after taking care of business they rolled out a keg of beer and had social time. Their membership grew, they adopted the bald eagle as an emblem and changed the name to “The Fraternal Order of Eagles”. The group secured a charter, formed a Grand Aerie, and had a constitution and by-laws. (An aerie in nature is the lofty nest of any…
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Remain Silent
Prattle
So true.
A Fascinating Book
I just finished reading The Bolter by Frances Osborne. This book was about Idina Sackville. To quote the blurb on the front cover – “Idina Sackville – the woman who scandalized 1920s society and became White Mischief’s infamous seductress. Of course it was about Kenya and I love reading anything about Kenya – but particularly about Kenya in the early days of white/colonial settlement. It was only when I got to the end of the book that I realized that the author was writing about her own relation and that her research was extremely thorough. Wow!
Not To Brag
Not to brag but I feel that I am getting pretty good (or maybe I should say better) at this word game that has swept the world. Today I got it in 4, with ease. Maybe I have a Good Luck charm.
Arran Lake Steamer
Dates to Remember
Somehow the date April 11 is one I always remember as the birthday of my childhood friend Sandy Crowley (Van Ness) . Sandy and I played together as children. Sandy’s family lived in the adjoining town but her grandparents were our neighbors in Belmont Mass. And when Sandy came to visit her grandparents we got together. I enjoyed many happy times with Sandy and her grandparents. As the years went by and we got older Sandy and I interacted only as rivals on our respective high school sports teams and later still on our respective college teams. Post-college After college there was only the odd Christmas card or two and then I lost track of Sandy but I always thought of her on her birthday April 11. A few years ago, on April 11, I phoned Sandy out of the blue and we re-established contact and promised to keep in touch. But again, we lapsed.
This morning, April 11, I tried to contact Sandy again. Alas, she had passed away 2 years ago. I was surprised and I feel a sense of loss. My early childhood friend. She was such a good athlete! Reading her obituary I learned that she was very active for many years with Andover-Newton Theological School. That was not a surprise – one grandfather was the minister of the church I attended and the other grandfather was very active in that church as well. The connection with Andover-Newton rang a bell also. My first job was with a family-owned steel company in nearby Cambridge Ma and the family had close ties with Andover-Newton.
The picture of Sandy that appeared in the Boston Globe obituary reminded my of her grandmother (my neighbor) whom I knew very well. Fond memories.
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