Dear Sisters,
Since we last met, June has made her arrival and with her plenty of last-minute late-spring activities. Here at Dandelion House I’ve been sowing seeds in the raised beds and borders, preparing for a yard sale this coming weekend with my momma, and car shopping for our oldest. I’m happy to announce he finally found one that fit his budget and one he loves! He didn’t give into impulses to spend beyond his means and when the right one came along he was ready. Life has been non-stop in our world but I stole away to Henry Beston’s ” Solitary Dune” every chance I could to finish reading his book, The Outermost House. Have you been reading your copy too? I thought I might have caught a glimpse of some of you walking the beach at low tide, chasing birds into flight just to watch them from their perfect flight patterns, and star-gazing on a perfectly clear autumn night. Come on in and let’s chat about our time away in the dune tops! Continue reading
Oh Deb, how I envy you and your little cottage on the beach. I am so going to find me one somewhere on a beach somewhere someday…lol. Loved your story and I think I will try to read the book as well. Be Blessed. Neta
Hi Neta! Until you find your cottage, you can visit mine any ole time! How’s that?
I hope you enjoy the book! Love and blessings… Deb
Greetings Deb: Just love your posts! Our family is able to retreat to our cabin in the Adirondacks (NY), so different than a shore line, but equally an amazing experience with nature. Last weekend we actually saw our first moose!!! I ordered the book, via Kindle, today and can’t wait to start reading.
Hi Gae!Thank you for your kind words. 🙂 Glad you enjoy your visits here! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the book! Happy Reading! Deb
Henry’s way of writing is to personify nature. He breathes with every life force he encounters which makes his writing so unique. I’m halfway through the book and when I put it down, I find it calls to me. So today more reading. Thank you for introducing the book to us. I long for a house on the beach. We make at least 2 trips a year to the Oregon coast. The Washington coast has a lot of privately owned land. You can’t get to a lot of it. The Oregon coast is public. Lovely, huh?
Sylvia,
A agree totally. I finished the book yesterday morning and I keep wanting to retreat back to my room and escape with him all over again. I’m sure I will at some point. His book is def one you could do that with for many years to some. I’m so glad you are reading along. 🙂 I’ve stayed in Lincoln City on the Oregon Coast and it was wonderful. Enjoy! xo Deb
Hi Deb,
While reading your post, I remembered reading somewhere that man’s fascination with labeling everything in nature, takes away from actually BE-ing with nature. So this : “but my mind doesn’t take hold of that sort of information. It’s like a sieve when it comes to remembering names. For whatever reason, my brain is a sponge when it comes to remembering colors, shapes, sights, sounds and smells very well. Names, not so much!” makes sense to me ! Such blessings you have to experience all that 🙂
Hi Laura,
Thanks, I feel better about not ” stowing away ” all those names of wildlife now! 🙂 xo Deb
Oh I love reading your post. I am going to read this book,Big thank you for posting the link to the The Cape Cod National Sea Shore! I loved it I miss the Ocean so and to see and hear the water was a gift to my Soul!
So glad you enjoyed the link, Donna. It is beautiful isn’t it?
Deb, what a great post. I just started reading Beston’s
Outermost Sea, and I have already fallen in love with it.
Hi Pam! Wonderful! I know you’ll enjoy it since you are from this area! 🙂 xo Deb