The Dachshund’s affectionate,
He wants to wed with you:
Lie down to sleep,
And he’s in bed with you.
Sit in a chair,
He’s there.
Depart,
You break his heart.
– E. B. White, who shared his life with three dachshunds
Advertisement for Frankenmuth Beer, brewed in Michigan’s “Little Bavaria,” from The Long & Short of It: For Dachshund Lovers
Archive for February, 2009
More from E.B. White
Posted in Dogs, Literature on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On a Pet’s Understanding
Posted in Dogs, Literature on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“I’ve never had a dog who understood so much of what I said or held it in such deep contempt.”
– E.B. White, speaking of his dachshund, Fred
Sadness Occasioned by an Empty Mailbox
Posted in Art, Literature, Mail, Postal History on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cover from a 1951 paperback edition of the 1936 Gale Wilhelm novel No Letters for the Dead. The artist’s name is fuzzy, but the first name appears to be Ray or Roy. Cover thanks to Brian Philippi.
On Walking
Posted in Walking on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Walking is almost the only way that one can come to know a country intimately. It is the easiest way to acquire a love for nature, to know a district and its people. It is a form of exercise which is apt to be pursued into advanced life if the habit is once acquired.”
– “The [...]
Indeed
Posted in Commentary on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“It is such a relief to be told the truth.”
– Katherine Anne Porter
“Follow the Gleam”
Posted in Music on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In 1920, Sallie Hume Douglas, a widowed, 53-year-old teacher from Honolulu, and Helen Hill, a student from Bryn Mawr College (Class of ’21), met at the Silver Bay Association on Lake George, in New York. The occasion was a YWCA conference; one of the many activities that summer was a song competition.
Sallie Hume Douglas was [...]
I come in peace, sort of…
Posted in Art, Photography on February 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A photo of Gregg Kemp by Phil Trumbo, as per the comment. I stand corrected, and I still love this one.
Peace
Posted in Commentary on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Peace gives victory to both sides.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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