“I do not believe anyone can be perfectly well, who has a brain and a heart.”-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (born 27 February 1807)

Ellen Terry (born 27 February 1847)
“I do not believe anyone can be perfectly well, who has a brain and a heart.”-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (born 27 February 1807)

Ellen Terry (born 27 February 1847)
This is what my Saturday looked like:

Snowy Day: Version #1

Snowy Day: Version #2
Horrible weather for traipsing about? No doubt. Wonderful weather for writing? Indeed!
Portrait of Leonid Andreyev by Ilya Repin, 1905:

Portrait of Leonid Andreyev by Ilya Repin, 1905
W.H. Auden–one of the poets who first made me love poetry–was born on 21 February 1907.

W.H. Auden
“Poetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings.”-W.H. Auden (New Year Letter)
“Thank God for books as an alternative to conversation.”-W.H. Auden
E is for Eliot, George:

Silas Marner Pendant by Library Shortcake. $16.00
Two charming robins stopped by the studio for an early afternoon visit. They lured me from my writing, and the cat from her nap. We were both grateful.

Two robins in a snowy tree
“Little Robin Redbreast/Came to visit me/This is what he whistled/Thank you for my tea.”
It’s official: Fossil Lake II: The Refossiling is now available for your reading pleasure!

Fossil Lake II: The Refossiling
You can buy a gorgeous paperback at Amazon or an e-book via Smashwords. The anthology is full of wonderful stories by great writers; the introduction is by Brian Keene. Please spread the word!
“The greatest enemy of clear language is insincerity.”-George Orwell
At the Museum of London, the City That Sherlock Holmes Knew [The New York Times]
Looks interesting!