by Charlene Teglia | Dec 23, 2007 | Uncategorized
A classic poem for Christmas eve. If you’ve never read Tennyson, he’s well worth a visit to the library or your local bookstore. More Monday Poetry on the train!
Ring out, wild bells – Christmas Poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809 – 1892)
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light;
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
For those that here we see no more,
Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind.
Ring out a slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms of party strife;
Ring in the nobler modes of life,
With sweeter manners, purer laws.
Ring out the want, the care the sin,
The faithless coldness of the times;
Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes,
But ring the fuller minstrel in.
Ring out false pride in place and blood,
The civic slander and the spite;
Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good.
Ring out old shapes of foul disease,
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the thousand wars of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace.
Ring in the valiant man and free,
The larger heart, the kindlier hand;
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be.
by Charlene Teglia | Dec 22, 2007 | Uncategorized
Our little girl lost her first tooth this week. Quite a milestone. She is officially turning the corner from baby, toddler and preschool days. That’s the big news in our household.
In our community, the big news is that FEMA has opened an office in town. This is tremendous because insurance doesn’t cover everything (although I wanted to hug our insurance agency for contacting us pro-actively with an email that said, “click here for flood claim assistance”). This is welcome news for families hit hard by the Dec. 3rd storm. Families and businesses alike will be recovering for some time.
And yesterday, when we made the trek around the lake, we stopped for the road report to learn that the herd of elk had already crossed Highway 101 at the power station and the road was clear.
I can’t tell you how funny I find it that travel news follows the movement of a herd of elk instead of heavy commuter traffic. That is life in Forks, right there. First tooth lost, FEMA is in town, and the highway is free of elk.
by Charlene Teglia | Dec 20, 2007 | Uncategorized
I am making headway on my To Do list. I even got double chocolate chip cookies baked yesterday. Mmm.
I’m happy as the year rolls to an end. This has been a tough year in a lot of ways, but a good year. I’m happy with my progress. There are still things I want to cross off my list before 2008 hits, but I will take time to enjoy Christmas and little girls who still think it’s the bestest thing ever to run around in ruffly “princess” dresses. For those heading out for the holidays, enjoy!
by Charlene Teglia | Dec 20, 2007 | Uncategorized
1. Finish edits for Wicked Hot
2. Finish rewrite of first two chapters for Wicked Love
3. Write synopsis/get started on proposal for the next book in series since it is cluttering up my brain and WILL NOT SHUT UP even though it is not its turn
4. Find lost royalty statement. Between Thanksgiving and the Dec. 3rd hurricane, it went missing and I just now realized I never entered the numbers.
5. Bake
6. Clean house (maybe this should be further down the list…)
7. Finish Wicked Love
8. Celebrate Christmas!
9. Listen to lots of Christmas music and sing loudly while doing all the stuff on this list
10. Finish re-reading The Breakout Novel, apply workbook to Wicked Love
11. Stock up on coffee and chocolate to aid with all of the above; Christmas carols only go so far
12. Read Dear Santa, next on my romance read-a-thon
13. Put together mailing list for ARCs of Satisfaction Guaranteed and get ’em out the door (I’ve started this but I’m not done)
If I’m scarce, this is why! 😉
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