Walden is the report of a man torn by two powerful and opposing drives – the desire to enjoy the world and the urge to set the world straight. - E.B. White

I shall get up on Sunday morning and wind the clock, as a contribution to order and steadfastness ... Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.

It’s been fifteen years since we last wintered in this house. Settling in again to live steadily right around the year, as we used to do, has been full of excitement and the sense of our changed condition.