I don't know what lies around the bend, but I'm going to believe that the best does. I wonder how the road beyond it goes, what there is of green glory and soft, checkered light and shadows, what new landscapes, new beauties, what curves and hills and valleys further on"

L.M. Montgomery was born on a chilly (-4.7C) and wet day. November 30 1874 #PEI She shares a birth day with Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, and John McCrae (“In Flanders Fields”) (Article: The Shining Scroll 2020, p6) lmmontgomeryliterarysociety.weebly.com/uploads/2/2/6/…

Notre Dame Cathedral’s stunning new blue rose window is revealed!

“Asking was there any point in being alive without helping one another? Was it possible to carry on… through an entire life, without once being brave enough to go against what was there and yet call yourself a Christian, and face yourself in the mirror?” #currentread #booklover

"Winter mornings were interesting because they had breakfast by candlelight" - L M Montgomery's Magic for Marigold. Sounds lovely, must try!

@SecretRowena Ever After! Haven't watched that one in awhile.

You only have to look around you to see someone who needs your help. #vulnerability #mindfulmatter #quote #QOTD

"Poetry…awakens and enlarges the mind itself by rendering it the receptacle of a 1000 unapprehended thoughts" Shelley

First edition cover of Magic for Marigold. Planning to read all of Montgomery's works & other classic children's lit

"Always when she went to sleep they [spruces] were weaving magic with the moonlight or the stars. " L M Montgomery's Magic for Marigold

Getting ready to head into TED Talks TEDxSnoIsleLibraries

The first self-portraitist? Remarkable 1402 miniature 'Marcia in her Studio'. Artist unknown

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. Oscar Wilde.

Currently re-reading Persuasion #JaneAusten #ClassicLiterature #Books

#MetTeens share some favorite holiday- and winter-themed artworks in the collection: met.org/1OiWINW

Best of 2015: The 20 most influential books in history wef.ch/1OKzPDR

5 ways to organize your mind for maximum productivity wef.ch/1Mve9Kf via World Economic Forum

Facial recognition software solves Elizabeth Gaskell mystery wp.me/p2p8xa-QR JanetGS

"Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now." - Goethe via Holstee