Anne was bringing the cows home from the back pasture by way of Lovers’ Lane. It was a September evening and all the gaps and clearings in the woods were brimmed up with ruby sunset light. Here and there the lane was splashed with it, but for the most part it was already quite shadowy beneath the maples, and the spaces under the firs were filled with a clear violet dusk like airy wine. The winds were out in their tops, and there is no sweeter music on earth than that which the wind makes in the fir trees at evening. — Anne of Green Gables
We are rushing around with errands over here in preparation for our trip to Prince Edward Island tomorrow. It feels like enough appointments, prescriptions, and purchases for a year have been squeezed into the past couple of weeks. It hardly seems possible that in a couple of days I will be breathing sea salt scented air, while basking in the rosy light of that gem in the Atlantic Ocean. I swear the light has a reddish tinge to it there. A full red moon was rising when we drove the last leg of the trip to the Island last September, and ever since I’ve been convinced that even the moon is rose-tinted on PEI.
I’ve been plugging away at the next article for my blog series. My apologies to anyone who has been waiting for the next instalment, and wondering when we are going to get to Green Gables, already! I spent much of last night just sorting through photos, but I hope to have one more post up before this weekend is over. I’m not sure how much time I will have for blogging while we are away, but I will be sure to continue where we left off when I return home. I’m sure I will have plenty more photos and locations to recommend visiting, too.
Many thanks to everyone who has visited my blog, lately. A few days ago I had such a staggering number of views that I thought the counter was broken. Like, actually! My Instagram account has always been fairly quiet, which is okay by me. I’m a quiet person. The thought that so many people are looking at my blog—and I’m guessing, some must be reading it too—has been a bit for me to wrap my head around. If I’m being honest, the whole thing has freaked me out a bit. It’s lovely. But also nauseating. I aspire to create a space that is deserving of your notice, and your time.
I have a number of people to thank for helping others find their way to my blog. Not least of all the other book bloggers and bookstagramers who have shared my posts or otherwise shown appreciation for my reviews. I also want to thank the publishers and authors who have sent me books to review. I currently have a bit of a backlog, but I promise to get the stack down when I come back refreshed and rejuvenated from holiday. I have some really exciting books in that stack, and I cannot wait to chat about them!
You may have noticed the books in the photos accompanying this post. I have to thank my dear friends Leslie (@readerlyjoy) and Gina (@babsbelovedbooks) for helping me complete this set of Anne books. By “help” I mean, they bought all of them for me, but one. The books sit on a bookshelf that is right next to the desk in my study. If I turn my head to the right, those beautiful books are the first thing I see. It fills my heart with joy each and every time. I have the kindest friends, and this incredible community has made me feel like I belong. It is a very good feeling.
“Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It’s splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.” — Anne of Green Gables
Bless you for being here. I’m so thankful we had this time together.
Now, back to the laundry, ironing, cleaning out the fridge, packing, baking a last minute batch of shortbread, and convincing myself I do not need to bring every Lucy Maud Montgomery book with me to Prince Edward Island when I am undoubtedly going to acquire more there. And will someone please tell me that I do not have time to sew together the pieces of a sweater today? Wish me luck!
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