Tiger, Tiger, Tiger

The Tiger William Blake Tiger Tiger. burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye. Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies. Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand, dare seize the fire? And what shoulder, & what art, Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat. What dread hand? & what dread feet? What the hammer? what the chain, In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp. Dare its deadly terrors clasp? When the stars threw down their spears And watered heaven with their tears: Did he smile His work to see? Did he who made the lamb make thee? Tiger Tiger burning bright, In the forests of the night: What immortal hand or eye, Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

Kolaches, Fear and the House of Tudor

It has been awhile since I have added anything, but I have been reading feverishly. Susan Wiggs has fast become one of my favorite authors for fiction. I can hardly put a book down she has written. THE WINTER LODGE is excellent and replete with great sounding recipes. It is said that Camp Kioga is perfect for loving families and some not so loving. This is a story of small town, USA, the chief of Police, several very wealthy families and some very poor ones. Recipes are as include:  “Kolaches

for Beginners”. Most of these are from Jenny Majesky's Polish grandmother. Lemon Chess Pie, and “Happy Cake”. One of the recipes is a funeral casserole. It has ground beef, onion, carrots,broccoli, can crème of mushroom soup, chicken soup and chow mein noodles..

There is a brand new edition of the Tudor Rose Trilogy. The first book is AT THE KINGS COMMAND, the next is THE MAIDEN' S HAND. The third is AT THE QUEEN'S SUMMONS. They have to do with Henry VIII. You could read them in any order but since we now know what order they are supposed to be read in it will be easier to understand.

Dr. David Jeremiah has a new book on WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? It is excellent and it covers the fear of illness, storms, depression, death and just about any other fear you might have. Using some science, a lot of Scripture, common sense and a lot of Biblical characters he manages to relieve fears of all kinds.  Our library has no large print edition of this one, but it's worth a look.