"In his domestic administration my father had this system . . . to keep a journal and insert in it all occurrences of any note . . . A record very pleasant to look at when time begins to efface the memory of events, and very well suited to get us out of perplexity: When was such and such a thing begun? When completed? What retinues came? How long did they stay? Our trips, our absences; marriages; deaths; the receipt of happy or unhappy news . . . An ancient custom, which I think it would be good to revive, each man in each man's home. And I think I am a fool to have neglected it." (Montaigne, Book I, Essay 35 (publ. 1580))

Thursday, April 19, 2012

looking promising


PJ's young pomegranate tree - still looks more like a bush - might actually set some fruit this year!

I'm a bit obsessed with this tree - but who wouldn't be, pomegranates have a glorious history going back to classical (and biblical) times (Persephone, etc.) 

Native to Persia (I see that Herodotus tells us that the warriors adorned their spears with these); our new in-laws have been supplying us for years already.  But this tree is something new for us.

Worried about birds, however.


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