Gorgeous day for the Texas Book Festival. Difficult to believe perhaps, but I did not purchase a single book. Partially because it was too hot to carry loads of things and partially because I decided to walk to the event.
Still swimming. Yes, at the end of October!
Al fresco lunch from my favorite French cafe.
Arrived on campus this morning to find lovely displays for Diwali~the Hindu festival of lights. Knew really nothing about it, until after an informative assembly.
I am for anything that celebrates light. And flowers. And food!
So pretty!! A miracle of purple rocks and dried corn.
ReplyDeleteIt was! And nothing ate it overnight~which is surprsing with all the wildlife that is around campus.
DeleteDiwali is actually a bit like Hanukkah in terms of celebrating lanterns, lights, and an amazing abundance of light just when needed - but it's celebrating the triumph of light over dark, which is also awesome. It was a big deal when we lived on Lynedoch in Glasgow because we were across from a South Asian community.
ReplyDeleteYes, there was a follow-up chapel today talking about when/how all these light festivals began. Yay for sparkles!
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