Thursday, September 25

Reading...


It was the first of many Sunday dinners in Lisbeg for Eve.  She loved coming to the house.  Every week she brought something which she arranged in a vase.  Mother Francis had shown her how to go up the long windy path behind the convent and pick catkins and wild flowers.  At the start she would rehearse arranging them with the nun so that she would do it well when she got to the Hogans, but as the weeks went by she grew in confidence.  She could bring armfuls of autumn colors and make a beautiful display on the hall table.  It became a ritual.  Patsy would have the vases ready to see what Eve would bring today." 

Maeve Binchy

2 comments:

WendyLady@GoodBooks said...

Such a calm, meandering narrative! My mom loves Maeve Binchy. I'll have to give her a try. She's going on my list of to-be-read. :)

Cassidy said...

I'm reading Circle of Friends as well! I bought it ages ago.It ended up boxed away when we moved. I finally persuaded my husband to build me another bookshelf so I could unpack the rest of our hoard...I mean, collection. I tucked it next to my reading, knitting, nursing chair. Lovely read thus far. I think I'll have to read more of Maeve Binchy!

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