Samhain \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Winter Moon<\/p>\n
Latin. \u00a0Session with tutor today. \u00a0Greg says I’m doing the right things. \u00a0We’re discussing nuances of translation now, not always my missteps with grammar or case. \u00a0Not even mostly. \u00a0Latin and writing novels both require a view that goes beyond the immediate horizon, far beyond it. \u00a0At least for me.<\/p>\n
(Zeus overthrows Cronos\u00a0Van Haarlem 1588)<\/p>\n
My first session with Greg was on January 28, 2010. \u00a0This January I will begin my 5th year as a Latin student. \u00a0I’m much, much closer to my goal of translating the Metamorphoses; in fact, I’m doing it, just not at the level of proficiency that I want. \u00a0I can see getting there, now; though in October, when I began again after spending the summer with the garden and the bees, I despaired. \u00a0The lesson from that, I think, is not to stop. \u00a0It requires constant practice.<\/p>\n
Feeling good about it today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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