Lughnasa\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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waning Harvest Moon<\/p>\n
It appears life as a Vikings fan will continue as a pilgrimage through a wasteland of frustration and dashed hopes.\u00a0 In the first game of the season, at Cleveland, 4-12 or something like that last year, this supposedly Super-Bowl ready team is behind 13-10.\u00a0 Behind.\u00a0 Aaarrrrgggghhh.\u00a0 Each pilgrimage must perforce visit the slough of despond before rising to the heights of the heavenly city (Miami this year) so we’re there early.<\/p>\n
On a different note.\u00a0 After getting groceries this morning, I picked grapes.\u00a0 Kate makes a wonderful grape jelly from our wild grapes.\u00a0 They grow all over the woods, but have chosen the six foot fence for a nice run.\u00a0 As I had my small shears out, cutting the purple bunches from the vine, the Rosetti painting, the Girlhood of Mary Virgin came to mind.\u00a0 In the background Mary’s father, Joachim, tends to a grapevine.<\/p>\n
The harvest is a good time of year and I enjoy the wild harvest as well the domestic one.\u00a0 This is hunter gatherer behavior, imprinted on us for millennia.\u00a0 It satisfies a deep need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lughnasa\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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waning Harvest Moon It appears life as a Vikings fan will continue as a pilgrimage through a wasteland of frustration and dashed hopes.\u00a0 In the first game of the season, at Cleveland, 4-12 or something like that last year, this supposedly Super-Bowl ready team is behind 13-10.\u00a0 Behind.\u00a0 Aaarrrrgggghhh.\u00a0 Each pilgrimage must perforce visit … Continue reading What Will They Do Next?<\/span>