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Blest Be the Beads that Bind

April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 ~ shoreacres ~ 41 Comments
Episcopal Cemetery ~ Galveston, Texas, April 5

 

Circles of beads, circles of memories, circles of love —
some circles remain unbroken.
Happy Easter!
 

Many musicians from this 1989 recording are gone now, but the music remains.

 

Comments always are welcome.

Mark Twain Defines “Lagniappe”

"We picked up one excellent word--a word worth traveling to New Orleans to get; a nice limber, expressive, handy word--'lagniappe.'

We discovered it at the head of a column of odds and ends in the Picayune, the first day; heard twenty people use it the second; inquired what it meant the third; adopted it and got facility in swinging it the fourth. It is the equivalent of the thirteenth roll in a 'baker's dozen.' It is something thrown in, gratis, for good measure."

(From "Life on the Mississippi")

Why Pair “Lagniappe” With “The Task at Hand”?

I love to write, and "The Task at Hand" always will be my primary site: my place for essays, stories, and poetry.

On the other hand, photography has opened new worlds to me. Now and then, I take special delight in a photo, and have wanted a place to post those I enjoy.

This is that place. You're welcome to consider it lagniappe -- a little something extra -- and I hope you'll find an occasional delight here, as well.

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