Sappho Speaks: Rainy Days

What Would Sappho Say?

Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!)

You’d think a rainy day like Saturday, socked in by fog, would be great for a writer – a perfect day to sit down and really churn out some words of wisdom. However, I am much more of a regular Jane than anything else and a day where going anywhere seemed fruitless and messy, all I wanted to do was read the rest of the great English Literature called “Are You There Vodka, It’s Me Chelsea” that has been in my head since I inhaled half of it waiting for a doctor’s appointment on Monday or watch reruns I have saved on TIVO of GLEE, my favorite guilty pleasure since True Blood went off the air for the seasonal hiatus. Who in their right mind would want to do anything that requires motivation on the greatest excuse for laziness – inclement weather and a Saturday colliding?

So, no, I did not write anything new or topical for today’s blog. I used all the juice I had going that day to enthusiastically write the piece on Annise Parker becoming the first gay mayor of a major US city. While some of you are certainly releasing sighs of relief as I am aware the length of my blogs could use a little work, but when a story comes, it just flows and editing words that I think are imperative to the story are not my strong suit. So, for those of you that are still hanging in there and read each blog to the end, you will never know how much encouragement and excitement it gives me to see the counter go up from day to day. As I have said before, I may write for the approval of an audience of one, but it is nice to know there are folks out there who find what I do the least bit interesting.

Since I have nothing of substance to say, I guess my musical choices will have to stand up as my voice for today. Now that Thanksgiving has passed and we are into our third week of December, I feel I can pull out the Christmas carols to christen WHAT WOULD SAPPHO SAY’s first winter holiday season and only hope I am still around next year to do a bit of a retrospective!!!!

Without further ado…..

Much Love.


Inspired by Sappho’s Muse

MUSIC OF THE DAY
Do You Hear What I Hear                      Whitney Houston
2000 Miles (It Must Be Christmas Time)    The Pretenders
Silent Night                                             Stevie Nicks
Santa Baby                                              Kylie Minogue

QUOTE OF THE DAY
I am not alone at all, I thought. I was never alone at all. And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the world seemingly most indifferent. For this is still the time God chooses.

Taylor Caldwell