It's a Classical Life

  Welcome back to It's a Classical Life, and if you're new here, then welcome. I love sharing all things classic - literature, music, movies, style, homemaking and so on. Recently I was introduced to the life and works of American writer, Kate Chopin.  Source Born in 1850 in Missouri to French/English parents, Chopin grew up in St. Louis. She was bilingual in both French and English and grew up under the influence of women - her mother, grandmother and her great grandmother. Tragically, her father died in a railroad accident. She married young, only eighteen, and had six children before her husband died when she was thirty-two. There is a wonderful biography, full of details and photos at the Kate Chopin International Society's website , so I won't go into too much detail here. A few things that struck me about Chopin include: * She kept a common place book in her youth. Common place books are becoming popular again as a journal for keeping thoughts, quotes, ideas, and

  Hello all! It's been quite some time since I've posted on here and if you've popped back in then I thank you for your patience and interest. I hit a bit of a creative wall and upon reading this beautiful quote by Isaac Newton I got thinking. I needed silence and I needed to meditate on what I was sharing and what the point of it was. There are so many wonderful blogs and websites on the internet - was I really contributing anything worthwhile? I sat with these questions for quite some time and I'm not really sure that the answer is yes, but I do know that today I felt inspired to share this with you and a few other things that have crossed my path recently.  I think the biggest take away we can have from this quote is the search for truth. If we are really interested in finding the truth in any aspect of our lives then we need silence and we need the time to ponder. Not necessarily stew or worry excessively, but quiet reflective time. If there are any areas of uncerta