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| From Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery |
Excerpt from Chapter XVI: "Diana is Invited to Tea with Tragic Results"
October was a beautiful month at Green Gables, when the birches in the hollow turned as golden as sunshine and the maples behind the orchard were royal crimson and the wild cherry trees along the lane put on the loveliest shades of dark red and bronzy green, while the fields sunned themselves in aftermaths.
Anne reveled in the world of color about her.
"Oh, Marilla," she exclaimed one Saturday morning, coming dancing in with her arms full of gorgeous boughs. "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn't it? Look at these maple branches. Don't they give you a thrill--several thrills? I'm going to decorate my room with them."
"Messy things," said Marilla, whose aesthetic sense was not noticeably developed. "You clutter up your room entirely too much with out-of-doors stuff, Anne. Bedrooms were made to sleep in."
"Oh, and dream in too, Marilla. And you know one can dream so much better in a room where there are pretty things. I'm going to put these boughs in the old blue jug and set them on my table."
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| My October view: It's not Green Gables, but it's Home. |
I just re-read Anne of Green Gables this spring, it really took me back to my childhood! I love this meme, thank you!
ReplyDeleteDid you make this meme? I saw it on Facebook today, and recognized it as The Farm at Walden Woods. Exciting!
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool! I found the meme on Pinterest, but it didn't link to a website, so I don't know who made it. Fun to know where the photo is from!
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