AN ALTAR OF SOD & YESTERDAY'S PUPILS

AN ALTAR OF SOD, takes place at the close of the nineteenth century, in partitioned Poland. This is a saga of three families of the fictional village of Miscka, on the Vistula River. The Rozanskis enjoy the status of landed gentry. The Kryzostanskis have been privileged caretakers of the estate for as long as the Rozanskis have held the land. The Hebdowskis were once landed gentry who took refuge on the estate after their land was confiscated by the Russians. The story unfolds against a rich tapestry of Polish ceremony and tradition and builds to a far-reaching climax.

YESTERDAY'S PUPILS, follows the characters, who immigrate to Philadelphia at the turn of the century. The book describes their lives and attitudes as they adjust to the dynamic culture and industrial influence of this historic era.

ORGANIZED

Well it's March. Have I been working at organiztion since my 12/20/11 blog? I most certainly have. I have a succinctly put together daily rating sheets on spirtiual/ meditation activities and health/nutrition tasks. I feel like Ben Franklin, who started a daily record of his vices in order to turn them to virtues; he had a wish to be perfect. It seems, as stated in his autobiography, that he was able to irradicate all of his vices in short order, except for two. In trying to accomplish Neatness, he found that formerly he was able to locate all of his documents, etc. by remembering which chair or niche he had last set them in. Once he became organized, he could never find anything. The other vice he felt compelled to abandon was Vanity. He declared that he knew, had he ever accomplished this feat, it would appear in bold print as the headline of his daily paper, FRANKLIN CURES VANITY. I am truly managing the organization thing, and I feel better for it. I am making daily gains, and along with the schedule I have realized an added bonus, less stress. There's something comforting about knowing that you are not aimlessly strutting about looking for things to do in order not to waste time. "Lose this day to loitering--'twill be the same story tomorrow--and the next, more dilatory."--From Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

COMMITTMENT

I've never been to good at committment. Maybe it's because of all of those double consonants. Well, I realize "Nothing comes from nothing." So, I'm going to make every effort to remain committed to my blogging projects, at my writing, and at my attempts to get published.
Since childhood, I have had a quirky interest in word 'usage'. Not especially the etiology of the word, but how and why did it take on a particular meaning.
This morning while doing yoga (I guess I'm not committed to meditation either.) I wondered why we use the word "right" to connote correct. Shouldn't there be a word all of it's on, instead of using a directional adjective? And how about "left". She left the scene of the crime. Did she turn left as she proceeded to go? And what about, Is there any left? What in the world does that connote?
I'll just ad this to my litany of word usage and know that I'll never get a right answer, because there are none left.

ORGANIZATION

Two more days to the new year. New objectives, new schedule to maintain. Time to get everything set up. Need to organize the office; have a place for everything and everything in its place. Then we can proceed unhindered.
Looking at major revisions in current novel. Will study/research publishers, promoting & marketing. Get my books on kindle, quite a heavy agenda.
New Year's resolutions usually stall along the way. My daily postings will keep me on the trail.

AN ALTAR OF SOD & YESTERDAY'S PUPILS

AN ALTAR OF SOD, takes place at the close of the nineteenth century, in Poland. It is a saga of three families. The Rozanskis, enjoy the status of landed gentry. The Kryzostanskis have been privileged caretakers of the estate for as long as the Rozanskis have held the land. The Hebdowskis, once landed gentry sought refuge on the Rozanski estate when their land was confiscated by the Russians. the story unfolds against a rich tapestry of Polish ceremony and tradition, and builds to a far reaching climax.
YESTERDAY'S PUPILS, follows the characters who immigrate and settle in the city of Philadelphia at the turn of the century. The book describes their lives and attitudes as they adjust to the dynamic cultural and industrial influence of this dynamic era.