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Looking gratefully back and hopefully forward

"If choice must be between two seasons, each so full of charm, it is at least no bad philosophy to prefer the present good, even whilst looking gratefully back, and hopefully forward, to the past and the future."

From Our Village by Mary Russell Mitford; the cover from my 1909 edition (J.M. Dent, English Idylls series) is shown here.

Wishing you a very happy new year!

31 December 2015 in Biography and memoir, Cover design, Cover design and illustration, Miscellaneous | Permalink

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Oh, that's lovely. Happy new year!

Posted by: Audrey | 31 December 2015 at 06:47 PM

Glad you like it, Audrey! Happy new year!

Posted by: Cornflower | 31 December 2015 at 08:39 PM

Such good words. Thank you.

Posted by: Nan | 31 December 2015 at 09:37 PM

Always a reflective time of year, a reckoning of sorts together with anticipation of all the joys which hopefully are yet to come.

Posted by: Fran H-B | 31 December 2015 at 10:52 PM

I have that very edition, bought years ago in Hay on Wye. Brings back many happy memories. Thank you.

Posted by: Georgina | 31 December 2015 at 11:06 PM

Happy New Year from Australia Cornflower.

Posted by: Rose | 01 January 2016 at 06:28 AM

Perfect New Year Philosophy (that also holds true for all times of the year).

Posted by: Spade & Dagger | 01 January 2016 at 10:41 AM

What a beautiful book cover! I read Mitford's My Garden several years ago and liked it.

I hope you have a very Happy New Year!

Posted by: Joan Kyler | 01 January 2016 at 01:47 PM

These are wise words. Happy New Year Cornflower.

Posted by: cath | 01 January 2016 at 04:45 PM

It has been a year of change for me too. I wish you a very Happy New Year from Northern Alberta, Canada. It is a bright and sunny day here and we should hit a high of -7C later today. It's a nice way to start the new year, not too cold and it's always a joy to see children outside on the toboggan hills. I hope that goods things you wish for yourself and family happen in 2016. Thank you for all your efforts in maintaining your blog-I appreciate it.

Posted by: Anji | 02 January 2016 at 04:54 PM

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