Gathering Madonnas

Today—

. loving the brief visit of rain

. wearing flannel

. gathering madonnas—by Perugino, Botticelli, and Piero della Francesca

. coming across a recipe for muscat grape tart

. baking sheep Amaretto cookies

. learning that centaur in the constellation Sagittarius, hunter with an artist's soul, was either a friend of Gilgamesh or son of Pan, raised with Muses

. placing meditation cushions in my story and behind my back this afternoon, while meditating on the Oliveira painting of sun rays, and then a Japanese maple

. giving my character Moroccan fried eggs for his breakfast, remembering the little place around the corner from us on Columbus in New York

. rereading The Professor's House, remembering how much I love Willa Cather

. learning about cooking with lemon leaves, apparently common in Italy

. counting my blessings

image:  Piero della Francesca, Madonna del Parto