Why We Write

Though for no other cause, Yet for this.
That posterity may know
We have
Not loosely through silence
Permitted things to pass away
As in a Dream.
~Richard Hooker, 1554-1600

Florilegium

Florilegia means"flowers of reading." It was the medieval term for commonplace books. I've written before about keeping a commonplace book, and one of my favorite articles about them can be found here.

My pastor uses his blog as a sort of commonplace, and my friend Becky recently set up a new blog just for recording borrowed words. Then Ink followed suit and encouraged me to do the same.

So, Florilegium is my on-line commonplace "book." It won't replace my pens and paper, but it is a delightful way to share treasured words with others.

With love,
Trisha

**Becky's site is www.goodwords.me
Ink's is www.ipocblog.wordpress.com