Quote for Today

Summer afternoon- summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.                                                                  Henry James, quoted by Edith Wharton

                                                                                                                                                           ©Lauren Klementz-Harte

                                                                                                                          

Keeping things light this week as we glide through the summer months. I caught this butterfly relaxing on a lily and wanted to share it with you; loved the textures and summer colors!

And it's always humbling to give a shout out to great creative individuals, in this case two stars in American literature, Henry James and Edith Wharton. Henry James was a prolific writer, held in high esteem as one of the great novelists of the English language. Also a prominent literary figure of the early 20th century, Wharton was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Literature. They struck up a long friendship which began through correspondence initiated by Wharton,- a flash back to the time when letter writing was an art in itself!

To read more check out this link: https://www.villagepreservation.org/2017/10/26/how-edith-wharton-and-henry-james-struck-up-a-friendship-around-washington-square/