maiden voyage

Two birds within one nest;
Two hearts within one breast;
Two souls within one fair
Firm league of love and prayer.
Together bound for aye, together blest;
An ear that waits to catch
A hand upon the latch;
A step that hastens its sweet rest to win;
A world of care without;
A world of strife shut out;
A world of love shut in!
- from THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL
Written by William C. Gannett [with graphic additions by Frank Lloyd Wright], 1896-97

So are the words of William C. Gannett, a Unitarian minister and friend of the architect,Frank Lloyd Wright. During the winter months of the 1896 and 1897, the two worked on the tome, with Gannett writing the text and FLW designing the graphic setting. What resulted was a work that Wright characterized as, "[what is to me] what the cathedral was to the Middle Ages. It embalms for us in type the qualifications of our time."

These words continue to be seeds for the food that we will use for thought.

I am an unapologetic sentamentalist, if there is such a thing. I am writing this more as an experiment in the thought archival than anything else. I hope that what I attach to this, be it image, word, thought or recollection of deed is either amusing, entertaining compelling or perhaps even provocative. At any rate, thanks for reading and, if you feel like it, commenting.