Adapted from Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables, for us in the midst of winter:
The winter passed away in a round of pleasant duties and studies. For Anne the days slipped by like golden beads on the necklace of the year. She was happy, eager, interested; there were lessons to be learned and honor to be won; delightful books to read; new pieces of music to be practiced; pleasant weekend afternoons with a friend; and then, almost before Anne realized it, spring had come again to Green Gables and all the world was abloom once more.
Joan Baez was born today in 1941. What a great singer.