Quick Post before Lunch

Or do you call that BL vs BC..... who knows...

Just finished putting that final touch on Hilda Conkling's Album. The cover page. The photo of Hilda is not clear and the only one I could find on the web.... Here is info on Hilda gather from two different sources and reworded by me..... hmmmm ...

"Hilda Conkling (1910-1986) was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. Her mother, Grace Hazard Conkling was a poet in her own right and taught at Smith College. Her father died when Hilda was four years old. She had an older sister, Elsa. Hilda was a child poet, and that is why she is remembered. It is really astonishing how she wrote most of her poetry between the ages of four and ten years old.

"Her mother Grace was her biggest influence. She used to read to her daughters all types of literature. As a result, Hilda began speaking poems, which her mother would write down and break into poetic lines. Her first published book appeared in 1920, “Poems by a Little Girl”, when she was ten. The preface was written by Amy Lowell. Two years later she published “Shoes of the Wind” and, finally, “Silverhorn” in 1924. These were the only books she wrote and she mysteriously stopped writing when she became a teenager.

"Most of Hilda’s poetry is concerned with nature; sometimes simply descriptive, sometimes mixed with elements of fantasy. Other common themes are love for her mother, stories and daydreams, and pictures or books that pleased her. Often themes intertwine, and she often made use of metaphor in her descriptions of plants and animals."

I did learn a few facts concerning Hilda and found two poems that I liked in addition to the 16 that we worked on the PaperWhimsy challenge. One was called Dandelion and the other Rooster. She did have charming poetry......... Sorry to leave her behind and yet also happy I found a use for the 5 year old Creative Memories black leather album....

Quote for today:

"And now let us welcome the New Year full of things that have never been."

Rainer Maria Rilke