NEW YEAR'S PILGRIM

Now I'm going down to that river of Jordan
Just to bathe my weary soul
If I can just touch  the hem of His garment, good Lord
Then I know You'll take me home 

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Funny, up all night as usual, but with Rose and Claude (doing his Jackson Pollock paper-scattering-arranging thing) for company (Pansy also – opening closed cabinets and tilting pictures on the wall), and believing that Jane’s having a blast with Rachel and her other friends, things Augur well.  Healthy, wealthy and wise (a phrase with partial Philadelphia roots) sounds like a reasonable plan and priority order.  Wisdom is difficult to achieve or obtain.  Happy New Year !!  !!

 
   

Louvin Brothers: The River of Jordan (Link) 

Two medieval pilgrim badges associated with St. Thomas à Becket &  Canterbury, British Museum, London

I Am A Pilgrim lyric:  Merle Travis

Right Said Fred: I'm Too Sexy (Link) 

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I AM A PILGRIM

I am a pilgrim and a stranger
Traveling through this wearisome land
I've got a home in that yonder city, good Lord
And it's not, not made by hand

Note: Yesterday we journeyed through three distinct landscapes the way you do at Christmas, from suburb to city to country. We welcomed and found welcome at each stage. The city situ was very grand, splendid and beautiful, despite the slight, but noticeable, rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic party vibe.

Up all night.  I should think of it as a gift.

Merle Travis: I Am A Pilgrim (Link)

Albert Pinkham Ryder paintings:  Top - Moonlight Marine (1908); Bottom - Christ Appearing To Mary (1885)