Susan Wittig Albert

Susan Wittig Albert

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Hello, and welcome to my world . . .

It’s tough out there these days, in a world that seems to be falling to pieces around us. Covid-19 is altering the way we lead our lives. It’s no wonder if you feel upset, upended, upside-down. I hope you’ll take a deep breath and spend a few moments here, in a quiet space of books and gardens.

Over 30 years ago, at midlife, my husband Bill and I left our careers in the fast lane and homesteaded 31 acres of woods and meadows in the Texas Hill Country–a refuge we call Meadow Knoll.

We’re older now, but you’ll still find the two of us here, working in the garden, walking through the woods and along the creek, and enjoying our animal companions and the fascinating community of native wildlife that surrounds us. This is where you’ll find me writing and sharing my work, as well as the work Bill and I have done together over the years. We think of this as our right livelihood, an idea—and a practice—that was important to both of us when we came here, and still is, more than three decades later. It’s especially important now, when climate change and the current pandemic (not the first and certainly not the last) are challenging the human-built world.

For a glimpse into this quieter life, I invite you to check out the “About” page, browse the book pages, take a look at the “Resource” section, and drop in on LifeScapes, my blog. (Leave a note, why don’t you?) To keep up with what’s going on at Meadow Knoll, you can subscribe to my newsletters or join me on social media. Even when we can’t be face to face or reach out and touch one another, there are ways to stay connected. Let’s use them.

Thank you for being a reader and friend. Come back and visit often—you’re always welcome.

Susan

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’Tis a gift to be simple, ’Tis a gift to be free.
’Tis a gift to come down where you want to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right
’Twill be in the valley of love and delight.

–Traditional Shaker Hymn

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Recent Lifescapes and Bookscapes Posts

Calling All Girls: The Power of Story

January 29, 2023 / Susan Albert / LifeScapes / 26 Comments

                          This Sunday morning’s email pulled me into one of those magical moments that a benevolent Universe brings us every now and then, and I wanted to share it with you. I opened my email to find that a reader named Janine Seitz […]

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Review: The Mitford Affair

January 16, 2023 / Susan Albert / BookScapes / 18 Comments

I’m fascinated by biographical/historical fiction. What interests me most about these novels is the complicated challenges they present. They have to meet all the usual requirements for successful historical fiction: an intriguing story peopled with engaging characters and supported by true-to-period details of settings, dress, food, slang, and lifestyle. But biographical/historical fiction has the additional […]

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Work in Progress: January 2023

January 7, 2023 / Susan Albert / LifeScapes / 40 Comments

The photo upload on this blog is giving me trouble this morning and I’m too unskilled with this photo stuff to figure out what’s going on. (File under ‘It’s Always Something.’) But I’m way overdue for a blog post, so this is going to be as good as it gets for today. For a view […]

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Sandhill Flyover Day 2022

November 13, 2022 / Susan Albert / LifeScapes / 23 Comments

Bill called me to the porch a few minutes ago to watch a flock of sandhills on their way to their winter home in the Rio Grande Valley. Sandhill Flyover Day is an important personal event for us every year, marking the turn of the season. Their wild, warbling call is always a reminder to […]

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Cochineal Bugs, Cross Stitch, and Books

October 9, 2022 / Susan Albert / LifeScapes / 35 Comments

Weird photo. If you can’t quite make it out, you’re looking at bugs on prickly pear cactus, in a bucket. The white stuff is the cottony shroud that the bugs–rice-size scale insects called cochineal–produce to hide their babies from predators. Bill, who had gone out armed with his mattock to make war on the invasive […]

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Works in Progress September 2022

September 10, 2022 / Susan Albert / LifeScapes / 60 Comments

We’re finally getting a reprieve from the long string of brutal 100-plus degree-days that plagued us this summer. The hummingbirds are migrating south now, this one enjoying the turk’s cap, one of my favorite Texas natives. (Photo: my brother, John Webber). But nectar flowers aren’t plentiful in September, so we keep refilling the bottles of […]

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Susan Wittig Albert shares the 5 best books on America’s toughest time: life in the dirty thirties. Have you read To Kill a Mockingbird?
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All About Thyme - July 2022 - Susan Wittig Albert

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Herb of the Year for 2022: Viola (violet, heartsease) named by the International Herb Association Flower of the Month for July: Larkspur: Each blossom color has a different meaning: pink means ficklen...
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Just heard from China's audiobook publisher that A PLAIN VANILLA MURDER is on sale for $2.99 from now through 7/22. If you don't have it, now's your chance. ... See MoreSee Less

A Plain Vanilla Murder

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From a New York Times bestselling author: When a botanist’s ex-wife is accused of his murder, it’s up to China Bayles to get to the root of the mystery and find out who’s framing her friend! “...
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