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

Interview: Marta McDowell and A Curious Herbal

June 3, 2023 / Susan Albert / BookScapes / 22 Comments

If you’ve read Hemlock (China Bayles #28, 2021), you’ll remember that China was asked to help find a missing rare book: Elizabeth Blackwell’s A Curious Herbal. This is not a fictional herbal, but a real one, compiled in the 1730s under quite astonishing circumstances by a very real Elizabeth Blackwell. She drew pictures of the […]

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Review: The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

May 29, 2023 / Susan Albert / BookScapes / 42 Comments

The critics can’t find much to like.  “Underwhelming,” the Guardian sniffs. “Crying out for an editor.” “Sags under a deluge of detail,” snarks the New York Times. “Has the same flaw as him,” the UK Telegraph observes (ungrammatically), and scorns it as “a mite too insider-ish.” I loved it. Maybe I’ve been reading too much true […]

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From the Homestead: In Bloom This Week

May 22, 2023 / Susan Albert / LifeScapes / 24 Comments

In the Texas Hill Country, May is the loveliest month. This May is one to remember: the blooming, buzzing bounty, I’m sure, of our rainy December. Remember? April showers bring . . . Here, it’s October-November-December showers that bring May flowers, and for the past few weeks, we’ve been surrounded by them. The coreopsis–the cheerful […]

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Work In Progress: May 2023

May 14, 2023 / Susan Albert / LifeScapes / 47 Comments

The current cross stitch work-in-progress–Charles Wysocki’s “Quilts for Sale”–has slowed a bit because the chart isn’t quite accurate and I’ve had to make some fairly major adjustments. This happens, when the pattern maker uses software to convert a painting or photograph. Artificial intelligence (in whatever form) makes mistakes. Takes a human eye to spot them […]

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Review: Horse, by Geraldine Brooks

May 6, 2023 / Susan Albert / BookScapes / 32 Comments

I enjoy novels that tell a strong story. I especially admire novels that manage to tell more than one story and do it well. In Horse, Geraldine Brooks tells three stories, effectively, carefully, tenderly braiding all three into one compelling narrative. What’s more, two of three are true–and there’s as much sad truth as fiction […]

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Just One Thing After Another

April 15, 2023 / Susan Albert / LifeScapes / 42 Comments

The pyracantha is especially beautiful this spring, and I’m not the only one who thinks so. Here’s a bee, gathering pollen from this prolific early bloomer to take back to feed her friends and ensure the continuation of the hive, at the same time that  she helps to ensure that the blossoms will produce those […]

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New Releases

The Darling Dahlias and the Red Hot Poker – Book 10

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Hemlock – Book 28

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The Darling Dahlias and the Voodoo Lily – Book 9

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Deadlines – The Enterprise Trilogy – Book 1

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Fault Lines – The Enterprise Trilogy – Book 2

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