Don't Throw it All Away

I know we have not posted in positively ages. Many apologies. We've been terribly busy. I don't even have much time right now, but I though I would jot this down while it's fresh in my brain.

I've been thinking a lot lately about how confusing this notion of an ideal romance is. Is it what we think it is, or is something much different, subtler and more quiet? Is it something that truly eludes us day after day, year after year, until we chase it away through time and disappointment and shattered hopes? Or is it something that is standing in front of us, dressed in every day clothes, waiting for us to get our heads out of the clouds?

I think this quote made by a wise lady in the film Anne of Avonlea, which is the sequel to the delightful Anne of Green Gables, sums up the notion of our wandering hearts in a simple yet profound way:

"Anne, you have tricked something out of that imagination of yours that you call romance. Have you forgotten how he gave up the Avonlea school for you so that you could stay here with me? How he picked you up everyday in his carriage so that you could study your courses together? Don't throw it all away for some ridiculous ideal that doesn't even exist".

 

And in the spirit of Anne Shirley, and all the nostalgic joy this story brings back, the song of the day is the theme from the film. We both grew up with Anne, so I cannot convey to you what I feel every time I hear the theme from this movie. It makes my heart hurt. In the best way possible.