« Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote / The droghte of March hath perced to the roote, / And bathed / every veyne in swich licour / Of which vertu engendred is the flour » *
(G. Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, XIVc.)
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Spring is springing here! New products at the door ! How do you feel? This is the season of questions and shadings and ferment.
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We are reading at the moment (strongly recommended): R. Sennett, The Craftsman / L'uomo artigiano; A. S. Greer, The Story of a Marriage / La storia di un matrimonio. And you?
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* = When the sweet showers of April have pierced to the root the dryness of March and bathed every vein in moisture by which strength are the flowers brought forth ... more here.
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