tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post5371485720642487832..comments2024-03-01T23:41:02.240-05:00Comments on louie, louie: the Lax cottagebeth cioffolettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-53141998079918438072010-11-21T15:25:09.465-05:002010-11-21T15:25:09.465-05:00cool. Man, he was desperate for some solitude! I...cool. Man, he was desperate for some solitude! It reminds me of child's clubhouse. I used to have one in a tree and when I was up there, no one could bother me. I'd take my little transistor radio up there after school.beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-16065631147867984912010-11-21T14:41:46.327-05:002010-11-21T14:41:46.327-05:00I found a photo of Merton's Rosary Shack on fl...I found a photo of Merton's Rosary Shack on flickr<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/jorra79/2866417860/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-33942005905779237542010-11-20T09:17:12.343-05:002010-11-20T09:17:12.343-05:00thanks for all of your comments, Br. W., Brian, an...thanks for all of your comments, Br. W., Brian, and Ian. I'm lying low these days, don't have much to say or show. Actually, I think that there are a couple more photos I could put up ... maybe.beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-34051554081766466942010-11-19T10:23:11.771-05:002010-11-19T10:23:11.771-05:00Been a while, miss your new postings. Insightful, ...Been a while, miss your new postings. Insightful, thought ful and beautiful pictures.<br /><br />Pray all is well in your world.<br /><br />Br. W. OSBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-6534802726703256982010-11-07T20:48:26.197-05:002010-11-07T20:48:26.197-05:00I like your post & i will always be coming fre...I like your post & i will always be coming frequently to read more of your post.Thank you very much for your post once more.ianhttp://howtodealwithdepression.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-85445456709481485952010-10-18T15:17:56.349-05:002010-10-18T15:17:56.349-05:00Beth -
This post is just great. I love the pics -...Beth -<br /><br />This post is just great. I love the pics - and wish I was there. <br /><br />I have been a Robert Frost fan for many years. I visted his cabin in Ripton, Vermont many times - and everytime I am there I feel that Frost is still in the cabin - sitting in an old rocking chair with his wooden writing board - writing some famous poem. I am sure you feel the same way with Lax' cabin.<br /><br />Awesome to think Lax and Merton were writing here... there should be some kind of sign....Brianhttp://www.abookofeverything.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-30357042293867037232010-10-17T17:02:51.045-05:002010-10-17T17:02:51.045-05:00Yeah, but I had no qualms about trespassing, Br. W...Yeah, but I had no qualms about trespassing, Br. W. :-) ...beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-86427992808430336942010-10-17T15:07:39.847-05:002010-10-17T15:07:39.847-05:00Is the spirit of a place ominous or the spirit we ...Is the spirit of a place ominous or the spirit we bring to a place? I have found it both ways because just as God is alive in the world, other things are alive too, some good some not so good - if we are in tune with the spirit of things we sense this. You obviously are in tune.<br /><br />In light of what you have written, and he has written, Lax having a broadcast tower seems approprate. <br /><br />In Christ, Br. W. OSBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-60457792593430919442010-10-17T12:41:46.447-05:002010-10-17T12:41:46.447-05:00Yes, I knew that Jim Forest was in upstate NY now,...Yes, I knew that Jim Forest was in upstate NY now, but he's way over near Albany. Too far.beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-71251343405453071182010-10-17T12:38:23.986-05:002010-10-17T12:38:23.986-05:00I think that it is the shadows that give it that s...I think that it is the shadows that give it that slightly eery look, Marc.<br /><br />The present owners - the radio tower people, I presume - obviously know of the cottage's historic value, otherwise they probably would have torn it down. I noticed an old TV antenna on the roof as well. Also, the many roadblocks and no trespassing signs. In 1995 there was a Merton thing at St. Bonaventure's and they got permission from the owner to bus the attendees up there. However the people I met at St. B. were quite mum about giving any directions to the place, other than giving me the hint about the radio tower.<br /><br />Actually, now that I think about it, the radio tower seems really appropriate there, somehow.<br /><br />I'm not sure that the deceased Lax could be referred to as exLax. Ex is when one is divorced, no? However I do agree that his poetry simplifies things and clears the mind. I'm musing over how his poetry is similar to the teachings of Eckhart Tolle (I'm listening to a Tolle tape now) - how it points toward the gaps in thought.beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-13903914444998930972010-10-17T12:08:57.298-05:002010-10-17T12:08:57.298-05:00it occurs to me: the deceased Lax could be referre...it occurs to me: the deceased Lax could be referred to as the Ex-Lax<br /><br />there is something about his poetry that's like taking an enema for the mindmarchttp://noaccountability-marc.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-70132030915996390252010-10-17T11:51:34.147-05:002010-10-17T11:51:34.147-05:00It looks a bit scary. Wonder what it takes to get...It looks a bit scary. Wonder what it takes to get a house registered as a historic site? The only writer's house I've seen was the William Burroughs house in New Orleans which was being lived in, had a memorial plaque, and 2 attack dogs in the yard. I guess it takes some fans to get together: Robert E Howard's fans (the Conan the Barbarian creator) were successful in convincing the Texas town he was in to preserve his home but they had to put up the $.<br /><br />I think Jim Forest is in your neck of the woods now, maybe, northern New York?marchttp://noaccountability-marc.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-23981156233124904082010-10-17T08:53:39.308-05:002010-10-17T08:53:39.308-05:00Yes, other than the huge radio tower in the back y...Yes, other than the huge radio tower in the back yard that was rather distracting (but which also seemed kind of ominous), there was a quiet and peace about the place. A clear sign of abandonment (was this ominous too?), but the place looked like it could be renovated.beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-14839545849650263032010-10-17T08:50:44.382-05:002010-10-17T08:50:44.382-05:00Looks like a beautiful place, still. Br. William, ...Looks like a beautiful place, still. Br. William, OSBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com