“the house protects the dreamer; the houses that are important to us are the ones that allow us to dream in peace. Guests we've had stop in for a night or two all come down the first morning, ready to tell their dreams.” FirstsTwoImportantDreamNightHouseMorningReadyProtectDreamerGuests Author:Frances Mayes
“Going to Europe as a budding cook opened my eyes to food in a different way. When I got to Italy, the first thing I did was put my little basil plants in the ground and watch them turn into big, healthy bushes.” WayFirstsLittlesDifferentBigsEyeTurnsWatchesHealthyEuropePlantCooksDifferent WaysBasil Author:Frances Mayes
“Like fanning through a deck of cards, my mind flashes on the thousand chances, trivial to profound, that converged to re-create this place. Any arbitrary turning along the way and I would be elsewhere; I would be different. Where did the expression "a place in the sun" first come from? My rational thought process cling always to the idea of free will, random event; my blood, however, streams easily along a current of fate.” WayMindFirstsIdeasDifferentWould BeProcessChanceSunFateBloodEventsExpressionThousandProfoundCurrentsRationalCardsStreamsFree WillElsewhereFlashArbitraryDeckThought ProcessRational ThoughtDeck Of CardsRandom Events Author:Frances Mayes
