something this foggy day

You may have noticed that I've changed the title of my blog. I thought I would leave "an omer of manna" for a time, as not being very representative of the contents of this blog (though perhaps, God willing, there will come such a time in the future). "Something this foggy day" comes from one of my favourite Christina Rossetti poems. You can read that particular sonnet here, but it is best in the context of the whole twenty eight sonnets (ends on a very downcast note on it's own).

Those few lines describe to me that moment when something about a particular atmosphere - the scene, the smell, the sounds - reminds you of another time or place, or when something you come across sets your mind to pondering something else ... and that moment for me is what very often turns into a blog.