July 6th, 2020. I think I shall alternate days, one day do the drawing, one day do the calligraphy. Unless I feel moved to do both. That will always be allowed if I have time.
Today's text: Psalm 1-3
(1584) he shal be like the tree, that groweth fast* by the rivers side: which bringeth forth most pleasaunt fruit, in her** due tyme and tyde.
Tomorrow's: I need a little help here. As close as I can tell, it should be
(1584) Psalm 1-4 Whose leafe shall never fade nor fall, but florish (?)ill and (?)and***:Even so all thynges shall prosper well, that this man takes in hand.
I am not sure what letter(s) start those two words. perhaps (sh)ill and (st)and? In the current anglican psalter this psalm is:
"His leaf also shall not wither: and look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.
*groweth fast: I've heard this use of "fast" before and looking it up, there is one of the definitions of the word fast that I don't think is used as much nowadays. "fast can mean doing something speedily, but it can also mean firmly affixed to something, or being stable. I wonder how both moving quickly and being firmly fixed both came to be meanings associated with this word.
** interesting note, I think most of us would use "its" to refer to something about a river. I wonder if river is gendered female in German or French or latin? I don't remember and the quick sources I am finding don't tell me which gender is associated with the word.
Note: I am trying to keep the spelling of which ever text I am transcribing from, but autocorrect sometimes sneaks in and I don't notice it always.
I think my hand is already getting better! But lots more practice is due it. I think I shall also go back to the beginning of this text and try to just read and transcribe it so I am working on the reading, which was my original goal with this project. First get to be able to read the printed text, then work on the hand written texts that are available online.
Oh, sources: same as before
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-whole-booke-of-psalmes-collected-into-englishe-metre-1584
https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/book-common-prayer/psalter/psalms-1-5
Text so far:
Psalme 1:1-3
The man is blest, that that hath not bent
to wicked rede his eare: nor led his life as sin-
ners do, not sate in scorners chaire. 2. But in the
law of God the Lord, doth let his whole delight,
and in that law doth exercise him both
day and night.
3. He shal be like the tree that groweth
fast by the rivers side:
Which bringeth forth most pleasaunt fruit,
in her due tyme and tyde.
oh, daily journaling stuff: Over the weekend, M and I went to visit his mother for a bit at her home, and as a result, stayed one night with B and her family, and the second night with Ka and her family. At B's, her oldest was most pleasant to spend time with, and both M and I got new prescriptions for our eyes. I need to get progressive lenses T says, so I chose new frames because my typical tiny glasses are not tall enough for the progressives. At Ka's house, I spent most of the evening with her daughter, talking about crocheting and knitting. I brought her one of my knitting books to left to her, and the old kindle I got from Betsy. And then when I got home last evening, I bought her a kindle book on socks (ann Budd's) and had the paper version of sock architecture by Lara Need.
After Thursday evening's scene between M and I, I had a hard time feeling charitable to him, but I need to be able to do that soon.
Tomorrow, I have to go to traffic court, I should venture out this afternoon and get some cash for that. And I also need to figure out what's for dinner and I really want to get my loom wound on. We shall see how much of that happens.
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