I was so immersed in Jonathan Littell's impressive novel The Kindly Ones that I forgot all about you for a while. Ninehundred plus heavy heavy pages later, we can finally ring in the new year with a golden oldie. "Let us be faithful 'til life's work is done, blooming with love 'til the reaper shall come..."
The Stanley Brothers - Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet
