"I do not yearn for an untouched nature, a nature without the mark of the peasant that ennobles it or the palace that crowns the hill. But for a nature safe from plebian industrialism and irreverent exploitation." ~ The Authentic Reactionary: Selected Scholia of Nicolás Gómez Dávila
Taking advantage of a break in the weather, I invited an old friend, who was in town on business, to Elizabeth Street Garden after lunch to catch up and reflect on the aphorisms of Nicolás Gómez Dávila. She introduced me to her countryman about twelve years ago with a copy of his Scholia to an Implicit Text (2013). Now, I am returning the favor by giving her a copy of The Authentic Reactionary: Selected Scholia of Nicolás Gómez Dávila (2023). Whenever possible, I enjoy visiting the verdant little garden and reading beneath the stony array of nymphs, sphinxes, gorgons, and griffins. I thought she would appreciate seeing the nearly 200-year-old oasis threatened to be bulldozed by developers and politicians before it is too late [For more about the garden, visit Help Save the Garden].
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Giving up all cheese, eggs, and meat for Lent, we enjoyed a little imported Manchego (aged 12 months), hand-sliced Jamón Bellota Ibérico (Iberian Acorn-fed Ham), and tortilla tradicional (traditional omelet) for Martedì Grasso |
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| I believe this stump was once home to the dreaded wood beast of Arboria |
