Poi

Poi

1. Ch 13- House-Warming

   • In October, Thoreau went to go and collect berries from the Meadow.
     • He is growing more and more connected with nature.
   • There were many wasps in Thoreau's house during October.
     • He felt complimented that they enjoyed staying at his house.
   • "Which the summer, like a departed hunter, had left."
     • This is a simile.
   • Thoreau started learning masonry so he can build his chimney.
     • It took Thoreau a decent amount of time to build it.
       • His thinking was that the longer it took, the longer it would endure.
   • Thoreau's house was "concentrated to one room."
     • Basically, his house was inter-connected.
   • Thoreau dreams of a larger and more populous house.
   • Thoreau believes that in modern houses, the guests are treated as prisoners and they are not actually seeing the person who they went to visit.
     • The house should be open and aired out.
   • Only one or two guests stayed to eat at Thoreau's house
   • Thoreau says that the water in Walden Pond during winter is very beautiful.
     • Bubbles appear and they are magnificent.
   • Walden Pond usually froze around December time and during this time, Thoreau would go out and collect dead tree logs to put in his fire.
   • It is against the "Forest law" to put up a fence because it would disturb life.
     • One time, Thoreau accidentally burned a piece of the forest and was grieving for a long time.
   • Wood is a very precious material. Thoreau believes that it is more valuable than gold.
   • One time when Thoreau was splitting wood, the fireplace in his house sparked on his bed and he ran to extinguish it.
     • It only left a mark as big as his hand.
   • Thoreau says that cooking used to be poetic, but now the stove has made it a chemical process.