Quote of the day
Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?
Alison Cockburn

Born: October 8, 1712
Died: November 22, 1794 (aged 82)
Bio: Alison Cockburn also Alison Rutherford, or Alicia Cockburn was a Scottish poet, wit and socialite who collected a circle of eminent friends in 18th century enlightenment Edinburgh including Walter Scott, Robert Burns and David Hume.