From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

During the Renaissance (especially in England), commonplaces (or commonplace books) were for some people a popular way to compile knowledge, usually done by writing information into books. During the height of their prolificacy, commonplaces were used by readers, writers, students, and humanists as an aid for remembering useful concepts or facts they had learned.

Producing a commonplace is frequently known as commonplacing.

 

Before I began Watermark in January 02004, I kept journals: notes, observations, drafts of poems, quotes, sketches, and photos.  This is intended to be a place to archive excerpts from those journals, about fifteen years worth. 

At this writing, I have only one transcribed:  a solstice letter culled from my journals of 02003.  More will be added later.

DECEMBER 20, 02004:  I have added a 02004 Solstice Letter, which is essentially a digest of Watermark posts for this year, with a few additional personal photos. My internet learning curve is steeper than I had anticipated, and I've not gotten around to posting older journals. Perhaps next year.