Image via Wikipedia Or trying to, at least. I was looking around my cluttered apartment this past week and figured, well, Laura Ingalls certainly NEVER had this much stuff. No wonder she got so much accomplished. I usually re-read These Happy Golden Years at least once yearly, and I think it’s about time. It always puts me in the mood for getting things done. And there’s so much to do at this time of year. Anybody who thinks Christmas is... Read more
Absolutely the best opening line ever! And it’s mine, all mine! [Air washes hands in mad scientist manner.] Theoretically, it could be used for the opening of a book on any subject, fiction or nonfiction. But today, it’s the opening line of the new sonnet I wrote last night. The first time was an accident, there can’t Be any other way now to explain The sudden way our eyes met—no, we shan’t Let something quite like that happen again! The... Read more
Of course, that’s not how the rhyme goes. But with any luck, tonight’s rain will bring a shower of poetic inspiration! Because I just found out today that April is National Poetry Month. (The picture at left is this year’s poster. You can click on it to go to the Academy of American Poets website for this event.) So, since it’s raining, which renders it particularly unsuitable for more outdoor pleasures, like gardening, I think I’ll go write some poetry.... Read more
Image via Wikipedia All the single ladies, that is! Put your hands up, hands up! Because if you’re a single lady, and probably going to stay one for any foreseeable future, there is just no better place to be than the Catholic Church! Gobs of single ladies are running around every Catholic parish, because there doesn’t seem to be the stigma of being “gifted with singleness” that you find in Protestant churches. (Shout out here to Jon Acuff at Stuff... Read more
Between visiting my daughter, discovering I’ve got a toothache, driving around northern Indiana, having choir practice, and getting to the pharmacy, I haven’t had a minute’s rest! So, this is the post for today, and there’ll be a better one tomorrow! Read more
Image by dibytes via Flickr Will there be turtles in Heaven? After Sophia and I saw that snapping turtle yesterday, we got to talking about how fortunate we are that interesting things like that happen to us. It is true that we often run across things or have experiences that never happen to other people. Or maybe it’s that other people just don’t notice things, or are too busy. I was talking about how if I was some kind of... Read more
Look what we found! Can we bring it home? No? Goodness, this is quite a large snapping turtle. A good mix between repellant and fascinating. I’m sure she’s on her way to lay her eggs. It’s that time of the year! Yay! Spring is here! Related articles Turtle Talk (dyingbraincells.wordpress.com) Read more
Image via Wikipedia I Love Goodwill! I’ll say it again: I Love Goodwill! Honestly, I also love Salvation Army and Saint Vincent de Paul stores, and other thrift stores. But our local one is a Goodwill. I bet I go in every day for a week, but then it might be a couple weeks before I go back. Maybe it’s because I never had a wedding shower or registered for getting married or anything, but sometimes I find myself... Read more
Cover via Amazon Little did I realize what an interesting barrel of monkeys I’d be opening with my earlier post about Abraham… I have read the comments eagerly and responded to what I could, but I’ve decided to relook at the entire story of this wandering Aramean in greater detail. But before I go any farther, I want to make a few things clear. I’m not using any of the myriad (and I do mean myriad) sources of extra-Biblical... Read more
Well, I planted lettuce last evening! I did a cut-and-come-again mix called mesclun. I bought the seeds yesterday at Wal-Mart on a whim. The pot was originally going to be a little herb garden for by the sink in the kitchen, but I was suddenly motivated to do something entirely different. I love fresh mixed salad, and just don’t ever eat ice-berg lettuce any more, if I can help it. If you’ve never tried mesclun I highly recommend it. Some... Read more
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