The First Things article everybody’s linking to today: There is nothing wrong, or course, with fantasy or with what C.S. Lewis called Sehnsucht, the inconsolable longing in the human heart for “we know not what.” What makes Kinkade’s cottage painting so dispiriting is that rather than being created to challenge or even inspire, to evoke… Continue reading Thomas Kinkade and the Sentimental
“To live in perpetual want of little things…”
“To live in perpetual want of little things is a state, not indeed of torture, but of constant vexation.” –Samuel Johnson
Recipes, please: freezer meals
There’s a Care Calendar out there calling my name, so I’m racking my brain trying to come up with a good freezer meal and coming up with… nothing. What do you recommend? The ideal meal would be something easily reheated in the oven (or even the microwave), moderate in the way of carbs, and peanut/… Continue reading Recipes, please: freezer meals
Why St. Anthony Doesn’t Find Everything We Lose
Over the years, St. Anthony has located many lost items for my family and friends, often in rather creative ways. Yet there are some things that are never found… A nice article on how St Anthony of Padua, whose feast day is today, became the go-to saint for finding lost things. P.S. Saint Anthony, Hammer… Continue reading Why St. Anthony Doesn’t Find Everything We Lose
Peony rants on cake icing recipes
After I posted my Seven Quick Takes at Jen’s, I followed one of the links back to this post at “So Much to Say, So Little Time”, in which the writer mentions that her Wilton instructor was recommending canned icing. I personally think that the Wilton instructor deserves the stocks or the ducking stool for… Continue reading Peony rants on cake icing recipes
Peony’s Seven Quick Takes
–1– We did it! The Virginia Mosses moved last week and are now unpacking. Now I need a nickname for the new place. I do plan to do a garden, but not until next month… –2– ’cause at the end of this month we’re off on a road trip to visit my parents. –3– Helpful… Continue reading Peony’s Seven Quick Takes
I’m really beginning to like Chris Christie
But then, I’m always happy to see a reporter get a well-deserved smack:
37 Years Later…
science catches up to Roe vs. Wade HT:Mark Shea