I do hope dear Steven doesn’t mind my shamelessly copying so many of his category titles, but he comes up with such good ones! I especially like “Commonplace Book.” Steven is only the third person I’ve ever heard use that phrase. I first encountered it in college, in a little article in Victoria magazine. A… Continue reading Imitation….
Author: Peony Moss
Let the little children….
Eloquent reflections from Alicia, Steven, and Steven’s commenters (don’t miss MLynn’s comments) on taking little ones to Mass. I wish I had something to add. Even when alone, I fall so easily into distraction and sloth at Mass, and now I am struggling with keeping my child from running berserk in the Church as well.… Continue reading Let the little children….
Around the Prussian Green Money Pit
As it turns out, we did have a little Isabel damage: the dome on the roof that covers the attic fan was blown away. The fan itself fanned its last rotation this summer, so it’s definitely time to just replace the fan. I was worried about this being some huge multi-step process, but I found… Continue reading Around the Prussian Green Money Pit
Grandma Update
I talked to my mom this morning. It sounds like Grandma’s fluid balance got way off and she developed pulmonary and pericardial edema (fluid around the lungs and heart.) She is responding well to treatment and is in excellent spirits — when my mom was getting ready to pick up some of her things from… Continue reading Grandma Update
Another Prayer Request
My sister called this morning to let me know that our 93-year-old grandmother is in the hospital. Apparently she had chest pain and shortness of breath. Our mother is with her, so perhaps she’ll be able to give us an update tonight or tomorrow. At this point, that’s all I know. Grandma still lives by… Continue reading Another Prayer Request
My husband is going to be elated when he sees this
Times Against Humanity brings us glad tidings indeed: A recent study published in the Danish medical review, Dagens Medicin, reports that women who choose a glass of wine over beer or spirits are more likely to conceive babies. And the good news gets even better! According to the research, directed by Mette Juhl of the… Continue reading My husband is going to be elated when he sees this
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Disputations reminds us that today is Talk like a Pirate Day!
Bye-bye, Isabel!
The storm swung well to the west of us, so we didn’t catch it as hard as some people did. Everything in the yard survived (including my tomatoes on their little bamboo frames!) We have power and water, and the water is in the taps and not in the basement. Virginia took it on the… Continue reading Bye-bye, Isabel!