Category: Around St Blog’s

Sparki has all the details about Zooey’s awesome Pirate Birthday Party! Arrrrr! And may ye be havin’ a happy birthday, Zooey! Our dear hobbit neighbor Zelie Bramble (formerly known as Jordan of A Call to Adventure) posted that recipe for Lemon-Herb Crock-Pot slow cooker chicken I asked for. While you’re over there, perhaps you’d like… Continue reading For your idea file

Mark Shea and Papa Honk! (aka Davey’s Daddy)

Courtesy of Erik, of course. Erik presents these as a “belated” Friday Five at the end of a reflection on current politics. (Why admit to “belated” when one could present them as “early”?) Don’t miss his notes on Alan Greenspan, jazz man, and Senator Clinton, embodied alien. The whole entry reminded me of a cocktail… Continue reading The most esoteric Friday Five I have ever seen

Thanks to Steven for this link to Notes From A Writing Coach. It was interesting to read the author’s critique of a lazy reporter’s error-ridden article about guns. Yesterday, my husband mentioned an article from last week’s Washington Post about the government’s budget for a particular project. The reporter had apparently talked to a liberal… Continue reading Style Blog

Effervescence: homeschooling, homekeeping, all that good stuff. Barbara has an entry up about meal planning and cooking on the pantry principle (something I strive for myself, though I’m not into writing out meal plans.) She mentions one of my very favorite cookbooks: How to Cook Without a Book, by Pam Anderson. It teaches techniques of… Continue reading Welcome to our blogroll….

I wish I could be making the rounds of St Blog’s a little more often, but “real life” comes first…. Goodbye to the elegant blog Theosis. Theosis left us a lovely farewell post, including a book list. The Mighty Barrister is headed off on vacation! He’s feeling lonely over at his blog — wanna be… Continue reading A roundup of all the stuff I’ve missed

Thanks to Alicia for the heads-up: Michael Dubriel is asking to hear what bothers us most about the celebration of the Eucharist/Mass. I wrote, What bothers me most? Banal Masses modelled after a talk show or other entertainment, instead of after the Heavenly Liturgy. If I want to be entertained, I can watch TV. I… Continue reading My liturgical wish list