Oh Sigh-Be Still My Plastic Heart!

Ahhh…You are Ken & Barbie as Aragorn and Arwen ofThe Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.Taken in Strider, er stride, your love willlikely last until natural death. Which Ken & Barbie Couple Do You Belong To? brought to you by Quizilla

Agenda

1. Happy birthday to my dear husband! (who never reads this blog — I could totally dedicate this post to talking about the hummus puffs and fermented soy birthday cake we’re going to enjoy tonight, and he would be none the wiser.) Possible slow blogging ahead — today will be dedicated to birthday-related errands. I… Continue reading Agenda

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On Gluttony

Terry muses on the sin of gluttony. Gluttony (an ugly name for an ugly sin) seems to be a stealthy sin, like sloth. It’s easy to ignore it, to rationalize it away, especially by focusing not on gluttony itself but on being fat. And, as we all know, there are only two deadly sins in… Continue reading On Gluttony

A message from Pansy

Many thanks to those who have kindly inquired about Pansy. She is having computer trouble, but hopes to be back later this week.

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I wanna be a millionaire

You have just won one million dollars: 1. Who do you call first? My husband first, and then a first-rate financial planner. 2. What is the first thing you buy for yourself? I’d fix up the Prussian Green Money Pit and pay off the mortgage. Then I’d sell the PGMP, get a house I liked… Continue reading I wanna be a millionaire

TSM is one year old today

Pansy had the very first post. And the second. Peony finally gets around to posting. Davey’s mommy put us on the map. Why we picked hobbit names: Peony and Pansy. The first poem: The Ballade of Liquid Refreshment, by E.C. Bentley Peony’s first mention of St Anthony and her Guardian Angel Fasting on Friday feasts?… Continue reading TSM is one year old today