I wouldn’t have believed it

I wouldn’t have believed it either…. had Elinor not provided proof. (At this writing, there were no bidders.) A side note — Elinor brought this up while blogging about how she enjoys designing and sewing fashion doll clothes. I am not much of a seamstress, but I learned a lot from sewing Barbie clothes (I… Continue reading I wouldn’t have believed it

So it’s not just me:

So it’s not just me: From Amy’s blog: “What this reader says about the general cultural upheaval of the 60’s and 70’s I’ve always also thought applied to Church upheaval, too. We’ve talked about it before, but it bears rehashing. If all Catholics – lay, religious and ordained – were so impeccably educated in the… Continue reading So it’s not just me:

Blogger has been acting weird

Blogger has been acting weird for me so if my posts seem half done, make no sense, non-proof read, your observations are accurate. The pages keep closing on me and when I think a post is lost, it is showing up. Odd.

Appliance Bermuda Triangle

Appliance Bermuda Triangle About a month and a half ago my hot water heater broke, so it was replaced. Yesterday my fridge stopped keeping things cold, so all my refrigerated food has gone bad. But you know what, I am semi-prepared. I buy powdered milk in bulk at the health food store and powdered egg… Continue reading Appliance Bermuda Triangle

No Catholics need apply: Lileks

No Catholics need apply: Lileks on the Pryor controversy. (Scroll down.) Yesterday, Rush was characterizing the attacks on Pryor as “another example of Catholic-bashing.” It’s kind of gratifying when non-Catholics call this spade a spade.

I AM CHURCH! I AM

I AM CHURCH! I AM CHURCH! I chant! I twirl! I prance with multi-colored ribbons (and if you try to shut me up, I’ll call you a fascist pig)! This post from Kathy the Carmelite (and its sequel) belongs in the St Blogs Hall of Fame.

Can we build it? Yes

Can we build it? Yes we can! Our new retaining wall got put to the test last night when a thunderstorm dumped an inch and a half of rain on us. In the past I would have found a gigantic mud slick on the patio, but this morning there was no mud and only a… Continue reading Can we build it? Yes