First the dough: flour, yeast, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, lemon and orange zest. And sugar. Milk, eggs, butter. And currants. Don’t forget the currants. Mixed, kneaded, left to rise in an oiled bowl, covered with plastic wrap, not a tea towel...
“In the centre of Paradise there was a tree. It was used by the serpent to deceive our first parents. Take note of this surprising fact: that to deceive man the serpent resorted to a feeling inherent in his nature. When he formed man, besides...
Monday March 7 Bella did Latin, math, copywork. Sophie did math and tried to do French and got stuck. No copywork. Stories: Pigeon Post, Catechism, Faith and Life, My Path to Heaven— some really good conversations about the Catechism, Faith and Life...
Monday February 29 Leap day! Very early dentist appointment with Bella and Sophie. Sophie did half a page of math, copywork, read me psalm 51, and drew a hydrangea flower. Bella dragged but eventually did Latin, math, copywork, and drew a hydrangea...
I’ve gotten behind in posting my learning notes. Like four weeks behind. Like I haven’t posted all of February’s yet. I’m still writing them up every day, but the putting them on the blog part has been hard of late...
I had this book of poetry that I’d bought used somewhere. Two years ago I posted a lovely poem from it on my blog. Sometime later the poet, William Herrick, found my blog post and left me a comment and I was excited that he’d seen it...
I’ve been reading this book about St. Elizabeth Seton and this section about suffering and the Cross really spoke to me as I’ve been trying to find comforting words for friends who are suffering and hoping that their suffering would be...
I forgot to post it yesterday, but I have a piece appearing at Aleteia. Yesterday it was the top story: Do Chocolate Crosses Cross a Line Into Irreverence? While searching for allergen-free Easter basket goodies, I stumbled across an old article...
