Meanwhile since I’m sitting down with a fussy/sleeping baby, I might as well curate some photos from this last week. Dom notes that with me and photography it’s usually feast or famine. When I do pull out the camera for a photography...
I should have seen it coming last night when Lucia fell asleep right after dinner and slept through bedtime and kept on sleeping. She usually takes a brief snooze before dinner and then falls asleep between 10 and 11. So she did finally wake when I...
1. Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills “It’s interesting to me that when we talk about play today, the first thing that comes to mind are toys,” says Chudacoff. “Whereas when I would think of play in the 19th century, I...
The Flower Hunter: William Bartram, America’s First Naturalist I didn’t know anything about William Bartram but I stumbled across this book either on Amazon or on our library’s online catalog. It’s a beautiful book and I...
On Saturday Dom started a cascade of housecleaning. He began with a couple little projects he’s been meaning to do: fixing the leaking kitchen sink, unstopping the clogged drain in the bathroom sink (and while he was at it, cleaning off the...
One of my Facebook friends is doing this lovely thing where every day she lists one thing she’s grateful for. It brightens my day to see her little notes. I’ve seen the same basic idea in various other forms too. Thankful Thursdays. 1000...
from today’s Office of Readings: From the book of the prophet Ezekiel 16:3, 5b-7a, 8-15, 35, 37a, 40-43, 59-63 Jerusalem, the adulterous spouse of the Lord Thus says the Lord God to Jerusalem: By origin and birth you are of the land of Canaan;...
A few notes about recent goings on. Bella We read Beethoven Lives Upstairs and after that listened to Beethoven’s Ninth. Bella says it’s her favorite music. I’m so happy my seven year old has a favorite Beethoven symphony. I also...
Can I beg prayers for a special intention? A family member who really needs help. I seriously feel a need for some heaven storming and will be so grateful for any help I can get. I’ll be starting a novena to Mary, Untier of Knots. Virgin Mary...
Did you know that “seize the day” is actually a pretty bad translation of carpe diem? A much better word in English is “pluck.” Stretch out your hand to that low hanging fruit and grab it. Hold it fast in your fist. Eat it...
