We feasted on what turned out to be a mini-Thanksgiving late last night with four friends and my brother. It was lovely to feast and celebrate St. Michael and the Archangels and share lots of orange, autumnal, beta-carotene-packed edibles at the change of season. And speaking of the change of season, Michaelmas is a feast that comes after the fall Ember Days (last Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday) … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2010
Preparing for Michaelmas
It's been a year since I started this project to document our lives and celebrate the Christian Year. Due to job changes, a move across the country, grad school, buying a house, moving in and setting up, starting new jobs, and having all our books still in boxes, it's been a pretty sporadic project. But since Michaelmas is where it all began, I'm going to try to celebrate the feast again this … [Read more...]
A Quarter of a Century Day
Working more (due to subbing and assisting with Nutcracker rehearsals), a miserable cold, and the immediate threat of tons of pumpkin from our CSA to roast, puree, and turn into bread have gotten in the way of posting pictures from my 25th birthday. We celebrated with our families early in the week and shared amazing food including some treats from my favorite place in the world, delightful local … [Read more...]
“See ya later, Mom,”
...said Benjamin as he put the handle of the bucket over his shoulder. Do I say see you later whenever I put my purse over my shoulder? … [Read more...]
Some September Reads…
I'm still plugging away at Wendell Berry's agrarian essays: The Art of the Commonplace. I can't believe it's taken me so long to read them. Each one is brilliant. “We need better government, no doubt about it. But we also need better minds, better friendships, better marriages, better communities. We need persons and households that do not have to wait upon organizations, but can make necessary … [Read more...]
Some September Highlights…
Benjamin and I have been trying to spend lots of time outside now that the weather is not as hot, the humidity is lower, and the mosquitos have mostly disappeared. I'm a bundle of anxiety about mosquito-borne illnesses since we've had a couple of deaths from encephalitis in the area this summer and lathering Benjamin up with Burt's Bee's bug repellant gives him a weird herbal smell all day that … [Read more...]
Our House, Part III: The Vegetable Garden
While choosing a house, one of our main concerns was having enough yard space for a large vegetable garden. Growing our own food has become really important to us over the past three years and it is so fun to watch Little Bear be excited about the garden. Daniel planted some okra, peppers, eggplant, and tomatoes right next to the house as a start and then added 8 raised beds. … [Read more...]
Our House, Part II: The Kitchen
So I waited for a day when the kitchen was somewhat tidy to take some pictures. This post is primarily an attempt to make John, one of our previous housemates, jealous and convince him to move with his lovely wife to Tallahassee and come cook with us. We miss you, Sterchis! Our house was built in the 40s but the kitchen was recently renovated and we adore it. This door opens into the … [Read more...]
Our House, Part I: Benjamin’s Room and Benjamin, the Artist
Folks have been demanding pictures of our house. We bought a precious house built in the '40s in June and we are loving having our very own place. Now that I'm done with my classes I am actually getting some house things done, like unpacking us, which is very exciting and we're almost done with painting. I've taken pictures of Little Bear's room which was a despicable peachy vomit color. We … [Read more...]
A Tale of Woe and Vomiting
Whilst we were enjoying a shepherd's pie at our house tonight with friends Jeni and her precious baby Jax, Benjamin suddenly lost it. Just fell apart in completely uncharacteristic wails. He was inconsolable and unable to vocalize what the problem was (quite unusual since he talks nonstop all day, every day). I decided to take his temperature just to be safe and sure enough, 102. Even stranger, he … [Read more...]
