To celebrate my sweet mum's 60th birthday, we went on a little trip to the ocean to eat at a restaurant built over the water (because it was a dry county in days past). We haven't been there since the building was rebuilt after being destroyed in a hurricane. Now, why you would want to build your restaurant in the exact same place it recently fell into the ocean in a state that gets hurricanes at … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 17
Happy Friday, dear ones! I hope your weekend is looking wonderful :) Coming Up in the Liturgical Year: Today is the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul! In the Garden: So many beautiful tomatoes. We don't really buy tomatoes from the grocery store so summertime is our one chance to cook with tomatoes and it's such a treat! Links: 8 Weeks to a Less Cluttered Home: Keeper of the Home (I … [Read more...]
Orphans of the Storm
“Where can we hide in fair weather, we orphans of the storm?" I'll know you're a kindred spirit if you can name that quote. Tropical Storm Debby finally cleared out on Tuesday afternoon. As a native Floridian, there’s something exciting and nostalgic about weathering a big storm. It makes me feel like a little girl. Despite having to be cooped up for three days, the kids were lambs and we … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 16
Well, m'dears, since last week I was swept away to St. Augustine and didn't have a chance to write a This Week's Miscellany, it's high time for your weekly dose of pictures, links, and weird saying from my three-year-old. (Speaking of our trip to St. Augustine to the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche, here's a great post with some beautiful prayers.) Coming Up in the Liturgical Year: The Solemnity … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 15
Coming Up in the Liturgical Year: The Feast of Corpus Christi! Read a meditation on this solemnity by Cardinal Dolan. As always, I'm interested in your suggestions for creating family traditions around the liturgical seasons as we learn to observe the Christian Year. So keep 'em comin'! Watching: The amazing Brideshead Revisited miniseries starring Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews. It's … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 14
Hundreds of tiny ballerinas, missing costume accessories, someone's stage make-up smeared across the back of my white shirt (from the evidence, someone very short used my blouse to blot their bright red lipstick) late nights at the theatre...that's been my week of dance teacher madness (AKA theatre week for our spring ballet). But we're on the home stretch! The performances are Saturday and my … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 13
I am a bad mother. I'll tell you why. We live in Florida and until yesterday, my 3.5 year old son had NEVER seen the ocean. That's right. He went to the beach for the first time ever yesterday. We're not exactly beach people. I have super pale Irish skin that sunburns at the drop of a hat and Daniel has a burning hatred for being sandy. But, basically, I was shamed into taking my kids to the beach … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 12
I am a ballet teacher and it is recital season. Things are a bit nuts due to the extra rehearsals and run-thrus preceding the performance. I keep having nightmares that I go out of town and miss the dress rehearsal or that I can't find the auditorium or that none of my little ballerinas can find the right color tights. Whew. I'm a little worn out, but my sweet little dancers are just precious and … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 10
So sorry about all the silence over here, folks! I've been (very unsuccessfully) attempting to move my blog from wordpress.COM to wordpress.ORG which is why this post is more than a week overdue. I've made some progress but now I'm stuck again when trying to import all the posts to the .org version. Whew. I've got a couple of giveaways for you up my sleeve but wordpress.com doesn't allow any … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol 9
Coming Up in the Liturgical Year: St. George's Day on Monday! I don't have a menu planned yet but we will definitely read this beautifully illustrated book to the kids. It's one of Benjamin's very favorite books. Do you have any St. George traditions? Links: Letters of Note: C.S. Lewis on Writing Pray the Family Rosary, Distractions and All by Agnes Penny (A great reminder!) My … [Read more...]
