Christmas Season Lasts Until *When*?
Early in our marriage, my husband determined that the time to put up the Christmas Tree was not until the day after Thanksgiving (no leap-frogging the holidays!) -- and all…
Archived posts from Nettie’s World Blog.
Caught in the act!
Sitting at the table with my students after finishing an episode of Planet Earth, just as we were getting settled to do some math, I heard the faintest sounds floating…
Back to School!
Oh happy day!! It's the first day back to school at the Heidmann Academy of the Arts and Sciences. Our table is laden with reading materials (history, Lewis, Tolkien, Didache,…
The Hollow Crown: Richard II
One lovely gift to our family from my Shakespeare-loving little brother this Christmas was the DVD set The Hollow Crown - a BBC mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard…
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
From CatholicCulture.org Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Epiphany. "The Lord and ruler is coming; kingship is his, and government and power." With these words the Church proclaims…
The Universal Prayer (attributed to Pope Clement Xi)
I saw this prayer posted today in the comments at Called to Communion, and had to share it. This prayer is attributed to Pope Clement Xi, and written in 1721.…
Having a Ball
I am sure, though I haven't thoroughly researched it, that the etymology of the phrase "having a ball" refers to attending a swanky evening with lots of fancy dresses and…
A Brand New Year!
2014 is upon us, and on the auspicious first day of the year we are always blessed to celebrate our "Itty Bitty's" arrival on the scene. Every birthday of every…
Farewell, 2013!
I must say our New Year's Eve party was one for the record books. We didn't have the most guests at our party. We didn't have the most kinds of…
A Very Merry Birthday
I cannot start a new year without properly finishing off the last one, and a proper finish means celebrating Jacob's birthday. Two days after Christmas my son achieved the span…