Cleaning, Packing, Driving, Enigmas, and Kohlfurtz
I have to write quickly because it's almost time to sit down to dinner with the family. We started with a relatively restful morning, with Paul working on some cleaning…
Archived posts from Nettie’s World Blog.
Allow me commend to you….
The beautiful photography of James Maher at his NY Daily Photo Blog. ("Waiting In Grand Central Station, New York City, 2003" by James Maher)
In Which My Rapturous Euphoria Over Commodious Culinary Accoutrements Is My Downfall.
Perhaps it's not officially a "sin" to delight in voluminous kitchen equipment, but if there was an anonymous group for people addicted to brobdingnagian bake-ware, I might have to sign…
Limelight
About today: School - and lots of it. Two things stand out: The first was Jacob's QOD during his Philosophy reading. From his prone position on the couch, he suddenly…
Sunday-Best
This was Meg's version of Sunday-best from yesterday. Excuse the blurry, I don't know what happened! Should never rush, but I did because we were getting ready to leave and…
Pange Lingua (Corpus Christi)
[hr color="dark-gray" width="100%" border_width="2px" ] Thanks to catholicpeter for posting this on Youtube! And thank you, St. Thomas, for giving this hymn to the Church. This extraordinary Eucharistic hymn, by…
St. Thomas Aquinas
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, and I want to share this brief biography I first saw posted by Elizabeth Scalia on Facebook. (Do read her…
The Start of Something Wonderful
Today was the really, truly, official beginning of Geneva’s Great Musical Adventure! In only a few months of immersing herself in piano, learning to play many songs by ear as…
“My Brain” – by Jacob
Tuesday during our car-school session, Jacob produced this timeless piece of artwork that I cannot begin to say how much I love. He entitled this continuous line of slowly drawn…
Right To Life Rally, 01-13
When I woke up at 4:15 this morning, my initial reaction was .... shall we say .... negative. However, by the time I had been up for two hours "alone"…