The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature here at Like Mother, Like Daughter!
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A few pics of our Easter brunch — on Holy Saturday, Bridget and her school chum Bella got the dining room ready. As I went up the stairs to change, I turned and saw it in the late afternoon light (SUNlight, by the way; that elusive blessing in these parts!) …
Deirdre managed to snap a few as we were getting the food on the table. I truly wonder how other people get good photos, not only of their table but of themselves, in their holiday finery. We looked fabulous, all of us, including the kids! But of course, no time to take pictures!
How to “smoke” or cure salmon yourself — it's very easy and only takes salt and time.
Chocolate babka. This year's were perfect — so soft and tender and chocolate-y. However, that made them not super photogenic…
Good Housekeeping frittata, made by Bridget. Tasty and excellent. She increased the recipe by a half, used sun dried tomatoes (from my garden), and when we just could not find the chives we bought, swapped in rosemary instead, which was mwah!
King Arthur Almond Puff pastries, which I made almond-less due to allergies. This is their bake-along for April, and I am not convinced about the oven temperature here. Have you tried this recipe?
On to our links!
- Fr. Schall on the meaning of the Resurrection. This post is from last year, but its logic can help us understand and reject some errors being taught today about the possibility that the soul simply ceases to exist after death.
Existence was given to each of us, and it was good that we exist. We find ourselves already in existence. We are invited to accept what we are or to reject it. If we reject it, we are allowed to live with this rejection as what forms our being for the rest of eternity. This consequence is but another way of affirming how important our lives really are. Christ, the Son of God, rose from the dead. In that brief sentence, if we look carefully enough, we can discover the whole order of being and our place within it.
- An endocrinologist's review of I Am Jazz — a must-read, because this propaganda is everywhere and is brainwashing children.
- Patek Philippe, the luxury watch maker, released a watch that offers the date of Easter, among other features. Being able to provide a mechanical system for this purpose — in miniature! — is an amazing feat, and in the course of explaining how it's done (not that I understand), lots of information about how the date itself is determined is discussed. The embedded links are interesting as well!
- Francisco De Zurbarán’s Jacob And 12 Sons Are Perfect Viewing For Holy Week [or let's say, now, Easter season!] And Passover. Amazing collection of fanciful artworks at the Frick in Manhattan! Please go and tell me how it was.
- Tony Esolen on teaching boys, via Louisa May Alcott's Little Men. And on Why Private Sexual Vice is a Public Concern.
- Two doctors discover a new organ in the human body, the Interstitium. Oh, you mean something new, previously completely overlooked because the very method of observation obscured it? Yes, it still happens and can happen! “Science” isn't a thing, it's a method, and an ongoing one. Things are not “settled” in science!
From the archives:
In the Liturgical Calendar, it's still “Easter Day”!
And since March 25, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, fell on Palm Sunday this year, it has been transferred to Monday (the 9th)! (So, despite what the link says, it is not in Lent this year!)
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Emily says
The I am Jazz article is very impressive–I especially like the part about “boy brain” vs. “girl brain.” So many people miss the fact that our chromosomes do not change, no matter what we do to the rest of the body…and that this affects us at every level of our development!
Jenny says
I wonder that too about food and family pictures. I seem to manage only pictures of already cut-into food and candid pics of family usually after mass and always in a disheveled state. Really looking forward to the Esolen articles, Jazz, and the watch one. Thanks for the links!
Keary McHugh says
I have long thought that there was much wisdom on education, and children in general, to be drawn from many of Alcott’s books, including Little Men. One insight I have always appreciated that she had was the necessity of keeping book studies in their proper place and in proper proportion to the rest of a child’s life.To quote from Little Men, chapter 2, about the sad history of one of the boys:
“He had been an unusually intelligent boy, and his father had hurried him on too fast, giving him all sorts of hard lessons, keeping at his books six hours a day, and expecting him to absorb knowledge as a Strasburg goose does the food crammed down its throat. He thought he was doing his duty, but he nearly killed the boy, for a fever gave the poor child a sad holiday, and when he recovered, the overtasked brain gave out, and Billy’s mind was like a slate over which a sponge has passed, leaving it blank.”
Six hours a day of book work she considered cruel and overstuffed! One can only imagine what she would think of the situation in many a public school today where children are at school for 6-7 hours, followed by hours and hours of homework that spills into the weekends!
Also, reading Esolen’s article after reading the piece on Jazz Jennings is illuminating. So much common sense has been lost…
Cristina Reintjes says
I love the Esolen article! I used to think I wanted to be Jo, but once I read Little Men as a mom myself I knew I needed to be Mrs. Bhaer. I think it would do me good to reread it every year.
Lisa Trahan says
I saw the exhibit at the Frick. If you are familiar with the musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat” you will hear “Jacob and Sons” in your head the entire time you are looking at it. 🙂 The paintings are much larger than I had imagined, which is impressive in itself, and each brother is dressed completely differently from the others, which is no doubt completely fanciful but makes for much more fun viewing. And…Joseph has a little beard! I didn’t realize that I had always pictured him as being so youthful but here he is portrayed as a fully grown man. Interesting.
Liz says
Goodness, your Easter fare looked delish!
I hardly ever read the news but I happened upon that article about the interstitium a week ago and sent it off to my (now retired but well-credentialed) anatomist father for his take on it. Dad, I thought, how could this be missed?! His response gave me a chuckle and I have to share…
“[thanks for the info dear] unfortunately I don’t think that calling the interstitium an organ in anyway fundamentally changes our understanding of this interspace but just underscores their previous lack of understanding. Sounds to me like a ploy to develop all kinds of grant applications based on this “new” organ. Guess I am just old and cynical.”
Well then! The old guard is unimpressed!
Margaret says
I am so happy to see that you included the article on the interstitium! I am not sure if you remember my daughter’s journey with lymphedema or not from PHFR posts years ago, but our journey continues with lots of unanswered questions. This ‘discovery’ was so interesting to me as it’s, of course, not really a discovery at all!
Nancy says
Thank you for your links this week!
Catie H says
What a beautiful Paschal feast – I love it!!
Your dining room table is lovely. It’s rustic and beautiful. Did you finish it with something so that you don’t have to worry about watermark stains? I recently refinished our dining room mahogany table (handed down) and just used poly to protect it. But I’d love to know of a more natural-looking finish that’s also diy-er friendly.
Thank you and may God bless you all!
Catie
Leila says
Catie, I finished the table with polyurethane (oil-based). It’s pretty durable (even though it is indeed rustic, by which I mean neither my husband nor I really know what we are doing). But actually, Rosie’s husband Capt. P refinished their dining table really perfectly — I will try to get her to tell you what he did!
Rosie says
Capt P appreciates the compliment, Mama! 😉 Catie, he used an oil-based polyurethane, too, (after stripping all the old finish and restaining). He says it was about five thin coats, with ample drying time (several days, if I remember) and light sanding in between each one. It was a labor of love! But the table is beautiful, does not get watermarks, and stands up to the daily abuse of our family well. There are some dings in it from fork-wielding toddlers, but he says the plan is just to sand off the top layer and add a new top coat every year or so.
Elizabeth says
Thank you for the I am Jazz article, very very insightful….
K says
Who has nut allergies in your family? We have them too. Would love a post on how you manage. Thanks for the links!