Have you been knitting (more on that below), or getting ready for Thanksgiving? Or wondering how the heck you’ll do it, with babies and toddlers and, well, babies? I’m re-upping my comprehensive guide, No, Really, THIS is How You Get Ready for Thanksgiving. I’m giving you ample time to buy dress shoes, strategize about your monkeys helpers,… Read More »
Finding a rhythm.
I’m not super great about hyping my writing, and here I am really going to have trouble, I think, because, well, study guide, encyclical, Latin, chastity, guided reading, papal document — do these seem like key words destined for search engine optimization or New York Times bestsellerdom? I think not. But, here goes: I’m… Read More »
Is it scary to form a St. Greg’s Pocket? Some tips and a request.
Is there currently a St. Greg’s Pocket in your area? (Have you checked the list?) Maybe you already have a good group of friends. The type of friends who are connected to each other by locality, by shared interest… most importantly, by shared goals in life and the willingness to look out for each other?… Read More »
Ask Auntie Leila: Setting up Housekeeping, Building a Home
This is an emergency Ask Auntie Leila because the young lady who asked me the question is getting married in two weeks (I guess by now it’s one!) and she’s feeling overwhelmed. Here’s the question: “I love all of your practical housekeeping, cooking… etc. posts. What advice would you give to a young bride who… Read More »
Changing the world with a bonfire, and a giveaway!
{Details on the giveaway at the end of the post.} THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED. Better to light a candle — or light a bonfire! — than curse the darkness. I am uncharacteristically giving you a full week to prepare for something that will be wonderful. It’s a little complicated, but wonderful. Next Wednesday is a… Read More »