The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature at Like Mother, Like Daughter! Last week reader Susan (DE) kindly asked if there would ever be another Finnabee appearance on the blog. The short answer is yes, I can at least assure you that there will be future glimpses of my lovely, growing girl; and… Read More »
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Egyptian Lasagna, or how come you didn’t know I’m a convert?
{Recipe at the end of this post. This photo demonstrates the important principle of Save a Step — make more of what you are making. You can see that the salad is for four people, two of whom are not big salad eaters. But the casserole is for eight. Back in the day I would… Read More »
Lenten preparations.
Finally, Lent is nigh. Some years you get used to Lent starting right after Christmas and then, one year, it seems never to come. Sneaky, sneaky Lent. I actually had a little panic last Tuesday when I thought that Ash Wednesday must be the next day. Phew, no, I could put off dealing with the… Read More »
Having a baby and the culture of freaking out.
The River Shannon on the way to Glin, the town where my Irish ancestors are from. I have so many more pictures of Ireland to share with you (stop that groaning right now!). But the drama is pretty much over, so what I’m going to do is write about some other things that are on… Read More »
Thoughts on living the year with the Lord
It’s pretty hard to know how to live the year with the liturgical calendar (which just means following the Church seasons) if you are somehow cut off from the collective memory. Sometimes when I’m reading blogs or listening to young moms I’m wondering if, in their zeal to pass on our precious faith, they are… Read More »