I won’t be talking to you for a couple of days, so I thought I would pop in and say Merry Christmas now! There has been some last-minute crafting, contrary to everything I hold dear, specifically making the resolution each Christmas to begin a Christmas project in January, putting it off for eleven and three-fourths… Read More »
Advent prayers, and a little more on how I make the Advent wreaths…
Here is a document I prepared with simple Advent prayers for the Sundays, as well as the text of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. If you need to know the tune, you can find it here. People, do not be daunted by the Advent wreath. Last year, when I posted about it, I promised to… Read More »
Candlemas. Warming your home with blessed candles.
I remembered! I remembered to get our candles together in a basket and take them to Mass this morning. At this time of year I usually am somewhat low on my stock… note that I took some already burned votives — classy* … but I have the beeswax candles Habou gave me for Christmas, as… Read More »
Maybe fake wins.
Oof. While you are thinking about your resolutions and your dinner plans, and waiting for further initiation into the deepest darkest den of housewifely esoterica (that’s not naughty–look it up), I have to remind you that I said that the Christmas season actually lasts until the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. That was… Read More »
Still celebrating Christmas…and more!
Happy New Year! I find it funny that people spend more than a month getting ready for Christmas and then boom! it’s over. No wonder people feel let down! Although there is a wonderful clearing out feeling about the New Year as well; but I will postpone that for another few days, even as things… Read More »