If you are perky and peppy and get a lot accomplished all the time, move along and do so — this post is not for the likes of you! And I know your kind! The kind of person who tricks you into thinking that she will be a kindred spirit because she’s all, “Sorry that… Read More »
Seven Sundays of St. Joseph
Click on the icon to go to a post about it at The Way of Beauty. Sunday, tomorrow, begins the Seven Sundays of St. Joseph, a devotion that leads up to this great saint’s feast day, which is March 19. I am reminding you of this because you might be a bit busy, with your… Read More »
Plum pudding, a tutorial.
Herewith, a plum pudding tutorial! {The recipe and instructions for flaming your plum pudding are at the end of this post.} Our family is so Thanksgiving-pie-oriented that by the time Christmas rolls around, we really are ready to have a dessert that is not pie. But, in the early days when we were settling our… Read More »
Leave room for wonder.
The dining-room wreath — these days we don’t eat in there! The candles will be lit maybe for Thursday ‘s Feast! This year Advent lasts the full four weeks — this is as long as it gets! I hope that you will give yourself permission to leave room for wonder. As I go around reading… Read More »
Ask Auntie Leila: No, really, how do you prepare for Thanksgiving?
Dear Auntie Leila, Any chance you could post about the things you do to get ready for Thanksgiving? Love, Susan You mean the magazines aren’t helping you with their advice to set the table the day before? You say you actually use that table at every meal for your impossibly large family? And even if,… Read More »