Searching for a Balance

Today is the feast of St. Jerome, patron of librarians. And, since I work in a library, I thought I would mention it! He lived in the 4th c...

... but, my mother's birthday was on Flag Day, so she was in the habit of collecting American flags - we have several of them. I was o...

Rain and damp outside, chili and apple crisp within. After a very long, hot summer, I'd forgotten how nice it is to warm up a chilly ho...

This morning at Mass, the gospel reading was from St. Luke, chapter 16 - the story of Lazarus, the poor man, who suffered greatly in his ear...

If you're bad about drinking your juice, this is for you!  I often make a gelatin dessert with 100% fruit juice. Put 3 cups of chilled...

I realized about a year ago that planning a menu every week before grocery shopping was a good idea; it certainly helps my focus at the supe...

Listening to Dave Brubeck's Take Five .

I guarantee this soup!  It's delicious, and takes only about an hour. I adapted it from this cookbook: Chop: 1 onion 2 garlic cl...

 Over the river  (oops, run dry!) and through the woods to a picnic we did go (in the back yard)                                    ...

"'...I wish you'd tidy things up,' said Aunt Jamesina plaintively, looking at the wilderness of trunks and suitcases by whi...

Have any Jewish friends?  They may be coming to your door tomorrow, the day before Yom Kippur, looking for a piece of honey cake. Will ...

I've never traveled outside of the U.S., but if I could, I've always been interested in England. Also, since reading "Under th...

One week was not enough to list blogs which I frequent, so I'm adding a few more "days" to it. The Amber Gatherer  is defini...

Yesterday's readings at Mass were all about forgiveness. First,  Exodus 32, the story of the Israelites worshipping the molten calf -...

I found this canister in the basement closet - full of vintage clip rings, for curtains!  Very welcome, both for the clip rings and the can...

Last March, I saw this skirt in the J Jill catalog  - I thought I could copy it without spending $99, and finally got around to it t...

This has been taped to my recipe box for many years, and I still get a chuckle out of it. I think it's cut from one of the first issues...

Today is celebrated the birthday of the mother of Jesus. My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior;  because...

If you've never made it, you may think it's difficult - but that's not so!  It takes time, but little work. I learned how from m...

There is almost nothing so pleasing as the sound of wind rushing through summer leaves.   Not so easy to capture, though.

I love holidays!  They present an opportunity to stop and enjoy life, in case you're too busy to have the sense to do it on your own.  W...

At the beginning of every month, I like to go to this site  - the Apostleship of Prayer, which gives the monthly prayer intentions of Pope B...

No, not the ones you're hoping I don't mean!   My very first post in this blog was about balance.  The next one was faith, then fo...

I really dislike clutter, although you might not know it if you came to this house.  It's hard, in a small home, to keep it at bay.  My ...

I remember this picnic basket. We used to use it when I was a child. It's seen better days, but it's still good. Inside - I ...

I was just re-reading Anna's blog (which I do regularly), and came across this post  entitled "Treats". She says the trick is...

Summer's almost over - this picture was taken when I put up these breezy curtains - rummage sale treasures; they're just perfect fo...

"Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the p...