Searching for a Balance

Diane called not long after we got home from Mass - Mr. Kibble wasn't doing well; she thought we might want him for a while to say our g...

I've been reading a lot lately, I guess - and too preoccupied to post here.... "I now think the rampant individualism of our cur...

We strive with all our strength and soul To do what life requires, And somehow while we're on the way Fulfill our hearts' des...

A few days of excessive heat with air conditioner running morning and night; fit for eating light meals, quiet indoor activities and ple...

Awake, our souls! away, our fears! Let every trembling thought be gone! Awake, and run the heavenly race, And put a cheerful courage ...

Another one of the pleasures of summer.

Yesterday the produce from the garden starting to roll in. We were going to have Reuben sandwiches, so I decided to also make some of the Ne...

"Being on a pilgrimage also means to recognize our need for each other. When we walk together we need one another's help. When one ...

The hydrangea is stunning this summer. I had left it alone, which seems to be what it likes. Last year I made the mistake of cutting th...

"To go on a pilgrimage means to embrace our spiritual poverty because a pilgrim is one who accepts God's call to be poor in spirit....

Notice the above dress - notice how wrinkled. There's a story, probably as dumb as this one . This dress is pretty new; I wore it t...

"What is a pilgrimage? It is a symbol of our life that is sometimes long and sometimes brief. We do not know how long it will last, but...

We've had this set of dishes for Many Years; I believe they are from the supermarket, in the days when you could get dishes in boxes o...

"Let us hope! He who teaches us so carefully will give us the necessary grace to benefit from his lessons....  All that he tells us to ...

I wanted to name this post "two lousy photos", and you will soon see why. An oriole showed up in the forsythia hedge along the s...

Diane came by all tanned and rested, picked up Mr. K., and now he's back at home. We really were pleased to be able to have him for a wh...

Mr. Kibble is here. He is in very reduced circumstances, poor fellow. Meaning, his neurological issue is pretty bad, he can't close his ...

Last night the jar of iced tea was low and the hour was late. Too late to boil water, steep the tea and let it cool long enough to be put in...

Right after Sunday dinner I lamented to my brother that it's been almost four weeks since I saw Mr. Kibble at Diane's - I just don...

After high humidity, today was to be looked forward to. Thunderstorms were predicted for late morning, but it was so sunny when we set off f...

Megan Cox Gurdon tells a story of a man in 1865 named Saturnino Martinez who published a newspaper expressly for cigar factory workers; it w...

I've posted before about cats on flip-flops. If they're going to lay on the floor and there are flip flops in sight, they will lay o...

This blog is getting to be very boring with no pictures and me just talking all the time, BUT Chapter 2 of The Enchanted Hour talks about...

"Christians are indistinguishable from other men either by nationality, language or customs. They do not inhabit separate cities of the...

I'm so bad at taking pictures lately - I just don't think of it!  But yesterday when we sat down to dinner I realized it was an all-...

Phyllis McGinley wrote on many subjects, including commentary on some religious figures. This poem is about St. Bridget of Ireland. The ...

One of the books I'm reading is  The Enchanted Hour , by Meghan Cox Gurdon; the subtitle -  The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the...

I received my used copy of Phyllis McGinley's poems. The woman wrote on every subject, and with such cleverness! My Six Toothbrushes ...

Dolly is now happily listening to a Dave Brubeck recording; I thought she deserved it. Sweetie has been listening to the ball game in anothe...

I was playing "The Kids are Alright" - I made sure it wasn't loud - I'm not sure she cared for it. I read Roger Daltr...

Lately, Dolly's been wanting to go into the lower cupboards; she went onto a shelf where a few bottles of wine are kept, which remind...