Searching for a Balance

 "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few."*                               ...

 It was time to shred some zucchini - I did sixteen cups! Well, it was the food processor who did it. All in little two cup bags in the free...

 "Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace...

 My intention in blogging is to say something at least on my days off, but here I am after almost two weeks absent. It seems that every now ...

 I finished washing the dishes rather late - it was almost dark. Almost, but you could still see shapes of trees and other things. And firef...

 We sang this hymn at Mass today and it came to me that if an explanation of the goal of the Christian life was wanted, this would do it. Be...

 I'm working on a summery blouse - Butterick 6455 . The fabric is a soft, light yellow gauze type, with a stripe design. I bought it on ...

 It was still pretty light out at five to nine. I was about to close a kitchen window, but pushed up the screen instead and stuck my face ou...

 I came upon a copy of the Declaration of Independence at the thrift store. I bought it, of course!  My brother said it hasn't got prope...

 Last week Dolly's doctor told us she has a tumor on her bladder, most likely cancerous. He gave her a pain med, which is frankly doing ...

 A young woman came in the library the other day - she was maybe, junior high age. She asked my help in finding some books she wanted. One o...

 I picked up a copy of Bringing Tuscany Home, by Frances Mayes; I don't know if I've read it before - I may have - but it feels new....

 The other day, after barely overcoming a migraine, I cast around for a book to dive into and there was Island Magic by Elizabeth Goudge. He...

 I'm enjoying this book by Chesterton, about Saint Francis. "St. Francis was not a lover of nature....The phrase implies accepting ...

 Now we have grackle babies, and I like to see them. I like blackbirds, maybe because they aren't vain. I also like blackberries. from t...

 Dolly is old, and when she washes her face, the fur on her head gets a furrowed look, like she's concerned about something.  Maybe it...

 The workers got their permit , finally, and today they replaced our water pipe. They said they would take out the mountain laurel, and remo...

We wondered about the reason for fewer cars at the supermarket. But it was crowded inside - funny. We tried to figure out why so many were s...

 "[When] the spirit from on high is poured out on us. Then will the desert become an orchard and the orchard be regarded as a forest. R...

 Last year, Cyndi had told me there was a schedule online of the military flyovers on Memorial Day - I never thought of looking it up - it w...

 From today's Mass readings: "I, John, heard a voice saying to me: Behold, I am coming soon. I bring with me the recompense I will ...

 It was another very humid day today, and a thunderstorm came along in the middle of it - not too bad, and Dolly and I stopped our work and ...

Loving Father, because of the  Ascension of your Son  our human nature is now at home with you in heaven.  May this truth be our lasting enc...

 The windows are all open and it's almost cold in the house, but I'm okay with it. It was up over ninety the past two days, and oppr...

 A co-worker brought in a bouquet of lilacs, and they perfumed the workroom at the library. But it wasn't overpowering and I was surpris...

 It really seems like summer has begun early this year, except for today. It was barely sixty and rainy. I made a new recipe for the second ...

 We had a bit of a thunderstorm at suppertime. Well, it's been hot and humid for a few days - like July! I wonder if summer has already ...

 God is love; to Christ we pray - You are the way:    - lead us in your ways today and throughout the coming week.  You are the truth:    - ...

 Ordinarily I'd never buy a hanging plant this early; we usually can expect frosts in mid-May. But the days are actually hot, and this p...

 We're having very summery weather, like eighty-something, and with humidity. Dolly has definitely been  uncomfortable, restlessly going...

 A year ago we took down two trees, and lost a lot of shade in the back yard. We researched different tree types but then the nursery didn...