We're still up in the mountains escaping the Florida heat and enjoying some time with extended family. I know it's been pretty quiet 'round these parts, but I hope you enjoyed Katherine's non-maternity "maternity" picks and my must-have maternity items that can be used during the post-partum weeks, too.  Here's a  short This Week's Miscellany and I'll be back in full force next week :) (You can … [Read more...]

Big night ahead! D and I are going to see Les Mis at a local highschool (first date without Lucy tagging along!). So I'll post this quick because I have to go get all dolled up :) In the Garden: Bell peppers! Tomatoes! Green Beans! Flowers from Benjamin. I will be so sad if this little boy outgrows picking flowers for his mama. Links: 5 Things I Love About Homeschooling and How … [Read more...]

Happy Friday, dear ones! I hope your weekend is looking wonderful :) Coming Up in the Liturgical Year: Today is the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul! In the Garden: So many beautiful tomatoes. We don't really buy tomatoes from the grocery store so summertime is our one chance to cook with tomatoes and it's such a treat! Links: 8 Weeks to a Less Cluttered Home: Keeper of the Home (I … [Read more...]

Well, m'dears, since last week I was swept away to St. Augustine and didn't have a chance to write a This Week's Miscellany, it's high time for your weekly dose of pictures, links, and weird saying from my three-year-old. (Speaking of our trip to St. Augustine to the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche, here's a great post with some beautiful prayers.) Coming Up in the Liturgical Year: The Solemnity … [Read more...]

Coming Up in the Liturgical Year: The Feast of Corpus Christi! Read a meditation on this solemnity by Cardinal Dolan. As always, I'm interested in your suggestions for creating family traditions around the liturgical seasons as we learn to observe the Christian Year. So keep 'em comin'! Watching: The amazing Brideshead Revisited miniseries starring Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews. It's … [Read more...]

Hundreds of tiny ballerinas, missing costume accessories, someone's stage make-up smeared across the back of my white shirt (from the evidence, someone very short used my blouse to blot their bright red lipstick) late nights at the theatre...that's been my week of dance teacher madness (AKA theatre week for our spring ballet). But we're on the home stretch! The performances are Saturday and my … [Read more...]

I am a ballet teacher and it is recital season. Things are a bit nuts due to the extra rehearsals and run-thrus preceding the performance. I keep having nightmares that I go out of town and miss the dress rehearsal or that I can't find the auditorium or that none of my little ballerinas can find the right color tights. Whew. I'm a little worn out, but my sweet little dancers are just precious and … [Read more...]