“Apples, heigh-ho,” said Trumpkin with a rueful grin. “I must say you ancient kings and queens don’t overfeed your courtiers!” Prince Caspian. C. S. Lewis. Harper Collins. 1951. At this point in the book, Prince Caspian, the protagonists have had mostly apples to eat for the last forty-eight hours. They started with a few sandwiches [...]
For reasons I did not initially understand I’ve been doing a mental checklist of activities and accomplishments, this past year. Most people think this is an occupation for New Year’s Day. I happen to think the first week of December is a good moment, being the beginning of the church year. My brain is marking [...]
In 1857 the Steam Ship Central America sank off the coast of the Carolinas. I'm writing a short story based on this and went to find some art. The Steamship Erie was a wooden paddlewheel and sailing vessel that traveled on the Great Lakes. It sank in 1837, one of the worst ship disasters on [...]
I’m getting ready to sew another vestment. Purple this time. People who are into color and design already know what I have learned painfully in the last few weeks. Purple is a very difficult color to work with. There aren’t a lot of colors available for a lining for a purple chasuble. I also learned [...]
I'm knee deep in research for a new short story. This feast for the guardian angels always surprises me, if I paid attention to the Feast of the Archangels, which was four days ago. Conversely, if I miss that feast, this one pops up. This year, both! Two lovely guardian angel pictures for meditation... The [...]
