I was sent this picture to post if I wanted to. It's a Baltimore Oriole, and I love the photo. Once I was watching a cardinal and wondering idly how such bright red birds were able to vanish. The cardinal turned and I saw how the sudden dull red on its back allowed it to [...]
Category: books
Re-reading The Great Gatsby
I was struck by the beauty of Fitzgerald's imagery. ... drawing aquaplanes over cataracts of foam ... It was dawn now on Long Island and we went about opening the rest of the windows downstairs, filling the house with grey-turning, gold-turning light. The shadow of a tree fell abruptly across the dew and ghostly birds [...]
What is the point of Science???
Years ago our local public high school had a teacher who regularly told students that it was impossible for Christians to be scientists. Of course, the simplest way to show what nonsense that teacher was spouting was simply to point out all the scientists who had been serious Christians. I thought I would make a [...]
Mitered corners
Every mitered corner that I sew takes me about half an hour, first to pin and then to stitch. It's because I'm an amateur. I've actually done the miter in the lower right of the picture by now and hope to finish the gold trim today. Might even sew the front to the back. I [...]
A quote and a book recommendation
In my efforts to bring order out of chaos in my household, I occasionally look at my bookshelves and, gulp, remove books. This time I found something called —ITESTA Seminar with Father Stanley JakiITEST WorkshopOctober, 1991 I thought it was the perfect candidate for removal to another home, especially since I have no idea why [...]