My computer developed a problem Monday night and it took all of Tuesday to figure it out. Also, the amazing grandchild was born and that distracted my thinking. I taught class on Monday and Tuesday and the report was, that the students said it hadn't been as bad as they had been afraid it would [...]
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Waiting and working…
We are waiting for the new grandchild, expected in the next few days. I am going to teach two 45-minute classes, one Monday and one Tuesday, next week at my old school. Preparation is intense. (Besides the actual classes I had to read a 128 page employee handbook and sign a paper saying I had [...]
Teilhard de Chardin **
Well, I didn’t really want to write about him — and told someone I wasn’t going to — but he’s on my mind a bit, and I don’t have time to find another topic, because my novel writing is still overwhelming my imagination. The Pope commented on Teilhard de Chardin while he was visiting Mongolia, [...]
Eye candy from Iowa churches
The ceiling in Stacyville, Visitation Church after serious restoration. Don't know why that's what I concentrated on?!? Trappist monastery at Peosta, just outside of Dubuque Pretty sure this is Meyer, Iowa. Cheating. This one is the Church of Saint Adrian in Minnesota. Also this one. Check out the artwork BELOW the altar. Cathedral of San [...]
Making bottle caps fly
When I visit my grandchildren I like to bring activities that I think will amuse them. One of the things I brought last summer was clear old-fashioned film canisters and some AlkaSeltzer tablets. We take a glass of water outside and sit on the steps. Add water to the canister, drop in a half tablet [...]