We visited the new Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia over the weekend. This was planned for a long time and there were reasons why it had to be at this moment. Since we are safe I won't second guess what we did, but the snow was unpleasant. Here's a picture from the edge of [...]
I’ve been reading about ‘ancient grains’ for a while. The name itself amuses me. Ancient grains are einkorn, emmer, and spelt, generally speaking. They are considered to be precursors of modern wheat and are sometimes recommended for people who are wheat sensitive (— whatever that means — I don’t think they would help actual celiacs.) [...]
... since before dawn. Incredibly slow hotspot. Friday!
Some time ago I was wandering through the website Ravelry. It’s a place where knitters and others can show off their work or make patterns available to others, either for free or for money. The patterns are incredibly varied and Ravelry is a nice place to go if you like to knit. On this occasion [...]
The Shy Museum Goer dropped a lovely blog post about snow over the weekend. https://theshymuseumgoer.com/2025/01/05/the-fine-art-of-depicting-snow/ She says that snow was first found in Western European art in the 1500's. Go check out Pieter Bruegel's painting of the Epiphany in the snow. Diane Tucker is always fun. The Jericho Society has images from the Vermont enthusiast, [...]
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