What did we do while getting our house ready to move?
We knocked down half of our composting bins so we had one good bin rather than two ratty bins.
We staged our hearth room and moved our dining room to where it's supposed to be even though that's on carpet and stupid.
We tried to contain our messes (that's on me mostly) and be ready to pick them up at a moment's notice during showings.
*St. Thomas More is honored today along with John Fisher, both martyrs of the English Reformation. Thomas was a layman, chancellor to King Henry, who refused to give allegiance or credence to the idea that the king could give moral authority to his own divorce. He was beheaded on July 6 1535 but is honored today, the day that John Fisher, bishop, was also martyred.
Quote from St. Thomas More:
“What men call fame is, after all, but a very windy thing. A man thinks that many are praising him, and talking of him alone, and yet they spend but a very small part of the day thinking of him, being occupied with things of their own.”
(From Pinterest to https://www.flickr.com/photos/amthomson/18460130538?utm_source=Pinterest&utm_medium=organic)
I went on an Oblates women retreat May 1-3 at St. Benedict's Abbey. While I really appreciated the time to hang out with my monks and walk around campus and pray with them, I did feel a little let down by the retreat. We were all connected loosely to one of the Oblates and therefore the retreat ended up being a little skewed in many ways. It wasn't a bad skewing, just not necessarily my cup of tea. I appreciated the opportunity for a little trip away and a little spiritual direction.
*Tomorrow will either be baked potatoes with bacon/cheese sauce/veggies or german pancake with sauteed apples.
*Tonight was leftovers because the fridge was just a little too full.
*Wednesday night the Son made Basil Tomato Soup and it made a lot! I should have made croutons to go with it but I forgot. Today I bought some parmesan crisps to have with the leftovers.
*Tuesday I made Barbecue Macaroni Salad. I used farfalle for the pasta shape, and I don't think I ever want to use that shape again. It's just too hard to get the middle cooked and not overcook the edges.
*Monday we had a corn and poblano with feta salad on top of bread and toasted tortillas. It was a little spicy but still quite good; I think having it with a starch calms the heat of some poblanos well.
*Sunday we picked up pizza from Pizza Shuttle for supper after a lunch at Mom and Dad's. We had some great tacos. I made some homemade ranch to go with veggies.
Well, it's the same as the past two weeks. I haven't moved on from any of my pieces, and as a currently unemployed musician I am enjoying the down time.
In May I took my last trip to Salina for State Music Festival--at last my last trip with the school I was working for. We have traditions of getting lunch at Cozy Burger and then visiting the antique mall on our lunch break. We enjoyed our trip again even with a little bit of rain, and got to see the progress on the mural that caused a State Supreme Court case that allows Cozy to finish the mural as art even though it is also advertisement.
St. Romuald lived in Italy (Ravenna and then Val-di-Castro) from 951 to 1027. He founded a refomed version of the Benedictines called the Camaldolese Order. There are currently two different Camaldolese orders; one is associated with the Benedictines and includes life in common; the other is more hermit based. Both continue to survive in today's world with sites on 5 different continents.
From the below website, a quote from St. Romuald's rule:
Sit in your cell as in paradise. Put the whole world behind you and forget it. Watch your thoughts like a good fisherman watching for fish. The path you must follow is in the Psalms — never leave it.
(Picture traced from Pinterest to https://www.patheos.com/blogs/kathyschiffer/2013/06/like-a-good-fisherman-watching-for-fish-advice-from-st-romuald/)
