Monday the 13th: Saint of the Week and Hello Again

 *Today's optional memorial is for St. Henry II was duke of Bavaria, then King of Germany, and then Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from the 900s to the 1000s. While he was married, he maintained virginity while married to St. Cunegunda which makes him a patron for the childless. He is also a patron of the Benedictine Oblates; his feast follows closely after the July 11 date for St. Benedict in today's calendar. 

Prayer from Mass for St. Henry:  Lord, you filled St. Henry with your love and raised him from the cares of an earthly kingdom to eternal happiness in heaven.  In the midst of the changes of this world, may his prayers keep us free from sin and help us on our way to you.  Grant this…Amen.”

 (Picture from Pinterest traced to https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3719)

 

Friday the 26th: Happy Birthday!

It's my mom's birthday, and I cannot say how fun she is and how delightful to travel with. This year we'll see Fallingwater and the Arch together, and I can't wait to see what further adventures we have to get together. Love you lots, Mom.

 

 

Thursday the 25th: Food of the Week

I will try to do this quickly before my brother arrives for family reunion weekend.

Sunday we did grilled burgers and brats for Father's Day.

Monday we had dinner with friends and it was a wonderful zucchini lasagna and BTS Oreos for a chaser.

Tuesday we had baked potatoes with bacon, cheese sauce, and broccoli.

Wednesday the Son made asparagus and strawberry salad. It was surprisingly good.

Tonight is tacos and chips.

Tomorrow is chicken souvlaki and Mediterranean cooking.

Saturday is a barbecue grill out, using the burgers tomorrow.

Sunday morning, the last meal, will be bagels and breakfast breads and bacon. 

 

 

Wednesday the 24th: Music of the Week

 *We got the CD player hooked up so we've been enjoying the Beatles.

*I think I feel comfortable enough with my current music workload that I'm ready to add another book. Before I do that I need to sort what I have to get loose music put away and to make sure everything is in its place. 

Tuesday the 23rd: Moving preparations

 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. 

 

 

Monday the 22nd: Saint of the Week

 *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)

 

Friday the 19th: Retreat

 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.