So often we are told to feel sad during Lent. Repent. Sacrifice. Suffer. I suppose you could look at the Lenten Season that way. Or see it as a blessing, an opportunity. It’s all a matter of attitude.
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So It’s Not a Lobster
Today is National Lobster Day. How convenient, since it is also a Friday. Lobsters are great served as part of a Surf and Turf ensemble. But on their own, unless you are dining at The Palms, the tails are way to small for a meal.
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One thing is for sure, I love being a Catholic. When people talk about the idea of separation of Church and State, that our elected officials need to park their faith at the door, it just never made much sense to me. It’s not like a jacket that I can take off when I go indoors. Faith is a part of your being. Or at lease it should be.
Continue reading “Love Those Catholic Friday Suppers!”A Beautiful Glazed Salmon Supper
Here it is, another Friday Night. Every now and again, our local market has a good deal of wild caught Salmon. When they do, you better believe we take advantage of it.
Continue reading “A Beautiful Glazed Salmon Supper”Autumn Ember Days and Grilled Salmon
Ember Days are among the most confusing of Catholic practices. Ember Days are by their very nature an extension of our agrarian roots. Yet most Catholics today are unfamiliar with the term Ember Days let alone how to observe them.
Continue reading “Autumn Ember Days and Grilled Salmon”Dining in the Shadow of Yaquina Head Lighthouse
Today is National Lighthouse Day. Rather than share a collection of lighthouses like we did last year with our Oregon Coast, I thought it might be fun to pick just one lighthouse. There are so many to pick from, all with interesting stories and rich histories.
Continue reading “Dining in the Shadow of Yaquina Head Lighthouse”Here’s to All the Grandma Types
In 2001, Alice Solomon, a syndicated newspaper columnist, published her first book. Love, Sex and the Single Gorgeous Grandma: Reflections on Being Single over 50 was an extension of her column A Guide for Gorgeous Grandmas for the Metro West Daily News. Alice Solomon is the founder of Gorgeous Grandma Day.
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