We have yet to figure out what in the world happened to our garden. It’s been a strange year all the way around, beginning with New Year’s Day. Some of you may recall that central California had an insane rain storm to usher in the new year, with levee breaks and massive flooding. We even had tornados in March. Strange year indeed.
Continue reading “This Year’s Tomatillo Salsa”Hail Mary, Our Holy Queen
Catholics celebrate the Queenship of Mary because her Divine Son, Jesus Christ, is Lord and King. It’s just that simple. Pope Pius XII declared the dogma of the Assumption of Mary, that she was taken, body and soul, into heavenly glory. Not by her own power, as Christ entered Heaven, but called up by Him.
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Today is National Sweet Tea Day, and yet this is my first post ever to sing the praises of Sweet Tea. Now how did that happen? Must have been busy with other things. Oh well, an oversight that is now corrected.
Continue reading “Sipping the Taste of Summer”Are You a Bacon Fan?
Today is National Bacon Lovers Day and Chocolate Pecan Pie Day. Hum, what should we talk about? Bacon, of course!
Continue reading “Are You a Bacon Fan?”Yippee-Ki-Yay It’s Saturday
It’s funny how things work out. In August, we have Hubby’s Birthday, our anniversary and our great-granddaughter’s birthday. Hubby and I will postpone or reschedule our birthdays and anniversary to accommodate family events.
Continue reading “Yippee-Ki-Yay It’s Saturday”A Beautiful Catholic Friday
Sometimes, when I talk about my Catholic roots, I feel as though I come across as bragging, full of my own sense of rightness. Believe me when I say that’s not what I intended. I love being a Cradle Catholic. It is a part of my very being, and it fills me with such joy, I cannot help but to want to share that with the world.
Continue reading “A Beautiful Catholic Friday”An Elegant Massachusetts Evening
Perhaps it’s that whole Kennedy legacy and Camelot of my youth, but when I think of Massachusetts, I think elegant, sophisticated and magical.
Continue reading “An Elegant Massachusetts Evening”Tipsy Cow Chocolate Rum Milkshakes
Since today is National Rum Day, I thought it might be fun to do a little historical research on this sugar cane by-product. I guess I should have done my research prior to 2020, when America suddenly turned on its head about slavery, colonialism, and white privilege.
Continue reading “Tipsy Cow Chocolate Rum Milkshakes”The Assumption of Mary
Today is the Feast Day of the Assumption of Mary into heaven. There is a certain personal comfort in what this day represents to the Church. It is a Holy Day of Oblation. Simply put, this a day when the faithful are required to attend Mass.
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Kiddo is typically not one to suggest a movie for us to see as a family. If it’s something he is interested in, he will stream it and maybe, just maybe at the dinner table one evening he’ll share his thoughts. Oppenheimer was an exception. Even before it’s release, he expressed an interest in seeing the film, and thought we should see it, too.
Continue reading “VJ Day On the Pacific Front”Honoring The Spirit of a Great Generation
Today is National Filet Mignon Day and International Left Handers Day. It’s also the second Sunday in August, and that particular day trumps all the other secular days. And no, it’s not a Catholic Feast Day. Today we honor the greatest generation that has ever been. It’s Spirit of ‘45 Day.
Continue reading “Honoring The Spirit of a Great Generation”Middle Child and Saturday Morning
It’s that National Day again – the one that celebrates the seemingly forgotten Middle Child. There are all sorts of studies that tell us our birth order helps to shape the people we become.
Continue reading “Middle Child and Saturday Morning”Celebrate The Day with a Pesto Chicken Panini
I know, it’s Friday. You were probably expecting some sea food or meatless pasta, right? After all, as Old School Traditional Catholics, we don’t eat meat on Fridays. And we won’t. We’re actually having Tilapia in a Lemon Caper Sauce this evening. Don’t worry, I’ll be sharing that recipe soon enough.
Continue reading “Celebrate The Day with a Pesto Chicken Panini”Celebrating Connecticut in the Summer
You would think that with the colors of Autumn, Connecticut would be celebrated in the fall. I’m not in charge of these thigs, so here we are in the middle of August giving a shout out to the fifth state to join the Union.
Continue reading “Celebrating Connecticut in the Summer”What is Rice Pudding?
Today is National Rice Pudding Day. This begs the question, just what the heck is rice pudding? Rice pudding is exactly as it sounds – a dish of rice served in a pudding, often with raisins and cinnamon. Does that sound appealing to you?
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