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Rosie here with this week's links while Deirdre is at the Behold Conference. Thank you for all the gardening suggestions! I think that as long as we keep moving to a new yard in a new climate every few years, you can probably expect me to periodically call upon our readers' collective memory every so often about this.
Thanks to all your input, I am feeling good about the plants I had already decided on (lavender and rosemary, both of which I've seen survive through Massachusetts winters and thrive in hot San Diego county, so figured they'd have a good chance to do well here, too) and have a whole lot more to research and think about. We're not ready to start planting yet (possible ice storm coming in tonight), but hopefully it won't be too long — it is March now after all!
This week's links:
- I imagine I'm not alone in my plan to detach a bit from the Internet during Lent. I've been thinking about this post from the Dominicana blog on Email and the Holy Spirit. What if every time I started to reflexively check my phone, I checked in with Our Lord, instead?
- Our dear friend Christina has a practical and beautiful reflection on setting the table before you start cooking dinner — something I rarely remember to do. I've followed her advice a few times and have found it makes such a difference in those last scrambly minutes before we sit down. (While you're visiting her, take a look at her beautiful kitchen!)
- I loved teaching diagramming in my 7th grade English classes — it's such a neat and orderly way of visualizing how our language works. (Plus, what 7th grader doesn't love a good diagramming bee?) Auntie Leila found this fun infographic showing diagrams of the opening sentences of famous novels.
- Auntie Leila also sent along the Ask the Past blog, where you can find advice from medieval books on all manner of questions, like “how do you tell if someone is dead?” (Spoiler alert: you need to find some roasted onion.) Those of you still stuck in the polar vortex might appreciate these instructions for making a snow pig.
- The Oscars are tomorrow, and while we're not particularly up on the nominated movies (by which I mean that we've seen a grand total of one of the Best Picture nominees between us), and we aren't particularly interested in staying up late watching awards shows (living on the West Coast did make this part much easier) we can't resist a pretty dress. Second best is exclaiming together over the ugly ones. Here is a great illustration picturing every gown worn by a Best Actress winner. (At least, most of them are gowns. Promise me you won't wear pants to accept when you win? What a waste!)
- If anything were to make me invested enough to actually watch the whole show, it would be having someone willing to play How About Orange's Oscar Bingo with me. Any takers?
- Speaking of pretty dresses, if you saw the season finale of Downton Abbey (I did, and that night had a wacko dream about using my camera to beat a giant parrot away from Molly in front of Buckingham Palace. That's what you get when you combine silly costume drama with interrupted sleep cycles, I guess!) you might be interested in this short article about Presentation at Court.
- Capt. Pepper and I were noting how much later the sun rises and sets here than we are used to — with Daylight Savings Time beginning next weekend, we're getting ready for it to be dark until nearly 8am! He found this map that shows “how wrong” time zones are around the world. Sure enough, we weren't imagining it — and we have a real excuse for having a hard time getting the kids on an earlier schedule here.
- Deirdre passed along this comprehensive guide to preparing dried beans, which might come in handy for meatless Lenten meal planning.
From the archives:
- It's not Lent yet! I'm still in Eat All the Dessert mode, where I plan to remain for several more days. Care to join me? Not Particularly Lenten Cappuccino Brownies.
- But it will be Lent soon. Living Lent with Older Children (with links to lots of our other Lenten posts, all of which can be found here.)
- It seems like my friends are announcing pregnancies left and right — so exciting! But what about the people who give you a funny look when you say there's another baby on the way? Ask Auntie Leila: How do I tell people we're having another baby?
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Catherine says
Great links! Thanks for sharing. I think I will be chuckling all day over “Live the dream” at the end of the snow pig post!
Natalie says
Is Pippo in Texas in that photo?! Reminds me of a spot at UT Austin:-)
Molly says
I was going to say the same thing about Pippo in TX, but ask if it was Irving (outside of Dallas). Looks like The Mustangs in Las Colinas.
Rosie says
Texas, Dallas, Mustangs… yup! It’s from a sort of whirlwind trip to Dallas we took a few weekends ago.
gwen says
The strangest dream I ever had was when I was pregnant with my first child.I dreamed I gave birth to a litter of kittens. In the dream I was screaming out ”I never knew this could happen to me!!!” After 16 years, I still remember 😉
Mrs. B. says
Thank you for the link to the dresses – that was fun! And the time zone map, too!
I hope Auntie Leila will have the time for more Lenten posts, as much as I treasure those she’s written already. I find living Lent with my kids(8, 7, 3-months) difficult – I always feel I don’t do enough, I don’t explain enough, I don’t pass on enough… I am always afraid they won’t understand living the Faith, that it will go over their heads, that they won’t remember anything. Which is absurd, since I am myself full of childhood memories centered around the liturgical year, even though my mother never put any “crafty” effort in place. I truly hate wrestling with this temptation – hence the request for more LeilaWisdom!
Mrs. B. says
For example – this post? http://www.likemotherlikedaughter.org/2011/03/lenten-preparations/
A must-read for me… with the bonus of baby Pippo being bathed in the kitchen! Is it just me or Molly is a girly version of Pippo?? I love it when kids look alike!
Christina says
Rosie, I’m so honored by the link-up! You are very kind. I’m glad you’re enjoying the pre-dinner-rush-table-set. : ) Whenever I do it, I am so glad. I just need to make it an everyday habit, and then we’ll be in business! I hope this finds you and yours well! Pippo and Molly are the sweetest!