{bits & pieces}
The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature here at Like Mother, Like Daughter!
I’m going to take a moment this morning for some shameless promotion of something my husband’s up to. {Discount code below!}
And by shameless I really mean I have no shame at all in sharing this with you, because it is absolutely worth sharing and I know that I’d want to know! He and a colleague studying at the same studio have made some of their paintings for sale on Etsy. You can check it all out at The Rat Scullery Art Gallery.
I’ve seen many of these paintings in person here in Manchester. They are even more beautiful than they appear online!
The Artist decided that he wanted to make sure that folks would be able to hang their paintings right away, if they wanted to, and that these works wouldn’t end up hanging around anyone’s attics while the customers wondered how to go about framing. So he worked out a deal so that he can frame any painting purchased from the Rat Scullery for you, meaning it arrives to you all framed and sealed and ready for your wall — for a much better price than you’d be able to get by taking it to a framer.
I am a huge fan of the plein air paintings by The Artist’s colleague John Peterson (that I’m a fan of my husband’s work is a given!). Pure New England beauty:
I just want you to know that these prices are truly bargain-level (most of the works are for $100 or less). The shop is new and will hopefully get well off the ground before long (that would certainly help us out and would be a boon to this whole studio of artists trying to do the beautiful and traditional thing in a post-modern world) — so I can’t promise that the getting will always be so good for the average art appreciator… Just saying.
The Artist is offering a deal for all you lovely LMLD readers for the rest of the month: free shipping on any Rat Scullery painting (domestic shipping only)! Just enter the promotional code SHIPLMLD — expires on May 31!
You can also follow along to see deals and developments on the Rat Scullery Facebook Page. Thanks for looking and for passing along to anyone who might also be interested!
This week’s links!
Visual fascination:
A professional pianist and his student wear special glasses that highlight for us (the viewers) where they’re looking while they play. We get to see how their eyes move while they’re busy with the keys, both in playing from memory and sight reading. Video: Tracking Glasses Show what a Professional Pianist Sees While Playing
{Auntie Leila adds: “This put me in mind of the importance of having a child read aloud, and teaching him, once he’s gotten proficient at reading in general, to read ahead with his eyes while his voice is still on the previous words. I’ve never seen any directions for this — have you? — but it’s important for understanding the text and expressing it well. You can help by actually covering the words he’s saying, forcing the eyes ahead before the next words get covered up!”}
{I add: A high school teacher of mine who was also a cab driver in Boston told us that the way to drive smoothly and safely is by this same principle: to keep your eyes one step ahead of your actions. You have to be competent and confident enough in what you’re currently doing to turn it over to your muscles while your mind looks ahead to the next turn or step, he said.}
A Japanese children’s story illustrated with a Rube Goldberg-type contraption (as in: those cool ball track thingies). Incredible coordination! Pretty clever and cute:
News in the Church:
A quick read about the likely soon-to-be Saint, Fr. Solanus Casey. “We have to put God on the spot” — love it!
Interesting development here in the Manchester diocese: the celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation will be re-ordered in the coming years so that Confirmation precedes First Communion. “Finally, it will allow for more opportunities for parents to take their rightful place as the primary educators of faith formation. It places sacrament preparation at an age when children are naturally more open and receptive to participating with their parents. “
A few deals going on this Mothers Day weekend:
I am actively looking forward to getting back to MuTu in the next few weeks, once I’m officially out of my post-partum phase! In case you’ve been considering getting the program, just wanted you to know that it’s 20% off this weekend. My thanks if you use the links here! Here’s my review of Mutu for a refresher.
(And yeah, the whole “love you” theme isn’t really my favorite either… I’d prefer to say, “take care of your tummy!”)
Enter to win a raffle and support the cause of helping a family pay their midwife bill after their insurance company let them down – very appealing prizes of the handmade quilt/home-dyed fabric variety!
From the Archives:
Covering the Last Settee On the Deck
Nursing a Toddler in Public {pretty, happy, funny, real}
Dear Aristotle, He’s So Clever
In the Liturgical Year:
Big Deal! The 100th Anniversary of the apparition of Fatima! Read about Our Lady of Fatima and perhaps get out for a May Pilgrimage today!
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