{bits & pieces}
The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature here at Like Mother, Like Daughter!
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A few pics of our Easter brunch — on Holy Saturday, Bridget and her school chum Bella got the dining room ready. As I went up the stairs to change, I turned and saw it in the late afternoon light (SUNlight, by the way; that elusive blessing in these parts!) …
Deirdre managed to snap a few as we were getting the food on the table. I truly wonder how other people get good photos, not only of their table but of themselves, in their holiday finery. We looked fabulous, all of us, including the kids! But of course, no time to take pictures!
How to “smoke” or cure salmon yourself — it’s very easy and only takes salt and time.
Chocolate babka. This year’s were perfect — so soft and tender and chocolate-y. However, that made them not super photogenic…
Good Housekeeping frittata, made by Bridget. Tasty and excellent. She increased the recipe by a half, used sun dried tomatoes (from my garden), and when we just could not find the chives we bought, swapped in rosemary instead, which was mwah!
King Arthur Almond Puff pastries, which I made almond-less due to allergies. This is their bake-along for April, and I am not convinced about the oven temperature here. Have you tried this recipe?
On to our links!
Fr. Schall on the meaning of the Resurrection. This post is from last year, but its logic can help us understand and reject some errors being taught today about the possibility that the soul simply ceases to exist after death.
Existence was given to each of us, and it was good that we exist. We find ourselves already in existence. We are invited to accept what we are or to reject it. If we reject it, we are allowed to live with this rejection as what forms our being for the rest of eternity. This consequence is but another way of affirming how important our lives really are. Christ, the Son of God, rose from the dead. In that brief sentence, if we look carefully enough, we can discover the whole order of being and our place within it.
An endocrinologist’s review of I Am Jazz — a must-read, because this propaganda is everywhere and is brainwashing children.
Patek Philippe, the luxury watch maker, released a watch that offers the date of Easter, among other features. Being able to provide a mechanical system for this purpose — in miniature! — is an amazing feat, and in the course of explaining how it’s done (not that I understand), lots of information about how the date itself is determined is discussed. The embedded links are interesting as well!
Francisco De Zurbarán’s Jacob And 12 Sons Are Perfect Viewing For Holy Week [or let’s say, now, Easter season!] And Passover. Amazing collection of fanciful artworks at the Frick in Manhattan! Please go and tell me how it was.
Tony Esolen on teaching boys, via Louisa May Alcott’s Little Men. And on Why Private Sexual Vice is a Public Concern.
Two doctors discover a new organ in the human body, the Interstitium. Oh, you mean something new, previously completely overlooked because the very method of observation obscured it? Yes, it still happens and can happen! “Science” isn’t a thing, it’s a method, and an ongoing one. Things are not “settled” in science!
From the archives:
Basking in Easter.
If you missed this “virtual book club” last time around, consider doing it this year!
In the Liturgical Calendar, it’s still “Easter Day”!
And since March 25, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, fell on Palm Sunday this year, it has been transferred to Monday (the 9th)! (So, despite what the link says, it is not in Lent this year!)
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