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The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature here at Like Mother, Like Daughter!

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Wool and fires in the wood stove here in mid-April — but dashing out in the partial sun to fix up a bed or two, an hour here and an hour there, when the rain and snow take a break.

Every time I go out there, I see more that needs to be done. All I can say is, if *I* can plant peas, so can you! Hopefully my shabby garden gives you the thought, “Maybe I can do it… ”

Whatever “it” is for you!

On to our links!

Have a serious art student in your life, or someone who would like to become one? The Artist, Deirdre’s husband, is offering a summer workshop in the Boston area. Please share this with your homeschooling groups and art associations.

A beautiful reflection on what her semester in Rome has come to mean to her, by a Thomas More College sophomore.

I loved this video explaining how chicks (and human beings) get oxygen before birth. Very good explanation accompanied by excellent graphics.

Free online courses from top universities. Most of them won’t be worth the time, but there’s bound to be some gems hidden in there.

Joseph Sciambra writes intensely, but indispensably, about homosexuality. Here is his latest, a beautiful tribute to Fr. John Harvey, founder of Courage, an apostolate to support in chastity those with same-sex attraction.

Are transgender ideologists proud apostles of Humpty-Dumpty-ism?

I have no idea how legit this particular site is, but the studies linked within seem so, and certainly common sense suggests that our children are exposed to too much artificial light.

Why are embroidery scissors shaped like storks?

If you want a beautiful Mass, you need beautiful liturgical music.

Our bishops need Latin.

In Dating Project thoughts:

This past week I posted about (and saw) The Dating Project. In this post I list many of my own thoughts on dating, marriage, and moral development. A friend pointed me to this essay about the history of dating in the US in the 20th century, which highlights the problems with the notion.

Here’s Brad Miner’s review of the movie. Brad is the author of The Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Man’s Guide to Chivalry. I have it on order now — have you read it? I have two excellent books to talk about for women (Return to Modesty and The Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever After — hope to post about them soon), but nothing for men that is grounded in natural law (not evolution) and moral conduct. (These are affiliate links to Amazon — your purchase sends a little cash our way, thank you).

Prof. Kerry Cronin (the driving force behind The Dating Project) offers with a deeper look at intimacy than comes across in the film.

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