Getting the hydrangea blooms in before the frost
If you follow me on Instagram, you saw my hydrangea harvest. I do hang them up to dry — there are so many blooms on my one little tree (and this is after I helped my friend’s stash for wedding reception decoration).
I have a big basket in my bedroom that I stuff them into once they’re dry (you can see it here).
But I do these other little things too, and some will go on my Advent wreath if I know me.
Hydrangea will dry in a vase, but on their long stems they will be distorted by being smushed up together or bending down. Hung upside down they dry in a nice shape and you can manipulate them gently into baskets or what have you.
On to our links!
bits & pieces
People further away from the equator associate the color yellow with joy.
A different view from the one becoming popular right now: Man is not an intruder on creation, from Msgr. Pope. “Humanity is the crowning glory of this planet. We are not intruders into the world of nature. God made this world and put us here in it.”
Alice von Hildebrand on the glory of the woman — these are themes I have explored a lot here on the blog, without ever having heard or read her thoughts on this subject. She is quite eloquent on complementarity between the sexes, and I find her dry wit refreshing!
Roger Scruton on endangered streets with nooks and crannies: “Classical architecture used moldings and shadows to create mystery and intimacy within the geometrically organized forms. And vernacular architecture has borrowed from both the Gothic and the Classical traditions, aiming for a free and extendable vocabulary… But that free response to human need fits ill with our modern ways of building.”
Fr. Rutler on St. John Henry Newman.
Fr. Schall on Dr. Johnson on becoming acquainted with oneself.
from the archives:
This is the recipe for the chutney (sorry to keep posting it!).
Long ago I posted my tips for doing laundry with a big family. You need a system and this is mine.
Long after I actually redid my laundry room and here are some pics. The truth is that as bad as the before pics are, I didn’t really even show the full reality. That room was like a black hole at the end of the hall, and even today, three years later, I am grateful for its awesomeness every time I go into it!
liturgical year
Today is the feast of St. Isaac Jogues, St. John de Brébeuf, and Companions. It’s also my husband’s birthday! Happy birthday, Chief!
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