bits & pieces
The time before the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist (which coincides with the summer solstice) is garden-compelled! Getting things planted before the days start, ever so imperceptibly, to wane, is maybe in our blood. It is in mine right now. Must. Garden!
The weather has been pretty glorious, so I’ve been enjoying the outside work, especially since the whole family has been pitching in! Our peonies have started blooming and the sage already had to be cut back.
Rising some sandwich loaves while dashing out to plant something else…
There was a mouse in my pantry, due to some sort of work stoppage on the part of the outdoor cats…
This necessitated a complete cleaning and purging. (The ironing board is wet because my granddaughter has discovered the pleasure of ironing napkins!)
Taking care of the home has its seasons, contented and otherwise. Sometimes it can feel oppressive. At the end of winter, just before the coming of the hope of Spring, doing housework can seem pointless indeed.
Sometimes it’s a pleasure, especially when you have a little help and the sun shines its warming rays, with the promise of an evening cocktail to smooth the aching limbs!
In season or out, the home needs making. Without a home, the person has no context. Making the home is the true mission of the family!
Being creative, finding ways of doing things, learning and discovering, delving into the details that seem so mundane to those who are distracted — these are the consolations, rich indeed to anyone who is blessed enough to be given them.
On to our links!
bits & pieces
For Father’s Day! An online conference from the Center for the Restoration of Christian Culture: Rediscovering Fatherhood: An Online Conference To Inspire Fathers and Support Families — June 22, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Have you ever thought about how women got the vote? Do you take it for granted that women wanted the vote? Here is a contemporary essay on the subject — just food for thought.
A post full of resources for studying Joan of Arc, a saint for our times. And let me be clear: St. Joan is not a feminist saint — she is a saint for standing athwart the “institutional church” when it went astray, and that is why she ought to speak to us!
Marriage is how persons can build a just society and prosper. Fifty years ago, Senator Daniel Moynihan wrote an important “Report” on the state of marriage in the Black community. It’s well worth remembering. Many movements today expressly oppose this sacred institution (and I would advise that you look into the stated goals of any organization you reference positively).
A wonderful traditional Irish Step dance!
I am a child of the 60s. I lived through race riots and civil unrest. I grew up with angry Blacks and guilty Whites. I have seen how the difficulties of our country’s past and the uncertainties of our present have been exploited, over and over, by radicals and those who do not have the common good at heart. Please listen to this man. Try to listen all the way through. Keep in mind that he is a Black man talking (it seems) to other Blacks, but he addresses anyone who is tempted to succumb to what he calls “Ethnic Gnosticism,” meaning Critical Race Theory as it is packaged for the masses, for the mob.
minute 28 — hindering genuine relationships
minute 37 — “cult” of atonement, and the important message that “you will never be sorry enough” for those who are members of this cult.
minute 50 — God has given us a way to rectify these things, in His Word
Our state bee inspector, Ken, opens a hive and shows bees being born. He is a bee whisperer and always worth watching.
The innate immune system and vitamin D — and COVID.
Another homeschooling conference that looks promising.
A friend whose children do lovely brush drawings (including for their nature journals) has been using this YouTube channel to teach them: Bestowing the Brush. This first lesson is quite appealing.
A 3rd century mosaic, uncovered in an Italian vineyard.
David Clayton on how number can enhance beauty and symbolism.
Phil Lawler (my husband), looking at our towns: Why do Americans fear children?
Thanks to my mom, I have a nice stand of comfrey in the herb garden. I’ve been using it as a mulch — have you heard of this?
from the archives
An old post about how I organized the pantry to also be my little creative space. Things have changed a little, as they always do, but you can get the general idea.
Father’s day, beyond neckties and grill tools (not that we have anything against those!)
Three martyrs for marriage (June liturgy goals!)
liturgical living
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