{bits & pieces}

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

Here we have the spoils of my Super Bowl yarn shop foray. There was a fun sale… and guess what? The owner was holding a raffle and I was one of the winners!! I got a book and four balls of yarn! My friend is bringing my winnings later on today. I’m super excited!

This week’s links:

I had no idea that important records in Britian (and perhaps elsewhere?) are kept on vellum, which is calfskin parchment: MPs plan last ditch bid to save the thousand-year-old tradition of recording Britain’s laws on Vellum.


An excellent meditation on silence in all its forms from Cardinal Sarah: Silence in the Liturgy. This essay is a wonderful companion to our discussion of The Spirit of the Liturgy and quotes from Ratzinger’s book. Glad he mentions stores and offices “where they impose incessant background music on you.” I happen to think that much of the stress people experience today comes from having this grating exposure to “music” without relief. But there’s so much more in this piece!


One of my favorite food bloggers writes about a method for making beans that I have never hear of — have you? Brined, not soaked, beans. Except I think you do soak them — just in brine. Right?


How interesting is this long piece about the book, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, and early Mexican music. Believe me, colonial Mexican music is a revelation. My very tippity-top composer is  Tomás Luis de Victoria, and Cristóbal de Morales is wonderful as well. The article has some embedded videos that are well worth listening to as a good introduction to this form of music. The two Magnificats and the orchestral piece are sublime.


The beautiful world of making a Steinway piano.


I feel like building a basement jungle gym for the kids is a good idea (probably not in my basement, which is dirt and stone and big and cold). Maybe just because it’s February and my New England mom instincts are kicking in…


My father was a professor of industrial engineering and I think sometimes it shows here on bits & pieces… anyway, this .gif pleasingly demonstrates the workings of the sewing machine bobbin and the importance of threading the machine correctly. Seriously — if you are thinking that your machine is a problem, I just want you to know that the likelihood that you’ve threaded it wrong is very high. Ask me how I know…


Did you know that condoms can increase the chances of pregnancy? The logic is flawless…
A straight news story from the Chief on a matter of great importance: the meeting between the Pope and the Russian Patriarch.


Speaking of Russia and the Church: A Miracle of Liturgical Art: The Church of the Protection of the Mother of God at Yasenevo. You have to see these images and read the amazing story of the construction and decoration of this shrine.


Finally, our very own Bridget files this report from Rome! Philosophy, poetry, singing, dancing…

It’s the feast of St. Catherine de Ricci. 

Don’t forget that we are doing a Book Club here on the blog. You can read along or just read the posts… check in for comments and homework! (This would be a great study for your St. Gregory Pocket!)

Still hoping to see you at this beautiful Mass — the Ordinariate’s Feast of Title and Dedication on the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, to take place on Feb 22, 7:30 pm at St. Patrick’s upper church, 9 Pomeworth St. Stoneham MA. The Chief and I plan to be there (hope it doesn’t snow). If it doesn’t go too late, we are hoping to stay afterwards for refreshments in the hall. Can you come?

 

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