Can…not…resist…Must…do…Resistance…Is…Futile…
5 things I was doing five years ago:
Trying to get used to the idea that my son had moved away from home
Working on an analoy cover for church
Trying to get used to the idea that I was actually a grandmother
Anticipating a new daughter-in-law (the less said about that, the better)
Having my kitchen redone, which was [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Mimi’s Meme
Posted in Music, My Life in Christ, Needlework, Orthodox Christianity, Personal, domestic domovaya, family, home on July 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Reflections on Jordanville
Posted in Falling Apart at the Seams, Health and Its Absurdities, Music, spiritual warfare on July 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
As of tomorrow evening, I will have been back a week from my annual effort to polish my meager musical talents. This year, I was especially eager to focus on a slightly different aspect of Orthodox worship: the Church Slavonic language that was especially formulated for worshipping God, in the Slavic tradition. As the instructor [...]
15 Books
Posted in A Writer's Life, Autobiography, Personal on July 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Cribbed from Philippa’s blog:
The rules: Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you’ve read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. This list is in no particular order.
Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
The Deliverance of Sister Cecilia, as told to William Brinkley
Firefox, by [...]
