Book Club

I am in a bookclub simply because it makes me read books.  Otherwise I would remain the pseudo-reader that I became after majoring in English.  I suffered from major burn-out and then, well, life got in the way. We just read Sword of Honour by Evelyn Waugh and most of us enjoyed it.  There is a great part in the book where the main character, who is Catholic, doesn't speak the language of the local priest so they converse in Latin. Awesome. And, yes, I even understood it! (How? It's a dead language! Phhhttt!)

I think this is the book we need to read next:



Hi.lar.i.ous.



Life with Boys

My very young son who is finally putting sentences together settled into his bathtub tonight and said,

"Ah, this is all I need. A boat, a cup, and my duck."

Oh Christmas Tree

Sometimes a person goes out of town and other people have keys to said person's house. And sometimes those people decorate that person's house with pictures of themselves.

Confused?  That's why I rarely write and post pictures instead.  I talk better through a lens.



Hey, I recognize this tree. But, it's different somehow.
Oh! It has lots of new angels!



Oh my! This angel doesn't look very pleased!



That's better. We must have practiced.

What could that be up there?



Hi-ya! Take that tambourines and guitars!



Taking chops out of liturgical music abuses!



Really, I'm an angel!



Tree vs. Tree

Some people know how to put up a Christmas Tree, some don't.  Some know how to put up a tree only to have it fall, some don't.

For those of you who are in the St. Francis de Sales circle, I want you to guess to whom the following trees belong (no real names, please).  One is a first attempt at a tree, one is obviously the millionth.

Hey, look at the lights I got for next to nothing!
Oh, wait.  They're outdoor lights for bushes?
Well, at least my tree is sturdy, thanks to MotherCrab's extra tree stand!

And a partridge ornament in a pear tree.

Nothing says Christmas like 10 million lights, garland and breakable ornaments.

The trick is to put lights up and down each branch, spend 5 days alone decorating,
and forget to tighten the screws in the tree stand sufficiently.



Ah, holiday memories!

What is sadder than...

...a 1/2 full bottle of Chartreuse?

AN EMPTY ONE!!!!!

Where's the Chartreuse cow when you need her???

Because God Told Me!

Yesterday I went to a city grocer with HP. This place is right across the street from St. Cronan's and draws characters. There was a woman there who was obviously a bit "touched." She told a woman who came in that her hair looked like Mr. T's. Well, to be fair, this woman who came in with her 20 year old grandson WAS sporting a mohawk.

I picked up some Companion herb crostini to make a little bruschetta. This woman (not Mrs. T) came up to me and said, "Oh, is that garlic bread?" and I said, "No, it's actually herb." She replied, "Herb! I knew it was herb. You know how I know? Because God told me!"

So, if anyone has any questions they would like answered, just shoot me a comment and I'll see what she says. She might just be there next Thursday, too.

Rare footage!

It had been 2 months since this person (creature?) had been spotted at St. Francis de Sales, but I was able to capture this rare footage with my lightning-fast camera skills.

Bigfoot? Loch Ness Monster?

I wonder how long it will take for us to catch a glimpse of this collared creature again!

Having one of those days?

Do you and your house ever look like this?

I haven't decided which one is Mother Crab.

St. Louis Cardinals. Awesome!!

All I have to say about game 7 is:

O tempora!
O mores!

Congratulations, Cardinals!!!!

A little humor to start the week

Some people are so darn clever!