This post was originally posted in 2007.Changes have been made over the years. Okay, so it is French. And we all know that Mardi Gras is coming. Right? Anyway, Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez translates literally into Leave the Good Times Roll . I don’t remember every celebrating a real Mardi Gras – real in… Continue reading Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez
This post was originally posted in 2007. Okay, so it is French. And we all know that Mardi Gras is coming. Right? Anyway, Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez translates literally into Leave the Good Times Roll . I don’t remember every celebrating a real Mardi Gras – real in the bead-throwing/bead-collecting, alcohol drinking, breast baring… Continue reading Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez
Tomorrow starts the church season of Lent. Lent is a season for reflection and repentance. It leads up to the most important Christian observance – Easter. People, especially those who do not associate themselves with a church or with faith, tend to think Christmas is the most important church holiday. No! We are an alleluia… Continue reading Pancakes
I feel like I have been floundering by not planning out weekly meals. I have not ever planned all the meals of the day but I do plan out dinner for the week. Today, inspired by Lindsay at The Lean Green Bean, I set about to get back to meal planning – and as is… Continue reading Meal Planning
If you are what you eat, exactly what are you? I have to admit that my self-image – if I am what I eat – has had some times when it would be a rather bleak picture. Back in January, basically at the start of my training for my May 6th marathon, my 25 year… Continue reading Becoming a Vegetarian
Regardless of where you turn here in my area, there is a Friday Fish Fry going on during Lent. If you are not going to or working a Fish Fry, you are probably having pirogi at another church. Since the Photo Club I go to has food as the photographing assignment this month, I decided to take… Continue reading Lenten Fish Fry
I have been following, and jumping in with both feet, as Ronna Detrick stays in the desert this Lenten season. You can imagine my surprise when the homily at Mass yesterday dealt with the temptations that were put to Christ while he was in the desert. I don’t want temptations. I want to be in… Continue reading Temptations in the Desert and Our Lives
I know. That was yesterday. How can I be writing on Thursday about yesterday? Do you read a newspaper – online or in print? Aren’t you reading about yesterday? Anyway, I wanted to talk about the irony pointed out during my priest’s homily yesterday. I have long been a student of literary elements. I like… Continue reading Ash Wednesday
I am reprising a blog entry I wrote last year just before Mardi Gras. Okay, so it is French. And we all know that Mardi Gras is coming. Right? Anyway, Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez translates literally into Leave the Good Times Roll . I don’t remember every celebrating a real Mardi Gras – real… Continue reading Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez
Okay, so it is French. And we all know that Mardi Gras is coming. Right? Anyway, Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez translates literally into Leave the Good Times Roll . I don’t remember every celebrating a real Mardi Gras – real in the bead-throwing/bead-collecting, alcohol drinking, breast baring way. So here are the childhood… Continue reading Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez
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