Along the River Charles

Fall is here

(Maple Sugar cookies)

When the green-grocer knows your name

5 Granny Smith apples (organic)
4 zucchini (locally grown)
2 summer squash
1 package romaine hearts (organic)
1 bunch scallions
1 bunch of chard (locally grown)
1 bunch of sage
1/2 lb miniature sweet peppers
1/4 lb sugar snap peas
1 handful bean sprouts
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$9.64

Mission Hill Church (Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help)

Or, in other parlance, the Ted Kennedy church.

Had brunch with some friends in the neighborhood, and it was one of those wonderfully relaxed meals where conversation flows, and before you know it, it was time for my knitting circle, so I didn't make it inside.

Portrait of a Marriage

I have a husband who loves me so much he finds me candy-canes in August. He always puts my happiness first.


Very early on, our 1 cup measuring cup went missing. The metaphor of using the half cup hit home- stretching everything as far as it would go, cooking from scratch. We made it through a long stretch of unemployment with a high quality of life due to prudent decisions.

That being said, we kept our sense of humor. After several years of coin operated laundry, we moved to Boston, where the washers cost credit cards. But we never broke our quarter-culling habit. Instead, we saved our quarters to go out to eat- and with all the low cost ethnic restaurants around here, it meant we had a dinner date every month.

A year ago today

Happy Feast of the Assumption!

Mary, Mother of the Eucharist
The Cloisters, New York

Where I have been

Home Improvement Projects

The Motherland

New York

Baltimore

But mainly enjoying summer here

Ecumenical Adventures

St Mary Antiochean Orthodox Church, Cambridge




Holy Archangels Greek Orthodox Church, Watertown

The St Anthony Dinner

Lost in the shuffle

The April (?) trip to Spencer Abbey. Our brains have turned into Trappist jam.

St Bernard, West Newton

The front door at St Bernard's sets the tone for the building: a peppy little Gothic church with unique detailing (case in point: the light fixtures built into the transoms)

The high altar is very architectural, resembling a monastery or castle, and features a statue of St Bernard and crenellation.

The Stations are in keeping with the cool tones of the edifice. Each Station contains an image of Veronica's Veil. The Chartres blue of the stained glass makes a powerful impression.

Memorial Day in Newport

Lovely weekend in lovely company.