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Going into the attic.
It is nearly 10pm, and I need to go grab some things from the attic, but these earthquakes are terrifying. The last place I want to be is up in the attic during one. We just had a 4.7ish earthquake...
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Tea room in Tulsa.
Today I went to have tea and lunch with Jane and her friend Emma at Dragonmoon Tea Room. Fabulous. We had croissant sandwiches, deviled eggs, “Blue Eyes” tea, and amazing chocolate pudding. I highly...
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Nativity stamp set.
Just released from Flourishes is “The First Noel” stamp set. It is a mix between a woodcut and a silhouette illustration. My love of Orthodox Christian iconography led me to use the halos in a very...
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Sweet potato chili!
This is Real Simple’s Slow cooker vegetarian chili. Perfect for the Nativity fast!
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Terrific.
We just finished reading Charlotte’s Web. That is SOME BOOK. We have The Magic Pudding to read next. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Thanks!
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John Muir’s boyhood.
Several months ago a friend handed me Boys Adrift which took me a while to read but has changed the way I react and interact with my boys. At the end of the book, the author recommends Last Child in...
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Imagine that!
Tonight, while searching for cotton tights online, I found a pair of cotton-CASHMERE blend tights. Sounds so good, I had to blog about it. A pretty hefty price-tag though. I bet they are worth it.
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Nutcracker on the big screen and in print.
The live broadcast of the NYC ballet’s Nutcracker was shown at the local Cinemark movie theatre. We went and enjoyed it, but I think I enjoyed the book just as much. Wow, I didn’t realize that Lisbeth...
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Christ is born!
Glorify Him! About a year ago I had started illustrating this nativity scene. I think I was trying to get a woodcut look, but now I see that it just looks like a drawing. Woodcuts are beautiful and...
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Acquire the Spirit of Peace and a Thousand Souls Around You Shall Be Saved
This illustration for a bookplate was commissioned by a friend for his wife Sarah. Her saint is Seraphim of Sarov. Troparion of St. Seraphim, Tone 4 Thou didst love Christ from thy youth, O blessed...
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Lego Christmas trees.
Miles and Henry built these green Christmas trees. I did the big one in multicolors. Miles made the gifts and both of the angels on high. This is definitely a tradition that we will keep up.
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St. Juliana of Lazarevo
January 2nd is the day the Church remembers St. Juliana of Lazarevo. Her story is written here. I would like to do a couple of illustrations from her life. She was a woman who lived in the world but...
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12 Byzantine Rulers.
Lars Brownworth created a free podcast that has both kept me entertained and taught me about a huge chunk of history. Each night when the kids go to bed I spend an hour or two cleaning up, preparing...
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Does evil exist?
Last year on January 10th, I read about Saint Ammon, the Egyptian Ascetic. This year I again am struck by the words written of him: THE VENERABLE AMMON, EPYPTIAN ASCETIC For fourteen years, Ammon...
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Art critiques of kids’ drawings.
You might laugh at Dan Consiglio’s blog, or you might hate it. I think it is pretty great.
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Muji plus Lego!
This paper and brick mix-up looks so fun. Magical! I just stumbled onto this today. Has anyone seen or used this before?
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