Susan's Pendulum

Last October I wrote a blogpost about saving a cute Halloween shirt from wretched stain. The pertinent paragraph is: So to make my shirt w...

A few of us were at a College Visit Day today. As we were touring the campus, I noticed an announcement on the in-house tv station. Appare...

When I'm taking a shower, do I really need to know that So-and-So picked up the kitten? While my hair is lathered with shampoo, am I p...

I haven't worn shoes with heels for ages. I mean, like, years. And by "heels," I mean something where my heels are even with...

Band-aids do not cure cuts. Band-aids do not help a wound to heal. Band-aids are useful in keeping a cut clean, so that infection is not ...

As we were driving past Bloomington today, an anxious child asks, "Did we miss the exit?" "Nooooo," says the mother. ...

Hey, I think I've discovered the secret to getting through time-change weekend painlessly! Travel one time-zone east! Saturday I took a...

For the All Saints Day celebration at church, we sang Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones (TLH 475) . For those who don't know, the song basi...

Until I was school-aged, and classes interfered, I remember going to funerals at church with my mom and grandma. They always seemed to be p...

If my neighbor is behind on his electric bill and is about to have his power turned off, I can pay his bill for him if I so choose. If I wa...

Rosie Cotton (the kitten) loves water. She always wants to stick her head down into our water glasses and have us share our water. She wil...

the stove is not working. Looks like I'm going to be back to cooking at church and in the crockpots, like it was in September. Of cour...

God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved. God shall help her just at the break of dawn. Y'know what that means, doncha? You go...

Gina has a great blog post about her reactions to the liturgy when she first found herself in need of a church, and what it's like for ...

After two months of severe health problems for my dad, the doctors finally discovered the problem. Doctors don't often get the response...

I really really really like the one-year series for the lectionary. I like that I hear the same readings over and over, out of the same Bib...

People usually know that when the nurses "call a code" in the hospital, it's not a good thing. However, it IS very important ...

When people are on IV's after surgery and can't have anything by mouth, their lips get really dry -- dry to the point of splitting a...

As per Rachel's request , box of Raisin Bran or Bran Flakes (10-15 oz.) 2.5 cups sugar 5 cups flour 2 tsp salt 1.5 Tbsp baking soda 4 be...

I love the canticle "This Is the Feast." It makes a lovely communion-distribution hymn, especially during Eastertide. But I'm...