Susan's Pendulum

Cats go outside. It's what they do. City cats roam the neighborhood. Country cats roam the fields. Cats do not stay contained in a y...

I adore pegboard. I love pegboard. I love the neatness. I'm crazy about how much space it saves. I love having tools and shop-items ...

Long ago, I used to recycle. Then the government made it mandatory. At that point, municipalities wouldn't let non-residents drop off ...

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. The right hand of the Lord is exalted. The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. Interesting how...

When kitty does not have acres in which to hunt gophers, the lady of the house must purchase vaster quantities of kibble. Poor kitty, she...

Mollie's article is in the Wall Street Journal today.

Last time I cooked beef tongue, I put it in the crockpot with barbecue sauce. It tasted fine, but it was way too tender. Almost like a cus...

Maggie got a gmail account and has been chatting chatting chatting with everybody she can get a hold of. If she gets a hold of you and won...

Melody has some excellent observations today on the war, the statistics we're hearing about the war, the effectiveness of our soldiers,...

With these words, Pr Asburry closed a wise blogpost on the topic of Issues Etc 's cancellation: If I were in the shoes of either Pr. Wi...

There is a reason wine bottles are topped with corks instead of screw-on lids. If the wine was not fully fermented prior to bottling, it is...

The Pharisees went to Pilate, asking that the legs of the criminals might be broken so that their bodies would not remain on the cross on th...

I don't do pretty. I do practical. Do what needs to be done, and do it as efficiently as possible so as to get to the next thing that...

Then Judas, having received a detachment of troops, and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, an...

Thus says the Lord: What have I done to you, o My people, and wherein have I offended you? Answer Me. And then He goes on to say how He has ...

The Shepherd dies for sheep who love to wander. The Master pays the debt His servants owe Him (servants who refuse to know Him). What wondro...

It's been snowing for 11 hours and it's supposed to keep up (at this rate) for another 6 hours. And then lighter snowfall through t...

Tis the long-expected Prophet, David's Son yet David's Lord. Proofs I see sufficient of it: Tis the true and faithful Word. The lame...

So the day is going to be spent shoveling, going to Tenebrae, shoveling, going to Mass, shoveling. Good Friday is a day of fasting. Today ...

In Bible class today, Pastor wondered how the synod "for business reasons" could cancel the one show which actually brought IN mon...