Susan's Pendulum

Paul mentioned in 2012 that he'd like a Dr Who scarf for Christmas.  I didn't like what I found online.  So for this Christmas I d...

You know those energy bars that are available at the grocery store?  The ones full of ingredients that sound like you're doing a science...

Snow removal.  Never-ending snow removal. Working extra hours.  Hooray that the office will soon be fully staffed! Fighting illness and ...

Maybe you're not out of it as badly as I am.  My head pretty much stays tucked in the sand, and I'm quite happy living in LaLa-Lan...

the effects of drifting on paw-prints Out roof-raking in the warm sunshine yesterday, I saw the cutest little dimples in the snow.  The...

In Illinois, people "scoop snow."  When we first moved to Wisconsin, people laughed at us.  "You're going to do WHAT w...

You've heard it. The passage is from Luke 14.  Jesus tells us that we take stock of our situation before building a tower so that we k...

My housemates who aren't exactly fond of salmon requested that this recipe be made again!  The original recipe is found here .  My [lazy...

How does a person vow to "suffer all, even death" rather than fall away from Christ, and then not even be able to "suffer...

This afternoon we attended a most lovely wedding at church.  You sit and listen to the Bible readings and the hymns and the sermon and the ...

Germs running rampant round about these parts.  Illness hasn't knocked out those who live at my house, but Christmas plans were a bit up...

Once upon a time, a bunch of sem-wives were gathered for a class with a sem professor.  One of the women took it upon herself to tell the re...

Two weeks ago, Andrew picked up the ring from the jeweler.  He came home and opened the mail to find that he had been accepted into the cl...

Over and over I'm hearing women bemoan that they don't have their Christmas decorations up yet. Maybe they're feeling pressed ...

After Jesus was baptized, the gospels tell us that He was "led by the Spirit into the wilderness" (Matt 4, Mark 1, Luke 4).   Di...

Our story today was the Visitation.  Newly-pregnant Mary goes to visit pregnant Elizabeth.  Question:  Who was it that Elizabeth said was ...

Yesterday began with chapel Curves pharmacy. Home for showers and getting dressed.  Then round two: Goodwill (where we found a flute ...

I made cinnamon rolls yesterday.  When I ate them, I bit them.  I did not unroll them.  I just chomped a hunk out of the side. I do be...

Gary's favorite insta-suppers are ~ Aldi bake-at-home pizza (almost as good as Tony's ) ~ spaghetti with a side of green beans. ...

Big dump of snow today. Loads of accidents. Thankfully, Philip made it home from church safely, and Andrew made it safely to work. Symph...