Susan's Pendulum

Strawberry bed is under control.  It did not receive necessary attention last summer, so it was thinned-with-a-vengeance in the last couple ...

Menards, on the first lovely, warm, springy weekend-day after a long Wisconsin winter rivals the parking lot of a Walmart on the Saturda...

Mark the sacrifice appointed, see who bears the awful load. 'Tis the Word, the Lord's anointed, Son of Man and Son of God. Pa...

Peter swore up and down that he wouldn't deny Jesus.  Jesus said he would. From our vantage point, we see the story unfold.  We see t...

No matter how much vacuuming and dusting we do, it's never done.  One of the cats is shedding abominably.  I keep wishing I were heartle...

Hey, did you hear about the postman who planned an overseas trip with his wife?  He proudly announced to his friends that he was going to Sp...

I was so proud whenever my grandma would introduce me to people as "My Only Granddaughter." That's really just stupid.  Why ...

In which we figure out why someone who used to detest Shakespeare is now crazy about American Players Theatre : Four years have passed ...

"If you measure something, it will get better." That is the premise behind a new program "offered" by our health insur...

When my aunt gave me some "Lock & Lock" I thought it was just another plastic storage container.  What was she so hyped about ...

A crucifix. The cross was not only an instrument of death. It was also an instrument of torture. And we choose to hang a depiction of t...

The first time I saw it, I didn't like it.  Chairs lined up in the chancel.  Kids helping with the reading of the Gospel.  But it didn...

Property tax bill lower?  A lot lower?  That seems to be a common theme around these parts recently. Why?  One of the reasons is that th...

Nebuchadnezzar's vision in Daniel 2 :  The statue of the man had a gold head, silver chest, and so forth, down to feet made of iron and ...

I'm done.  We haven't been fully satisfied with anything we've ordered from eShakti. First dress (for Maggie) -- Too narrow in...

George delivers wine to liquor stores, grocery stores, and restaurants.  Yesterday he pulled up to the loading dock at the grocery store, ri...

You didn't do it to make me happy.  You don't even know me. You did it because you love Jesus. And because you love your kid. B...

Wild Swans.  By Jung Chang.  Biographies of three women (grandma, mom, and daughter) in 20th-century China. Thoughts: Foot-binding?  Nev...

I took something to work today, something that is a little heavy and a littl e clumsy-to-carry.  One of my co-workers said, "Don't...

How to Respond to Eastern Religions -- finished Jan 7 Crunchy Cons, by Dreher -- finished Jan 13 The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thr...