Hi, gang. I’m about to go do a load of laundry and then get ready for my friend’s wedding, so all in all a good Saturday ahead. Folks down in Mexico and Puerto Rico still need help, so don’t forget to give. Meanwhile, here’s the links: Man, don’t we all need this: 100 ideas for… Continue reading

Making: Back to working on the blanket. Cooking: Literally as I write this, I have some chicken thighs in the oven. Drinking: Cherry Diet Coke. Reading: Just started The Emperor of All Maladies and Just Mercy. Both are very good so far. Trawling: For a movie to go watch in a theater at some point this weekend.… Continue reading

Morning, gang. If you’re reading this the morning it posts, I’m at work doing a craft for our Hispanic Heritage Celebration. Hispanic Heritage Month started on the 15th and runs until October 15, and I say that you should go learn about Latin American contributions to American policy and culture. It feels especially potent this… Continue reading

Make two wreaths for my door, one for Christmas and one for the rest of the time. Finish ten books before Advent starts. Try six coffee places I’ve never been to before. (11/19 – Slowpokes) Try six restaurants that I’ve never been to before. (9/24 – CC’s Cafe in Tomball; 10/8 – Conservatory; 11/4 –… Continue reading

Hi, everybody. It’s Saturday. I’m getting over a sinus-and-chest congestion something (I blame all the post-Harvey crap in the air) and the steroid I got put on is making me feel a little crazy. But life continues to be mysterious and grand. I’ve had multiple lovely conversations with friends this week, and my prayer life… Continue reading

(music to come once I figure out a tune) Christ, my only lasting comfort Christ, the refuge from the storm Save from wrath and sin and danger Bring this wanderer safely home Pleasures fade and sorrows linger Life with trials hard may press Thou the only true joy-bringer Thou alone can give me rest Earthly… Continue reading

Maybe I’ll just start doing this every week–a round up of recommendations and links and other things. Well. Let me just get through this first go and see what happens from there. How are you folks today? How are you, fellow Houstonians? How are you dealing with Harvey aftermath? I was supposed to be in… Continue reading

Rain doesn’t discriminate Between the sinners And the saints (it takes and it takes and it takes…) The trees The houses The bayous Are all drowning The guts of houses Fallen limbs Scraps of lives Now rotting on The lawns we planted As attempts to control A wild and waste world In which we are… Continue reading