4 posts tagged “holidays”

My medicine

I'm writing Rensselaer Day 1 post this morning instead of last night because I went to bed early last night. I didn't do much yesterday. I'm still resting off this cold. I'm doing it with the help of all the OTC feel goods featured above, including some orajel to help with the tooth pain caused by the sinus pressure.

I had to go out in search of a CF card reader and when I did, I photographed the new historical marker downtown and took the shots I needed for the crap haunted story about the cemetery across from my hotel. The claim is that the statue moves. It obviously doesn't and there's a spotlight on it all night so you can see it doesn't move ever. What's more disturbing is that Shadowlands has this thing described as a statue of a saint when it's a statue of Jesus. Shadowlands never updates the website to remove places that aren't haunted and the stories are just bogus. I can't begin to tell you how many places have inaccurate or outdated information about their history and use. The statue was vandalised. The right hand was broken off and stolen. This just proves that the living are more dangerous than the dead.

Memory Gardens - Jesus

Most people are celebrating Thanksgiving today so, if you are, Happy Thanksgiving. My family celebrated last Sunday so today is just an odd day where barely anything is open. I think I'll go geocaching.

Blini

• 1 pkg yeast
• 2 c lukewarm milk
• 3 c flour, divided into halves
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 6 tbsp soft butter
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 3 egg whites

Dissolve the yeast in milk. Stir 1-1/2 cups of flour and the sugar into the yeast mix. Cover and let rise in awarm place for an hour. Beat three egg yolks with the soft butter and add the rest of the flour and the salt. Beat this mix into the yeast mis. Cover and let rise again for another our. Whip three egg whites until stiff and fold them into the bater. Let the batter rest for fifteen minutes. Lightly oil a small skillet and bake small pancakes. The blini should be thin. Serve with caviar or a fruit topping.

Cascarones

• 1 small box cellulose wallpaper paste
• confetti
• clean, blown eggshells
• colour tissue paper
• egg dye or food colours (optional)
• glitter (optional)
• storage container for eggs to perch while drying

Using a large darning needle or an ice pick, make a small hole in one end of each eg and a larger hole at the other end. Blow the contents of the egg into a clean bowl. The eggs can be scrambled or used for baking. Rinse the shells carefully and allow to dry. If you like, colour the eggs with egg dye or food colours and again allow them to dry.

Cover your work surface with waxed paper to protect your table or counter and prevent eggs from sticking. Tear colour tissue into small pieces. Mix up a small bowl of the wallpaper paste according to package directions. Spoon confetti into the shells until they are about 1/3 to 1/2 full. Dip a piece of the tissue into the paste and carefully cover the hole to prevent the confetti from spilling out. Add several more pieces of color tissue to add colour to the cascarone. Springle on a little glitter or confetti to make them more festive. Perch the completed egg on a proper place until completely dry, then pack in egg cartons until time for use.

Catholic Traditions In The Home And Classrooms: 365 Days To Celebrate A Catholic Year

Ann Ball

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Wednesday, February 6, 2008. The Lenten season will last until Easter Sunday, Sunday, March 23, 2008, which is the greatest feast day of all the Christian-Catholic calendar.

Lent is a season of fasting and abstaining. Fast days are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, where rules have become very lax and Catholics are expected to meet at least the bare minimum of limiting themselves to only one meal (or two smaller ones). Every Friday, we are to abstain from eating meat in a way that doesn't indulge in classism. For example, abstaining from meat is pointless if you eat expensive lobster or sushi as the fish requirement. It's a time to be humble. To this end, Catholics are also instructed to pick something to sacrifice during Lent. Many Catholics choose sweets, chocolate, smoking, livejournal, alcohol or other behaviors they consider non-essential indulges. Unfortunately, sometimes these commitments last about as long as New Years Resolutions about the same items.

We abstain from things that we will notice when they are gone.

Next Wednesday, I will begin the lenten season with my commitment to abstain from fast food and all other restaurants. I enjoy cooking but I tend to get busy and too often will rely on a quick pizza order or fried chicken from the grocery store to get us through that meal. For my family, I offer up that laziness to God and dedicate to making sure my family has healthy, homemade meals every evening. No short cuts!