Catherine’s Year in Review No One Asked For (Probably for good reasons)
Greetings readers, In this brand new year of 2025 its time for a review of 2024! Brace yourself, its not too exciting. January and February: I haven’t much to report aside from wedding dress shopping with Elena. Yay! 15 days until the wedding! I also watched Gianna bowl at Districts and advance to State. March: While Elena bowled at state, I went back to Harding’s … Continue reading Catherine’s Year in Review No One Asked For (Probably for good reasons)
Kaya
Meet Kaya: Freaking Kaya. I don’t have a good reason for feeling like this but there it is. Kaya is part of the Nez Perce tribe in 1764. If I remember the History part of this book the whites dubbed this Indian tribe Nez Perce because they thought all the Indians in this tribe had their noses pierced. Not the case. As my future brother-in-law … Continue reading Kaya
maria’s 2024 year in review
2024 was quite a year for me. It really started off with a bang because in January, I read Jochebed’s Dream. “I know, sweaty.” I also went to Florida for the first time and hit up two National Parks of course! Everglades and Biscayne. I liked both parks and the highlight was seeing the invasive (huge) iguanas at Biscayne and the CROCODILE IN THE EVERGLADES. … Continue reading maria’s 2024 year in review
adventures in houseplants
While Catherine is all in on her herbing adventures, I have been a half-hearted houseplant caretaker for the past few years. I decided to round up the plants I’ve raised (and killed) and let you know which are the easiest. Continue reading adventures in houseplants
The Adventures of Muriel and Louella Part III (Louella’s account)
The next day was Saturday and we were off to Steubenville! If you were home schooled you have for sure heard about Franciscan or Steubenville. The infamous Franciscan where girls go to get their MRS degrees and men go to get a theology or philosophy degree while laying down copious amounts of dollar bills. Steubenville is also where Matt Fradd, the host of Pints with … Continue reading The Adventures of Muriel and Louella Part III (Louella’s account)
The Adventures of Muriel and Louella Part II (Louella’s account)
The next day dawned cloudy, as Muriel saw when she ripped the curtain in our room trying to open it, and soon we were on our way. We hit another coffee shop, I inadvertently yelled in Muriel’s ear because of a truck passing then not being there and it being dramatic then off to Gettysburg. *heel click*. I had never been. I was excited. We … Continue reading The Adventures of Muriel and Louella Part II (Louella’s account)
Felicity
We own the full set of the Felicity books and I read those fairly often so I remember her pretty well, however, for the blog I’m reading her again. If you didn’t think Ben was slightly hot when you read her books and know that Ben and Felicity were going to marry eventually, you weren’t paying attention. Here I go! Meet Felicity: Felicity is nine … Continue reading Felicity
The Adventures of Muriel and Louella Part I. (Muriel’s account)
There’s a reason why I always ask for my guardian angel, St Therese of Lisieux, and St. Christopher’s protection when I get behind the wheel of my car, Gloria. And the proof is in Pittsburgh for the reason I need not one but three protectors of my car. You know when your mouse to your computer won’t work so you start hitting it or smashing … Continue reading The Adventures of Muriel and Louella Part I. (Muriel’s account)
The Adventures of Muriel and Louella Part I
One of our authors went on a trip with a friend. Below is a written account so the events are not lost to history. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Louella is one of your own esteemed authors and Muriel is a guest writer and friend. Your estimation of Louella may drop after reading about the chaotic events. Continue at your own … Continue reading The Adventures of Muriel and Louella Part I
New River Gorge
Elena, Gianna and I went to New River Gorge in West Virginia for a weekend. It is the newest National Park and I hadn’t been yet and they have zip lining, something we all wanted to do. We left on a Thursday night shortly before 6:00 and arrived about 10:30. We made great time, the driving wasn’t bad at all. When we woke on Friday, … Continue reading New River Gorge