Books Read in the Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with a #


"Mama's Bank Account"
by Kathryn Forbes
[autobiographical/biographical fiction]
{carried over from last week}

"The Final Tide" #
by Norma Cole
[fiction]

"The Whistling Teakettle
and Other Stories About Hannah"
"Carnival and Kopek
and More About Hannah"
"Hannah is a Palindrome"
"Hannah and the Best Father on Route 9W"
"Love From Your Friend, Hannah"
by Mindy Warshaw Skolsky 
[children's fiction]


"Anne's House of Dreams"
by L. M. Montgomery
[fiction]
{carrying over into next week}

This Jingle Confused Me!

This jingle for Rheingold Beer always confused me when I was little. I never understood how beer could be dry. I thought beer was supposed to be wet!

Today's Homily - 5-18-2012 - Deacon Leonard Mary - Sixth Friday of Easter

Wonderful homily by Deacon Leonard! Great anecdote about Br. Matthew's father.

New Pictures in Rosary Art Collection

I've added two pictures of The Ascension to my Rosary Art Collection. (Somehow, I don't think anyone is surprised!)
Click here
and here.

And I Thought This Was Just a Commercial Jingle!

I was searching for information about a certain jingle,
and I discovered that this is where the tune came from. I must say I was surprised.
Incidentally, this recording is also going into my Vintage Media Collection!

NunEssential: Government Issues a Study of Studies

NunEssential: Government Issues a Study of Studies: This article made me laugh! It's hard when you have so many studies that you have to issue another study to study those studies.  http://w...

 I just HAD to share this!
In a way, though, I can almost see the logic in this study to study studies.
After all, I have at times considered making yet another blog to blog
about my blogs!

"Little Lulu" Cartoon added to Vintage Media Collection

I've just added this Little Lulu cartoon from
1946 to my Vintage Media Collection.
Tonight is the first time in years that I've seen this cartoon,