Books Read in the Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with a #

"Marya of Clark Avenue"
by Marie Halun Bloch
[children's fiction, based on the author's childhood]
(this is one of my VERY  favorite books,
one of my SPECIAL books.)
{carried over from last week}

"Call Me Ruth" #
by Marilyn Sachs
[children's fiction, historical]

"Stranger Online"
by Carol Smith
"Portrait of Lies"
by Dandi Daley Mackall
"Tangled Web"
by Kristi Holl
( todays.girls.com series, created by Terry K. Brown;
children's fiction, Christian, [Protestant, denomination
not specified] )

"The Princess of the Chalet School"
by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
[children's fiction, school stories, series]
{carrying over into next week}

Scam Warning!!!

Phone Scam

 I would say that preying on the elderly, and exploiting the love of a grandparent for a grandchild is despicable, but that would be an understatement!

Sunday Snippets--A Catholic Carnival

Join me and a growing group of Catholic bloggers at Sunday Snippets. Thanks to RAnn for hosting! I've found some wonderful blogs here.

Semper Gaudete!: Scam Warning!!!

Semper Gaudete!: New Picture in, and Decision About, my Rosary Art Collection

Semper Gaudete!: Frustrating Candy

Semper Gaudete!: Farmor

Semper Gaudete!: The Gospel in the Digital Age

Semper Gaudete!: A Must See Episode of EWTN Live

Semper Gaudete!: Game Removed!

Semper Gaudete!: Walt Whitman Said It So Much Better Than I Could

Semper Gaudete!: Two More Magnets Ordered


Semper Gaudete!: Books Read in the Past Week

Two More Magnets Ordered

I've just ordered these two magnets for my Decorative Magnet Collection.

Walt Whitman Said It So Much Better Than I Could

Mom and I were sitting outside on the porch a little while ago when we saw a little bit of light behind the roof of a recently-built apartment house across the street.  It was the moon coming up.
I murmured, "Lo! The moon ascending."  
When I came back inside, I Googled those words so that I could read the rest of Walt Whitman's poem.


" Lo! the moon ascending!         
Up from the east, the silvery round moon;  
Beautiful over the house tops, ghastly phantom moon;  
    Immense and silent moon."

 I discovered that this verse is actually part of a longer poem, and seems a bit different when read in the context of the rest of that poem.
(Someday I'm going to read Leaves of Grass in its entirety.)
I have seen many sunrises, but I have very seldom seen a moonrise.  And the fact that it was blue moon (the second full moon this month) made the event, for to me it was an event, an unexpected treat, even more special.

Game Removed!

I've removed  a game from the "Games and Puzzles" page because it had an advertisement that was not appropriate for this blog.

A Must See Episode of EWTN Live

I am really looking forward to Fr. Maurice's series!