Ever look in the mirror? A gooood loooong look? Don't. The longer you look in the mirror the more unhappy you will be. There are multiple reasons why monasteries don't have mirrors anywhere in them. After spending a week by myself at our home monastery last year, with no mirrors, I felt remarkably relaxed. There's … Continue reading Mirror, mirror…
Month: August 2013
Free Pattern and Photo Tutorial for Simple Sewn Baby Booties
Tied version Buttoned version These shoes are made with two layers of fabric. (If you have a material that is sufficiently thick or durable, you may consider making it with one.) The ones I've made were with one layer of knit and one layer of flannel (although two layers of knit or two layers of … Continue reading Free Pattern and Photo Tutorial for Simple Sewn Baby Booties
And yet more baby sewing
(Are you getting sick of this yet?) I made a changing pad this afternoon out of some fleece (I'm actually starting to run out!) and one of those thingies that has flannel on both sides fused to a rubberized center. I can't find the name of it but they sell it as "changing pads" or … Continue reading And yet more baby sewing
Sewn Baby Shoes (updated)
I had just a knitting/crocheting marathon on our trip that I've taken a few days off. [So no yarn-along today. I'll do one next week with some photos of gifts that haven't been received by the recipients yet. (c; ] Yesterday I thought I'd sit down and do some sewing instead. I got out … Continue reading Sewn Baby Shoes (updated)
Pray for the suffering Christians in the Middle East
This video was created by a friend of mine, Jodie Anna. The music is: Procession (The Trisagion) from the album "Their Souls Shall Dwell With the Blessed: A Service For Those Who Have Fallen Asleep" by the St. Symeon Orthodox Church Trio, "Antiphony" (Information here.) //www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/alZYe_yam4U?rel=0
Transcendence
We don't have cable so I don't watch this show (or any other), but I saw this linked on Life Site News and decided to watch it. Well, wow. //www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/afqNKYUb_eM?rel=0 I want to point out a few things. I don't know what else was sung/danced to/whatever on the show that evening, but I am willing … Continue reading Transcendence
Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos
In giving birth thou didst preserve thy virginity, in falling asleep thou didst not forsake the world O Theotokos. Thou wast translated from life, O Mother of Life, and by thy prayers thou deliverest our souls from death!
Favoring Debauchery
As promised yesterday, an excerpt from The Kreutzer Sonata published by Leo Tolstoy in 1889 and still very current: "It is necessary to go back to my sixteenth year, when I was still at school, and my elder brother a first-year student. I had not yet known women but, like all the unfortunate children of … Continue reading Favoring Debauchery
Eve of Dormition…
Yarn Along: Multiple Unfinished Projects and Tolstoy
Well, not everything is unfinished. I did finish these cute booties to go with a hat I'd been working on. The set is a gift for someone (whom I can't mention in case she sees it here). The hat is a very simple knit and the booties are crocheted from this pattern which I've already … Continue reading Yarn Along: Multiple Unfinished Projects and Tolstoy
Praying With My Feet 