You can see that there are 4 that are bigger, and 3 that are small. They are under our plum tree, which is full of green and a few purple plums, just ripening up!
I'm an Orthodox Christian, mother to 4, likes listening to her husband play the mandolin, loves to sip tea, eat chocolate, draw, take photos, garden, read
Becoming Christmas
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It is a great blessing that some of my family are still here with me during
Christmastide. This morning after breakfast, while I was listening from
around ...
The Nativity of Christ and Martyrdom
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Source: oca.org
*Dear Parish Faithful & Friends in Christ,*
*CHRIST IS BORN!*
*GLORIFY HIM!*
*The Gospel reading for the Great Feast of the Nativity o...
Thanksgiving: Cooking Edition
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Thanksgiving List: cooking edition.
(Apologies to those starting the Nativity fast tomorrow, we are on the
Julian calendar so not fasting quite yet)...
yarn along:: october, 2024: my prison memoir era
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Well, not exclusively *prison* memoirs; there are also concentration camps,
gulags, nuclear holocaust survivors...
I occasionally take a deep dive into ...
Fastest Summer Ever
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Hello, dear friends! I'm so sorry I've been absent here for so long! Summer
has been so wonderfully busy and full of joy. We have been doing lots of
things...
North Pole – Santa’s Workshop
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Nestled at the base of Pikes Peak is a quirky little amusement park called
The North Pole. Based around Santa’s Workshop, this holiday park in the
mountain...
A Little Nook for Books
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Project Book Nook is finished!
When my grandchildren come to stay, books are always part of the visit.
Always. When we remodeled our home three years a...
Lenten Studies are Available!
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This Sunday is the first Sunday of the Triodion! Can you believe it? Great
Lent is just around the corner. This year I updated the adult study to make
it m...
Fall Semester 2021: A Recap
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Ladies and gentlemen, I am officially done with my last fall semester of
undergrad! Whew, what a relief. I can hardly believe that these insane
four month...
The Gift of Collaboration
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In January of 2020, before I had any idea of what this strange year would
hold, I sat down to set some goals for the year. I looked back. What went
well ...
Today, while it is Yet so Called
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Yes. Pressing on.
One step at a time.
“At a time.”
The morning routine is fraught with awareness of time.
How often is time noted by mortals as “fleetin...
Love Shield
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Buffalo Creek by Xene Abraham
Last week I was brazen enough to boast that I have a knowing within myself
that I may never get sick again. How can someone...
Cinnamon Cookies
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These traditional Greek cinnamon cookies are golden brown circles of
perfection. Just a bit crunchy with the subtle taste of cinnamon and
oranges, each bit...
Among the Wildflowers
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*Wild Columbine*
*You belong among the wildflowersYou belong in a boat out at seaYou belong
with your love on your arm**You belong somewhere you feel fr...
Bouncy Bunny Pattern Give-Away!
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I'm excited to announce that many of my old patterns will be coming back
to my shop, and some new ones, too! I'll be adding a few each week this
summer, i...
blessing the grave
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On Pascha we blessed the graves in the cemetery attached to our church,
which includes our baby Elijah’s. Due to various circumstances, I had never
done th...
KonMari Life
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I read *The Life Changing Art of Tidying Up* in January, and have watched
several YouTube videos about the KonMari Method, and minimalism in general.
I hav...
Lenten Knit-A-Long
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A friend of mine who is a very talented knitter (among other things!)
started a fun Lenten knit-a-long this year and all the women who are taking
part i...
Dressing my baby bump + SHOP UPDATE
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Every pregnant woman sooner or later finds that her ordinary clothes are no
longer comfortable to her. Some of us go and buy something new and
beautiful fo...
YOUR HUSBAND DOES WHAT?
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So one (and by "one" I mean *everyone*) may wonder how I came to be a
coffin makers wife. I don't think about it very often, at least not until I
have ...
When We Struggle in Church with Young Children
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I find it very difficult to let things go and not bother me. I usually
hang on to the hurt and review the play by play in my head long after.
This past S...
waiting no more
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We welcomed our sweet baby boy at the beginning of September. We are all
happy and healthy and slowly adjusting to life as a family of four.
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A Comprehensive Post
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To sum up five years of theological education in a single commencement
speech is a difficult endeavor. To sum up five years of blogging in one
post is ev...
:: forever and ever ::
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hello dear friends, if anyone is out there still...thank you dearly for
reading...so much catching up to do, my poor blog. but this happened last
weeke...
Home!
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After successfully completing the diploma program at the conservatory… (see
proof below ^_^ ) …it was time for a break. DACHA Many people in Russian
cities...
Homeschool Update!
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For the past couple of years we have being using MFW as our core
curriculum. We have enjoyed it thus far, the teachers manual has been
extremely helpful to...
Simple and Sublime
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Here's a Lenten dish that looks fancy but is easy to make, has a few simple
ingredients and magically becomes more delicious as it sits in your
refrigerato...
Round-Up of Lenten Recipes to Try
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Here are a few recipes I've collected that I'd like to try this upcoming
Dormition Lent or sometime soon:
Savory -
Georgian Bean Salad
Grilled Cilantro...
Ugly Transformed
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My last post was all about a really awful-looking loaf of bread. See it
above? All wrinkly, white, dense and unpresentable? But with all those good
ingredi...
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Looks like a lovely day! ♡
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