Brigid will be visiting her lovely sister Libby in Milton Keynes, about 50 miles northwest of London. She is taking over 200 scanned photos (old photos) to share and here is one of Libby from about 40 years ago with her daughter Rachel and her son Tom. Brigid will be back on May 4th. Here’s … Read more
A solo 4.5 mile trek by myself – Brigid and family back at the hacienda cooking up a storm (What a deal – I get out, they cook for me!) Brinton Brook is less than ten minutes from my house and a nice hike. Map below and typical northeast woodland terrain. The trail take you … Read more
Thanks to NB for this – John 20 Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning,while it was still dark,and saw the stone removed from the tomb.So she ran and went to Simon Peterand to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,“They have taken the Lord from the tomb,and we … Read more
I posted this last year. I like it so much I’m putting it up again! Referred to as hell – but not hell as we normally think of hell. The painter is an “Unknown Russian Icon Painter (1500s)”. Holy Saturday, the day between the death of Christ and His resurrection. What happened to the soul … Read more
I went to the Stations (Pax Christi, the Catholic peace organization) today; Brigid and I have gone since about 1991, but today I just went myself. It’s the first time since 2019 they have been done with the usual Stations across 42nd St; cancelled and done via zoom during the pandemic. I was glad to … Read more
I had posted this in 2020. Awesome. This fresco is by the great Fra Angelico, painted around 1441 and is titled Saint Dominic Adoring the Crucifixion. Yes Fra Angelico knew that St. Dominic – born in 1170 – was not at the crucifixion. But you get the message. The fresco is at the Convent of … Read more
HAHAHA… The actual video is four minutes long with a half-amusing 90 second commercial at the end.
Luv the guy with the cigar. When we lived in Grand Cayman, in 1981 I had experience seeing a “boat” that 40+ Cubans were using to try and get to Florida. I’ve often wondered if they made it.
From my MD friend, PN. From JAMA Alcohol and dementia. Conclusions In conclusion, our analyses indicate that maintaining mild to moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a decreased risk of dementia, whereas maintaining heavy drinking is associated with an increased risk of dementia. Notably, our analyses stratified by the initial amount of … Read more