Farandaville: two newcomers

Just what we needed – two more chinchillas. Brings the # to eight. But these will definitely be getting homes. They were a few hours old when we got these picturse. Brigid heard them –  while doing some drawing and heard squeaking from the cage. She was drawing a fern so has decided for the … Read more

Good Friday – Fra Angelico fresco

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 San Marco in Florence which is now … Read more

James Drury, “The Virginian”

Gone at 85 years old. I confess that Brigid and I sometimes watch The Virginian when it’s up on one of the cable channels. The show had a nine year, 249 episode run. It really only takes the show name from the book. The novel is very different, with Trampas (The Virginian’s pal in the … Read more

America Magazine: “How the Catholic Church adapted during the Black Plague”

This is a podcast put online from the Jesuit “America Magazine”. Just hit the link. It’s not really fair or responsible to draw comparisons between the Black Plague and our current coronavirus pandemic. Our situation pales in comparison to 50 million deaths, or roughly 50 percent of Europe’s population alone, in the mid-14th century. But … Read more