tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252Tue, 07 May 2013 20:21:54 +0000sillypracticesolituderhythmadminwordsfffrandomlentquotesabbathprojectgratitudejoyweekendhealthcommunionsummer listadventprayerdaybook"I hope you haven't been talking about anything too serious with this one."http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Dawn)Blogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-1687879075543334122Tue, 07 May 2013 18:59:00 +00002013-05-07T13:21:54.881-07:00prayerpracticeVespers  -  The concrete steps radiate the heat of the day into my backside and bare feet. I glance down to see roly polys dawdling along the sidewalk and into the grass where bees bob from clover to clover, dodging water drops. Our old-timey fountain sprinkler shoots up from the lawn, a firework of gold in the setting sun.  The wings of tiny bugs also catch the light as they drift up from the http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/05/liturgy-of-hours.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/wQXtUsWQ32Q" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-8804260396388066467Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:11:00 +00002013-04-04T17:17:54.586-07:00randomA delicious rainy spring day here in Fake New Jersey. All the green looks SO green against the drippy skies. The last of the blooming trees (a bit of peach and the breathtaking dogwoods) shine out bright pinks and whites between the green and grey. I confess that, though I don't want TOO many of these rainy days, I hope for a couple more. A couple more days of daytime fires and soupmaking (cream http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/04/leave-thy-babbling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/5ISAe-e5rQs" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-3393111473076908538Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:17:00 +00002013-03-25T14:17:18.417-07:00randomI woke up with curlier than usual hair, and when I dressed for my coffee date with a BFF I decided to put on a skirt and long johns instead of my usual jeans. I grabbed a scrumptious rumply scarf, and drove off to a new-to-me cafe. My usual test drink is cappuccino. I figure if the baristas can craft an excellent cappuccino, then the place must be alright. But since we went paleo and cut down ourhttp://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/03/at-noon-day-i-will-complain-and-lament.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/tF9Y8SwAr38" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-1084438013451355647Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:03:00 +00002013-03-11T15:03:43.482-07:00randomGlorious spring today. Wow. The whole city bloomed last week. Not just trees, but gardens, parks, bushes, empty lots, fields by the freeway. The sun feels delicious, and my thoughts have turned to flip-flops, summer jewelry, flowy skirts, and tattoos. I always think of tatoos when the weather gets warm. I've decided what I want, finally. Sort of. I just need to figure out what it will look like http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/03/lunchbreak.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/8wZ4TzuEWng" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-8117780317418826234Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:14:00 +00002013-03-04T09:14:39.009-08:00joygratitudedaybookweekendlentIt's been awhile since I've done an actual daybook. Bless you folks for coming and reading my little weird posts. I will check out those resources for Downton this week! This weekend was good. A mix of rest, work, giving, and receiving. We had a Philosophy Breakfast that lasted til 2:00! And then ran errands, discovering a great gluten free pizza on the way. Sunday we took our first communion in http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/03/mondayboook-my-brownies-are-awesome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/CeLGLyhdlKw" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-6824007384560434371Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:33:00 +00002013-02-28T16:33:30.799-08:00What a weird month. Hasn't it been a weird month? The Pope resigned, you know. And last night in a blitz of pollen all the trees in my town burst into bud despite the dry, cold, weird February weather. I woke up with my lungs on fire, like I'd breathed second hand smoke all night. ~ ~ ~ Today @Pontifex sent his last tweet, made his last speach, and flew off in a helicopter to his new digs. http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/02/it-is-time-to-speak-of-popes-and-pizzas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/a9XirdEs44I" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-3738324091637437219Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:23:00 +00002013-02-12T13:23:47.380-08:00gratitude It's Thankful Tuesday, Pancake Day, and Abraham Lincoln's birthday. And a few other days, I'm sure. I will stick with things I'm thankful for:Pancakes. I don't know why I get so excited about this lame tradition, but I do. Here's a stack of our paleo pancakes (recipe): Made them crepe-style, and we had them with our friends' Amazing Jams. Soooo good. MM quipped this morning that I am a "http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/02/thankful-tuesday-oh-how-i-love-pancakes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/3egMkBSFFMI" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-3392929281491280755Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:38:00 +00002013-02-11T15:38:07.575-08:00randomSausage soup simmers on the stove, a large load of darks whooshes its way through the Normal cycle, the fragrance of chai steams up from my cup and I write a few random thoughts, which seems to be the best I can do at blogging these days.~ ~ ~Lent starts Wednesday, and I still don't know what I'm going to give up or take on this year, but I am Very Excited about Pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. :D!!! http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/02/hey-hey-monday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/4iQiB2gHXxE" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-5355967600529487868Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:15:00 +00002013-02-08T10:15:24.833-08:00randomfffHi folks. Still feeling quiet here. Processing away and working on lots of projects: ~ Updating my resume, cover letters, etc. And contacting references and starting the networking process for my job search. This whole sabbatical/going back to work process has been emotional. In our culture, so much of us is "defined" by what we do for a living. I'm pondering "vocation" a lot these days. http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/02/friday-random-projects.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/0LHImHSiegQ" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-8129949276749294477Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:04:00 +00002013-02-05T11:04:09.905-08:00gratitudewordsdaybookNOTE: I wrote this yesterday. But The Internet was broken in my house, so I couldn't post it. So. You know. Pretend. Well. Last week was a doozy. What started out as me getting locked out of my email account turned into us migrating all our websites and email accounts to a new host, restructuring said websites and blogs, and setting up a whole new way of managing our household. Phew! I have a http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/02/mondaybook-hello-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/tDdnftnrETA" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-7070862092796201422Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:17:00 +00002013-01-25T10:17:53.364-08:00randomgratitudeSorry I've been neglecting this space. It's my birthday month, and I've been celebrating. I've gone out for coffee and breakfast and lunch and drinks and to the theater. I've gone snowshoeing and antiquing and to the movies. I've poked around in bookstores and been spoiled rotten by folks providing me with meals and treats and delights. Spoiled rotten, I tell you! Thank you, dear ones, for being http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/01/connubial-felicity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/wHC0XDPtPCI" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-1278226750802342609Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:12:00 +00002013-01-15T09:12:55.149-08:00gratitude Wow. It's already Tuesday. How does this keep happening? Well, Micha is hosting Thankful Tuesday again, so let's rock and roll:~ Candles. We've got a basket full of IKEA Glimmas and whatever they call the larger sized ones. (I call them The Big Tealights, which they're not, but people know what I mean.) I've been lighting some every morning as I "wake the house." And we're down to the last ofhttp://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/01/thankful-tuesday-yosemite-sam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/-u1L8WkPUEc" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-7573924149432906336Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:19:00 +00002013-01-11T09:19:26.640-08:00randomfffI know. I'm posting a lot all of a sudden. It's hard to keep up. As Sarah Bessey's son would say, "My has lotsa words." But, its true, and so here are a few random ones for Friday...~ ~ ~I canNOT believe my breakfast this morning. I ate sardines. Ack! Yes! I know. I KNOW! I am reduced to tinned fish. Oh, the things I do for paleo. But. Sardines are a crazy awesome Omega-3 powerhouse and filled http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/01/friday-fave-five-random.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/MX6y2A3hKsg" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-4969946981352441891Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:47:00 +00002013-01-10T17:26:05.671-08:00gratitudedaybookFor today I am, Seeing... A pile of dishes, a pile of laundry, and a pile of the Last of the Christmas Presents to hand out - all ready to be "dealt with now"... Cold, winter sun slanting through the blinds... a bag of cookies that I would like to eat... Hearing... A neighbor's dog barking. Incessantly. Frantically. For hours. PSA   People. Dogs are pack animals. They do not do well when you http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/01/thursdaybook-not-eating-cookies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/9qORNu7A7Qk" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-9146023971774478610Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:36:00 +00002013-01-08T08:36:52.178-08:00joygratitudewords It's Thankful Tuesday at Micha's place. She has a lovely list of holiday travel gratitude and a picture of her dad with a stuffed dog on his head. I have other things:The continued entry into easy grace. Last night we did chores, ate dinner, picked up Venti coffees (decaf!) and spent the evening talking through Christian Smith's The Bible Made Impossible. (Fantastic book describing how we http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/01/thankful-tuesday-champagne-flutes-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/iUtcmcWUpKw" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-4743890443129795421Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:40:00 +00002013-01-07T11:40:10.789-08:00rhythmrandomwordssabbathWe did it! We made it through all 12 Days of Christmas with pomp and good humor. Yesterday, after a rousing Twelfth Night party that lasted til 1:30am, MM and I slept in, made French Press coffee, lit a fire and spent the whole day yesterday eating, drinking, and talking theology in front of that fire. During breaks in the eating, drinking, and talking, I took down the Christmas decorations, http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/01/easy-grace.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/AXZyvtwoFdc" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-1211552439484354054Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:45:00 +00002013-01-03T15:45:26.697-08:00wordsUnencumbered. I think that's the real word for this year. Freedom sounds more romantic, but what I'm really feeling is a great desire to get untangled and unburdened and unhindered. To flap my arms around and kick my legs and twirl and gyrate and fling, flail, and fightfightfight. I want to throw punches and fist pumps and jazz hands. I want to give 2013 a big ol' roundhouse kick to the face (andhttp://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/01/unencumbered.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/rF2hf20qDVw" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-8059625584768066880Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:58:00 +00002013-01-04T08:46:44.892-08:00wordsadventHappy New Year! Had our third, and final family Christmas yesterday with my tribe of sister-friends. I hugged a lot of necks, played Uno, exchanged gifts, and stuffed myself with appetizers and taco salad and spiced cider. (My husband makes an amazing sour cream onion dip. Just sayin.) MM went back to work today. And I begin my own search for work, in between loads of dishes and laundry and http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2013/01/second-advent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/z-Igb1oP9YI" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-2174284260155168377Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:04:00 +00002012-12-20T11:04:58.404-08:00gratitudewordsdaybookFor today I am,Seeing... Piles of dirty dishes and laundry and unpaid bills and a floor that needs desperately to be mopped... a flurry of tissue paper snowflakes dangling on the mantle and the overhead light... colored lights glowing on our tree... sunlight peeking down the hallwayHearing... Cars and trucks pounding down the freeway... leaves whooshing off the carefully raked piles and down our http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2012/12/thursdaybook-long-johns-rule.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/DIY63ciPWDY" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-873561952617558881Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:54:00 +00002012-12-18T10:54:58.716-08:00joygratitude It's Thankful Tuesday over at Micha's. And today, it is especially good to count "Thankfuls": - My space heater. Oh, man. Old houses. Yeesh! - Lysol wipes. I try to be all eco-friendly-hippie-style with my cleaning. But its winter. Old house. Mold. Wiping down the window sills with these babies helps a ton.- Hot coffee. And hot tea. We have peppermint and rooibos (which we put vanilla in) andhttp://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2012/12/thankful-tuesday-moldy-oldy-edition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/ifj5MqicOwU" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-2673112871332368997Sun, 16 Dec 2012 19:25:00 +00002012-12-16T11:25:45.367-08:00joyquoteprayeradventToday is Gaudete Sunday. To our Advent lineup we add the candle of Joy. Often pink or light blue instead of the darker advent color like the other candles, it symbolizes that the Light is growing in the midst of the darkness. We've passed the halfway point. Christmas is almost here. The wait is almost over."Gaudete" is the imperative plural form of the Latin verb gaudere (to rejoice). It is a http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2012/12/gaudete.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/TwzBjrh4S8Q" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-4840225954749642786Wed, 05 Dec 2012 03:17:00 +00002012-12-04T19:23:01.790-08:00quoteprayerpracticeadvent Christmas time is here Happiness and cheer Time that all The children call Their favorite time of year. Pandora's Indie Christmas and the Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack seem to suit my holiday mood this year. A touch of silly and jazzy to soften the somber. Someone (and not Kathleen Kelly) referenced that Joni Mitchel song: It’s coming on Christmas They’re cutting down trees They’re http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2012/12/between-merry-and-jolly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/vVnRQUy5g94" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-2048686046166543217Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:58:00 +00002012-11-30T11:05:40.592-08:00joyrandomadvent Oh, Internet. Things continue apace both inside and outside of me. This week found me all up inside myself needing to think, plan, process, and pray. That giant burst of creative energy and gobs of people just sapped this introvert. Have been recharging my batteries and re-centering myself for the next round. (Advent! Christmas!) It is good. The sapping and the recharging. I love both. I http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2012/11/gentle-beginnings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/KaTknChkNN4" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-2880083304930245355Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:28:00 +00002012-11-27T09:28:41.781-08:00gratitude I've set up shop in the Yoga Room. (Which these days is more like the Watch Movies and Knit Room, and that suits me "right down to the ground" as they say.) Pale light filters through the fog outside and the water beads clinging to the windows. She and Him and their Indie buddies sing and sigh and plunk ukelele Christmas tunes out of Pandora. The perfect melancholy sound for a misty fall http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2012/11/thankful-tuesday-feasting-edition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/NfILo3L3ArM" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21239252.post-3116420548922392719Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:46:00 +00002012-11-15T12:46:26.854-08:00randomdaybookprojectHi. Gotta make this quick. Lots to do, not enough time, etc. etc. But, I had a giant mug of half caf during my writing time at Starbucks this morning, so I need to do at least a random things post. And so, a list: ~ I miss dressing up for the office. There are lots of things about being on sabbatical and/or telecommuting. One of the highlights is getting to stay in your jammies or wear yoga http://justabitofsilliness.blogspot.com/2012/11/thursdayrandom-projecty-goodness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JustABitOfSilliness/~4/HmTeHoM5pOo" height="1" width="1"/>