Today is the Solemnity of the Annunciation: Eight things to know and share about the Annunciation.

MAKING:

English Muffin Toasting Bread (with notes on how to make it with whole wheat flour….scroll to the bottom!) It’s yummy!

Elementary Wrap

Lemony Herb Roast Chicken

A bunch of garter stitch scarves

READING:

Making A Life (Finished)

The Virgin’s Lover (yes, yes, I love Philippa Gregory, sorry guys, but I do!—finished)

The Other Queen (see above note. Sorry not sorry.)

Vanishing Fleece (finished)

Exalted (finished)

Revelation of Divine Love

The Red Lotus

Outlander (again)

Meet the Austins

WATCHING:

Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Bishop Barron’s Catholicism: The Pivotal Players series.

Links and such :

The story of Billy, if you missed it. And its follow up.

Many, many moons ago, Elizabeth Foss wrote a workshop for Lent called Restore. And it was amazing and I come back to its principles all the time. So I thought I’d share some of them with you in these notebooks. The first one is: Realize when you’re burned out, and work to get good rest. I think right now we could all use really quality sleep, because when we’re stressed sleep can fly away so quickly! Try going to bed at a set time every night and getting up at a set time in the morning. Conversely, if you’re like me and you need more sleep than usual, try to see if you can structure your days to get it—go to bed earlier, nap if you can, etc.

The whole series where she talks about renewing and restoring her life is a gift—this post has all the entries linked.

Want some science at home? Our local science museum, COSI, has a site with daily activities and exhibits to check out!

46 productive things to do instead of scrolling social media

Kids’ coloring pages from Cultivate What Matters

Bishop Barron: “Coronavirus and Sitting Quietly Alone”

Wednesday Notebook #1