Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
Fresh duck eggs, laid by Buttercup and Daisy, our Indian runner and Aylesbury duck. The thin Indian runner lays the blue eggs, the Aylesbury the white. The marble egg in the centre, is for fun. And yes, we are going to have fresh omelettes … [Continue reading]
It is said that Paganism is a religion of joy and Christianity of sorrow; it would be just as easy to prove that Paganism is pure sorrow and Christianity pure joy. Such conflicts mean nothing and lead nowhere. Everything human must have in it both … [Continue reading]
Image Credit I was suddenly reminded today of a painful episode of my life, and shed a few tearsAnd then I thought of something else, and felt overwhelmingly grateful. * * * When I was a young girl and then a young woman, I … [Continue reading]
These are four of my dear friends. The second and fourth rabbits from R. are the mum and dad. The other two are the offspring. They get on well, and are very endearing, gentle, affectionate pets.They are indoor and outdoor pets, playful and … [Continue reading]
b Irene with windchimes she designed and constructed herself. Chocolate wrappers in the main cage. When the wind gusts, her little woodpecker pecks the chimes. She burned the marks on the eagle (pyrography) and used a scroll saw and jigsaw to cut … [Continue reading]
Well, today, January 6th, is the feast of the Epiphany, or the Revelation of Christ to the Gentiles. Epiphany, epi-to, phainein—show, reveal, manifest. The word used for the moment when a peacock suddenly unfurls his magnificent tail, and we see … [Continue reading]
Christmas GooseEpiphany TurkeySo, I continue my 365 Project, attempting to document my life with a picture or two a day.Well, the first picture shows our Christmas goose, lovingly roasted and stuffed by Roy. We had turkey today. When he visited Tesco … [Continue reading]
Speed-reading "just this one." Jake, the Collie, finds a spot to rest his weary head. I finally started a massive project —getting rid of all the books from my second-hand books business which I had for a couple of … [Continue reading]