You’ve all been around here long enough to know about Hogmanay .  Venison steak pie. Have a merry one. 

The 31st of December was the death day of Pope Sebastian I, later canonized as St. Sebastian I. He was Pope at the time of the conversion of...

Merry Christmas, Jay.

It's hard to beat either Bonnie Raitt or Allison Krauss, but I wouldn't have guessed they'd sing so well together. "You an...

This one of the 12 Days of Christmas travels around the calendar. It’s normally the Sunday after Christmas, but when Christmas itself falls...

 It’s always nice to get a warm day in the wintertime. 

A martyr, St. Thomas of Becket  was the Archbishop of Canterbury. I assume that the story is well known here. 

A  somber feast  amid the celebrations.

Continuing the theme of women buying me military-themed hot sauces, I received this Christmas the following entries from Crum’s Sauces of A...

The third day of Christmas is the feast day of the author of the Gospel according to John , the one most influenced by Greek philosophy. 

 A strange line in a piece on sacred music . Where Beethoven composed for eternity, Bach was a hired gun, concerned day-to-day with writing ...

The giant laughter of Christian men That roars through a thousand tales, Where greed is an ape and pride is an ass, And Jack's away w...

In the spirit of the Midnight Mass, I send you greetings on the earliest hour. Enjoy these songs from last year's Christmas.

The local county emergency services administrator has issued a ridiculous and overweening Declaration of Emergency , one forbidding travel o...

  As usual, Right Click|Open in Separate Tab to get a larger image. Merry Christmas, all. Eric Hines

This is the first year I've seen caps with ears that flap. I found them irresistible. This is one on my nextdoor neighbor's visiti...

 

How about this one? I was sure we’d have chimney fires, and we may yet, but none happened today. Since we didn’t have any fires to fight, an...