Life of a Catholic Librarian

Tea Time for Lent/Easter 2018 - Episode 7! Triduum recap...

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Thu, 5 Apr 2018 09:09:00 -0400

So, we had a bit of a production delay ;-) and thus have a combined Lent/Easter edition of...

Today I chat about my Triduum, 2018 edition, Henry and the marathon altar serving, and the poignancy of the Easter vigil mass. Join me!

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Happy Easter everybody! How was your Triduum and Easter weekend? I'd love to hear from you!

Tea Time for Lent 2018 - Episode 6! Contemplating the Holy Week liturgies...

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 09:01:00 -0400

I get all into liturgy nerd mode on our late-Lent edition of:

I wax nostalgic a bit today about my cradle Catholic years with Lent and Easter, but having never experienced the Triduum liturgies until just a few years ago. We linger over Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil, and the meaning behind those liturgies. To be continued last week since I got so into this!

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What are your experiences with the Holy Week liturgies? Did you participate in them as a child, or only as an adult like me? I would love to hear from you!

Tea Time for Lent 2018 - Episode 5! On Almsgiving...

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:00:00 -0400

We've come to the end of the 4th week of Lent, and another Lenten edition of...

Today we wrap up the final installment in our sub-series on the 3 pillars of Lent, and discuss almsgiving! This includes giving of our time, talent and treasure, particularly during the Lenten season. I manage to weave in introvertism and an upcoming Catholic Mom book club. ;-) I hope you'll join me!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

How is your Lent going, dear listener? What are your thoughts on almsgiving during the Lenten season? I'd love to hear from you!

Tea Time for Lent 2018 - Episode 4! On Fasting...

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Fri, 9 Mar 2018 09:20:00 -0500

We're in the middle of a short series this Lent, as we podcast our way through to Holy Week...

I'm in the middle of a trio of episodes on the 3 pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Our episode today focuses on fasting. How does this work in the daily life of your average married, work outside of the home mom, who is all rushy rushy on a regular basis? We reflect a bit on how fasting involves more that just abstaining from food between meals. Join me!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

USCCB reflection on fasting

How has fasting played a part in your Lent this year? I'd love to hear from you!

Tea Time for Lent 2018 - Episode 3! On prayer...

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Fri, 2 Mar 2018 12:46:00 -0500

We're going to start examining the 3 pillars of Lent, horray! Join me for another special Lenten edition of:

We're talking Lenten pillars for the next 3 weeks, and today we're starting with prayer. Scripture, prayer postures, structured vs. more informal prayer, we cover it all!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

USCCB page on Lent
Catholic Journaling Bible
Blog that I mentioned re: transferring things to the journaling Bible

How are you employing prayer this Lent? I'd love to hear from you!

Tea Time for Lent 2018 - Episode 2! Resolution Time!

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:44:00 -0500

I'm back with another short episode of the Tea Time podcast for the first full week of Lent!

Today we chat about Lenten resolutions. What are mine? How are they going? What are yours? Is it possible to get back on the bandwagon after falling off? I'd love to hear from you!

*I said Magnificat Advent Companion in the recording, when I obviously meant the Magnificat Lenten Companion!

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Comment below on all things Lenten resolutions!

Tea Time for Lent 2018 - Episode 1! Musings on Ash Wednesday and starting Lent off strong...

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 10:39:00 -0500

Hey looky, a SURPRISE! I was inspired this week, and so have the first episode in a Lenten series to share with you:

These are going to be *short*, 9ish minute vignettes that I share each Friday during Lent on a Lenten theme or my own Lenten experience. This week I talk about Ash Wednesday, and my attitude of starting Lent off strong. I hope that you'll join me!

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How was your Ash Wednesday, dear listener? I'd love to hear from you!

Tea Time for Advent 2017 - Episode 4!

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 09:49:00 -0500

Wow, that went fast! It's our final episode for Advent 2017!

Today I gab about the missing 4th Sunday of Advent :0, how it's suddenly a dance gig bonanza for New Year's Eve, and of course the conclusion of our Advent 2017 Book Club!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

Author's web page with the chronology of the Elm Creek Quilts series.
The New Year's Quilt

What are you thoughts on Chapters 4 and 5?! What would you like to see in 2018 on the blog and on the podcast?

Tea Time for Advent 2017 - Episode 3!

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:51:00 -0500

We're getting closer to Gaudete/rose candle Sunday! It's our third installment in our weekly series for Advent:

Today I gab about how our Advent is going, Christmas baking and traditions, and of course lots of book club talk. Join me!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

The Christmas Quilt, our Advent choice for book club.
The first book in the Elm Creek Quilts series is The Quilter's Apprentice, and here is a search for the series in Amazon so that you can purchase others if you'd like to read more!
From the author's website, here is some fantastic information about the order of books in the series:
The Elm Creek Quilts novels are a series of books written by Jennifer Chiaverini. The series includes twenty novels, one short story available as a e-book, and a reader's guide:
- The Quilter's Apprentice (1999)
- Round Robin (2000)
- The Cross-Country Quilters (2001)
- The Runaway Quilt (2002)
- The Quilter's Legacy (2003)
- The Master Quilter (2004)
- The Sugar Camp Quilt (2005)
- The Christmas Quilt (2005)
- Circle of Quilters (2006)
- The Quilter's Homecoming (2007)
- The New Year's Quilt (2007)
- The Winding Ways Quilt (2008)
- The Quilter's Kitchen (2008)
- The Lost Quilter (2009)
- A Quilter's Holiday (2009)
- The Aloha Quilt (2010)
- The Union Quilters (Feb 2011)
- The Wedding Quilt (Nov 2011)
- Sonoma Rose (Feb 2012)
- The Giving Quilt (Oct 2012)
- An Elm Creek Quilts Companion (Oct 2013)
- The Quilter's Ghost: An eShort Story (Oct 2015)
In most of the books, the main character is a master quilter named Sylvia Bergstrom Compson. She and her young friend Sarah McClure open a quilters' retreat at Sylvia's family estate, Elm Creek Manor. Sarah and Sylvia run the "quilt camp" with the help of their friends, the Elm Creek Quilters. Other books are historical, featuring Sylvia's ancestors and earlier residents of the Elm Creek Valley.
If you want to read the books in the order I wrote them, read them in the order listed above. However, since I wasn't planning to write a series, I have written each book so that it stands alone. On my book tour, I often hear longtime fans tell new readers that the books should be read in the order I wrote them, but other readers have told me that they have read the books out of order and were able to follow everything just fine. Ultimately it's up to the individual reader. Please note, however, that later books inevitably give away events that occurred in previous books. If you would like to read the books in something approximating chronological order, please note the following:
- The Christmas Quilt takes place in the interim between The Quilter's Apprentice and Round Robin.
- The Sugar Camp Quilt is set in 1849-1850, so it takes place before the events chronicled in Gerda's memoir in The Runaway Quilt.
- The Quilter's Homecoming is set mainly in 1925, but it branches off from a storyline introduced in The Christmas Quilt.
- The New Year's Quilt immediately follows The Quilter's Legacy.
- The Lost Quilter begins in 1859 immediately following the events chronicled in Gerda's memoir in The Runaway Quilt.
- A Quilter's Holiday takes place while Bonnie is in Hawaii in The Aloha Quilt.
- The Union Quilters begins in 1861 and runs mostly concurrently with The Lost Quilter.
- The Wedding Quilt takes place after A Quilter's Holiday and The Aloha Quilt, with flash forwards to the year 2028.
- Sonoma Rose is set in the Prohibition era immediately following the events of The Quilter's Homecoming.
- The Giving Quilt takes place when Sarah McClure's twins are four and a half years old.

Whoa. Now I *really* want to go back and read the entire series! Next week we finish up and read Chapters 4 and 5! Let me know your thoughts on Chapter 3 below, or over in the thread on our Facebook group!

Tea Time for Advent 2017 - Episode 2!

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Wed, 6 Dec 2017 11:24:00 -0500

Virtual high five everybody! I'm back for a second week in our Advent Tea Time series!

Today in What's Happening, I talk about Christmas gift buying progress (*snort* it's not going all that well), and lots of dance news. We review the Blessed is She Advent Journal, before moving into our book club chat for chapter 2 of The Christmas Quilt! I thought this chapter was much more emotional than chapter 1.

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Items mentioned in this episode:

Blessed is She Advent Journal (in digital download form).
The Christmas Quilt (our Advent 2017 book club selection).
Book Club schedule (next week we are reading Chapter 3, which is a bit longer than the previous chapters).
The Quilter's Homecoming (Elm Creek Quilts Book 10, this is the installment with Elizabeth's story after she moves to California with her new husband).

Anne at The Nutcracker:

How is your Advent going, dear ones?! Christmas shopping? Please do share thoughts on Chapter 2 of The Christmas Quilt, and I'll have the post up in the Facebook group as well momentarily!

Tea Time for Advent 2017 - episode 1!

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 09:58:00 -0500

Well HELLO there! I feel like it's been awhile, though it's not like I've been away from the blog for any length of time. :0 But Tea Time is back in it's seasonal format, and here we are at episode 1 for Advent 2015!

*streamers*

Today we talk about the format for Tea Time going forward and the seasonal way it will be produced for the foreseeable future (lots of catching up and what's happening, a Catholic tidbit, and then seasonal specials), before moving into our Advent Book Club! Horray! There will be a new Tea Time each week for the next 4 weeks.

CAVEAT: The audio quality this week is very poor, I'm so sorry about that! Being out of practice, I did not properly record the audio while I recorded live, and thus had to go back and capture it from the video, which leads to ca ca in terms of audio. It's something at least for those of you who prefer to listen rather than watch the video. There are also a couple of wonky spots where I had to edit out notification noises that I did not anticipate. *collapses* Next week, I will be back in the groove, I promise!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

Pray More Novenas - Immaculate Conception Novena
The Christmas Quilt, by Jennifer Chiaverini
Schedule for our Advent Book Club

OK, let me hear from you! Are you praying the Immaculate Conception novena? Book Clubbers, what did you think of chapter 1?!

Tea Time #113 - Good changes afoot!

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:02:00 -0400

It's an important transitory edition of:

It's no mystery, I just discuss it in a lot more depth in the podcast itself: Tea Time is moving to a seasonal format. I will need to take short hiatuses throughout the year, and this made sense to me to break it up into seasons such that the podcast will STAY a weekly podcast when it is running. The alternative was to have it go to bimonthly or monthly, which just didn't seem to fit with the theme of the show very well. The show will return for a late Ordinary Time/Advent season in early November. Until then, I chat about all of the changes, and my fun plans for the blog AND podcast in this new seasonal structure. Join me, and chime in with your ideas!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

New Facebook group

I would REALLY love for you all to join us over at the Facebook group! There are 15 of us in there now, and I am finding it such a solace. So, do tell: what do you think of the seasonal format? What do you think about the Advent book club being a part of the podcast? I'd love to hear from you!

Tea Time #112 - Spiritual journeys amidst the hectic everyday...

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Fri, 8 Sep 2017 09:49:00 -0400

It's a cathartic edition this week of:

Today I talk more about my spiritual crisis relating to my job, how I am managing it, and why the podcast may not be weekly anymore. :-\ But hope springs eternal, and I have ideas for other ways we can connect during the week and offer each other prayer support. Join me!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

My heart-to-heart post from earlier this week

On My Bookshelf - Super Girls and Halos: My Companions on the Quest for Truth, Justice and Heroic Virtue, by Maria Johnson

Prayer Corner - The rosary. I am currently obsessed with my St. Teresa of Calcutta rosary. :) Allison's rosary shop, if you'd like to message her to request a custom St. Teresa rosary!

Creative Commons - I finished the Rhinebeck sweater!

Not the greatest photos, but I'll have Mike get a good one of me wearing it after it's blocked! For the time being, the front:

the back:

and cable detailing on the back:

OK, let me hear from you! What are your thoughts with dealing with spiritual crises, and not overdoing things? Do you have ideas for an online chat place we can all hang out and ask for prayers?

Tea Time with Tiffany #111 - "what day is it?!" Beginning of semester exhaustion...

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Fri, 1 Sep 2017 10:20:00 -0400

TGIF everyone, and BOY do I really mean it this week :0 for a new installment of:

Today we talk about the back to teaching grind, how the 30 day prayer challenge is going, lots of creativity flowing, and bunches more. Join me! (I even look exhausted in this screenshot, don't I? :0)

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Items mentioned in this episode:

Weekend dance post

On My Bookshelf - Murder Wears Mittens (Seaside Knitters Society), by Sally Goldenbaum.

Prayer Corner - I've been working on praying at least 1 office of the Liturgy of the Hours each day with my Divine Office app.

Creative Commons - I'm on the 2nd sleeve of my Rhinebeck sweater! But also, a Beachcomber Shawl in a fall-inspired colorway. This is the yarn base I'm using, though the colorways I chose are no longer available. It's *divine*, and the dyer is incredibly talented!

How is your prayer life these days? What is your back-to-school season like? I'd love to hear from you!

Tea Time with Tiffany #110 - STRESS

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 11:37:00 -0400

How's that for a relaxing title this month? ;-)

Today I talk about the semester starting, and how I'm finding it just a wee bit stressful. Prayer strategies, more dance gigs, fun books coming out this fall, and more!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

On My Bookshelf - Same author as my Amish Quilt Shop Mysteries (just under a pseudonym), is a new series, Assaulted Caramel (An Amish Candy Shop Mystery).

Prayer Corner - I'm starting a 30 day Evening and Night Prayer challenge beginning Monday, 8/28. Would you like to join in?

Creative Commons - I started the sleeves on my Rhinebeck sweater! It's a miracle!

Are you going to pray along for the prayer challenge? Have any new book recommendations? Planning for Advent already the way that I am? ;-) Do write in!

Tea Time with Tiffany #109 - How to not feel overwhelmed...

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:29:00 -0400

It's an organization-focused episode this week of:

Had a little bit of a technical mishap today, and the audio didn't record on my video. 😡 So no video this week, but I do have the separate audio for the podcast feed, so that's all we have this week, sorry about that! I put lipstick on and everything. :0

This week we talk about strategies for evading that sense of being overwhelmed as we segue into Back-to-School season full force!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

On My Bookshelf:

The King's Prey: Saint Dymphna of Ireland (God's Forgotten Friends: Lives of Little Known Saints), by Susan Peek
Sheepish: Two Friends, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to to Save the Planet, by Catherine Friend.

Prayer Corner: St. Monica novena starts Friday 8/18, sponsored by Pray More Novenas. You can now also sign up for Facebook Messenger notifications by following the directions in this post!

Creative Commons: The Rhinebeck Sweater continues to grow. :0 I'll have a photo as soon as I join the back and can try it on!

What's going on with you this weekend, dear listener? What are your ideas for feeling less overwhelmed?

Tea Time with Tiffany #108 - Back to School, and Scentsy talk!

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 10:45:00 -0400

Hello all! And welcome to a Back to School themed episode of:

Today I talk back-to-school, and fall Scentsy shenanigans! Plus, I finally reveal my Rhinebeck sweater, and what the heck that is. Join me!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

My Scentsy website. Just send me an email if you'd like to join the Facebook group!

On My Bookshelf: Amish Quilt Shop series. Murder Plainly Read (Book 4), and Murder Handcrafted (Book 5).

Creative Commons: My Rhinebeck sweater, Opposite Pole, by Joji Locatelli. Yarn is Knit Picks' Wool of the Andes. My sweater specifically is in the Aurora Heather colorway. :) Link to the NY Sheep and Wool Festival!

Prayer Corner: Novena to St. Maximilian Kolbe! Watch for my piece about him on Catholic Mom, this coming Monday 8/14.

What are you working on this weekend, dear readers? I'd love to hear from you!

Tea Time with Tiffany #107 - The epic dancing weekend, & morning offerings!

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Fri, 4 Aug 2017 10:16:00 -0400

Happy Friday everyone, and welcome to our early August edition of:

Today I address the EPIC dancing weekend I had, more about performance jitters, a new trilogy from my favorite secular author who specializes in suspense set in Montana, the joy of Morning Offering prayers, and the Downton Abbey shawl is coming along!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

Highlights from last weekend's epic dance performances

On my Bookshelf: Dark Horse (Whitehorse, Montana: The McGraw Kidnapping), by BJ Daniels.

Prayer Corner: Morning Offerings.

Creative Commons: The Downton Abbey shawl I will be gifting is coming right along!

Needs lots of blocking when it's done, but coming along nicely!

What have you been working on this summer? Are you looking forward to back-to-school season? Any Advent book club suggestions? I'd love to hear from you!

Tea Time with Tiffany #106 - Battling nerves & exciting book club plans...

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 09:49:00 -0400

Happy Friday everyone, and welcome to our late July edition of:

Today I talk about performance jitters, the height of the summer festival season, and plans for future book clubs. Join me!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

This week's amusing dance adventures post

On my Bookshelf:

Summer equestrian theme - Sabotage (Love Inspired Suspense), by Kit Wilkinson
The next 2 books in the Living Water trilogy for Lenten/Easter book club 2018 - The Thief (on sale right now for $4.99 for Kindle), and The Tomb.

Prayer Corner: St. Maximillian Kolbe novena

Creative Commons: Downton Abbey crocheted shawl. Pattern is Happily at the Abbey, and the yarn is Knit Picks' Stroll Hand Painted.

Original finished shawl (colorway is the discontinued Hayride):

Newly started shawl in different colorway for Irena (colorway is Big Top):

What's going on with you this weekend? What do you think of my book club ideas? Do you have a book suggestion for our Advent book club? Please write in!

Tea Time with Tiffany #105 - Spotlight on St. Kateri!

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 09:55:00 -0400

Hello everyone, and welcome to a St. Kateri themed edition of:

Today I include the first installment in our Church Triumphant series: St. Kateri Tekakwitha! I also update you all on my summer dancing nerves and foibles, planning for fall teaching, kid updates, and summer family fun. Join me!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

What's on my Bookshelf - A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms

The Church Triumphant - Focus on St. Kateri Tekakwitha!

My family's St. Kateri faith story
Tekakwitha Conference
Video of the St. Kateri chaplet. Audio is on my Chaplets page!

How is your week wrapping up? Do you have a devotion to St. Kateri? I'd love to hear all about it!

Tea Time with Tiffany #104 - Summer meetups, and summer creativity!

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 14:16:00 -0400

It's a super sticky and humid edition of:

Today I talk about tears following Sam's departure, a writing progress update, summer dancing gigs in full swing, a spurt of baby knitting, and tons of good novenas coming up. Join me!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

Sam's visit!

On my Bookshelf - Harry Potter for the foreseeable future, and of course, The Well. Also saw The Photograph by Beverly Lewis on sale this week, she's one of my original Amish authors! The Kindle edition is currently $1.99.

Prayer Closet - My Catholic Mom piece on St. Dymphna's patronage and chaplet. And happy feast of St. Kateri! Also, St. Anne novena starts soon.

Creative Commons - Knitted a striped baby hat for a friend. The pattern is free, and is Baby Bow Tie Hat. (I eliminated the bow tie for this particular hat, I've made it many times! Easy to customize). The yarn is self striping, and is Felici, available from Knit Picks. Here is the link to the worsted weight version, now on very good sale!

Love Knitting Christmas in July email, with baby projects!

What's going on with you, dear ones? Write in and let us know!

Tea Time with Tiffany #103 - Tornadoing cleanliness when houseguests approach...

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Fri, 7 Jul 2017 10:51:00 -0400

Happy Friday everyone! It's an exciting meetup edition of:

Today I talk about the avalanche of dancing events I have coming up this summer, Samantha's exciting visit, lots of exciting craft inspiration, and how I read what feels like hundreds of pages each night, yet I advance so little in my Kindle progression percentage. :0

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Items mentioned in this episode:

My first meet up with Sam!

On my Bookshelf - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The Well, as part of our Summer Book Club.
Prayer Corner - St. Kateri novena. Also, novena to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel begins Saturday!
Creative Commons:

I finished the Hermione hat. Pattern is Hermione Hearts Ron, and is free!

Also, Anne has a new owl hat! Pattern is called Owl Hat, and is another freebie! I highly recommend this one if you are a crocheter.

How are your summer holidays going, dear reader? What new books are on your bookshelf, and which July novena are you praying? Any fun summer crafting projects? I'd love to hear about it!

Tea Time with Tiffany #102 - Summer vacation books and projects!

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:47:00 -0400

Hi all! Welcome to a very summery edition of:

Today we talk summer vacation, amusement park fears, summer reading and dancing, and July novenas. Join me!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

Start of performance season post!

On My Bookshelf - We have a bit of a Readers Advisory today!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Sam has some recommendations for us this week. If you like the Harry Potter series, you'll also enjoy the middle reader/YA books on this list!
The Well, as part of our Summer Book Club, Part 2!

Prayer Corner - The feast of St. Kateri is July 14th. Her novena will begin July 5th! If you'd like to pray along with her chaplet, visit my Chaplets page for both audio and video.

Creative Commons -I started knitting a cabled hat that looks like the one Emma Watson was wearing in the film version of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. The pattern is called Hermione Hearts Ron, and is free!

What are your plans for this American holiday weekend? Are you working on any summery crafts, or starting new book series? Do write in and tell us!

Tea Time with Tiffany #101 - End of school year, and summer dancing!

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 10:00:00 -0400

It's a very summery and rehearsal-oriented edition of:

Today I talk about the beginning of the summer festival season, and new choreography mishaps. There's also lots of book talk in this one, and a new novena is beginning! Happy feast of the Sacred Heart!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

The amusing spring hafla post

On My Bookshelf - We've got a litany of things this week!

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Well
Murder Plainly Read (Amish Quilt Shop Mystery #4)
Melanie's recommendation for Henry: Will Wilder #1 - The Relic of Perilous Falls

Prayer Corner - Sacred Heart novena wrapping up. St. Maria Goretti novena starts soon over at Pray More Novenas!

Creative Commons - Anne's summer "tunic." Pattern is Merridy.

What creative endeavors are you up to this late June day? How are you enjoying the Summer Book Club? Looking forward to chatting with you!

Tea Time with Tiffany #100 - A milestone!

noreply@blogger.com (Tiffany) — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 11:19:00 -0400

It's our first big milestone episode of:

Today we wax nostalgic a bit, I cry about Anne finishing Kindergarten, and we try out our new segments for the first time!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

On my Bookshelf - The Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter book 2), Murder Served Simply: An Amish Quilt Shop Mystery (book 3).
The Prayer Corner - Sacred Heart Novena
Creative Commons - Kakurenbo Socks

So what's going on with you? Books, prayers, crafts? Prepping for the Summer Book Club? I'd love to hear from you!