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I am an East Coast expatriate hiding out in the Midwest...

I am an urban gal living in the suburbs and occasionally hiding in the country

I am a yoga practitioner, fitness enthusiast, believer in the mind-body-spirit connection...

I am a mid-life "revert" to the Roman Catholic faith in which I was raised and which has become an enormous source of support, encouragement, inspiration, and joy in my life...

I am a mom, sister, daughter, and wife...

I am an explorer; adventurous and curious about the world and people around me...

I am educated in the formal sense but I gain insight through everyday living...

I created this blog at a time of great fear and apprehension in my life. I chose to sustain it because of the discoveries about myself and the world around me that it has revealed.



What you can expect to find here:
  • the documentation of a love-hate relationship with the greater Philadelphia area
  • reminiscing about the good-ole-days (the 80's!)
  • complaints about my various ailments and injuries, both real and imagined
  • pictures and stories of gardening, decorating, shopping, sewing
  • my love of irony
  • links to kooky news stories
  • way too much scatological musing for sane people


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    Tuesday, October 02, 2007
    Meow, Woof

    Thursday, October 4th is the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the enviroment. No matter what your faith, many churches offer pet blessing ceremonies sometime this week.

    If you'd like to give your pet(s) a special blessing, here is a suggested prayer:

    Blessed are you, Lord God, maker of all living creatures. You inspired St. Francis to call all animals his brothers and sisters. We ask you to bless (pets name). By the power of your love, enable (him/her) to live according to your plan. Amen.

    I plan to take my Scottie dog, Megan, as a representative for all our pets (3 cats, 2 dogs, 6 tadpoles, 2 frogs, countless snails) to be blessed Saturday morning at my parish. I hope she behaves; from storeis I have read, apparently many animals are quite calm and well-behaved at these ceremonies, despite being more rambunctious on a regular basis.

    This is a great articleabout a Fransican Friar blessing pets in San Francisco:

    Posted at 10:18 am by brandy101

    Posted by AbbyNormal @ 10/03/2007 04:56 PM PDT
    I didn't know that about St. Francis of Assisi. We'll have to have a special ceremony for the family critters tomorrow! Thanks!
     

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