Information is not the answer …it’s just a tool. ~ Psychology is not the answer, it’s also just a tool.
Education once seemed to some men the gateway to Heaven-on-Earth for everyone. Now we have tried it, and we know that schooling alone will not save our society. Never has there been so much education, and never before so little arrival at the truth …
We have stuffed our children’s minds with facts, and neglected to teach them how to live. Any system of education which fails to discipline the will, also fails to train the character … it does not make responsible citizens … Education can never make a man better unless it teaches him the true purpose of man, and the difficulties he must overcome to realize that purpose.
Much education today is based on the Socratic error that ignorance of good is the cause of evil, and that all we need do to overcome evil is to give men information. If this were so, every educated man should be a good man; but we know this is not true …
When the Divine Awareness transforms the personality, a new service of charity to fellow man is born. One sees then that men are distinguished from one another not by their education, wealth, charm, beauty, or cleverness, but rather by their responsiveness to the Divine Action in the soul.
To the eyes of faith only two classes of people exist: those who say “Yes” to God, and those who say “No” to Him.
Exerpted from: Lift Up Your Heart by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
“Be the kind of woman that, when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, “Oh Crap! She’s up!”
Whoever first said this, was a genius!
Sleek, sweet-tempered (no matter how she looks … and sometimes she can look pretty fierce) affectionate, funny and the absolute best cat I ever rescued.
In this picture, she’s sitting in one of the time-share boxes that dot the rooms of our house. I’ve been trying to get a really good picture of her, but she’s hard to photograph. Being a modest little creature, she turns her head or shuts her eyes when she sees me with my camera.
She follows me wherever I go and sits quietly nearby as I do chores. She’s an inside cat and yes, she’s spoiled, but in a good way. She just expects love, because that’s all she’s ever known. She makes me laugh out loud at least once each day, and her presence reminds me that God is amazing because He put such heart into such a wee being.
She is my cat, and I am her human.
It’s just that I design more! Here’s what I’m currently stitching in my rotation. It’s my adaptation of Needleprint’s Judith Hayle Sampler, from the Infinity Chart series. I sometimes refer to it by other names, by reason of having too many WIPS, too much going on at one time, and generalized ADD! In any event, Judith Hayle is the real name of this editable sampler from the growing collection of Infinity Charts. I added my own verse, personal motifs, and changed the colors. I LOVE band samplers and I love changing things to suit myself, so Needleprint’s Infinity charts are perfect for me!
I’m going to have a lot of fun stitching this. Check out Needleprint’s great blog and Infinity Charts for yourself.
http://needleprint.blogspot.com/
Remy
My latest version of the Judith Hayle sampler
John Taylor Gatto strikes again! Just found his new book, Weapons of Mass Instruction, in the library. We homeschooled for 12 wonderful, happy years, and he was one of our heroes! The man is a mensch. It’s great to read in print what you know in your heart. Government, government, government … you gotta love it. It’s efficient, trustworthy, ethical, always looking out for us, and educating our children with great new government ideas. Have any of you read Brave New World, 1984, or Fahrenheit 451?
A Walk in the Woods
A small freebie I’m making into a pillowtop for my reading chair. Check the green, Box Widget for the two, pattern PDFs.
The usual copyright restrictions apply.
Happy sharing, happy stitching.
Remy
Bee Embroidering Pollen
You get to answer with three words or less. This was excerpted from the blog, A Needle Pulling Thread, and edited to suit myself.
- Where is your Cellphone? - in my pocketbook
- Relationship? – very happily married
- Your Hair? – silver, black, curly
- Work? – everyday
- Your sister? – none
- Your favorite thing? – peaceful happiness
- Your dream last night? – 1984 coming true
- Your favorite drink? – iced coffee
- Your absolute dream car? – chauffeured
- The room you’re in? – gathering room
- Your shoes? – Ecco
- Your fears? – 1984 coming true
- What do you want to be in 10 years? – happy, peaceful, safe
- Who did you hang out with this weekend? – our family
- What are you not good at? – tolerating bullies
- Muffin? – dark chocolate raspberry
- One of your wish list items? – self-sustaining farm
- Where you grew up? – Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
- Last thing you did? – baked breakfast muffins
- What are you wearing? – jeans and turtleneck
- What aren’t you wearing? – dress or suit
- Your pet? – sweet and loving
- Your computer? – wonderful tool
- Your life? – happy and productive
- Your mood? – optimistic but concerned
- Missing? – my Mom & Dad
- What are you thinking about right now? – designing a sampler
- Your car? – not always dependable
- Your kitchen? -smells great
- Your summer? – too hot/humid
- Your favorite color? – purplish blue
- Last time you really laughed? – this morning
- Last time you cried? – last week
- Education? – an eternal quest
- Love? – dedicated apprentice
- Eyes? – green
- Favorite Designer? – Long Dog
- Favorite pet ever? – my cat Nigella
- Favorite movie ever? – Pride and Prejudice
- Favorite children’s book? – Johnny and Professor
- Favorite teen book? – Harry Potter
- Least favorite creatures? – insects
- Favorite gadget? vacuum hose extension
- Things I need? linen, lightbulbs, pattern
- What I totally dislike? – doublethink, PCspeech, BigBrother
Freebie ~ Freaky Frog and Friend ~ I think the Green Box download of this pattern is working again!
Freaky Frog and Friend
Happy Halloween!
A freebie for you with the usual restrictions.
Happy Stitching!
Remy
PS
I think that the problem downloading occurs when the option to choose where you’re going to download the pattern doesn’t come up. I’ve no idea why that choice sometimes doesn’t appear. I deleted and then reloaded my 2 PDFs for this design in slightly smaller sizes, and they seem to both be working now. Please let me know if you still can’t access these files and I’ll email the PDFs to you.
Remy
Best Buds
Inspired by the antics of Nigella Shadow (Niggy), my best cat-bud!
I’m patching a hole in my jeans with this!
Under copyright … the usual restrictions apply.
Happy Stitching!
Remy
PS I modified this design this afternoon … about an hour after I posted it. Apologies to anyone who may have downloaded the first one!
(Family word: originated when our son was a toddler, and became fascinated with the News Updates announced on TV. He’d yell, Updake! Updake! at the top of his lungs to make sure we all heard the news. He was so persistent that Updake! permanently entered the family lexicon!)
I have several designs in the works, but lately most of my free time has been taken up by stitching and reading. I don’t enjoy stitching as much when the weather is hot, so this summer was a designing bonanza for me. Now that it’s cooler, I’m stitching again. Downloading and customizing Needleprint’s Infinity Charts hasn’t hurt either! I love the Judith Hayle sampler!
Mini Updakes:
Yahoo mail and Yahoo groups have been driving me crazy with conflicts that keep popping up, and I can’t seem to fix. I’m not sure if it’s them or it’s me!
We’ve almost finished painting the den, and although I’ve been using Fresh Aire, the No VOC paint, I have a sore throat once again from breathing whatever’s in there. It’s not as bad as the one I get from regular paint, but it’s annoying.
I’m delighted by the response to the Oak Nut Madness sampler!
I’ve been helping to edit a friend’s new book, and am blessed to witness the hand of God in his life. Especially in these times.
The big garden has finally petered out. I’m sort of glad that our squash-fiesta has ended! Being frugal is fine, and home-grown is healthy, but enough is enough with the squash!!!
Bella the kitten, and Nigella my shadow, have become great pals.
It’s fall, and I feel like baking pies!
