To all you wonderful readers who, over the years, have left comments or emailed me to say “put it in a book!” I say: thank you, I did! Really, thank you for your enthusiasm and, well, nagging. It has kept me going! For years! It took years! (My faithful and patient readers, rolling their eyes: “We know, Auntie Leila. We know.”)
All those thoughts about homeschooling, menu planning, teaching the faith, doing dishes, dusting the baseboards, washing and ironing… all the musings about books and what it means to be a woman. I plopped it all in these books.
And it’s… well, not quite here. But it’s available for pre-order and let’s pray that binderies and paper manufacturers and shippers do their thing and it all doesn’t get left in a container somewhere on the Pacific coast.
That’s all that stands between you and the three hardbound, beautifully produced volumes in a lovely presentation-worthy slipcase that are The Summa Domestica: Order and Wonder in the Home!
Yes, you can pre-order here on Amazon (affiliate link) or here at Sophia Institute Press, directly (sometimes Sophia has promotions and they do offer discounts for bulk orders). You won’t be charged until it ships to you, but you will be the first to get this three-volume set!
And throughout, there are illustrations by our very own Deirdre! Just like in the Little Oratory (affiliate link). The same charming air will be in the new volumes as well.
I am hoping that you will love this work of my bosom. Over the years the comments have said things like “I will definitely give a book you write as a wedding gift” or “to my daughters” and so on. That’s what has spurred me on. Even if I play a small part in starting the journey to peace and happiness in the home, even if I can help a family just a little with the whole re-inventing the wheel, recovering the collective memory thing, I will be content.
So all along I’ve had in mind something beautiful that could be given as a gift. Something durable too. I want to draw you in to my world where we can have a cup of tea, not mind that things are not perfect, and have a chat about how to do things and why.
The many (many) things I’ve written about here over the years have been sort of organized (as best I could do it) and edited to form what I hope is an accessible, abiding whole. And yes, it took three volumes! And yes, I wake up in the middle of the night worrying about all the things I didn’t put in there!
But don’t worry, I’ll still churn out the musings and proddings and doings and chats … it’s what I’m here for!
bits & pieces
- For my new homeschooling readers, here is a short article nicely expressing the themes you will find here in my own approach: The Goal of Education Is to Learn to Love What We Ought to Love
- Denis McNamara again — this time, an essay, in case videos are not your thing. The Rite Way to Understand a Church Building: Theology of the Order of the Dedication of a Church and an Altar. It’s so important that we understand that the building that is the church is more than “a gathering place” for worshippers. It has a sacred character of its own.
- I will probably post soon on my other blog, Happy Despite Them, some links regarding the expansion of Covid shots to children. I did want to bring to readers’ attention this article, about the one doctor who did not go along with the FDA’s approval. His observations seem reasonable: FDA advisory committee member who ABSTAINED from voting on vaccines for kids as young as five says there is not enough evidence all children need them
- But did you see my commentary on gun safety, in the wake of Alec Baldwin’s tragic mistake and subsequent implication that someone else was at fault? No, the person handling the gun takes the responsibility. Basic gun safety (that everyone should know and pass on to their children as well).
- A Brief History of Perfume — makes me think about how incense is used in liturgy… or not so much any more…
- Always good to get a dose of Chesterton: The Wildness of Domesticity
- Adding just a little baking soda transforms your ground beef, apparently. I am going to try this, because I was rather dismayed by the sautéing I did the other day. I wonder how it works for a hamburger patty? Will I remember to try — grilling is over for a good long time now.
from the archives
- My musings on C. S. Lewis’s oft-quoted aphorism about men without chests. Sadly the comments on the original post on the old blog got lost in the transfer. People had some good thoughts about it too. See what you think.
- That time I made Porchetta. The perfect sumptuous fall dish for a nice big gathering.
liturgical living
St. Alphonsus Rodriguez; then All Hallow’s Eve; then the Feast of All Saints; and then, All Souls!
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