Tag: Katrina

• The + Side of #SocialMedia

  As a practicing Catholic, each year I spend a few weeks before Lent to think about what I want to do during this season of preparation. Some Catholics give up something they love as a sacrifice, some add some sort of charity work or almsgiving during Lent, and some fast and pray more. When I…

  michardillo

  March 23, 2024

  Essay, faith

  Bookish Friends, books, Buy Nothing, Catholic, community, Currently Reading, facebook, fasting, Holy Week, K-pop, Katrina, korea, Lent, prayer, reader, reading, sacrifice, social media, teaching

• Scent: Message Received

  Thanks to winter storm Jonas, a/k/a #Blizzard2016, I had an unexpected “winter break” from teaching, and I must say I have really enjoyed my #snowcation. Sandwiched nicely between my Christmas break and my Easter break, this one came with no expectations of shopping or meal planning. With my six school days I did some school…

  michardillo

  January 31, 2016

  Essay

  Al Di La, Aromatic Elixir, bread, Chris Grabenstein, Cinnabar, Clinique, crochet, Estee Lauder, figs, Freeport Sulphur Company, Gumbo, Janet Evanovich, Jonas, Katrina, king cake, Kirstin Chen, knitting, library, make-up, Mardi Gras, marmalade, Mississippi River, perfume, po-boy, Port Sulphur, Rachel Carson, reading, roux, satsuma, snowcation, Soy Sauce for Beginners, sulphur