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Persephonee

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Every Mass is Extraordinary [I Am a Traditional Catholic]

"The body and blood, soul and divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ" - what can be more extraordinary than that? In Roman Catholicism we often see a division between those who prefer a style and form of liturgy what has come to be called the "Ordinary"...

Cushion shopping incognito

No one is allowed to know who bought a cushion today!

The Feast of St. Augustine of Hippo, 28th August [I Am Roman Catholic]

"He is thy best servant who does not look to hear from thee what he himself wills, but who wills rather to will what he hears from thee." Optimus minister tuus est, qui non magis intuetur hoc a te audire quod ipse voluerit, sed potius hoc velle quod...

Everyone starts somewhere [I Am Roman Catholic]

If these can turn into vodka - you can become a saint. Go for it!

Ginger Wine, 2020 [I Love To Make My Own Wine]

Begun yesterday - currently fermenting merrily in a bin: 80g ginger root, finely chopped; Juice and peel (no pith) of 2 lemons and 2 oranges; 220g raisins; 1.3kg sugar; 4L of water (to be topped up to 4.5L/ one Imperial Gallon, when put into a...

Roasted Garlic!

Maybe not enough to have it for breakfast, but garlic in the right quantities is the most marvellous additive. It is a perfect test for a good date too (I could not be with a person who does not like it, because I do - and so he could not be with me...

'Clair de Lune'

Oscar Kleineh (1846-1919)

5th August "Since mechanisation has reduced a formerly festive and prolonged harvest season from August into September to just a few days and a few people - I like to imagine I play an integral part each year by carrying lukewarm flasks of tea."

Fencing practice, 1450-style [I Am Interested In The Medieval Era]

Is the time and caloric luxury of a stationary bike or a CrossFit workout - fitness for the sake of I̶n̶s̶t̶a̶g̶r̶a̶m̶ fitness - a modern invention? No! Medieval health advice was much the same as today: “Comb your hair after you wash it” “Don’t...

I Know How to Shoot a Gun

It's hardly a massive hobby in the UK (no, dearest Atlantic cousins, not because we're oppressed), though the shooting business is apparently worth around £2bn a year. I doubt every single farmer or large landowner in the country has firearms,...

Not steroidal weirdness, but a strong man who clearly looks after himself and his body - but is precise and gentle in his body. But physical muscle alone is not enough - intellectual muscle too, for me! But for a night of passion with lovers, sheer...

Oldness and prettiness are bound up together

A modern building can certainly be striking and intriguing, whether a new skyscraper or the Basílica de la Sagrada Família. But pretty? I was lucky enough to spend 3 years of my life here (indeed a dormer window into my second-year bedroom is just...

My 14th birthday! [I Have My Ears Pierced]

Many of my friends had their ears pierced already and I was remarkably desperate to join them by the time my parents finally relented!

Since I was little...

I've long been a fan of chess, even though I'd never claim to be that good a player. There is no one exact way to play it; one cannot merely sit in a classroom in take notes - one has to understand chess strategy to develop even more than a little,...

This seems beautiful

And yet a fire hazard It seems so wonderful and romantic though!

Quarantine reading corner

Aesthetic surroundings (usually with another light on but it was too cosy like this)

Every day. Hopefully

In distant and happy pre-plague times, when living in London I would run or cycle every day, and go to a gym 5 times a week, and swim 2 or 3 times. These days, right now at my parents' house in the middle of nowhere, I can ride a bike, or horses, to...

Extra ecclesiam nulla salus [I Am Roman Catholic]

(Quote) noted St. John Henry Newman once upon a time - himself brought up as an Anglican before 'crossing the Tiber' to Rome. He didn't mean that all Protestants aware of history must by some rule become Catholic, but more an observation that the...

Not even a town!

I was born at home on my parents' estate just outside a village that at the last census boasted a mere 204 souls. A village so small the cows produce condensed milk!

Proper hot chocolate [I Love Hot Chocolate]

There is hot chocolate... And hot chocolate. Traditional Italian-style hot chocolate is the far superior product compared even to the comforting sweetness of bepurple-tinned Drinking Chocolate available in the UK. If you're the sort of person...

I Love Chocolate

It's surely a matter of opinion what kind of chocolate one prefers (despite every attempt to ruin it I retain a small softmelted square in my heart for Cadbury's Dairy Milk). The very best chocolate in the world, though (personally speaking) comes...

Hello everyone :)

Browsing through here I think like a lot of new people I want to say hi and not sure what to say here - but hello! 😁 Should start posting things somewhere so here seems sensible. I'm Percy (Persephone, my parents are mad...), half-British, et à...

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