Life of a Catholic Librarian

Happy mid-May everybody! Usually, by this time of year, spring has sprung, but not this year. Weather here in WNY (and I think this is somew...

Happy Friday all, and welcome to a very seasonally springy edition of: Today I talk about what is bringing me creative inspiration this...

As I write this, I am home from work with a sickly Anne. It is also the first day of spring. This combination means that spring crafting fev...

It's a much more inspired edition this week of: Today I talk about fresh spring inspiration for the blog and podcast, the power of ...

Ooohhh, it's an extra exciting installment this week of: A smorgasbord of updates on dance, the upcoming summer performance season,...

I am all discombobulated today, but in the best way possible. I mean, I don't even have an image to go in this post, and yet I don't...

That's me and my Henry, at our mother/son bowling gig last weekend. Terrible photo quality, I know, but we only got a print, so I did...

Morning all! It's a beautiful Monday here, and although I had a fantastic weekend, I'm feeling a bit blue this morning. This would...

A daffodil! It's a miracle! Happy Monday to you all! How are you this fine spring day of Easter season? I'm at work, so you know...

Morning all, and happy continuation of the Easter season. ;-) The Octave is over, but nevertheless, we are still celebrating Easter, and I l...

And so it begins... I love winter. I really do. But for some reason, every February I start busting out with pastel greens, yellows and pi...

Signs that spring is officially here: (1) I'm no longer wearing my cute LLBean Storm Chasers to and from work and have started wearing m...

Mike: "What are you looking at out there?" Me: "There's a bunny out there, see? She's tucked over by the fence, real ...

Well, it's snowing here today, but let's ignore that small fact just for a moment. The other day, a small house sparrow flew by me w...

Mike: "Aw, look, 2 big squirrels are in our yard. Haven't seen them in awhile. They must be looking for nuts." CL: "Oh, t...

Despite my continued and urgent need to nest, I've accepted that there isn't anything I can do about it this weekend. We're not ...

My attention span today appears to last approximately 20.9 seconds at a time. *sighs* Not conducive to getting a lot of work done. But it is...

So, I'm back and crazy busy (read: stressed) at work, but I figured, hey. I need a break, right? So here I am, blogging :) I loved my ti...

This time of year always brings out the busy bee part of my Type A personality. The snow melts, and I'm itchin' to plow through my b...

It's Good Friday, and I find myself thinking about how quickly Lent has gone by. I've had a good Lent, but I do feel that I've s...