THANKS to Thee, God,
Who brought'st me from yesterday
To the beginning of to-day,
Everlasting joy
To earn for my soul
With good intent.
And for every gift of peace
Thou bestowest on me,
My thoughts, my words,
My deeds, my desires
I dedicate to Thee.
( Gaelic )

Today may I speak according to Thy will, O God ( Read more... )

THANKS be to Thee, Jesus Christ ( Read more... )

I won't know for another hour, at which time I must go in immediately. So I am up. Awake? Not so much. It is very difficult this morning.

eta - just found out, I am NOT subbing today. I'm going back to bed - assuming I can persuade "She who must be obeyed" (aka, the ShadowCat) to do the same.

I started reading King Solomon's Mines (Read more... )

Preparing for another day at the library. The ShadowCat is on the shelf beside me, pawing at the curtain, requesting that I pull up the blinds and draw the curtain around her so she can watch outside. It is her nature to enjoy being behind a curtain, being solitary without exactly being alone ( Read more... )

Busy day today. I'm to open the library in about an hour, stay there until this afternoon (try to leave early) then will likely go into the office with my love. He was coming to bed as I was rising ( Read more... )

( Sloinneadh na Ban-naomh Brìde )

Beannachadh Bliadhna Ùir {Carmina Gaelica, II. Aimsire #67 ( Read more... )

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Nuall Nollaige (A Christmas Haloo/ Chant/ Hail)

Another Christmas Mummer's Song
This one brings the image of the guards of the witch's castle to mind - can you imagine if THEY came a' carolling? The Munchkins would ... need to do a lot of laundry immediately. {grin}

(btw, I don't know why the table is putting in so much empty space, so I'm ( Read more... )