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Music across the miles

July 14, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

When this pandemic is just a memory let’s keep some of the best aspects like the the virtual children’s piano recitals.

Fish pancakes, a birthday kick-off and cantaloupe confusion (7 Quick Takes)

July 9, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

I love looking at the pancakes to see what form they’ve taken on, sort of like clouds in the sky.

Finding a vacation state of mind

July 7, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

The problem with vacations, I suppose, is that they end. But that’s part of the joy of vacations, too—that the time is limited and special.

What we did on our beach vacation (7 Quick Takes)

July 4, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Funnel cakes and fishing and other fun on our trip to the beach

The generous fisherman

June 29, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Then a man who was fishing nearby approached us. “I really want to see them catch something,” he said.

Summer festivities and fun (7 Quick Takes)

June 25, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Late on the afternoon of Father’s Day, I said, “I wonder whether I should make cupcakes….”

Dreaming of a slower, gentler summer

June 24, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

May this summer be a restful time of renewal, memory-making, and ice cream.

Celebrations, milestones and golden gifts (7 Quick Takes)

June 19, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

I’m really enjoying connecting and reconnecting with people I’ve missed so much over the past 15 months.

When they grow up

June 17, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

It was a summer evening, and I was home from college. My father and I were taking a walk together through my parents’ neighborhood when we saw a mother and her little girl—maybe 6 or 7 years old—walking on the other side of the street. My father waved, and the woman waved back. “Look!” my […]

Serving platters, books, a broken fridge, and other excitement (7 Quick Takes)

June 12, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Finding happiness in the simple things

Miracles are everywhere

June 11, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

The other night, just as I was about to turn out the light at bedtime, my sons started asking about miracles.

The Visit of the Cicadas

June 6, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

A poetic tribute to Brood X, the 17-year cicadas

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