Art and Beauty Tuesday--St. Nicholas

I'm excited to bring you a fascinating St. Nicholas Day edition of Art and Beauty Tuesday!

The Saint Nicholas Center reports that the real St. Nicholas may have looked very much like many of the icons of the saint.  When the remains of the saint were removed while the basilica in which they were kept was being renovated, the Vatican requested that a forensic anthropologist reconstruct what St. Nicholas may have looked like based on his remains.  The picture in the middle of the top row is the result.  The others are icons of St. Nicholas.

I think the fact that they do look strikingly close to the real thing is no accident.  Icons are passed down throughout the generations and change very little over the centuries.

Happy Saint Nicholas Day from Dymphna's Well!

Art and Beauty Tuesday--St. Nicholas

I'm excited to bring you a fascinating St. Nicholas Day edition of Art and Beauty Tuesday!

The Saint Nicholas Center reports that the real St. Nicholas may have looked very much like many of the icons of the saint.  When the remains of the saint were removed while the basilica in which they were kept was being renovated, the Vatican requested that a forensic anthropologist reconstruct what St. Nicholas may have looked like based on his remains.  The picture in the middle of the top row is the result.  The others are icons of St. Nicholas.

I think the fact that they do look strikingly close to the real thing is no accident.  Icons are passed down throughout the generations and change very little over the centuries.

Happy Saint Nicholas Day from Dymphna's Well!

Twinings English Afternoon--Tea Review

I purchased Twinings English Afternoon tea after searching in vain for a palatable English Afternoon tea that is packaged on its own.

Almost a year ago, I reviewed the Dilmah  variety pack and have been on the lookout for their English Afternoon to no avail.

Twinings just doesn't come anywhere near the standard of Dilmah, in my opinion.  There seems to be less tea per bag and what is there is of lesser quality. The aroma of Twinings isn't as good as Dilmah either.

I'm going to have to expand my search for Dilmah English Afternoon to my neighboring state to the south!

Twinings English Afternoon--Tea Review

I purchased Twinings English Afternoon tea after searching in vain for a palatable English Afternoon tea that is packaged on its own.

Almost a year ago, I reviewed the Dilmah  variety pack and have been on the lookout for their English Afternoon to no avail.

Twinings just doesn't come anywhere near the standard of Dilmah, in my opinion.  There seems to be less tea per bag and what is there is of lesser quality. The aroma of Twinings isn't as good as Dilmah either.

I'm going to have to expand my search for Dilmah English Afternoon to my neighboring state to the south!

Music Monday--Christmas Dinner

I learned this song more than 30 years ago and had no idea at the time that Paul Stokey of Peter, Paul and Mary had written it.  It was taught to me by a dear friend who passed away last fall.

I think the sentiments expressed in this song point us to what Christmas is really about--loving each other as Jesus loved us and is an appropriate way to celebrate today's Feast of St. Nicholas. (More on him tomorrow.)

Music Monday--Christmas Dinner

I learned this song more than 30 years ago and had no idea at the time that Paul Stokey of Peter, Paul and Mary had written it.  It was taught to me by a dear friend who passed away last fall.

I think the sentiments expressed in this song point us to what Christmas is really about--loving each other as Jesus loved us and is an appropriate way to celebrate today's Feast of St. Nicholas. (More on him tomorrow.)

Sunday Snippets, A Catholic Carnival

Sunday Snippets is brought to you each week by RAnn at This, That and the Other Thing.This week began with Chanticleer singing In the Bleak Midwinter.  Our Advent journey continued with The Journey Home by Daniel Gerhartz.  Poetry Wednesday featured one of my own creations, Journey in Winter and Scripture Saturday talked about Thinking Outside the Box.

In between we talked about Addictive Beans, communicating with dementia patients, our first ever give-away contest sponsored by The Catholic Company, Dorothy Day and Odds and Ends from the blog.

Thanks for stopping by!