The 8th day of Christmas... St Basil's Day!

I baked St Basil's bread!

I also listened to the liturgy for this day (that was done on 

the new calendar Jan 1st) 

this was so fun! 

Listening, remembering the times I was at the sister Monastery (Holy Dormition) to this one,

at liturgy and at the Akathist for St Basil... and before New Years, 

the Akathist Glory to God for All Things

that you can listen to here:

Cleo was being pious and focusing on St Basil for a bit.

Later she tried to sneak my buttered bread. Ha!

The bread was really fun to bake! 

After dinner tonight, Mr Husband and I read some of our Christmas cards, 

which was great!

I hope to have 2 friends over for soup for lunch tomorrow.

I seem to have the beginnings (?) of a cold and am using lots of Kleenex.

So I better get to bed pronto!

Praying for many and that however is reading this will be blessed

and carried by Christ through their own difficulties!

8th Day of Christmas... St Basil's Day...Church Christmas Party...

Today was very full. St Basil's day! I went outside church and when I returned our little church was full of the scent of St Basil's bread, very fragrant and beautiful.

We had our Church Christmas Party.

It was very nice.... tons of people,

I was pretty tired afterwards,

I think my introvert side is plan fatigued!

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I am having friend over on Thursday DV

who is going to help me make a skirt.

She is moving to Russia soon so I really

want to make a nice lunch for us.

But it's also the eve of Theophany,

which is a fast day.

So vegan it is.

Any suggestions on what I should serve?

I need simple and easy!

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Tomorrow is MLK day so my Husband is home

and I am looking forward to a quiet day of 

enjoying our Christmas lunch leftovers and resting.

Of course my Husband is going to do paperwork tomorrow,

but myself, I hope to do some good quiet resting! 

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Thanks for your comments on my Christmas lunch post!

I did have such a very nice time and it was a joy to do!

I am grateful that we are healthy right now.

We are praying that we can make it to April

this year without getting sick with flu, etc.

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May God bless and help us all,

no matter our life's difficulties.

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God is with us!

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PS: since you may want to know, it is the Greek Nuns 

who made the St Basil's Bread...