The Perverse Lutheran

It’s the Fourth. I did not brave the rain this morning to watch for my daughter in the local parade. I picked her up when it was over. Her r...

Blog or weed? Are those verbs or nouns?  To blog or to weed, that is the question. To sit in the sun and type, or put the gardening gloves o...

Last week was "B Minor Mass" week in my world: final rehearsals for and performances of J. S. Bach's Mass in B Minor. It's...

Dishtowels on the loom.  I went to my regular Friday morning yoga class today. It's "Hatha Yoga for the Core" which means ther...

Gwen, Linda, and Karen, June 1961 Presidents Day 2025 I took a walk this afternoon while my daughter was working out with her trainer. It wa...

Cantata Sunday  ( kənˈtädə   sənˌdā).  A Sunday on which a Bach cantata is performed as part of  Bach Cantata Vespers . Also known as A Long...

Generations: the compote belonged to my Great-Grandma Sieving, the music cabinet to Grandma Gotsch, and the mirror to my parents. The placem...