Saturday, 15 February 2025

Saint Valentine- Love ❤ is kind

It was 💝 valentines day. We had nothing major.celebration . However as a family we had a meal together, better than any celebration ❤., fish and chips on that Friday. Very delicious since we didn't have fish and chips for such a long time. Children listened to the St Valentines story and made a mini craft.

By eve we had our friends ❤....cut mini heart cake..It was lot of fun with family and friends on Valentines day...had fun time playing games,recited rosary and had lot of lovely chat and laughter with breaking some very special news of ❤. 

I baked a velvet cake and Annu embellished along with our dear Emma.

It is reminded again again- "God so loved the world, He sent his beloved son , so that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life".. Amen.

Some of the past memories and Saint story.

      St Valentine Ora Pro Nobis

Sunday, 2 February 2025

Cousins n Friends






Candlemas Feast



We had a beautiful  celebration last night. Reached home and slept off tired badly. Woke up with sore throat sudden, rough scraping feeling. I got up sudden and came down for a throat gargle. I got so amazed while downstairs looking at a blog, today is Candlemas day. So it is a day of St Blaise, patron of throat ailments.

From previous year


Blaise apparently saved the life of a boy who was choking on a fish bone. The Saint said that anyone who lit a candle in his memory will be cured  So it is a day of blessing of throat with candles and known as healer. In the past in one of our nearby Itish church had Blessing of Throat by ever favourite priest for the parishioners. 

Let me come back to Candlemas or known as Purification of Mary/ Presentation, day falls 40 days after Christmas.

 This was the day that, in keeping with Jewish law, Mary and Joseph brought the baby Jesus to the temple for the first time. When Holy Simeon saw the baby, he had a lot to say, but we’ll focus on the end part: “For my eyes have seen your salvation which you prepared in sight of all the peoples, a LIGHT for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people Israel.”

Things you can do as Family 

Blessing of Candles by Priest/ head of family saying prayers - signifies Jesus as the light .

Attend Candle procession if there's one.

With litted candles, family gather around and say Simeon's canticle.

Along with kids, find blossoms coming up, or snowdrops popping up. Traditionally it is known after Candlemas, the day lights started getting more, spring is on its way.

Do lots of Candle crafts with children. They enjoy.

Candlemas food ideas:
 It is also a tradition to make crepes..you can follow some French crepe recipe. I'm sure it will be lot of fun for kids. Crepes ideas.

I love this saying,
" If Candlemas Day be fair and bright,
Winter will have another flight;
If Candlemas Day be wind and rain,
Winter has gone and will not come again.”

 People believed that weather on today can predict the duration of Winter.


From Archives


From Blessing the throat on Feast of St Basil today in St John Church Chorlton.

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Thursday, 23 January 2025

Garden Birthday party

Though its winter in England, it was a kind of Garden party theme.All those gone years Me and my husband played a key role in celebrating birthdays, inviting friends...

But this time it was Annu along with Mich who did most of the part, apart from sending invitations . Theresu's friends. Amazing,  Therese's has turned 14. Our miracle baby . Thank you Lord Jesus  the way she has evolved into beautiful, creative and sporty girl.



The highlight of the day: Our usual birthday special is  breakfast in Bed...with floral pancake with tea and wishes.

All the gifts from siblings amd parents wished with some home made cards. Flowers by her sister and chocolates from younger brother...The birthday girl stayed in bed till trumpet begin with wish.



The whole family was into decorating house, with pom poms, balloons, picture collage, baking cake, blondies and so on. It was a semi naked cake. They tasted good as they looked. Baked by Annu .


Birthday party with H mass in St Ambrose Church. 10 of her friends joined.... Reached home and Mich took over with games and fun.

Following that, everyone had snack, meal and later cake cutting. 

The exciting time was I thought its painting time, everyone joined and paintings all came out super good and some signatures done..

Garden theme cake with lots of edible butterflies around on sponge cake.Semi baked cake with chopped strawberries sandwiched. For our beverage station  we had thought of making fruit infused water and lemonade.


All the decors, lighting, mini heart pompoms hanging on sealing  , dim lights all perfect ambience for girl's to kick in
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Painting time with snacking. For the munchies, kiddos had charcuterie board with cheese, crackers, pepperoni and grapes., also sausage wrap...all teens were like a chatter box.

Our birthday girl's ittle art with all signature of her friends.

  Sketching and painting mood


I skso had snack fun fisplay of her yearly pictures so I repurchased and reused our painting wall, this old geometric wooden frame in corridor.

Previous day, it was day with Theresa's god parents and celebrated wedding anniversary .

Every birthday is a banquet at home. Thank God for all these years.Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoyed..
    
           Happy 14th Birthday Theresu dear

Monday, 13 January 2025

Snowy days 2025

Time has come for the wintry days..temperature dipping. Seems everywhere in white,  taking time to clear snow in cars, delayed journeys. However its time for kids for a great fun in the winter snow , building snowmen, sledging and throwing snow balls..though snowfalls led to numerous schools closing and travellers are warned to check ahead..

Monday, 6 January 2025

Feast of Epiphany

Today celebrates the 12 days of Christmas in England and Feastcof Epiphany.

George along with me making a crown for the Epiphany King.


Decorating crown with jewels..

The time for Epiphany banquet, prepared a cinnamon crown instead of usual King crown cake. Also hid a baby Jesus medal inside  whoever receive will be the King of the day.  Mich was the one and both gro n Mich celebrates their baptism day also.

About Me

Manchester, United Kingdom
A catholic mum with four wonderful children and my wonderful husband. My interests includes my family, faith,home education.Would love to do n enjoy Craft and arts,baking, journaling and reading when I get time,celebrates liturgical feasts in the family, likes Charlotte Mason philosophy, passionate about nature study, Montessori fan.To keep innocence, I would like to keep Annu as the eldest, Munnu and Theresu and Georgu as the youngest. Likes to read on parenting, lousy housekeeper,would love to work for the kingdom of God. I am a Homeopath too, member of Faculty of Homeopathy UK and anyone who like to have a safe, natural medicinal approach, feel free to approach me.