#75 - The End

No, it's not the end of Sunday Scribblings. The prompt this week is "the end."

And I (Laini) want to apologize to Meg and to all of you for my linking issues this summer -- I have been traveling for five weeks and was often without internet access, so I often couldn't be much help getting your links up. BUT. . . I'm home now (yay!) and I promise to do better. Faster linking, starting now!

I also have a very exciting announcement to make! When Meg and I started this site last year, my motivation was to get myself writing new and different things -- and it really worked! I wrote stories, and I loved some of them. And my husband/illustrator Jim and I got the idea to propose a collection of three of them to some publishers as an illustrated book for young adults. Well, I am so thrilled to announce that we have just sold that book, Goblin Fruit to Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic. Yayyyyyy!!! It is comprised of two long short stories and one novella, each of which began life as a prompt HERE. The prompts were: "real life," "music," and "the monster." The stories are creepy, sensual, supernatural romance for teenagers and the book will be fully illustrated in the manner of a classic fairy tale book. So, a BIG tip of my hat to writing prompts, and to this wonderful community of scribblers. Yay! Thanks to all who've participated for the past 75 weeks!

1. liza's eyeview
2. crafty green poet
3. olsum's diary
4. shelley
5. fledgling poet
6. ~kathryn~
7. xegbp
8. clockworkchris
9. stacy
10. jennifer
11. arboleda
12. tiel aisha ansari
13. jeane
14. annie mahoney
15. bug
16. ana
17. gautami tripathy
18. marcy
19. harmonyinline
20. rena
21. lucy
22. herb urban
23. saoirse redgrave
24. silver valley girl
25. gill
26. ambition
27. pacian
28. portals unknown
29. robin
30. ren.kat
31. regina clare jane
32. redness
33. tinker
34. visions and voices studio
35. paul
36. onion
37. lissa
38. ther
39. autrice deldrago
40. leigh in atlanta
41. ish
42. this girl remembers
43. paisley
44. patois
45. matthew
46. tammy
47. ingrid
48. djpare
49. mike mc
50. suseadoodle
51. josie two shoes
52. karina
53. raven
54. becca
55. terina
56. january
57. nuttersnotes
58. papayamom
59. kris
60. hope
61. missmeliss
62. joezul
63. mx-susan
64. giggles
65. jo
66. inland empire girl
67. gilson
68. kelly
69. vintage housewife
70. marie
71. wendy
72. boliyou
73. cynthia e. bagley
74. odessa
75. sister ae
76. thunkful
77. forgetfulone
78. shelby
79. novel nymph
80. jhs
81. tumblewords
82. mks
83. frances
84. sarah
85. micki
86. steve
87. rose
88. roswellgray
89. poppy fields
90. j. matthew saunders
91. annie
92. marilyn
93. mandi
94. luke
95. just jinny
96. nonizamboni
97. homeinkabul
98. dazey rosie
99. rob kistner

Week 35: Markets for This Week

Wednesday 29th August
CERES Organic Market

Saturday 1st September
Bundoora Park Farmers' Market
CERES Organic Market
Central Murray Farmers' Market
Daylesford Farmers' Market
East Gippsland Farmers' Market
Growers Market on the Green
Healesville Organic Market
Kingston Farmers' Market
Murrabit Markets
South Gippsland Farmers' Market
Sunraysia Farmers' Market
Tatong Farmers' Market
Veg Out St Kilda Farmers' Market

Sunday 2nd September
Gisborne Farm and Produce Market
Harcourt Farmers' Market
Heathmont Farmers' Market

#74 - "I get that sinking feeling..."

Apologies for the late prompt this week!! It's not a word this week, it's a phrase. You can begin your post with it, use it in a conversation, or in any other way you wish!

"I get that sinking feeling..."

Happy Scribbling!

1. ~kathryn~
2. karen travels
3. tiel aisha ansari
4. herb urban
5. olsum
6. stacy
7. fledgling poet
8. nuttersnotes
9. silver valley girl
10. liza's eyeview
11. redness
12. shelley
13. paul
14. gautami tripathy
15. paisley
16. autrice deldrago
17. xegbp
18. regina clare jane
19. visions and voices studios
20. kamsin
21. arboleda
22. hope
23. gill
24. progressive muse
25. thefirecat
26. anushka
27. robin
28. thunkful
29. shelby
30. ingrid
31. mike mc
32. patois
33. clockworkchris
34. chelle
35. message from the muse
36. sister ae
37. felicia
38. harmonyinline
39. jhs.
40. forgetfulone
41. verbal
42. suseadoodle
43. missmeliss
44. poppy fields
45. ish
46. tinker
47. remiman
48. matthew
49. j
50. dani in nc
51. raymond pert
52. marilyn
53. marie
54. lissa
55. joezul
56. v
57. just jinny
58. inland empire girl
59. tammy
60. left-handed trees
61. bongga mom
62. karina
63. ~minutechaser~
64. tumblewords
65. kulia
66. lisrobbe
67. ther
68. sundaycynce
69. molly
70. herb urban
71. rose
72. j matthew saunders
73. homeinkabul
74. leonard blumfeld
75. lacithecat
76. sue "sioux" siebert
77. ren.kat
78. micki
79.
80.

First Religious Profession of Br Roman Maria, C.SS.R.

Rev Br Roman Maria of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, C.SS.R. a Greek Catholic from Lviv, Ukraine, prostrates himself before Blessed Sacrament while Veni Creator Spiritus is sung.

Rev Fr Michael Mary, C.SS.R. warnes young novice before such an important act of giving himself fully to God... "Until death, Father."

Br Roman Maria, C.SS.R. pronounces his first vows of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience

Rev Fr Michael Mary, C.SS.R. is pictured with newly professed Br Roman Maria, C.SS.R. before traditional Ukrainian icon stand, especially made for this occasion.

Week 34: Markets for This Week

Wednesday 22nd August
CERES Organic Market

Saturday 25th August
Ballarat Lakeside Farmers' Market
Berwick/Casey Farmers' Market
CERES Organic Market
Churchill Island Farmers' Market
Essendon Farmers' Market
Healesville Organic Farmers' Market
Hume Murray Farmers' Market
Lancefield and District Farmers' Market
Slow Food Farmers' Market
Traralgon Farmers' Market
Yarraville Farmers' Market

Sunday 26th August
Tyabb Farmers' Market
Yarra Valley Fresh
Yarrunga Farmers' Market

#73 - Dear Diary

The prompt for this week is: Dear Diary.

Shhhhhhh... are your secrets deep and dark or wistful and whimsical? Do you have a character that you need to flush out by writing some diary entries? Is there something your twelve-year-old self wants to say? Do you have a silly secret crush? What needs to be written in a beautiful book and locked with a tiny gold key?

1. paul
2. ian russell
3. xegbp
4. olsum
5. shelley
6. karen travels
7. lacithecat
8. awareness
9. fledgling poet
10. herb urban
11. tiel aisha ansari
12. stacy
13. liza's eyeview
14. gautami tripathy
15. tori
16. ~kathryn~
17. sentient marrow
18. gilson
19. paisley
20. e_journeys
21. missmeliss
22. elspeth
23. clockworkchris
24. saoirse redgrave
25. rob kistner
26. colleen
27. dailypanic
28. leigh in atlanta
29. raymond pert
30. joezul
31. lisa
32. lissa
33. tammy
34. patois
35. lucy
36. homeinkabul
37. marcy
38. Lucy R. E.
39. ther
40. khambagirl
41. bongga mom
42. robin
43. frances
44. vanessa
45. mardougrrl
46. shakedowndude
47. strauss
48. tongue in cheek antiques
49. remiman
50. jennifer hicks
51. bella
52. becca
53. sister ae
54. shelby
55. jayne
56. j
57. jone
58. kentuckygal
59. january
60. wendy
61. kamsin
62. karina
63. thunkful
64. myrtle beached whale
65. marie
66. kerstin
67. roswell gray
68. bug
69. mks
70. megan
71. jenuine jen
72. herb urban
73. ra
74. novel nymph
75. djpare
76. redness
77. rose
78. dara
79. forgetfulone
80.
81.
82.
83.

For the glory of God and of His Holy Mother

We have begun work on a wall for our pier. However, this will be no ordinary wall. It will have shrines running along the inside of it. The first will be for a statue of the Immaculate Conception. This is a long term project.

Br. Xavier and Br. Paul Mary, C.SS.R.


Br. Wolf Maria, C.SS.R. shows young Dominic Farrell how it's done.


The arch is carefully lowered into place with the tractor.

Fr. Michael Mary, C.SS.R. ensures that all is done for the glory of God and of His Holy Mother.

Week 33: Markets for This Week

Wednesday 15th August
CERES Organic Market

Thursday 16th Augusst
Casey Farmers' Market

Saturday 18th August
Bayswater Farmers' Market
Boroondara Farmers' Market
Buninyong Farmers' Market
Central Murray Farmers' Market
CERES Organic Market
Drouin Farmers' Market
Gasworks Farmers' Market
Healesville Organic Market
Kilmore Highland and Produce Market
Knox Farmers' Market
Moyhu Farmers' Market
Port Fairy Farmers' Market
Sunraysia Farmers' Market
Wellington Farmers' Market

Sunday 19th August
Girgarre Farmers' Market
Sanctuary Lakes Farmers' Market
Talbot Farmers' Market
Werribee Farmers' Market
Yarra Valley Regional Farmers' Market

#72 - Goosebumps

What gives you goosebumps? Do you like scary stuff? What else gives you goosebumps?

1. paul
2. brian
3. kamsin
4. lucy
5. herb urban
6. jennifer
7. rob kistner
8. tricia stirling
9. autrice deldrago
10. arboleda
11. paisley
12. mks
13. matthew
14. ~kathryn~
15. awareness
16. tiel aisha ansari
17. myrtle beached whale
18. bohemian mom
19. mike mc
20. gautami tripathy
21. j
22. kikare
23. mountain dweller
24. regina clare jane
25. january
26. rose dewy knickers
27. gettin it out
28. stacy
29. fledgling poet
30. becca
31. lacithecat
32. liza's eyeview
33. gilson
34. raymond pert
35. dara
36. poppy fields
37. this girl rememembers
38. bongga mom
39. joezul
40. patois
41. colleen
42. sister ae
43. marcy
44. lissa
45. olsum
46. stacie f
47. nuttersnotes
48. inland empire girl
49. heather
50. stephen boddey
51. robin
52. tongue in cheek antiques
53. tinker
54. ann
55. cmm
56. thefirecat
57. jennifer hicks
58. terina
59. redness
60. gill
61. left-handed trees
62. wendy
63. marilyn
64. cynthia e. bagley
65. novel nymph
66. giggles
67. tammy
68. melba
69. lissa
70. jane poe (aka deborah)
71. shelby
72. chelle
73. djpare
74. rose
75. forgetfulone
76. mardougrrl
77. j. matthew saunders
78.
79.
80.

Tradition pushes forward

Following on from the feast of our Holy Father, Saint Alphonsus, we would like to take this opportunity to announce the growth of our humble congregation, which now begins to spread its arms around the world. Indeed, we have chosen, a very northerly location for our Congregation, but this outpost of tradition on Papa Stronsay must now become a motherhouse, as we send our forces to the other side of the world, and south. For many years, since Rev. Fr Cummins, C.SS.R. stopped visiting, the South Island of New Zealand has been without the regular celebration of Holy Mass. In fact, until recently, the faithful there could receive the sacraments only once every two months. They now receive a visit from an SSPX priest once every month, but we must all agree that this is hardly satisfactory. It is for this reason that we would like to make known the new foundation of Transalpine Redemptorists in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The properties for the church and monastery are in the final stages of changing hands, and with a little work, will be ready to receive the first Transalpine Redemptorist missionary priest, and two brothers, to serve the faithful traditional Catholics of the South Island of New Zealand. We hope that this news will bring you as much joy as it has brought us, and that it will bring great glory to God, and to our Holy Father, Saint Alphonsus, whose rule and congregation we are trying to preserve unsullied until the consummation of the world.
Our Mother of Perpetual Succour, Our Holy Father Saint Alphonsus, and all the Saints of the Redemptorist Congregation, Pray for us.

The site of the new foundation. The building to be the new Chuch is on the left, and the house is on the right.

Rev. Fr Michael Mary, C.SS.R. enters bearing the statue of the Holy Infant of Prague.

The first Holy Mass is celebrated inside.

Week 32: Markets for This Week

Wednesday 8th August
CERES Organic Market

Saturday 11th August
Bendigo Farmers' Market
Cardinia Ranges Farmers' Market
Central Geelong Farmers' Market
CERES Organic Market
Collingwood Farmers' Market
East Doncaster Farmers' Market
Healesville Organic Market
Hume Murray Farmers' Market
Kyneton Farmers' Market
Manningham Community Produce Market
Metung Farmers' Market
Mornington Farmers' Market

Sunday 12th August
Aireys Inlet Community Market
Avenel Farmers' Market
Caroline Springs Market
Kangaroo Ground Highland Farmers' Market
Whitehorse Farmers' Market

#71 - Decision

The prompt for this week is: Decision. I hope you make it a good one!

1. dreamergirl
2. autrice deldrago
3. xegbp
4. rose dewy knickers
5. stacy
6. herb urban
7. fledgling poet
8. novel nymph
9. melissa
10. tiel aisha ansari
11. alphawoman
12. jennifer
13. shelley
14. ~kathryn~
15. clare
16. mardougrrl
17. gill
18. kay
19. elspeth
20. redness
21. clockworkchris
22. beautiful witch
23. regina clare jane
24. remiman
25. zed
26. paris parfait
27. liza's eyeview
28. becca
29. poppy fields
30. patois
31. ian russell
32. luke
33. bug
34. colorful prose
35. annie
36. myrtle beached whale
37. arboleda
38. tammy
39. paisley
40. lissa
41. onion
42. whitesnake
43. lucy
44. kara
45. colleen
46. thunkful
47. stacie
48. inland empire girl 1 & 2 & 3
49. january
50. raymond pert
51. pip
52. sage
53. j
54. verilion
55. rob kistner
56. matthew
57. jone
58. terina
59. marie
60. megan
61. frances
62. dani in nc
63. gemma
64. marilyn
65. omg
66. marcy
67. djpare
68. chelise
69. betty c.
70. giggles
71. boliyou
72. e_journeys
73. khambagirl
74. kamsin
75. roswellgray
76. forgetfulone
77. lunarmusings
78. smtwrgrl
79. lisrobbe
80. gilson
81. laundrygirl
82. rose
83. hope
84. tinker
85. mountain dweller
86. gautami tripathy
87. jennifer hicks
88. paul
89. thefirecat
90. just jinny
91. deirdre
92. mks
93. kerstin
94. kel x
95. ty

Visitors

In the summer we often receive visits from our dear friends from different parts of the world. Here Mr & Mrs Karlsen from Sweden are pictured in front of the Monastery gate. Mr Karlsen is a SSPX representative in Scandinavia.

Mr Michael Schneider from Baden Baden, Germany teaches Br Roman some culinary secrets.

Here the community is pictured with our German friends, Rev Fr George Kopf of the SSPX,

Mr Michael Schneider and Klaus Kohler.

See you again on Papa Stronsay...