Well, not really goodbye - just goodbye to this site. This site is officially deprecated in favor of my new site - www.robertwitham.com .
I have done little with this site for the past few months. I have been in a transition process and finally launched the new site today. There are a few reasons for […]
Ash Wednesday officially ushers in Lent. This day arrived at its name from the ashes that Catholic and some Protestant churches put on worshiper’s foreheads during a church service. This tradition is inspired by the Biblical practice of placing ashes on one’s head during times of mourning or repentance.
As I noted in a post earlier […]
Mardi Gras, from the French for Fat Tuesday, falls between Shrove Monday and Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is also known as Pancake Day because of the foods traditionally eaten on this Tuesday. Fat left over from cooking breakfast on Shrove Monday would be used to make pancakes or donuts on Tuesday. Mardi Gras or Fat […]
Shrove Monday, celebrated on the Monday before Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of the Lent season for many Christians. Shrove Monday, also known as Collop Monday, after the traditional breakfast meal eaten on the day. Collops are strips of leftover meat - usually bacon. The meat is eaten along with eggs.
I am finally back after an inexcusably long absence. Actually, I have been working on setting up a new site and planned to migrate the content here to the new site and then publish at the new site. The process took longer than anticipated. My daughter would say, “My bad!”
I will be posting again […]
