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Newgrange
The word druid might conjure up for you thoughts of mystical, hooded people who perform cultic kinds of rituals and sacrifices among the standing stones in Ireland and England. In reality, that view of druids comes from a ‘Celtic revival in the 18th and 19th Centuries’ and is probably a gross misrepresentation of who and … Continue reading
Except. The Child.
We like things perfect. Christmas brings out the perfectionism in most us, I think. The perfect tree and decorations, just the right gifts with beautiful wrapping, the menu for Christmas dinner. Everything for Christmas should be, well, perfect. Except it isn’t. The government is partially shut down, fighting and ugliness increase exponentially nearly daily, some … Continue reading
Die Hard Christmas
If you saw my blog right after Thanksgiving, you will remember that I shared my love of cheesy Christmas movies. I’m happy to report that we have been taking full advantage of the season, and have watched at least a dozen uplifting and enjoyable holiday films. That doesn’t count the six or seven that we … Continue reading
Lyric lightness
I will readily admit that I misconstrue and misquote and garble the lyrics to songs on a regular basis. Actually, I do so without remorse or an inclination to change the error of my ways. Hillary and Sam used to tease me about it. Karl corrects me. It doesn’t matter, if I’m not sure of … Continue reading
New Mystery
The main idea for my first novel, Mountain Time, came from two sources: first, the fascinating and rich history of the copper era near Encampment, Wyoming and second, an abandoned cabin. I’ve talked about this cabin before, but just to remind you, when I was probably ten or eleven, my dad and I were camping … Continue reading
No more boxes here!
As we prepared to sell and move out of our house in the country in October of 2014, I packed boxes furiously, getting rid of tons of stuff and sorting through years of accumulation. I had an office in that house that Karl had lined with bookshelves, floor to ceiling, and I had literally tons … Continue reading
Just an Annoying Little Frog
Once, when my son, Sam had just started high school, I played Bunco with a group of teacher friends. It was only that one time, and I was clearly very bad at playing the game, because when the night was finished, I won the booby prize. The prize was a hard plastic frog about ten … Continue reading
Mount Vernon Day 3
First off, If you’ve read my Day 1 post, I need to correct a mistake – those were not hawks, they were river hawks, also knows as ospreys. They are actually really interesting birds – they are the only bird of prey to live solely on fish! If you ever come to Mount Vernon, you … Continue reading
Day three- Fort Sumter and a kayak trip!
Fort Sumter was built in 1829. It is an island at the mouth of Charleston Harbor, and perfectly positioned to defend Charleston from invaders coming from the Atlantic. The island is man-made. They sunk 70,000 tons of granite plus bricks from local plantations to create the foundation of the island. In April 12th at 4:30 … Continue reading
