Historical setting: 584 C.E. The house of Eve I asked Anatase how Eve found her way before she had an apprentice. “Before me she had her boy Thole. He’s a cousin to the Ma’am Colletta. When Thole was a child he helped my teacher with the chores and he was her guide, butContinue reading “Post #20.11, Wednesday, May 26, 2021”
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Post #20.10, Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. The house of Eve, pagan healer Anatase is telling me how she learned to read. “The old monk promised me he, himself would give me a reading lesson whenever he could come up here. And he was even better at reading than he was at writing. His letters are shaky.”Continue reading “Post #20.10, Tuesday, May 25, 2021”
Post #20.9, Thursday, May 20, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. The house of Eve Anatase is telling me how she came to be a student of Eve’s. “When I was four I saw a road marker with an arrow and letters, ‘OOS’ to be a word. Since the arrow was pointing to the river I thought the letters named theContinue reading “Post #20.9, Thursday, May 20, 2021”
Post #20.8, Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. The house of Eve, Anatase is reading from Nic’s pages about his first encounter with my family. “The old monk wrote, ‘Your daughter-in-law is gracious but she seems cautious of strangers, especially this one wearing a monk’s robe and tonsured. She assures me that whatever else I have heardContinue reading “Post #20.8, Wednesday, May 19, 2021”
Post #20.7, Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. The garden of Eve, pagan healer Everyday now, I find I’m stronger and more useful. First I was able to do normal things for myself. I could eat at the table with the others, and now in this season of the fullness of springtime nearly into summer I am ableContinue reading “Post #20.7, Tuesday, May 18, 2021”
Post #20.6, Thursday, May 13, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. The house of Eve “First Page: ‘How I saved your bones for you to use again’.” Little Anatase is reading the journal pages that Nic left with her so I would know things when I awoke all these years later. “He wrote, ‘Brother Laz, it was a veryContinue reading “Post #20.6, Thursday, May 13, 2021”
Post #20.5, Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. The house of Eve, pagan healer Now every rising is grief. It was Nic who understood my circumstance of life and life again and he noticed that would give me so much practice in loosing loved ones I would become “good at grief.” I assured him no one is “goodContinue reading “Post #20.5, Wednesday, May 12, 2021”
Post #20.4, Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. The house of Eve, pagan healer I see Anatase has cut bundles of herbs with her new blade, and as they are leaving she nearly smothers Nic’s body for his journey to the burial. Dear God stay close to Nic on this long journey. Amen. Now Anatase isContinue reading “Post #20.4, Tuesday, May 11, 2021”
Post #20.3, Thursday, May 6, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. The house of Eve I see that miss-fit white tunic so carefully stitched by my daughter-in-law’s rigid fingers of orthodoxy. It’s folded neatly by the door ready to be returned to its maker, Colleta, with my rejection. “Wait Eve. Let us slide the white tunic over his arms. ItContinue reading “Post #20.3, Thursday, May 6, 2021”
Post #20.2, Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. The house of Eve While I am sitting here on the edge of the bed ready to dance the celebration of this healing Eve is in the doorway preparing a bed of sorrow. “Are you awake Papa?” “Awake? Yes, and I am sitting here on the edge ofContinue reading “Post #20.2, Wednesday, May 5, 2021”
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