Historical setting: 602 C.E. On the way to Luxeuil Today we walk toward Luxeuil with nothing but our fleeces for bed and a loaf of bread and wedge of cheese for the sharing. We are barely halfway to Luxeuil when the boys suggest we stop and eat the bread and cheese because they areContinue reading “#42.6, Tues., March 14, 2023”
Category Archives: Early Medieval
#42.5, Thurs., March 9, 2023
Historical setting: 602 C.E. The Cottage a few miles from Luxeuil Ana answers the boy’s query for stories of their mother’s adventures with royalty by asking them to imagine a king’s library and name some books. Naming books they’ve never seen? Impossible. She hints. “The Lord is my shepherd.” Gabe announces, “PsalmContinue reading “#42.5, Thurs., March 9, 2023”
#42.4, Weds., March 8, 2023
Historical setting: 602 C.E. Cottage in the Vosges I’m watching ten-year-old Simon trying to teach his little four-year-old-brother Haberd to stack stones into a cairn. Haberd teases him by collecting misshapen, nearly unstackable stones, then he makes the tower tumble. Simon chooses another flat rock and little Haberd finds a big round pebble andContinue reading “#42.4, Weds., March 8, 2023”
#42.3, Tues., March 7, 2023
Historical setting: 602 C.E. Cottage in the Vosges The pagan-like secular church has become a true sanctuary for our worship through these years. The shrine in this place of worship in the woods is made of forest things. A twig, in front of the candle flame on the Christian altar spreads a fully embracingContinue reading “#42.3, Tues., March 7, 2023”
#42.2, Thurs., March 2, 2023
Historical setting: 602 C.E. Cottage in the Vosges Always changing, always new is the constant of a farm. Thole brought us a mule the summer after the twins were born, the foal of Ana’s Teardrop and Colleen’s donkey, Jack. With a mule for the hard work of it and a cow for the milkContinue reading “#42.2, Thurs., March 2, 2023”
#42.1, Weds., March 1, 2023
Historical setting: 602 C.E. Cottage in the Vosges Change is the nature of things that grow and things that heal and living things we come to know. Twelve years have passed. We know how it was, and how it is and there is a big difference between the “was” and the “is” but theseContinue reading “#42.1, Weds., March 1, 2023”
#41.12, Tues., Feb. 28, 2023
Historical setting: 590 C.E. Cottage between Annegray and Luxeuil Brother Servant arrived here with a bird to send messages to Luxeuil. So our message announcing the births of our sons probably set the dovecote at Annegray atwitter but never actually reached any human eyes. Colleen is serving our guest while in the other roomContinue reading “#41.12, Tues., Feb. 28, 2023”
#41.11, Thurs., Feb. 23, 2023
Historical setting: 590 C.E. Cottage between Annegray and Luxeuil “Bringing a new bird now.” That was the message that arrived today on the leg of one of our birds. We had sent a message to Annegray that the boys arrived safely but we had not heard back, nor had we received the visitors weContinue reading “#41.11, Thurs., Feb. 23, 2023”
#41.10, Weds., Feb. 22, 2023
Historical setting: 590 C.E. Cottage between Annegray and Luxeuil Sister Marcella always keeps her eye on the hour, and she is expecting the babies will be waking just now. Ana sits with the first son in the chair, and opens her tunic. Sister Marcella checks on Gabriel, still sleeping soundly. “His name isContinue reading “#41.10, Weds., Feb. 22, 2023”
#41.9, Tues., Feb 21, 2023
Historical setting: 590 C.E. Cottage between Annegray and Luxeuil Both babies are well today. The three nuns-to-be and I use a little flask with a spoon top to feed one of them while Ana has the other. It is a very nice thing to hold a baby and to nurture his strength with milkContinue reading “#41.9, Tues., Feb 21, 2023”
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