Historical Setting, 631 C.E. the family farm in the Vosges Greg is explaining a perspective of a world that can be laid out on a table as a sheet of velum, marked with strategies in doted lines. It has X’s for various peoples distinguishing one from another with color codes for possible enemies —Continue reading “#61.4, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024”
Category Archives: Early Medieval
#61.3, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024
Historical Setting, 631 C.E. the family farm in the Vosges This morning more horses were delivered to the pastures and I asked one of the young soldiers, who was it who ordered this. Of course, he names “Captain Greg.” I asked if this was preparation for a military operation or for escorting a journeyContinue reading “#61.3, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024”
#60.12, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Creek House in the Vosges Mts. A precious generation of our own lives is lost when an illness robs us of old age. Ana argues her wish to keep the cat when Hannah offers to relieve her mother of the stress of caring for Inky. Apparently, Hannah thinks this catContinue reading “#60.12, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024”
#60.11, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Creek House in the Vosges Mts. Vizsla would be much more at ease with a building project if he were told to use a surgeon’s blade. He is clearly befuddled by the ax. The first tree he chased down wasn’t felled so much as wounded, tenderly, so there wouldn’t beContinue reading “#60.11, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024”
#60.10, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Creek House in the Vosges Mts. “Maybe it is true that Hannah doesn’t know everything about marriage,” I’m telling Layla, “And you may be right, that she can’t understand what it is to be married. But don’t, for a moment, forget marriage is about the beautiful life. So, this papa’sContinue reading “#60.10, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024”
#60.9, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Creek House in the Vosges Mts. Vizsla is down here at the creek cottage this evening with his fleece. He told Hannah that Brandell says he can’t stay there with them any more nights. Vizsla says marriage has turned Brandell “selfish.” This Avar seems a little miffed. Apparently, he wasContinue reading “#60.9, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024”
#60.8, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Creek House in the Vosges Mts. It isn’t hard to change the topic from death to life for these grandchildren, especially when they take notice of Inky, the kitten. The vase was broken because Inky searched the shelf of precious things for something that was moving, something that had aContinue reading “#60.8, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024”
#60.7, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Creek House in the Vosges Mts. We were talking about the nature of life and that the one thing that defines life is the constancy of change. Growing, coming and going, keeping and letting go, these are all things of change. Life is never stagnant. In fact, the opposite ofContinue reading “#60.7, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024”
#60.6, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Creek House in the Vosgas Mts. Inky, the kitten Layla gifted to Ana is stalking the plumage of a feather in a clay vase made by a grandchild. With the next waft of breeze through the window, Inky is on the shelf of precious things. Then, with one swat ofContinue reading “#60.6, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024”
#60.5, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Creek House in the Vosges Mts. Hannah has returned from the castle farms in the donkey cart, bringing Layla and baby Willinod to visit Ana. Layla brought her mother a gift of a little kitten, but Hannah finds the “witchy” purpose for it detestable and so the daughters argue. Continue reading “#60.5, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024”
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