#49.6, Thurs., Oct. 12, 2023

Historical Setting:  610 C.E., Vosges Mountains I’m trying to make sense of this, and at the same time, be the voice of wisdom for my son.           “Greg, I think the trouble the abbot finds with the king taking a concubine is the moral issue of a concubine. This dilemma is rooted in the notionContinue reading “#49.6, Thurs., Oct. 12, 2023”

#42.11, Thurs., March 23, 2023

Historical setting: 602 C.E. On the road to Luxeuil          Greg is agape studying every soldier in the line, noting every detail: the armor, the swords, the horses, the rich silks, the banner. This is not the banner of the queen.           “It’s not royalty at all under that banner.” I tell them, but myContinue reading “#42.11, Thurs., March 23, 2023”

#35.9, Thurs., Aug., 18, 2022

Historical setting: 589 C.E. Journey toward the Loire          This new day we set out to follow the rivers to reach the Loire.  At our pace it takes barely more than a day to come into sight of Sens, a city that keeps its Celtish ways even after the Romans came and built a wallContinue reading “#35.9, Thurs., Aug., 18, 2022”