Post #21.8, Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Historical setting: 584 C.E. The Road to Tours          “There are only three kings now.” Bertigan informs me.                  As we are taking the wagon to the livestock market outside of Tours, Count Bertigan, now married to my granddaughter, is filling me in on the not-secret-enough lives of the Kings and Queens of the MerovingianContinue reading “Post #21.8, Wednesday, June 16, 2021”

Post #21.7, Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Historical setting: 584 C.E. The Road to Tours          I climb into the bed of Daniel’s wagon with several barrels of wine and this fellow Bert. Daniel flicks the rein and the mules move this load forward. My many questions swirl. Why horses on this simple farm? And why am I needed for this venture?Continue reading “Post #21.7, Tuesday, June 15, 2021”