#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”

Post #33.7, Weds., June 15, 2022

Historical setting: 589 C.E. The monastery at Annegray          The father tells me that the promises Ana and I are making with one another can’t be blessed as a marriage because he assumes Ana can’t bear children; and apparently in these times marriage must be about procreation or it isn’t marriage. Of course that isContinue reading “Post #33.7, Weds., June 15, 2022”