Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Vosges Mts. The three generations of Ana’s – Ana, Hannah and granddaughter Ann — are back home now after a journey to the Waldelenas castle lands. They traveled by donkey cart to visit Will and Layla’s new baby. Ann comes running up the hill bubbling with news of her firstContinue reading “#56.12, Tues., May 28, 2024”
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#56.5, Thurs., May 9, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Vosges Mts. When this donkey and I have helped a neighbor here plow a strip for planting, I ask a deep favor of this neighbor. “We have Will’s wife hidden away with her family because Will can have a cruel hand.” The neighbor has a knowing smirk. IContinue reading “#56.5, Thurs., May 9, 2024”
#55.13, Tues., April 30, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Vosges We ‘ve tucked Layla away in a safe place hidden from Will, safe with her mother and her sister. Now I’ve come to this little land patch where people try to nurture family despite the poverty. It would all be so simple if Layla could just leave Will andContinue reading “#55.13, Tues., April 30, 2024”
#47.4, Tues., Aug. 8, 2023
Historical setting: 602 C.E. A cottage in the Vosges Here, I play a simple tune on Simon’s harp. It’s a song Simon invented to please the cuckoo nesting near this place where only flowers may grow. Brandell is delighted. For just a moment the tones of cooing cuckoo sullies the sorrows of us humankinds.Continue reading “#47.4, Tues., Aug. 8, 2023”
#39.13, Thurs., Dec. 29, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. cottage between Annegray and Luxeuil I can understand our visiting neighbors are not favorable to Christian Saints and foreign missionaries murdering sacred trees of Pagan worship. And it doesn’t take very much chatter to discover our guests are not the variety of Christians who would make a pilgrimage to aContinue reading “#39.13, Thurs., Dec. 29, 2022”
#39.12, Weds., Dec. 28, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. a cottage Between Annegray and Luxeuil No sooner were the monks on their way down the hill than a group of people, several children, some women, an old man and a younger man, trudged up the hill through the snow and stopped at our door. “Good morning Friends, haveContinue reading “#39.12, Weds., Dec. 28, 2022”
#39.11, Tues., Dec. 27, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. a cottage between Annegray and Luxeuil We’ve been contemplating the Christmas story with our guests. Colleen seems miffed by the ignorance of her own countrymen with their thought that a virgin who could give birth would not then be able to produce milk for the baby. “How isContinue reading “#39.11, Tues., Dec. 27, 2022”
Post #15.1, Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Historical setting: 6th Century C.E. Somewhere in the Pyrenees We’re not hiding on this hill even though the shepherd told us it was a good hill for hiding. We are clearly in view from below — two men on horseback. We must be a strange sight for these two shepherds looking up at us,Continue reading “Post #15.1, Tuesday, December 1, 2020”
Post #14.10, Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Historical setting: Along the ridges of the Pyrenees, 6th Century We are somewhere in mountains on the edge of winter and we find ourselves face-to-face with a grieving young shepherd. It was my thought that there must be a community of shepherds or farmers in this area or how could this farm sell its muttonContinue reading “Post #14.10, Tuesday, November 24, 2020”
Lazarus Ink 