How It Began First, let me say the people at the Dayton Celtic Festival were very good to me. They stopped by to talk about Ireland and genealogy, and which books of mine they’ve read. They bought a lot of books, and it was my privilege to be able to sign them for folks. They…
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Today’s Research: Humorous Scribes
What Your Teacher Wasn’t Suppose to Read I’ve read some of these before, little notes written in margins or on scraps found inside book bindings. I can relate right now to these medieval scribes. See if you can figure out why. Complaints by Medieval Scribes New parchment, bad ink; I say nothing more. This page…
Today’s Research: Herbs
Enya’s Son Research Today it was about Enya’s daughter. Her job is to tend the herbs. When I found the following YouTube video, my imagination went soaring. Listen, and you’ll probably see why!
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Today’s Research Brought Music!
Enya’s Son Update I was searching a place where my character Enya is from. She has escaped a painful childhood, and just got some sad news about that place. And I find this. I hope you enjoying listening as much as I did. I don’t know what the Irish means, but I do know the…
Archaeology and Historical Novels
Exciting New Discoveries! Those of us who read historical novels like there to be some accuracy in them. The story needs to be true to its setting. Since I having been writing stories set in ancient Ireland, in the 5th and 6th centuries, much of what I write about is based, necessarily, on legends. The…
Reenactments For the Novelist
Since I write historical fiction, I’m really interested in reenactments. There are plenty of Civil War and pioneer reenactments around here, but that’s not the era I’m currently writing in. So you can imagine how excited I was to find this video. It may not completely describe my setting—this one claims to be pre-historic to early Christian,…
Book Review: Second Guessing God
Second Guessing God: Hanging On When You Can’t See His Plan by Brian Jones From Amazon: “Why does God allow bad things to happen?” This book is Jones’s response to that question. Like a good friend, Brian comes alongside those seeking help in trials of life to help them find meaning and strength. While…
Response to “Get Rid of Your Guns”
This is a departure from my usual blogging. We read to escape reality sometimes, but the truth is, we do have to live in the present. I promise after this I’ll go back to my usual topics. America Gets Advice From Europe I read a tweet this morning that prompted me to write this. It…
