Hey, friends! If I piqued your interest in the debate over the renaming of Anglo-Saxon studies (per last week’s post), the Medieval Workshop site eloquently explains the situation in this post by Mary Rambaran-Olm. Please follow the link! Brief Takeaways: ▫️ There was an agenda behind the term “Anglo-Saxon,” which evolved from myths about one […]
My birthday was yesterday! It’s the little things, little (and big) discoveries that amount to joy in life. Here are 34, in no particular order: 1. I’m not old. It was in vogue (but not actually funny) to lament about it when I was 23, but I’m over it now. This isn’t the 18th century; […]
This is the time of year when we compare summer and winter, the usual pros and cons, and brace ourselves for the downward plunge into grey skies, shorter days and snow. It usually comes down to a matter of personal preference: heat vs cold, light vs dark, ice cream vs hot tea, mowing the lawn […]
Early fall. Perfect weather. The butterflies are still here, feasting on nectar to prepare for their journey south. Painted ladies and monarchs in the neighborhood, bees and moths busy beside them. Light breeze on golden flowers.
It’s the first day of autumn. Birds are beginning their southward migration. Their passage usually goes unnoticed unless the birds in question are geese or ducks flying in classic v-formation, honking in camaraderie. Especially in a city, it’s rare to notice something smaller… unless it’s right in front of us. Today, I found two orange-crowned […]
