I Knew You Were Trouble

Thursday, 19 December 2019, 17:11.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I blame the new reading glasses that I picked up today. Yay. I can see the small text. Boo. Can’t see anything else around me. And it’s making feel fizzy :o(

The Quality of Mercy

Thursday, 19 December 2019, 16:57.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Not all tell – e – vision is bad. IMHO. You just have to know when to pick and choose. Discernment. A bit of Oxford. Lewis. Hathaway. Merchant of Venice.Mystery History. Blahblahblah. I love this series. Another gift that keeps on giving :o)

The Three Chests

Thursday, 19 December 2019, 16:45.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I love/adore/worship this Bard fellow o) Those with eyes to see will “see” just how many layers lie here within. Oh. Made myself laugh there. My bad :o( Merchant of Venice, anyone?

He’s Back!!!

Thursday, 19 December 2019, 15:26.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Mr Pajerico. Woohoooo!

Apocalypse Now!

Thursday, 19 December 2019, 15:18.Reading time less than 1 minute.

It is very humbling when an offspring (chilblain) trumps you out the whatever! Not only did I get “Kill the Wabbit” (m’eh) He also said three words… Apocalypse. Now. Helicopters. Smart Arse :o(

Yule/Winter Solstice December 21st

Thursday, 19 December 2019, 14:43.Reading time 14 minutes.

For some reason, someone, somewhere has changed the dates! But I will celebrate Yule on the 21st. This is an important date in my life. Mum and Dad got married on December the 21st. My brother honoured them by also marrying his beautiful wife on the 21st. And btw – his wife’s birthday is………..!! From […]

SHE is GOOD!

Thursday, 19 December 2019, 14:23.Reading time less than 1 minute.

She is effing Brilliant. Wow :o) Ears to Hear?

Back on the Avenue with Alejandro

Thursday, 19 December 2019, 13:03.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Needed a break from all that reading :o)

Prose Poem

Thursday, 19 December 2019, 12:39.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The illustration above comes from the original epic poem (which is really prose) that I’m reading now. I have Never come across this before but it is a beautiful gift that’s a bit (!) addictive :o) The TBR pile just fell over. M’eh! The poem, strangely enough, is not set in Georgia, but in […]

A Poem from the Golden Age

Thursday, 19 December 2019, 7:25.Reading time 3 minutes.

These are the first lines of an epic 12th century Georgian poem. Mmmmmn! There was in Arabia Rostevan, a king by the grace of God, happy, exalted, generous, modest, lord of many hosts and knights, just and gracious, powerful, far-seeing, himself a peerless warrior, moreover fluent in speech: No other child had the king […]

It Takes Time. But Eventually…

Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 17:02.Reading time less than 1 minute.

…It makes sense. OMG! Got to Love the Rich & Famous. What a crock of….?

Guy Pearce, Desert. Queen Priscilla ?

Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 15:57.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Whatev’s BlahdeBlah. Heard it ALL before :o(

The Ravens of Dinefwr is the first in a series of novels-in-progress set in the early 12th century. It follows the dispossessed members of the South Wales House of Dinefwr from their origins in Deheubarth to the centre of the known world, Jerusalem. Come and be my fellow Far-Farer. Come travelling and unravelling with me through Wales, Norway, Ireland, England, Scotland, France, Russia, Constantinople, Italy, the Balkans, the Holy Land. Come and Far-Fare through every degree on my 12th century compass.