Not a First Edition

Monday, 2 December 2019, 11:14.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The Sacred Virgin & the Holy Whore Anthony Harris “With the growth of Christianity came the destruction of the Great Goddess religion, to which mankind in every culture had up to then subscribed. Its destruction was carried out by force, torture and despoliation.” [opening sentence of book] Yes, I do. Yes, I have! […]

First Edition (?)

Monday, 2 December 2019, 10:45.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I pulled a book off one of my shelves this morning to do some research and got a bit of a surprise. Wiki : Helena Faucit, Lady Martin She wrote – Some of Shakespeare’s Female Characters. I’ve had it for eons. Bought for £4.50 in a secondhand bookshop for no reason whatsoever (!) […]

Trinity 4 and Family

Saturday, 30 November 2019, 17:48.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Listen to the words. Beautiful people.

No. THANK YOU, Dave

Saturday, 30 November 2019, 13:14.Reading time less than 1 minute.

And everyone else who has done so much for so many these past few weeks. Great Success :o)

Northern Heart

Saturday, 30 November 2019, 11:29.Reading time less than 1 minute.

She’s talking about November in Sweden. BTW – did you know? “Apparently” the suicide rate in Scandinavia is very high. Something to do with the lack of light. I remember reading something about Agnetha of Abba’s Mum committing suicide. If true….That’s very sad :o(

Modern Alchemy

Saturday, 30 November 2019, 8:52.Reading time 1 minute.

I was going to title this post “book of the day.” But that is boring and it locks me into a routine. Blah! This is a book that I HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Usual stuff….got it. Read it. :o) Timeless information……never out of date, Ormus: Modern Day Alchemy is one book that no modern health care […]

Devil Water

Friday, 29 November 2019, 15:34.Reading time 1 minute.

Tomorrow is my English Nan’s birthday (Scottish Nan died when I was 6) This is why we vibed, me and Enid Anne Sylvia. But she preferred Anne. Or Annie. She introduced me to Anya Seton and this book is probably why my sense of history always stopped with the ’45. I’ll spend tomorrow re-reading. In […]

Mosse Labyrinth

Friday, 29 November 2019, 12:52.Reading time 1 minute.

I bought this book in an airport when it first came out because of the subject matter. Can I recommend it? Urm. Eeerrr. Oooh. Well. On the positive side, Ms Mosse has a second home in the Languedoc so she describes the sights, sounds, smells etc very well. Other than that……!? The book was over-hyped. […]

Morphology of the Folktale

Friday, 29 November 2019, 11:56.Reading time 1 minute.

I’ve had this book for several years and it’s taking me forever to get to grips with it. Maybe that’s a good sign. I’ve stuff that I still need to learn (?) It is written by a Russian so pretty deep and darkly layered. I find something new each time I read it :o) […]

Louis XI – The Universal Spider

Thursday, 28 November 2019, 12:37.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Yip. Same ol’ story. Got it. Read it. IAdoreWikiSometimes : Louis XI of France

Prague

Thursday, 28 November 2019, 11:17.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I’m reading a travelogue from 1838/39. It’s got almost all the -isms. Racism, sillyism, sexism, BSism…But it’s wonderful nonetheless. They are approaching Prague,

Books, Books, Books

Thursday, 28 November 2019, 8:10.Reading time less than 1 minute.

With Words, Words, Woooords! On my shelf. BS History but still a keeper :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.