The Feast of the Nativity
I've just read a book set in the 13th century where neither the feisty heroine (headless on the cover, donchaknow) nor her lover nor her horrible husband nor any other…
The Unconquered Sun
It can be difficult to remember with all the fuss of Christmas, but this is the darkest time of the year. The very function of all midwinter festivals is to…
Oops, seven things I forgot…
With awards come duties, and having received this one from Helen Hollick, I am supposed to think of seven things about myself you may not know, and send the award…
Yule Tidings
Well, I apologise for neglecting this blog. The term has been a difficult one, with the strictures on tutors now so impossible to live with that I'm considering quitting. Is…
In Memory of Saints and Souls
This year I have been to many funerals, and not been to just as many. Most of my friends are Platonists and I don’t know what to say when it…