Good Monday

Some things can’t wait to be shared!

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Monday, 4 May, 2020

Super Tuesday

‪If you’re state’s primary is today and you haven’t already voted, please do so. ‬

‪If your preferred candidate is still running, vote for them.

Candidates are electable if people vote for them. Don’t let anyone convince you otherwise. ‬

Tuesday, 3 March, 2020

That’s Another Record

Yesterday I went to the thrift store and found some more records for the collection.

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Sunday, 1 March, 2020

Shrove Monday, 1583

OTD in history, (Feb 24, 1583) John Eldred departs London on the Tiger, bound for Aleppo, Syria. Returning in 1588 on the Hercules with a wealth of riches, particularly in nutmeg, his journals would inspire Shakespeare to write “her husband’s to Aleppo gone, master o’ the Tiger”.

I am his direct descendant.

He is the subject of my next book.

John Eldred’s bust in Greater Saxham
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Incidentally, Feb 24, 1583, was Shrove Monday, too.

Monday, 24 February, 2020

I would not think to touch the sky.

I’m prepping for the next series of Core Curriculum.

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Sunday, 23 February, 2020

I Choose My Own Way To Burn

Some thoughts on February 22nd

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Saturday, 22 February, 2020

Friday Freeze

They predicted snow but all we really got was freezing rain. Still, school is canceled and I’m curled up with a blanket, a thermos of coffee, and a good book. Let’s catch up.

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Friday, 21 February, 2020

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Seventy-eight years ago, the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by the empire of Japan. And although I wasn’t there – I wasn’t even born! – I’m still remembering it. Continue reading “Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day” →