By Phyllis Irene Radford As always in this series you can find the full document of the Magna Carta here: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/magnacarta.asp For a more scholarly discussion of how the Magna Carta deals with modern life: http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/magna-carta.htm Last week we dealt … Continue reading
“Holmes…” “Yes,, my dear Watson?” “Did you move the rolling pin?” “The rolling pin, Watson? We have such an object?” “Yes, indeed, Holmes! Every well equipped kitchen has one. It is instrumental in baking a pie.” “Are you baking a … Continue reading
In editing a piece of promotional work for someone, I was reminded again of the many similarities between writers, who tell fantastic stories for a living and have no intention that they be taken as fact, and “truthers” or conspiracy … Continue reading
Over the course of doing research on 19th century vocabulary, I ran across a fascinating fact about one of the most common casual expressions in use in modern times—“okay”. Or should I say “OK”? If I want to be 19th … Continue reading
Robert Heinlein wrote a story, “And He Built A Crooked House,” about SFnal architects. In it one of the laymen says that, broadly speaking, a house is a device to keep the rain off. And this is true. If the … Continue reading
I have a thing for fiction about nuns, and a quiet admiration mixed with puzzlement. I can only imagine the shape of what drives a woman to devote her life to God. A caveat before I wander off into convent … Continue reading
Confined by the pandemic? Join us for our ongoing virtual vacation as Thor and I visit a couple more sites on Rhodes and then hop on the ferry for Kos. NOTE: Of course, Thor and I had to make another trip … Continue reading
(This post is part of my Patreon-supported New Worlds series.) Back in the first year of this Patreon, when we discussed money matters, I mentioned that carrying around large sums of metal coinage is generally undesirable. It’s inconveniently heavy, and … Continue reading
by Phyllis Irene Radford Presuming you’ve all had a chance to check out Guardian of the Trust Merlin’s Descendants #2 http://www.bookviewcafe.com/index.php/MD2-Guardian-of-the-Trust-by-Irene-Radford on sale at Book View Cafe and have seen how I tried to incorporate the Magna Carta into the … Continue reading
I’m not sure about all of you but I’m falling prey to an odd sort of… paralysis. I pick up something to do and then I discover that I had unconsciously lain it down because I’m staring at the computer … Continue reading
