I seem to be on a roll with these ancient places recently discovered or at least uncovered. I saw an instagram post recently about someone in Turkey…… Read more “Elengubu”
Category: ancestry
Valeriana
It’s been a month since I last blogged. Mea culpa! And when I do, lately, it seems to be when I learn a new fascinating or appealing…… Read more “Valeriana”
Ancient Site: Buildings span millennia
Sorry I haven’t posted for a month! I don’t know about you but I get very intrigued by sites with old stone structures. This one, Jarlshof, is…… Read more “Ancient Site: Buildings span millennia”
John Glasgow Kerr
It’s fun to discover an ancestor in Wikipedia. My mother’s mother’s mother’s father was among several generations in our family to go to the Far East as…… Read more “John Glasgow Kerr”
Research & Synchronicity
I believe in synchronicities, the idea that meaningful coincidences occurring close together are a message from the universe, or the soul. Recently I’ve been talking with a…… Read more “Research & Synchronicity”
Choosing Character & Place Names
Names come to me. It’s maybe like a soul thing. I seek a name and hear it. I know when it’s right for the situation. To me…… Read more “Choosing Character & Place Names”
Immortalizing
Today, on my way home from work, three pairs of spread wings rose beyond the cliffs. The wing shapes gave me a special feeling. I thought, “pelicans.”…… Read more “Immortalizing”
Altar Tying Home and Work
This evening, a writer friend posted in her newsletter an invitation for readers to write 100 words about “home,” whatever that word conjures. What came to my…… Read more “Altar Tying Home and Work”
Homunculus
I had a sort of synchronicity recently. When I described a dream I had in which “I want to take a little house with grumpy little men…… Read more “Homunculus”
Coastal Bike Ride; Controversial Mill Pond
Yesterday i rode the full Coastal Trail that’s only been open about 13 years. First, the area—all the coastline next to the town of Ft. Bragg in…… Read more “Coastal Bike Ride; Controversial Mill Pond”