Hello all! I just wanted to post a notice that I’ll be on vacation for the above dates and therefore there may be a delay in posts and approving comments. I’ll have internet access and a little downtime in the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Off-topic
Yeah, I’m a little late getting this posted, but at least it’s still January! Last year I wrote about the various goals that I had for 2014, both personal and for the site. I did okay on some, terrible on … Continue reading
Hello all! I just want to put up a note that I’ll be traveling for work through Monday so email-answering and comment-approving may be sporadic, depending on my schedule and/or internet availability. (For those curious, this is where I’m going … Continue reading
I’ve had a death in my family so I just wanted to let everyone know that I probably won’t be around much for the next few days.
I can’t believe I’ve managed to do half a month of the August blogging challenge so far! Today’s post is photos of my hometown. I’m lucky enough to live in Austin, Texas, a great city for food, music, education, technology, … Continue reading
Just like with five favorite books post for the August blogging challenge, narrowing down my favorite movies to just five is tough. The first three are no-brainers, but about a dozen or so things could go in the the last … Continue reading
I was having a hard time thinking of something to post when all of a sudden it occurred to me that one of my favorite ghost stories isn’t from a book or movie, it’s a song. Specifically the song She … Continue reading
I’m sure that this is one that a lot of us in the August blog challenge will have trouble with, because this is a pretty book-crazy bunch and it will be hard to narrow down to five! These are all … Continue reading
Continuing with the August blogging challenge. I’m doing Sunday’s topic today since I’ll have a different regularly scheduled blog post that day. Today’s scheduled topic was supposed to be a regret, but I honestly don’t have any big regrets and … Continue reading
More in the August blogging challenge… I admit that I don’t have a lot of guilty pleasures – in that *I* don’t feel very guilty in taking pleasure in them. But others might try to make me feel guilty about … Continue reading
Next in the blog challenge – a favorite quote. I actually have lots of quotes that I like for various reasons (and to use in various situations), but this has always been a favorite of mine and many others who … Continue reading
Continuing on with the August blog challenge… I wish I could sing really well. I was in choir in elementary school and I was decent enough at holding a note that the music teacher would put the new people next … Continue reading
Continuing on the August blog challenge… This one was hard for me because I’m lucky to have a lot of treasured memories (in part because I have a sponge for a brain, so I just flat out have A LOT … Continue reading
For today’s post for Natalie’s August blog challenge, I’m following her suggestion and posting 5 things about me that most people don’t know. And this is aimed at people who know me through Tudor history stuff… people who know me … Continue reading
Natalie at On the Tudor Trail issued a challenge on her personal blog to write a post every day in August and I’ve decided to take up that challenge! I’m going to do a mix of her suggested schedule and … Continue reading
Sorry I didn’t get around to doing one of these last weekend (which was the long Memorial Day holiday here in the US). * The June issue of BBC History magazine is out and features a cover article about Elizabeth … Continue reading
I decided not to blackout any of my blogs and sites today partly from laziness and partly in fear that I would totally screw something up, but I do want to register my support for those who are protesting by … Continue reading
This is the same poem as last year, but a different design (and like last year, this is recycled from about 10 years ago). Have wonderful day! … Continue reading
No, not a tale of spooky happenings around a piece of art, but rather a funny Halloween decoration I stumbled upon at the craft store the other day. (Sorry for the cruddy cell phone pics.) This is one of those … Continue reading
* Not exactly Tudor related, but cool: SepiaTown – mapped historical photos from around the world. * Shakespeare’s Kings and Westminster Abbey – RSC actors performing excerpts from the history plays in the coronation ‘theater’ of the Abbey. I wish … Continue reading
