Journal

A sunny Dublin day? That may be an oxymoron. I'm not sure. I am in Dublin researching a new novel about an Iron Age king. Today, my first whole day in this city, I spent hours at the National Museum of Archaeology in the Kingship & Sacrifice exhibit. This is a...

In anticipation of a visit to Trim Castle, and thereabouts, in County Meath, Ireland, I am watching Braveheart again. The battle scenes at the English town of York were actually filmed northwest of Dublin at the castle ruin. Another nearby ruin in the Boyne Valley,...

I just read this memoir/travel piece in the June 2017 Ireland Newsletter and want to share it. Irish storytelling is lauded world over and there's a reason for that. The descriptions, the details, the enthusiasm, just captured me. Also, I've been to Clew Bay and...

Just do your best to keep yourself in balance. One of the first things that causes Energy misalignment, is asking or demanding too much of yourself in terms of time and effort. In other words, you just cannot burn the candle at both ends, so that you are physically...

via The Horned Helmet Of Henry VIII With Its Capricious Bearing Fascinating photographs and video about the helmet gifted to Henry VIII by Holy Roman Emperor Maximillian I, in 1514 AD.     Just to put it into context, Henry was still young (only 23), still...