We are going back to England! The dear husband is participating in the graduation ceremony from his MPhil and we are making it a grand old family trip to celebrate. Our year in Cambridge, delightful as it was, did not afford us quite so many opportunities to travel as we might have liked due to… Continue reading There and back again: a return to medieval England
During the past few weeks, I've made a few posts over at instagram about some of my favorite Medieval English Catholic devotions, traditions, and legends. Ironically I have been in the U.S. with family for most of the advent/Christmas season and hence while researching these reflections, but I almost felt more motivated because I missed… Continue reading Frumenty for the Soul: why I’m digging into my medieval English surroundings
Five minutes from our almost-medieval flat lies one of the extant features of Cambridge's medieval layout, the market square , where sundry stalls set up every day in a bustling panoply of sounds, smells, and shopping. I have never lived somewhere that is a short walking distance from a daily open-air market (with a few… Continue reading Things that surprised me at Cambridge Market: a listicle
Howdy! It's been a while. As if the last two years weren’t wild enough to satiate anyone's taste for adventure and uncertainty, as soon as I finished my year of grad school at the Zoom University of Toronto, I got married and moved to England. Yes, we moved overseas 3 weeks after getting married with… Continue reading Back on the blog and better than ever
Musings of a medievalist mama 