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
Between the quarantine memes, I’ve seen quite a few people share that they have picked up gardening, urban or otherwise, as a hobby while in home isolation. Funny, cuz I bought a plant at my pre-quarantine Trader Joe’s run and it immediately died. Anyway. This brought to mind a fascinating piece of medieval monastic heritage… Continue reading Monastery gardening for monastic times
Musings of a medievalist mama 