As Spring wanes into Summer and the outdoors become a beckoning wonderland with so much “scope for the imagination,” we are in it as much as we can reasonably be. The children and my husband more so. I have little tolerance for the mosquitoes, black flies and horse flies. However, this year has been cooler…
Beginning Again…
The Fabulous Four are about to become the Famous Five! In just two weeks, we will welcome a new addition to our family: baby Mary Elizabeth. It's springtime. New beginnings are the order of the day. What better time, then, to begin blogging again? Only, this time, I'm returning with a new site (because my…
Uncertain Ground: Religion in the Tudor and Stuart Periods
Imagine never knowing where you stand on religious grounds? Am I Catholic or Protestant today? Or, more to the point: am I allowed to be Catholic today or is the national religion Protestantism? Or maybe things changed overnight? Is the Mass legal or not? Can priests walk openly in their cassocks on the streets? Will…
17th Century Catholic Drama
Most of us know something about the Tudor period (1485-1603), thanks to Henry VIII's escapades and Elizabeth I's policies. And, I would hazard a guess that most of my readers will know something of the Georgian era (1714-c.1830), thanks to Jane Austen's brilliant regency novels. But there's a sliver of history between those periods known…
Joy in Ordinary Days 