Monthly Archives: September 2010

BOOK REVIEW The Road Wet, The Wind Close

Posted on September 24, 2010 by kerryross

As the weather grows cooler in northern climes and the days more blustery, thoughts turn to curling up with a good book.  And here’s a good one…the second in my travelogue series. Roy, James Charles.  (1993). The Road Wet, the … Continue reading →

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What’s on the Menu?

Posted on September 16, 2010 by kerryross

“An old Irish text says: ‘Anyone who gives another anything in which there has been a dead mouse or dead weasel, three fasts are laid on him who gives it.’” (McMahon, 1990, p. 38). Well, that makes me feel better! … Continue reading →

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The Golden Noose

Posted on September 10, 2010 by kerryross

The torque was a heavy necklet made of twisted cables of gold or electrum, worn close-fitting to the neck with the decorative terminal ends displayed over the collar bones.  Torques were not only symbols of status and authority, but they … Continue reading →

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Living on the Lake — literally

Posted on September 2, 2010 by kerryross

Late night parties, nerve-exploding fire-crackers, the extreme human intelligence of shooting a nail-gun into the air at 3:00 am, followed by “Ow!…@$#%!  Ow!” – it makes one want to get away from one’s neighbors.  The ancient Gaels had a solution … Continue reading →

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