Recent Posts
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The macabre lure and folklore of graveyards
The wind was blowing heavily, pelting me with rain from darkened skies as I made my way up a narrow path to find the Hill of Tara in Ireland. My hubby elected to remain in the parking lot, safe and dry in our rental car, but I was determined to…
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On hiatus this week
I’ve been out of commission for several days due to a bug that’s been making the rounds. Will be back next week, looking at our fascination with old graveyards, as well as some of the lore around them.
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Faeries in history: cute / dangerous / erotic
If you lived in medieval times, you were constantly trying to ward off all the evil that fairies, magical beings who lurked in the woods, could foist upon you. Legends portrayed them as looking human, with a decided bent for trickery. They might be any size from tiny to our…