The Latin Man and other Friends

The Latin Man and other Friends

In my search for historical authenticity in my writing, the Internet has proven to be a wonderful resource. I have made the acquaintance of a number of professional people in very disparate areas. Teresinha and her marvelous website on woad I have already written...
The Burren

The Burren

The Burren is a high limestone plateau in County Clare, Ireland. It’s a huge open place and eerily quiet because no trees grow there so there aren’t any birds. The sound of the wind is all you hear. It’s quite easy to become lost. You lose your sense...
Tonawanda Tales and Ted’s Hot Dogs

Tonawanda Tales and Ted’s Hot Dogs

Many of my childhood memories of growing up in Tonawanda, NY revolve around food, and Ted’s Hot Dog Stand is one of the best. I grew up on Findlay Avenue in the 50’s and 60’s. There were three main favorite food places from my childhood. And...

St. Paul’s Tomb in the Vatican

In 2005 a marble tomb was discovered deep under the Papal Altar in the Basilica of St. Paul-Outside-The-Walls in Rome. It bore the Latin inscription PAOLO APOSTOLO MART. The Apostle Paul, Martyr. Further investigations were done in 2007. A small hole was drilled and...

Hosea 2:15

“…she shall sing there as in the days of her youth, as in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt…” I remember those days, right after I was born again at the age of 22. I remember the sense of completeness, the feeling that I was...
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