Tied Up Today

Today we're having a family supper that includes brother Mark and nibling Nathan Wollenweber. Nathan is a devotee of Viking and Nordic c...

 Happy Birthday to me! I continue into very happpy septagenerianhood. My sister Gloria sent me a card that says "Your birthday is a SER...

Today some of my cells, specifically those in my brain's visual cortex, turn 70 years old! The rest of my body is quite a bit younger , ...

Around this time in 1290, England's King Edward I held a jousting tournament (with knights in full armor) to celebrate the betrothal of ...

For my birthday I'm "armoring" myself for another 68 years! My chain-mail tie (or chainmaille, if you prefer) is actually mad...

Today is honored as End of the Middle Ages Day . On 29 May 1453, military forces from the Ottoman Empire achieved "success" when t...

Today I'm celebrating End of the Middle Ages Day ! On this date in 1453, the city of Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire. Out of t...

From the annals of medieval warfare: On this date in 1146, European leaders outlawed the crossbow, intending to end war for all time. I will...

Happy Birthday to me! Here's one bit of trivia about the number 63: 63 is the smallest number out of two (the other being 69) such that ...

Tomorrow is Kirsten Rae (Huizenga) Caminiti's birthday! She and Joseph visited us yesterday (on their way home from visiting brother Nol...

Friday was Jonathan's 26th birthday! He chose to have me wear my chain mail tie today, because he really likes this tie and because his ...

Today may be International Panic Day , but thanks to my new CHAIN-MAIL tie, I am stoically prepared for any kind of attack! (It was a Father...