Here are a couple of more pictures from my trip to Pere Lachaise Cemetery this April. Good medievalist that I am, I took a picture of Abelard and Heloise’s tomb, but unfortunately, it was surrounded by scaffolding. (You can see a better picture here.) I’m afraid I didn’t catch the name of this gentleman, but …
Over my vacation I got less reading done than I thought I would (which is a good thing; I always pack an excess of books in fear of getting stranded at the airport or shut up in a hotel room on a rainy day), but I did get two books finished: The King’s Confidante by …
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I spent seven very nice days in Paris. This was my first visit there, and I hope it won’t be my last. Since my family and I were first-time visitors, we spent most of the time doing the usual tourist activities–the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Montmartre, Versailles. We also made it to the Museum of …
Me and My Hennin:Don’t Mess With Guys Carrying These:The Woodville Family: (Well, I thought that last Coca-Cola I drank tasted a little strange.) I did thoroughly enjoy the Annual General Meeting. (As you can see from the picture of the Woodville family, who were housed across the street at a mini-golf course, we were in …
I’m off this weekend to the Richard III Society American Branch’s annual general meeting, held this year in Orlando, Florida. Since I diss the man so much on this blog, you might be surprised to hear that I’m a member, but it’s a great organization for anyone interested in Richard III and the Wars of …
I spent this Easter weekend in the very un-medieval atmosphere of New York City: Friday, though it got off to a bad start when my daughter’s suitcase went missing, was notable for a nice lunch I had with Susan A. On Saturday, I made a visit to the booklovers’ paradise, The Strand. That’s me in …
That’s what happens if you buy too many books at the booksale during the week and your family goes to Williamsburg, Virginia, the following weekend. Meanwhile, at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, Boswell the dog had a sobering encounter: