The Tudor Fair Blog
The Man Behind “Mr. Selfdidge”
I’ve been watching the ITV show, Mr. Selfridge, about Harry Selfridge, the American who transformed British retail, and it got me curious as to how much of the salacious tale...
The Man Behind “Mr. Selfdidge”
I’ve been watching the ITV show, Mr. Selfridge, about Harry Selfridge, the American who transformed British retail, and it got me curious as to how much of the salacious tale...
The Beguines – medieval upstart mystic feminists
I’m reading a book called Growing Into God, a Beginner’s Guide to Christian Mysticism right now, and I just finished a chapter on Meister Eckhart, the 13th century German theologian (who...
The Beguines – medieval upstart mystic feminists
I’m reading a book called Growing Into God, a Beginner’s Guide to Christian Mysticism right now, and I just finished a chapter on Meister Eckhart, the 13th century German theologian (who...
Ben Franklin and Self Improvement
I’ve been reading the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin the past week or so (it’s a fast read, but it competes with the other books – I’m not a “one book at...
Ben Franklin and Self Improvement
I’ve been reading the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin the past week or so (it’s a fast read, but it competes with the other books – I’m not a “one book at...
Pens: A History
I love pens. I absolutely adore pens. Gel pens are my favorite, specifically the Muji gel pens that I discovered while living in London. They were cheap, came in lovely colors,...
Pens: A History
I love pens. I absolutely adore pens. Gel pens are my favorite, specifically the Muji gel pens that I discovered while living in London. They were cheap, came in lovely colors,...
All shall be well, and all shall be well, and A...
I’ve had several signs pointing me to the writings of Julian of Norwich lately. She was a fourteenth century anchoress and Christian mystic, who, when she was 29 years old,...
All shall be well, and all shall be well, and A...
I’ve had several signs pointing me to the writings of Julian of Norwich lately. She was a fourteenth century anchoress and Christian mystic, who, when she was 29 years old,...
An Introduction to My Grief
On October 12 2010 I became a statistic when my previously-perfect pregnancy ended at 21 weeks in a horrific miscarriage. While I fretted and worried from the moment I found...
An Introduction to My Grief
On October 12 2010 I became a statistic when my previously-perfect pregnancy ended at 21 weeks in a horrific miscarriage. While I fretted and worried from the moment I found...