My husband complains that I am stuck in the past. I have what is considered a nostalgic personality. I love talking about memories and looking at old pictures. I have always been a huge fan of history ever since I was little and read about Queen Mary I of England. That is the first encyclopedia [...]
Acheiropoieta means “not made by hand”. Acheiropoieta are icons that are supposed to have been made miraculously and are not made by human hand. There are several acheiropoieta around the world and are considered to be powerful and especially holy. The most famous of these is the shroud of Turin. Another famous acheiropoieta is the [...]
Porphyrogenitos literally mean “born of the purple” and is used to describe one born of a Byzantine “Basilieus” or emperor and an “Augusta”, his wife. The child was literally born in room made with walls veneered with porphyry, a purple stone only found on top of a mountain far away in the barren part of [...]
In my dream, I was in London for the first time trying to figure out where to go. I went to a pub where we entered a karaoke contest. I girl from Dublin sang a beautiful song and almost passed out on stage for she put so much heart into her song. Her name was [...]
I think my dreams are far more interesting than my life. I was a troubled teenager living next to the ex-wife and a son of a sixties rocker. He was the handsomest boy I have ever seen. He was tall with sparkling brown eyes and long wavy brown hair. He has two older sisters who [...]
I don’t know if it is the antibiotics, but I have really been feeling drowsy and . . .idle. I sat on my bed and read tabloid British news online and basically wasted my time. I felt so . . .idle. I ended up watching the old “Six Wives of Henry VIII” the BBC show [...]
Being a reader of history, “iconoclasm” isn’t necessarily a new word for me. I read it again this week and discovered that one of my ancestors was an iconolater or one who engages in iconoclasm. He was a puritan whose son was closely allied and even married a Quaker and Quakers were not known for [...]
I am slowly making plans for what I want to do. I am a history buff and in university focused on Tudor and Stuart literature. That is why you might see that my plans lean more towards historical sites. I hope my husband won’t mind. (He can use a lot of “I feel” statements) Westminster [...]
As many of you know, my husband and I aren’t the best communicators. We are currently taking the parenting classes offered by the stake. I strongly recommend the classes to everyone. They help not only with communicating with children but with your spouse as well. My problem is with the “I feel” statements. Instead of [...]
Aron is real mean when he is sick. Unlike most kids I know of he doesn’t bite when he doesn’t feel good he hits and kicks. I think I would rather be bit. He slapped me so hard that he left a mark on my neck. Aron was sick last week but doesn’t seem to [...]