by Stephanie Dray | Dec 23, 2011 | Miscellany
Guest Post by Gillian Bagwell Christmas lasted a long time in centuries past. The twelve days of Christmas began on December 25 and the season ended with Twelfth Night – the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6. In sixteenth and seventeenth century England there were...
by Stephanie Dray | Dec 20, 2011 | Food, Fun Stuff, Miscellany
Guest Post by Roberta Trahan Prophecy and magic are essential elements in THE WELL OF TEARS (Amazon Publishing/47North, Spring 2012), an epic historical fantasy set in early 10th century Wales. And, as was true of the ancient agrarian based religions of the time, food...
by Stephanie Dray | Dec 16, 2011 | Food, Fun Stuff, Miscellany
Guest Post by Heather DominDecember used to be a month – now it’s a whole year. ~Seneca I think many of us can relate to this ancient observation by Seneca. From its origin as a single holy day in December, the Roman festival of Saturnalia snowballed into a...
by Stephanie Dray | Dec 13, 2011 | Miscellany
If you’re reading this post before lunch, be prepared to work up an appetite–or at least a very strong craving for salmon! Today J.S. Dunn is here to talk about what a winter solstice feast would have been like in ancient Ireland. I’m fascinated by...
by Stephanie Dray | Dec 7, 2011 | Miscellany
“A Striking Sequel.” ~San Francisco Book Review “Delicious prose, an exotic setting, and a heroine that will impress you with her unfailing courage and determination to reclaim what was once hers, are elements that make this book worth reading. It is...
by Stephanie Dray | Dec 6, 2011 | Food, Fun Stuff, Miscellany
Guest Post by Melanie McDonald One of the most fascinating research topics for Eromenos involved food: What foods were available, how those foods were prepared, and how members of the imperial court ate, especially in comparison with the citizens in the street—all of...
