Back to the bardcore version of “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” here are the lyrics for Verse 2: Charlemagne, AlfredAnne… Read more What Is the Nibelungenlied?
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Found: My Dream Career!
Today we started the new school year. I love homeschooling (especially the planning… implementation is always tough), but recently discovered… Read more Found: My Dream Career!
Who Wants to Visit Hereford Cathedral?
Hereford is an English city of about 50,000 people in the West Midlands, not far from Wales. Construction of its… Read more Who Wants to Visit Hereford Cathedral?
The Surprisingly Long History of Waffles
I had no idea that waffles originated in Ancient Greece! Here’s what else I learned (admittedly from Wikipedia.) Obelios The… Read more The Surprisingly Long History of Waffles
Check Out Leonardo da Vinci’s Notebooks
One of our history books for school is this picture book biography of Leonardo da Vinci, which gave me the… Read more Check Out Leonardo da Vinci’s Notebooks
8 Things I Learned in August
Central heterochromia is when a person’s eyes are two distinct colours — one colour in a ring around the pupil… Read more 8 Things I Learned in August
Video: Surprising Images in Medieval Art
It’s our last week of summer holidays and my sister and her family are visiting from Virginia (yay!), so for… Read more Video: Surprising Images in Medieval Art
Dead Sea Scroll Discovery
In my last post I forgot to share something I learned in March — archaeologists recently discovered the first Dead… Read more Dead Sea Scroll Discovery
Interested in Archives? Don’t Miss These 11 Interviews
In 2015-2016 I published a series of eleven interviews with archivists at different institutions across Canada. Today I’m sharing them… Read more Interested in Archives? Don’t Miss These 11 Interviews
Poetry in Context: “Autumn”
Every year I try to remember to share a fall poem on my blog (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018). This year… Read more Poetry in Context: “Autumn”
You found what in the attic?! 5th Edition
It’s early September, which means my annual roundup of surprising archival discoveries. Here are some manuscript and painting (and sword)… Read more You found what in the attic?! 5th Edition
Poetry in Context: “Farewell to the Farm”
I suppose a year ago would have been the best time to post about this poem, since that is when… Read more Poetry in Context: “Farewell to the Farm”
Images from the Book of Kells
The Book of Kells is an intricately decorated manuscript codex of the Latin text of the gospels, created around 800… Read more Images from the Book of Kells