Have you ever picked up a non-fiction book to read the you have never heard of and don’t know the story? Well, this is something that I enjoy doing occasionally. I like the idea of learning something that I know nothing about. A few years ago, I read a book about the 1998 Sydney to [...]
Two authors, dressed as polar bears, walk into a party…. No, this isn’t a joke, but rather a true story. J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis attended a New Years Eve Party in the 1930s dressed in Icelandic Sheepskin rugs. This was not a costume party, but rather just the two of them trying to get [...]
As I mentioned in a previous blog, we built our dream log home a couple of years ago. You might think that building a house is building a house. Not much difference between a timber home, a stick home (as the traditional house is called) or a log home, right? Well, not quite. Each type [...]
Have you ever heard of the Yule Goat? It dates back many centuries to the Pagan festivals. At this time the last sheaf of grain from the harvest season was bundled up and saved for Yule. This was done because the last sheaf was credited with magical properties. At the midwinter Yule festival, which was [...]
