Dutch discovered himself in the mirror for the first time, yesterday. It was too funny (haha) watching him bark at himself, and even funnier (odd) because he doesn't bark at other dogs! No, I didn't get a picture. When I got up to get the camera, he had to come see what I was doing. Guess I'll have to lanyard the camera to my wrist or neck so I can ( Read more... )

Still feeling a tad under the weather, but somewhat better than the past couple of days. So, for my listening enjoyment (and hopefully yours) on a lazy Sunday afternoon...

Click to view

"Odin from Lejre? No, it's Freya!"

...and I say, why not possibly Frigga? Still, very interesting to contemplate and a beautiful piece to admire.

Here's the story for those who can read Danish: http://tinyurl.com/yjct7rd
And, for those of us who cannot do: http://tinyurl.com/y8nmd8y

Happy Birthday
( Read more... )

So, I've been wanting a dog for a long time.  'Til now, I've always managed to talk myself out of it.  But seeing this little monkey-face, there was no talking myself out of it this time.


( Read more... )

It's been a bit of a hectic week, so once again I'm lagging behind in updating this journal and in keeping up with my F-List posts.  Nothing major happening; work's been busier than it has been lately, and lots of little added errands to attend to.  I held my Hærfest observance last Saturday, October 3rd, and did want to get down at least a mention ( Read more... )

This poem was submitted to Sé Ærendraca, the organizational newsletter of the GFS.  I'm posting it again, here, so as to keep a record of it in my journal.  So, with apologies to those on my Friends list who may've already seen this:

On Kin: A Lay Given to Sibb

Hale strong and happy | one's hearth ought be

Good finance and frith | it's furtherance ( Read more... )

Another great American hero and a personal hero of mine has passed away.  Crystal Lee Sutton, who was the inspiration for the 1979 movie "Norma Rae," died of brain cancer at the age of 68 on Friday, September 11th, 2009.

Read about Crystal Lee Sutton here: http://www.crystalleesutton.com/index.html
Read the AP obituary here: http://tinyurl.com/p2wofl


( Read more... )

09 · 11 · 01

In the year 9 of the common era, in the Battle of Teutoburg Forest, a column of three Roman legions were defeated by a force of Germanic warriors assembled from many tribes and led by Hermann der Cherusker.  This battled is believed to have occured over the days of September 9th through 11th.  The utter decimation of the Roman legions prevented ( Read more... )