Again, I’ve joined the Friday Five bandwagon

1. Do you enjoy the cold weather and snow for the holidays? Um, I live in Arizona 2. What is your ideal holiday celebration? How, where, with whom would you celebrate to make things perfect? Just being in the same town as my relatives is nice. And I like to bake things, whether anybody eats … Read more

Fangirl gushes over Neil’s succinct words of wisdom

From Neil Gaiman’s blog, a response to the question “which is more important, the writing style or the content?”: “I think it’s like asking which part of a song you like best, the words or the tune, to be honest. In a perfect world, you shouldn’t be able to take them apart. I like different … Read more

The Hydra

When Hercules/Herakles killed his family in an insane rage, the oracle of Delphi assigned him a series of labors under the control of Eurystheus his cousin and king of Mycen�. The second labor involved going to Lerna to kill the hideous monster named the Hydra of Lerna. The Hydra, born of Typhon and Echidna, was … Read more

Coming soon to a downtown near you…

SILVER SEA jewelry, scents, candles and more… 137 E Congress Tucson, AZ 85701 (520)745-0417 (On Congress St between Hydra and The OscarWilde Playhouse, And across from The Chicago Store) Open Monday through Saturday, 11am to 7pm. Elizabeth Mead, proprietress

Dante,Beatrice and the rules of Courtly Love

In courtly love, a man passionately devoted himself to a woman. Courtly love was chivalrous and beautiful, but was also about misery, rejection and denial. In the Middle Ages love and marriage didn?t necessarily go together. Marriages were usually political arrangements and love was an “extramarital emotion” (Knights). However, if a husband discovered his wife … Read more

The pastry recipe I’ve been meaning to post

“Pasta Frolla” or Kick Ass Italian pie dough Ingredients: 2 Cups Flour 1/3 Cup Sugar 1/2 tsp. Salt 1/2 tsp. Ground Anise 1 stick Butter cut into 8-12 pieces 2 Large Eggs, beaten 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract 1)Blend flour,sugar, salt and anise until thoroughly mixed. 2)Cut in butter with your fingers or a pastry blender, … Read more