Enlightened Age

Here's an interesting bit to ponder on New Year's Eve: In Western Europe During the Middle Ages, while the Julian calendar...

With Christmas only days away and all that needs to be done, I have not had the time to blog as much I'd like, but I take this opportuni...

We are well into December now, and thinking of holiday parties and festivities to come. At every Christmas gathering, there are the traditi...

Well, here we are again....December 1st, and it's exciting to think that there are only 24 days until Christmas. The weather has turn...

France's national anthem, La Marseillaise, is one of the most captivating and defiant of all anthems. In 1792 Claude-Joseph Rouget ...

With the hideous terrorist attacks in Paris, it is natural to want to show some kind of support for France and the Parisians. I was in Pari...

Last weekend I was at a wedding, and the bride wore a lovely tiara, or jeweled ornamental crown. It was quite lovely, and made me think how...