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Valhauquès and Back2 comments

Gerry Patterson wrote 1 week ago: I had big aspirations today. I looked at the map and noticed a village that was tucked into the hill … more →

Tags: Cycling, France, Languedoc, MONTPELLIER, valhauques

Flashback #14 - Helambu and Jomsom Treks - Nepal 2000

Gerry Patterson wrote 1 month ago: In 2000 I made it back to Nepal (click here for my first trip) and much had changed. In ‘95 Du … more →

Tags: Longer Trips and Flashbacks, Asia & Australia, walking, Nepal, nepal, jomsom trek, kagbeni, Muktinath, boudnath

Cirque de Navacelles 2 comments

Gerry Patterson wrote 1 month ago: We woke up to sun today, happy that The Weatherman still can’t get it right even in the 21st c … more →

Tags: France, Languedoc, walking, cirque de navacelles hike, garrigue

Book Lust5 comments

Derek the Ænglican wrote 1 month ago: Richard Pfaff—big name in liturgical manuscripts for those unfamiliar—comes out with a w … more →

Tags: Liturgy, Old English

Not in Philly2 comments

Derek the Ænglican wrote 1 month ago: I hadn’t said anything about it because it had been looking increasingly likely that a buildin … more →

Tags: Patristics

Carnon / Palavas-les-Flots

Gerry Patterson wrote 1 month ago: The summer weather (well, Canadian summer weather…) continues in the south of France, and we a … more →

Tags: Cycling, France, Languedoc, palavas-les-flots, Carnon

Central Europe Loop - Days 12, 13 & 141 comment

Gerry Patterson wrote 2 months ago: In a mad rush to get to The South, we took good advantage of the northerly wind that usually blows d … more →

Tags: Cycling, France, Longer Trips and Flashbacks, Roman Leftovers, Orange, provence, romans sur Isère, isere river

Diss Selection on Paul the Deacon2 comments

Derek the Ænglican wrote 2 months ago: I figured I might as well throw this into the mix—it’s a selection from the diss on Paul … more →

Tags: Damn Dissertation, Patristics, Preaching

St. Vincent de Barbeyrargues1 comment

Gerry Patterson wrote 4 months ago: A short loop today on a hot and hazy day. My late afternoons being eaten up by the Tour de France th … more →

Tags: Cycling, France, Languedoc, MONTPELLIER, Montferrier, st vincent de barbeyrargues

St. Guilhem le Desert - A Walk in the Woods

Gerry Patterson wrote 5 months ago: The Tour de France starts in two days, so I promise there will be a return to ‘le velo’ … more →

Tags: France, Languedoc, walking, St. Guilhem le Désert, Camino de Santiago, Hiking

Conques

Gerry Patterson wrote 5 months ago: I’ll have to start a new category I think, since this one is neither cycling nor ’self p … more →

Tags: France, walking, Camino de Santiago, conques, Massif Central, way of st james, Chemin de St. Jacques

Flashback #13 - Camino de Santiago, Spain - 20013 comments

Gerry Patterson wrote 5 months ago: As I begin to write this entry I find it more than a little curious that I now live in a town with a … more →

Tags: Longer Trips and Flashbacks, Rest of Europe, walking, Spain, Camino de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, pamplona, puente la reina, pelegrino

Along the Littoral

Gerry Patterson wrote 6 months ago: Finally a genuine bike-ride entry! My camera came back to life this morning and I had enough croissa … more →

Tags: Cycling, France, Languedoc, MONTPELLIER, agde, sete, littoral

Sewing with Linen (Part 2)1 comment

Sarah wrote 6 months ago: I finished a couple of medieval style tunics recently.  This is probably getting stale, isn’t … more →

Tags: SCA, Sewing, denver fabrics, Irish linen, Linen Tunics, medieval tunics, SCA Garb, SCA tunics

Sewing with Linen

Sarah wrote 7 months ago: Normally, I sew with 100% cotton fabric.  Recently, though, I’ve been using 100% linen fabric. … more →

Tags: SCA, Sewing, Linen, Linen Drawstring Pants, linen pants, medium weight linen, SCA Garb

Les Cevennes - Day 31 comment

Gerry Patterson wrote 7 months ago: I woke up this morning with an almost-identical choice as yesterday, and incredibly I chose the righ … more →

Tags: Cycling, France, Languedoc, Longer Trips and Flashbacks, Mediterranean, Millau, juvignac, st guillhem le desert, pont du diable

Early Medieval Monastic Libraries10 comments

Derek the Ænglican wrote 7 months ago: In filling out a footnote in the diss, I ran across a new and fascinating study by one of the curren … more →

Tags: Monasticism, Church History

Radio Silence: K'zoo Edition2 comments

Derek the Ænglican wrote 7 months ago: I’ve not written a lot in past days; I’ve been staring down some serious deadlines at wo … more →

Catching Up: SCA Projects

Sarah wrote 7 months ago: This is a tabard that I made for a friend a while back.  The tabard is worn over armor, then cinched … more →

Tags: SCA, Sewing, basic skirt, medieval garb, SCA Garb, SCA tabard


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