Christmas was rainy and quiet this year. The Man presented me with a home-made card emblazoned with the phrase HAVE A SMELLY CHRISTMAS, and which included a gift certificate for The Perfumed Court. I wish I could say that I decided to hang onto it for a rainy day. But …it’s already [...]

Er…not really.
“The Hooded Congregation” is a Swedish story included in The Time Life Enchanted World: Ghosts collection. Other than The Little Match Girl, it is probably one of the most distressing holiday stories I have ever read. I suspect the tale was originally found in Swedish Legends and Folklore, by John Lindow - as that [...]

Out of the bosom of the Air,
Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken,
Over the woodlands brown and bare,
Over the harvest-fields forsaken,
Silent, and soft, and slow
Descends the snow.
Even as our cloudy fancies take
Suddenly shape in some divine expression,
Even as the troubled heart doth make
In the white countenance confession,
The troubled sky reveals
The grief it feels.
This [...]

This past Sunday I was hurrying out the front door to head off to work and before I knew it, I was laying in a heap on the ice cold concrete, staring up at the sky. It happened just that fast. One minute, la-la-la… walking down the steps, and the next - total [...]

It’s always difficult easing back into the workweek after spending time away with family and friends. This time around has proved to be especially so, although why this is I cannot say. This feels like it has been the lo-oongest week at the office, ever.
Geez oh whiz.
My camera battery is dead and the [...]