In the Basilica of Saint Denis rest 43 kings, 32 queens, and 60 princes and princesses. All but five of all the French kings in history, in fact. But don’t…

Having a goal is probably more enjoyable than achieving it. I should be writing for tea bag companies. And of course I may be accused of seeing sour grapes. I…

Grey it certainly is, but how influential is hard to tell. I walked about in the heart of Paris yesterday, until fading light and some spatters of rain drove me…

My peregrinations around the county came finally to the main story. Three cemeteries and one Mennonite farmstead later, I understand a little more of my own story too. My mother’s…