Mmm. Some depart, some leave. Thus the pattern of this City continues. But we continue to move forward, as we must. That is the way life works. New grief and new friendships, we bear the first and welcome the second ( Read more... )

Well, that was certainly an interesting curse. I am fairly certain, though I know not why, that he who I became for the day was a real man. Edward, the Black Prince? I think that was it. I need to do a little research; it has me most curious. Certainly I know he was a compassionate and good man, a true prince of his people ( Read more... )

I love the evenings, passionless and fair, I love the evens,
Whether old manor-fronts their ray with golden fulgence leavens,
In numerous leafage bosomed close;
Whether the mist in reefs of fire extend its reaches sheer,
Or a hundred sunbeams splinter in an azure atmosphere
On cloudy archipelagos. Today's weather has the feel of a prelude to a ( Read more... )

Ah, so the New Year has come around again. As usual, it will see me preparing great food for the occasion. I have always done this task, without fail, since I discovered a joy of cooking at a young age. It only makes me happy to do such a thing ( Read more... )