leyland has passed. within a year of my knight ternon and my friend colfinna. I remember one of ternons fondest memories was of the household fighting as one against all comers at ransome of leyland. We were holding a castle on a hill horribly outnumbered and slaying mightily. the gods intervened and cast thunderbolts down from the sky to end the ( Read more... )

tonight is a night of great grief. Not only for me but for the kingdom of calontir and the world as a whole. My knight, syr ternon de caerleon has passed into story and song. His infirmities of recent years are shed and he passes ahead to clear the way of the bad things and bring music to the ear and heart. he was my mentor for 2 decades and my ( Read more... )

thats right I posted again on this thing.

well its off to gulf wars her in a few. the old war horse putting on the traces and charging off to slay the foe just one more time. and then of course there will be just one more, and another til I'm too old to leave the paddock. Hopefully theres a rubdown in my future , and something made with oats. and scotch. and honey

In a few days I will be heading to see my lovely lady and the anticipation is both exhilarating and painful. The joy at knowing soon we won't have to deal with the filter of miles between and merely our minds interacting is balanced by the fact that I am not there yet! Soon, but not yet , is an evil phrase, filled with unfulfilled promise. I ( Read more... )

I have never really tried articulating my thoughts and feelings in prose before but being open to new things I am going to try.I just want to try to describe how much has changed since I met a wonderful lady with whom I have a connection unlike anything I have experienced before in a long and varied life. yes that was an opening to snark at my grey ( Read more... )