Sep 9, 2018 | Entertainment
Mid-last-week, I ran into some computer trouble. This still has to be sorted out, so I thought I’d start the week with an awesome video, courtesy of the For Reading Addicts Facebook Group. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! All About Them BooksPowered By the...
Feb 13, 2018 | Entertainment
Courtesy of The Vintage News In case you can’t watch the video for whatever reason, here are my favorite Viking words: Happy Happ is the Old Norse word for good fortune or fate. Husband A word (Husbondi) in which hus (house) and bondi (occupier and tiller of...
Feb 9, 2018 | Fun Historical Facts
As those of you who have watched my interviews know, I have a strange accent. Definitely not Greek, it’s been mistaken for British (by my American friends) and Dutch (by my British ones). Even worse, I seem to unconsciously pick up the accent of the person...
Dec 31, 2017 | Entertainment
I know I said I’d abstain from posting for a couple of weeks, but I found this lovely video and I had to share. As another year is upon us, I find myself pondering that classic wish, “Happy New Year.” It’s not years that are happy, though,...
May 19, 2017 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Last month, Rebecca Mahan interviewed me on The Liberty Bell. Rebecca is a wonderful host, and I can’t thank her enough for making the interview such a blast. You can tell we had a great time simply by watching, which you can do below:...
Oct 22, 2016 | Fun Historical Facts
Two lovely videos that explain first the traditional book-making process, then the modern one. I hope you find them as fascinating as I did! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRKsW-oVcHg The Art of Making a BookPowered By the Tweet This PluginTweet...
Oct 1, 2014 | Interviews Features and Reviews
On October 1st, at 9 am Central Time, I gave my first live interview! I was interviewed by Sally Sue Ember, whom you may have seen commenting on this very blog. Sally has very kindly asked me to participate in her live show, CHANGES on Google’s Hangout. The show...
