First Letter Dear Journal, Harvest is over; the weather is cooling; and I have at last had word from Mont-Havre! The news is both good and bad. The pirate threat has diminished, or at least more ships are getting through, and so there is news from abroad. We hear that Cumbria and Provençe have been … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Le Maréchal (20 Octobre 33AF)
Month: December 2017
Letters from Armorica- The Harvest (6 Octobre 33AF)
First Letter Dear Journal, It has been a busy time. The goats are ever-present, but in addition we are beginning the harvest. The fields are small, having been carved out of the forest, and they do not all ripen quite at once, having been planted one at a time, but still there has been much … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- The Harvest (6 Octobre 33AF)
Letters from Armorica- The Goats (22 Septembre 33AF)
First Letter Dear Journal, My life has taken on a pattern. I work hard on Onc' Herbert's farm all week, tending the goats and what not (for he no longer allows me to help cut down trees); and on the day of rest I attend divine services and visit the hot springs with the rest … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- The Goats (22 Septembre 33AF)
Letters from Armorica- A Day of Rest (8 Septembre 33AF)
First Letter Dear journal, It has been days since I have had time and wakefulness enough to record any of my doings! There is no margin for slacking on the frontier, and Bois-de-Bas is most definitely on the frontier: a beautiful place, indeed, a place of woods and grottos and small valleys and small fields … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- A Day of Rest (8 Septembre 33AF)
Letters from Armorica- Of Mail and Men (4 Septembre 33AF)
First Letter Dear Madame Truc, I hope this finds you well. I have arrived at my friends' home and found a welcome—of sorts. Which is to say: they are agreeable to my presence, indeed they hoped I would come to them; but they are not best pleased about the circumstances. I find it hard to … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Of Mail and Men (4 Septembre 33AF)