Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 19 February 1025, Bois-de-Bas My dear Doctor Amelia, I congratulate you and I salute you! You have been a great surprise to me all my life long, and you bid fair to continue to do so. I am fascinated by what you tell me about the new direction at L'École … Continue reading Notions

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 12 April 1024, L'Isle du Grand-Blaireau Amelia, Not only has Spring arrived in earnest, but so have visitors! Most are seeking to do business with your cousin, as in the past, but we have also had our first guests who have come just to see the Sloops and the waterfall, … Continue reading Carriage Builder

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 15 February 1024, L'Isle du Grand-Blaireau Amelia, Lt. Harkness, that sprig of Cumbrian nobility, has continued his campaign. He has come to the Two Sloops for dinner at least once a week over the past month, constantly alert to his surroundings in what I am sure is a proper attitude … Continue reading Battle Planning

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 17 November 1023, L'Isle du Grand-Blaireau Amelia, You have been laughing at me for weeks, I know you have. You must have known that my Mr. Napes is your— But let me tell the story properly. We were waiting on the porch of my brother's new home and workshop, Jack … Continue reading On Siblings

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 14 March 1022, 22 Merton Street, Edenford My dearest cousin Armand, Edenford is filled with glorious architecture. The colleges look like abbeys and monasteries, their libraries like temples to learning and scholarship, the Cadwallian Library like a cathedral close. I walked past the parish church of St. Roger on … Continue reading Solace

Letters from Armorica will return next week, after this brief rant. For many years I have written Letters from Armorica using an app called Ulysses. It lets me compose in Markdown, and then does an excellent job of pushing the text to this blog. I get a backup on my own computer, the blog post … Continue reading Brief Hiatus

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 24 June 1020, L'École du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, It has been my plan to write to you monthly; but as I am sure the latter engendered in you a high degree of consternation I have chosen to write sooner to lend you the peace I am doing … Continue reading A Fragile Peace

Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 12 June 1020, L'École du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, It is fortunate that the grounds of L'École boast of nothing resembling a duck pond, for, as the Divine is my witness, if such a body of water existed here I make oath that I should have introduced any … Continue reading Pencils