by Jan Bear | Apr 22, 2004 | Uncategorized
I’ve confessed recently to a short attention span. It was longer, once upon a time, and I’m glad I took the opportunity when I had it to read the Silmarillion. If my attention span ever gets longer again, I might read it again. In the meantime, J. the...
by Jan Bear | Apr 20, 2004 | Uncategorized
Karl expresses happiness that so many Othodox women are joining the blogosphere. He helpfully lists a few of them (us). I know that we women are taking a little longer to warm up to the blog forum than the guys. I think it’s a technology thing. Heaven knows, if...
by Jan Bear | Apr 18, 2004 | Uncategorized
I’ve posted a short story titled “The Fool” at The Fellowship of St. Caedmon. I’d be interested in feedback, whether in the comments over there or here. “It’s a sensitive case,” Mark Radcliffe said. Eugene Peters watched the...
by Jan Bear | Apr 15, 2004 | Uncategorized
Take a quick trip to Harbin, China, where R Todd King has taken some splendid photos of ice sculptures in this formerly Russian city in China. Don’t miss the nighttime photos, of ice palaces ablaze with lights. ONE MORE THING: Notice the three-bar crosses on the...
by Jan Bear | Apr 14, 2004 | Uncategorized
If you’ve checked out the Onion Dome this week, you’ve seen the Elvish Paschal greeting: “Si Cuielen na i hiro o coi!” and the response “Ele, Si Cuielan!” My friend Barbara researched it for me, and her background information...
by Jan Bear | Apr 14, 2004 | Uncategorized
Last month, I mentioned Mother Maria Skobtsova. Today I ran across a biography of Father Dimitry Klepinin, who helped her in her ministry in Paris. Here’s an excerpt from the story: A German officer named Hoffman had collected a large amount of evidence on how...