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Knight Erazem and His Cave Castle
The road wound around wooded mountains, past tranquil lakes and cascading streams. Our destination was Predjama Castle. Home of the...
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Jul 17, 20233 min read
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Polish Potato Povitica Bread
Poland is covered in Walnut trees, If a field is left fallow very long, the farmer must root out the young walnuts that the birds will...
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Jul 15, 20233 min read
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Skip to the Loo. . .wherever you are!
I thought my daughter in law was going to faint when she encountered Roman toilets with no seats on a recent trip. I explained that the...
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Jul 12, 20232 min read
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Solomon in all his glory...
Sometimes we all need to set aside the electronics, mute the phone, get some exercise and just go revel in God's beautiful gift to His...
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Jul 7, 20232 min read
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The Ironic Story of the Star Spangled Banner
A few summers back, we were visiting Fort McHenry which is the birth place of our National Anthem. The story of our flag is probably a...
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Jul 4, 20232 min read
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Historical Devil in the Details
We've all had that boo-hoo moment when the book we eagerly anticipated reading goes south. With historical fiction, it's always either a...
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Jul 3, 20233 min read
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Treasure must Wait!
"The Treasure of the House of Levi" required hundreds of hours of research and benefitted from multiple trips to Rome and Jerusalem. It's...
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Jul 3, 20232 min read
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Jerusalem! Jerusalem!
As I finish up the research and writing of my next historical novel, "The Treasure of the House of Levi," another trip to Jerusalem and...
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Jun 26, 20233 min read
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Junteenth is not what you think
I'm so pleased that the Federal Government has declared Juneteenth a holiday nationwide. But it's not exactly what you assume. Reports...
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Jun 19, 20232 min read
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The Pompeii dilemma
Last week, Jeff and I took our son Scott and his wife Kimberly to Pompeii, Italy, (not far from Naples.) There is probably no place on...
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May 12, 20233 min read
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Roamin' in Rome
What better way to finish up a novel set half in Rome and half in Jerusalem than a fun, fast-paced trip to the sites and alleys where the...
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Apr 21, 20231 min read
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The Last Masterpiece
20 Years ago, I finished the Last Masterpiece. I was obligated by contract to send it my first publisher. They gave it a plus, plus...
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Mar 20, 20231 min read
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