Brigid is the most enduring of the Celtic goddesses. She has survived to this day as St. Brigid. She is part of the Irish gods and goddesses called Tuatha de Danaan who were originally a sea-faring...
Book Brew w Coffee Crew
Excerpt from Hywela Lyn
Here is an author who missed getting on board for today. I told her should could post an excerpt or two so here is one she put on the comments to be sure everyone sees it! You can find more on her...
Having Fun Yet?
Looks like our reader attendance is picking up if the comments are any sign. Good! I hope everyone is enjoying the day as much as I am. I decided to forgo the instant winners today--we have such a...
A Couple of Scottish Recipes
This is an Orkney traditional version of oatmeal gingerbread. It sounds wonderful! Broonie 1 1/2 cups oatmeal * 2 heaping TBSP butter 1 tsp baking powder 1 beaten egg pinch salt 1 cup white flour...
The Morrigan..Scary as heck! Powerful! Magic! Will slice and dice you! Pregnant?
Now, I'm sure everyone who has been preggers can agree, pregnancy can make you nuts. Completely, undeniably cray-cray. You're uncomfortable, nauseated, have heart burn, can't see your feet, your...
St. Columba, Excerpt from Cat’s Curse,Dark Age Scotland series
St. Columba (Columcille) played an important part in Cat's Curse, the first book in my trilogy based on an actual Irish king in Dark Age Scotland, because history reveals he chose Aedan mac Gabrain...
A Samhain/Beltaine myth, Excerpt from Winter’s Requiem, Dark Age Scotland series
The Celtic festivals of Samhain and Beltaine play an important part in my Dark Goddess trilogy. I also included a myth involving two goddesses that are linked to these important festivals. Samhain,...
More recipes, from Wales this time
If you read Wickapedia, you will be told that Pasties are a Cornish dish. Cornwall, of course, is the southwestern tip of England, a peninsula stretching out to the sea. It too is a Celtic land and...
Second Excerpt–Beyond the Shadows
I forgot to put the cover with the first excerpt so here it is. I really like it and the great cover artist (Trace Edward Zabar, one of the co-owners of Amber Quill, the art director there and a...
A Dark Age king, Excerpt from Beltaine’s Song, Celtic historical romance
I set out to write a story involving the Picts of ancient Scotland and I ended up writing a trilogy that revolved around an Irish clan and a vengeful goddess. After discovering Aedan mac Gabrain, it...
