Now that it's September, I long to be in the woods, wrapped in a cozy blanket, while sipping hot cocoa and telling ghost stories. And the timing couldn't be better, as I'm finishing a new episode full of creepy tales of Scottish lore, history, and murder. Look for it to be available early next week!
Less than 3 weeks now. 🇬🇧 {photo from last visit to 12th c Bolton Priory, Yorkshire Dales}
My brother and I in Oslo, this year. Proud of this kid right now. He's just earned his PhD in Scandinavian Languages & Literatures, and is now officially Dr. Bigelow. And though his career now takes him to Minnesota, I fully expect him to be at my disposal as a source for all things strange and unusual of the Scandinavian world...or else!
During my time among the beautifully haunting fjords of Norway, earlier this year.
More Mary Shelley on her birthday! 🖤 Her way with words has often left me in awe.
Old Edinburgh...lately, my soul has been lost in it.
Happy birthday to Mary Shelley today! Forever and always, she's an inspiration for whom my affection will never wane.
Whilst wandering a beautifully crumbling antique shop in Savannah....and breathing in potentially hazardous material at the same time. Worth it.
A grave with a view ~ Old Burial Hill (est. 1638) in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Amazing history in this place, plus it triumphantly played the role of graveyard in Disney's Hocus Pocus.
I've on my Hocus Pocus, 'I'll Put A Spell on You' top, which signifies only one thing - time to get this podcast script done!
I 🖤 Mary Shelley.
Gomez the tiny taskmaster, keeping distractions away and my wandering mind focused on podcast scriptwriting.
When visiting Sleepy Hollow cemetery in New York, I always stop to pay my respects at the grave of Washington Irving, author of 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.' The first American writer to find international legitimacy, he was also an enthusiastic gatherer of American history and folklore. The words he conjured still live in our lexicon today especially New York City's nickname, Gotham. But I'll always appreciate him most for the tantalizing nightmares of dark nights and murderous, headless ghosts that excited my dreams as a child.
An entertaining night with friends and Monty Python's 'The Meaning of Life.' Pretty much, as always with this film, the best time ever.
Countdown is now at 4 weeks until this renovated 16th century abode is my home away from home for over a week!
Current research has my mind swimming in imagery of old Edinburgh. Feeling both the romantic darkness and jolting coarseness.