Welcome to Litsy!

This first in a series is set during the early 1100s at a Benedictine monastery that borders Wales.The Welsh Br.Cadfael,came to his vows late in life after fighting in the Crusades,mastering a ship,& travels around the world.Now he‘s content to tend his vegetable & medicinal herb garden.But he‘s required by the Abbey to go on a mission with other monks to retrieve the bones of Saint Winifred from a Welsh town where she is buried.Mayhem & Murder…

Mid afternoon cappuccino & a book. I go back to work tomorrow so this is my last hurrah!

Any Embroiderers out there? This year I am thinking about a #Booksweatshirt. I had so much fun with Rebecca the #booksnake and my #readingblanket (both of which I need to finish up and post soon-ish) and I want to try something new this year.
But... I don't know how to embroider. I'd love advice, help, or tutorial links. If you haven‘t seen the sweatshirts on IG https://www.instagram.com/explore/search/keyword/?q=book%20embroidery%20sweatshi...

#12Booksof2025 @TheEllieMo August ☀️
Tagged: The King's Jewel by Elizabeth Chadwick.
August was a good reading month so it was hard to pick just one.
Chadwick is probably my favorite historical fiction author and this was yet another 5 🌟 book that I read. Like most of her books, it's rich in historical accuracy and makes you feel like you're in medieval Scotland and England.

HEEERE COMES GARETH!!!! SQUEE!!!
#SarahWoodbury #TheGoodKnight #GarethAndGwen

Starting 2026 by revisiting Gareth and Gwen‘s world, so I can read the most recent book after reading The whole series.
#SarahWoodbury #TheBardsDaughter #audiobook

★★★★★

How about a back-story instead of a review? I first read Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum in 2005 when I took a directed readings course from Dr. Norman L. Jones at Utah State University. The format was perfect - he asked me what I wanted to learn about and I said the Anglo-Saxons. He then assigned me a pile of books to read and discuss with him. Since Norm was the revered department head, I knew this was a privilege. 1/2

An easy pick for June! Truly one of the strangest books I've ever read, but I was all in for this medieval sapphic cannibalism horror where one of the main villains is a crack in the wall. #12booksof2025 @TheEllieMo

Morning coffee & cranberry orange Irish soda bread.

My third year starting Sir Gawain during Christmastide, fifth reading overall, and fourth translation. As you can see behind the book, there's no snow on the ground today (Dec 29) here in northern Utah, USA, a place that someone once told me was 'the great white north'.