Diana, in Roman religion, goddess of wild animals and the hunt, identified with the Greek goddess Artemis. Her name is akin to the Latin words dium (“sky”) and dius (“daylight”). As a fertility deity she was invoked by women to aid conception and delivery. She was also a goddess of domestic animals. Though perhaps originally... Continue Reading →
I've had my baby for a few days now, and it strikes me that these are the days of my life that will stand out in my memory for the rest of my life. When Mark and I were young, and happy in our marriage. When we lived in a quaint townhouse with a stripped... Continue Reading →
I've been a bit overwhelmed lately, finishing my master's thesis in archaeology, but a visit to the local farmers market yesterday reminded me of what I had been missing. The soft, sunset colored, fuzzy southern Illinois peaches they had brought me back to the basics of food, and pulled my attention away from the cerebral study... Continue Reading →
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