Lisa

  • Recent Reads – November 2020

    Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England – Alison Weir Another Alison Weir biography. This one features Isabella, consort of Edward II and mother to Edward III. After her marriage collapsed, she and her {scandal} lover, Roger Mortimer, overthrew her husband and ruled in her son’s name. Overall, I found it pretty interesting,…

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  • Life Lately – November 2020

    Y’all, we’re in our second to last month of 2020! We get to kick off the full holiday season and all that brings. We headed up to Guadalupe Mountain National Park a few weekends ago to go hiking. It was nice to get outside, stretch our legs, and enjoy fall color in far West Texas….

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  • Recent Reads – October 2020

    Queen Victoria’s Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages That Shaped Europe – Deborah Cadbury This was an excellent read. It looks at the relationships the Queen Victoria arranged for and between her many grandchildren. You’ll get a good dose of the larger geopolitical dynamics leading up to and into World War I. If you enjoy this book,…

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