Monday, December 31, 2012

Shadows In A Timeless Myth Presents Happy New Year 2013

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Happy New Year 2013
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January 1, 2013 through January 7, 2013
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 A Little Book Of Fairy Lore 
Athena Queen of Storm and Air 
Before There Were Ewoks, There Was: H. Beam Piper's Little Fuzzy 
 Hand Shadows: A Sweet, Old-Fashioned Activity To Share With Children

Jane Austen's Emma (Takes A While To Load)
Georgette Heyer's The Black Moth 

Shadows In A Timeless Myth Complimentary Short Story 
 
Gift Musical Jigsaw Puzzles
 A Hand Shadows Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 
Fairy Flight Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 
 Happy In Fairyland Musical Jigsaw Puzzle

A Knight and His Lady Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 
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 Shadows In A Timeless Myth Musical Jigsaw Puzzle

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Teresa
************************************
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Of Human Bondage, 1915

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Shadows In A Timeless Myth Presents Midwinter's Eve

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Midwinter's Eve
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December 21th - 27th 2012
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 A Little Book Of Fairy Lore 
Athena Queen of Storm and Air 

Before There Were Ewoks, There Was: H. Beam Piper's Little Fuzzy 

 Hand Shadows: A Sweet, Old-Fashioned Activity To Share With Children

Jane Austen's Emma (Takes A While To Load)
Georgette Heyer's The Black Moth 

Shadows In A Timeless Myth Complimentary Short Story 
 
Gift Musical Jigsaw Puzzles
 A Hand Shadows Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 
Fairy Flight Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 

 Happy In Fairyland Musical Jigsaw Puzzle

A Knight and His Lady Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 
Jane Austen Jigsaw Puzzle 
 Shadows In A Timeless Myth Musical Jigsaw Puzzle

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However, If you would like to enter to win
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A Very Merry Chase

with a personalized inscription, 
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Smiles & Good Fortune,
Teresa
************************************
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Of Human Bondage, 1915

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The Hero and the Valkyrie, Helge and Sigrun

The early Scandinavian traditions and historical writings, are pregnant with tales of love that transcends death, ghosts and other supernatural beings such as found in my novel Shadows In A Timeless Myth. One such tale is that of a hero named Helge and his wife Sigrun* from  the Eddaic songs.

Helge died, and the body was laid in its cairn. In the evening Sigrun's maid passed the cairn, and saw the ghost of Helge ride into it with a numerous train. Addressing the ghost, the maid said, "Is it an illusion that I see, or the Eve of the Mighty, that ye ride your horses and urge them with your spurs? Or are the heroes bound for their homes?" The ghost replied, "It is no illusion which thou seest, nor the Eve of the Mighty; though thou seest us, and we urge our horses with our spurs; neither are the heroes bound for their homes."

The maid then went to her mistress and said, "Haste thee, Sigrun, from the hill of Seva, if the leader of the battle thou desirest to see. Open is the cairn; Helge is come; the war-scars bleed. Helge bade thee to still his dripping wound." Sigrun went to the cairn, and entering it, said to the shade of her dead husband, "Now am I as joyful of our meeting as Odin's ravens when, long-fasting, they scent the warm food, or the day-wearied when they behold the close of day. I will kiss my lifeless king before thou throwest off thy bloody cuirass. Thy hair, O Helge! is pierced through with frost, or with the dew of death is the hero slain. Cold are the hands of the friend of Högne. How, therefore, King, shall I find a cure for thee?"

"Thou only, Sigrun! on the hill of Seva," replied the ghost, "art the cause that Helge is here, slain by the dew of sorrow. Thou weepest, gold-adorned one! burning tears, maid of the sun-glowing south! Before thou sleepest, every tear shall fall bloody on the breast of the Prince, pierced through with the cold of thy grief. But we will drink the precious mead together, though we have lost gladness and lands. Yet no one sings a song of woe, though he sees a wound in my breast. Now are the brides closed in the cairns, and the princely maidens are laid beside us."

Sigrun made a bed in the cairn, and said, "Here have I, Helge, prepared rest for thee; rest free from all trouble. Son of the Ylfinga! I will sleep in thy arms as formerly, when my hero lived." The ghost answered, "No longer will I say that thou art unfaithful on the hill of Seva. Since thou sleepest in the embrace of the dead in the cairn, thou fair daughter of Högur! And yet thou livest, offspring of kings! Time is to ride the red ways. Let the pale steed tramp the steeps of the air. In the west must we be, by the bridge Vindhjalen, ere the cock in Walhalla wakes the sons of victory."

*Sigrun(Victory in the Old Norse) was a Valkyrie.

 Compiled From Sources In The Public Domain.

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Teresa
************************************
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Of Human Bondage, 1915

Monday, December 10, 2012

MyLadyWeb Presents the Gift Card Giveaways Hop 2012

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December 11th - 17th 2012
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Athena Queen of Storm and Air 
Before There Were Ewoks, There Was: H. Beam Piper's Little Fuzzy 
 Hand Shadows: A Sweet, Old-Fashioned Activity To Share With Children

Jane Austen's Emma (Takes A While To Load)
Georgette Heyer's The Black Moth 

Shadows In A Timeless Myth Complimentary Short Story 
 
Gift Musical Jigsaw Puzzles
 A Hand Shadows Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 
Fairy Flight Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 
 Happy In Fairyland Musical Jigsaw Puzzle

A Knight and His Lady Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 
Jane Austen Jigsaw Puzzle 
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A Very Merry Chase

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Smiles & Good Fortune,
Teresa
************************************
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Of Human Bondage, 1915

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Heracles and the death of the Amazons

 For his ninth labour Heracles received a command to bring back the golden girdle(belt) of Hippolyte, Queen of the Amazons. His quest led him to the city of Themiscyra, home of the Amazons and the palace of Queen Hipplyte.  Therein, he, and his army, demanded the Amazons surrender the girdle to him; but they ignored his commands and so a mighty battle ensued. The general mass of the Amazons were arrayed against the main body of the followers of Hercules, but the most honoured of the women were drawn up opposite Hercules himself, each, in turn, fighting against him in single combat.

The first to challenge him was was Aella, so named because of her swiftness, but she found her opponent more agile than herself. Thus followed, Philippis, Prothoe, Eriboea. Celaeno, Eurybia, Phoebe, Deianeira, Asteria, Marpe, and Tecmessa. The final Amazon to face Hercules in single combat was Alcippe who had taken a vow to remain a maiden, and that vow she kept, but her life she could not preserve. The commander of the Amazons, Melanippe, (sister to Queen Hippolyte) was also greatly admired for her manly courage, but now lost her supremacy. And Heracles, after thus killing the most renowned of the Amazons and forcing the remaining multitude to turn in flight, cut down the greater number of them, so that the race of them was utterly exterminated. As for the captives, he gave Antiope as a gift to Theseus and set Melanippe free, accepting Queen Hippolyte's golden girdle as her ransom.

 Compiled From Sources In The Public Domain.

 My paranormal romance has scenes that take place in a variety of historical settings.  Although none of the historical or modern scenes occurred during the Revolutionary War, all of the Americans scenes did take place in the rural South.


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Teresa
************************************
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Of Human Bondage, 1915

Monday, December 3, 2012

MyLadyWeb Presents the Book Lover's Holiday Giveaways Hop 2012

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December 4th - 10th 2012
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 A Little Book Of Fairy Lore 
Athena Queen of Storm and Air 

Before There Were Ewoks, There Was: H. Beam Piper's Little Fuzzy 

 Hand Shadows: A Sweet, Old-Fashioned Activity To Share With Children

Jane Austen's Emma (Takes A While To Load)
Georgette Heyer's The Black Moth 

Shadows In A Timeless Myth Complimentary Short Story 
 
Gift Musical Jigsaw Puzzles
 A Hand Shadows Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 
Fairy Flight Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 

 Happy In Fairyland Musical Jigsaw Puzzle

A Knight and His Lady Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 
Jane Austen Jigsaw Puzzle 
 Shadows In A Timeless Myth Musical Jigsaw Puzzle

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However, If you would like to enter to win
PDF copies of my old-fashioned Regency Romance
A Very Merry Chase

with a personalized inscription, 
please leave a comment below telling me what number you were when you
Liked  
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On Our Complimentary Bookshelf
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So be sure to bookmark us so you can come back after
The  Book Lover's Holiday Giveaway Hop Is Over.


Smiles & Good Fortune,
Teresa
************************************
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Of Human Bondage, 1915

Monday, November 26, 2012

Dicey Langston, American Patriot: American Heroine

Dicey Langston, American Patriot, Revolutionary War Heroine, Female Paul Revere.

Laodicea "Dicey" Langston was the daughter of Solomon Langston, of Laurens district, South Carolina during the Revolutionary War. She possessed an intrepid spirit, which is highly serviceable in times of emergency, and which, as she lived in the days of the Revolution, she had more than one opportunity to display. Living amidst the British sympathizers (aka Tories), and being an American patriot (AKA Whig), she often learned by accident, or discovered by strategy, the plots so common in those days, against her Whig family, friends and fellow supporters.  Such intelligence she was accustomed to communicate to the friends of freedom on the opposite side of the Ennoree river.

When she discovered that a band of loyalists—known in those parts as the "Bloody scout"—were about to fall upon the "Elder settlement," a place where one of her brothers  and other friends were residing, she resolved to warn them of their danger. To do this she risked her own life. Alone, in the darkness of the night; she traveled several miles through the woods, and over marshes and across creeks, through a country where foot-logs and bridges were then unknown. She came to the Tyger, a rapid and deep stream, plunged bravely in and waded till the water was up to her neck, and continued onward, reaching the settlement, and her brother, warning the community of the Torie plot and helping to ensure their safety!

Dicey was returning one day from another settlement of Whigs—in the Spartanburg district, when a company of Tories met her and questioned her in regard to the neighborhood she had just left; but she refused to communicate the desired information. The leader of the band then held a pistol to her breast, and threatened to shoot her if she did not make the wished for disclosure. "Shoot me if you dare! I will not tell you!" was her dauntless reply, as she opened a long handkerchief that covered her neck and bosom, thus manifesting a willingness to receive the contents of the pistol, if the officer insisted on disclosures or her life. The dastard, enraged at her defying movement, was in the act of firing, at which moment one of the soldiers threw up the hand holding the weapon, and the fearless heart of the girl was permitted to beat on.

Dicey's were no less patriotic than she; having, by their active services on the side of freedom, greatly displeased the loyalists,  these latter were determined to be revenged. A desperate band accordingly went to the house of their father, and finding the sons absent, were about to wreak their vengeance on the old man, whom they hated for the sons' sake. With this intent one of the party drew a pistol; but just as it was aimed at the breast of her aged and infirm father, Dicey rushed between the two, and though the ruffian bade her get out of his way or receive in her own breast the contents of the pistol, she regarded not his threats, but flung her arms around her father's neck and declared she would receive the ball first, if the weapon must be discharged. Such fearlessness and willingness to offer her own life for the sake of her parent, softened the heart of the "bloody scout," and Mr. Langston lived to see his noble daughter perform other heroic deeds.

One time her brother James, in his absence, sent to the house for a gun which he had left in her care, with orders for her to deliver it to no one except by his direction. On reaching the house one of the company who where directed to call for it, made known their errand, whereupon she brought and was about to deliver the weapon. At this moment it occurred to her that she had not demanded the countersign agreed on between herself and brother. With the gun still in her hand, she looked the company sternly in the face, and remarking that they wore a suspicious look, called for the countersign. Hereupon one of them, in jest, told her she was too tardy in her requirements; that both the gun and its holder were in their possession. "Do you think so," she boldly asked, as she cocked the disputed weapon and aimed it at the speaker. "If the gun is in your possession," she added, "take charge of it!" Her appearance indicated that she was in earnest, and the countersign was given without further delay. A hearty laugh on the part of the "liberty men," ended the ceremony.

After the war Dicey married and gave birth to 20+ children, and passed away at the age of 71.  There is a monument dedicated to Dicey in Greenville, South Carolina.

 Compiled From Sources In The Public Domain.


*****

My paranormal romance has scenes that take place in a variety of historical settings.  Although none of the historical or modern scenes occurred during the Revolutionary War, all of the Americans scenes did take place in the rural South.

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Teresa
************************************
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Of Human Bondage, 1915

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

MyLadyWeb Presents the Gratitude Giveaways Hop 2012

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November 15th - 13th 2012
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 A Little Book Of Fairy Lore 
Athena Queen of Storm and Air 

Before There Were Ewoks, There Was: H. Beam Piper's Little Fuzzy 

 Hand Shadows: A Sweet, Old-Fashioned Activity To Share With Children
Jane Austen's Emma (Takes A While To Load)
Georgette Heyer's The Black Moth 
Shadows In A Timeless Myth Complimentary Short Story 
 
Gift Musical Jigsaw Puzzles
 A Hand Shadows Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 
Fairy Flight Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 

 Happy In Fairyland Musical Jigsaw Puzzle
A Knight and His Lady Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 
Jane Austen Jigsaw Puzzle 
 Shadows In A Timeless Myth Musical Jigsaw Puzzle

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However, If you would like to enter to win
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A Very Merry Chase

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Smiles & Good Fortune,
Teresa
************************************
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Of Human Bondage, 1915

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

MyLadyWeb Presents The Thankful For Books Giveaway Hop

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November 8th - 13th 2012
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 A Little Book Of Fairy Lore 
Athena Queen of Storm and Air 

Before There Were Ewoks, There Was: H. Beam Piper's Little Fuzzy 

 Hand Shadows: A Sweet, Old-Fashioned Activity To Share With Children
Jane Austen's Emma (Takes A While To Load)
Georgette Heyer's The Black Moth 
Shadows In A Timeless Myth Complimentary Short Story 
 
Gift Musical Jigsaw Puzzles
 A Hand Shadows Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 
Fairy Flight Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 

 Happy In Fairyland Musical Jigsaw Puzzle
A Knight and His Lady Musical Jigsaw Puzzle 
Jane Austen Jigsaw Puzzle 
 Shadows In A Timeless Myth Musical Jigsaw Puzzle

The Gifts Are All Free

However, If you would like to enter to win
PDF copies of my old-fashioned Regency Romance
A Very Merry Chase

with a personalized inscription, 
please leave a comment below telling me what number you were when you
Liked  
Shadows In A Timeless Myth 

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On Our Complimentary Bookshelf
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The Thankful For Books Giveaway Hop Is Over.


Smiles & Good Fortune,
Teresa
************************************
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Of Human Bondage, 1915

Monday, November 5, 2012

Native American Woman and Their Captives

While researching a short story, I found these two tales of Native American women and their kindness to captives.  In a way they reminded me of one of the fantasy characters from Shadows In A Timeless Myth, who cared for the two female captives of the demon, and attempted to keep them safe.

A KIND-HEARTED WOMAN OF THE CHIPPEWA


Both men and women belie their nature
When they are not kind.

In the early settlement of Ohio, Daniel Convers was captured by the savages; but he had the good fortune to be purchased by a noble-hearted Indian whose wife possessed a kindred spirit. His condition, we are informed in the Pioneer History of Ohio, "was not that of a slave, but rather an adoption into the family as a son. The Indian's wife, whom he was directed to call mother, was a model of all that is excellent in woman, being patient, kind-hearted, humane and considerate to the wants and comfort of all around her, and especially so to their newly adopted son. To sum up all her excellences in a brief sentence of the captive's own language, she was 'as good a woman as ever lived.'"

A CHEROKEE WOMAN'S GENEROSITY

How poor an instrument May do a noble deed.
Shakspeare.
 
During the Revolution, a young Shawanese Indian was captured by the Cherokees and sentenced to die at the stake. He was tied, and the usual preparations were made for his execution, when a Cherokee woman went to the warrior to whom the prisoner belonged, and throwing a parcel of goods at his feet, said she was a widow and would adopt the captive as her son, and earnestly plead for his deliverance. Her prayer was granted, and the prisoner taken under her care. He rewarded her by his fidelity, for, in spite of the entreaties of his friends, whom he was allowed to visit, he never left her.

 Compiled From Sources In The Public Domain.



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Teresa
************************************
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Of Human Bondage, 1915

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Mrs. John Merrill of Kentucky, A True American Amazon

A True American Amazon

Women of the American Frontier often lived lonely and isolated lives.... For many of them just getting up in the morning and facing the day's backbreaking chores required more courage than many modern woman ever dream of in the ordinary course of events. In my horror novel Shadows in a Timeless Myth, I explore a variety of different women from different backgrounds and the courage they show in paranormal, or otherwise extraordinary events.

Here is the story of a American frontierswoman Mrs. John Merrill, who faced real-life, extraordinary circumstances with fierce courage. Note that history does not even tell us her given name, but only that of her husband, and that the Indian warrior gave her the honorific title of Long Knife Squaw.

During the summer of 1787, writes Mr. McClung, in his Sketches of Western Adventure, "The house of Mr. John Merrill, of Nelson county, Kentucky, was attacked by the Indians, and defended with singular address and good fortune. Merrill was alarmed by the barking of a dog about midnight, and upon opening the door in order to ascertain the cause of the disturbance, he received the fire of six or seven Indians, by which one arm and one thigh were broken. He instantly sank upon the floor, and called upon his wife to close the door. This had scarcely been done when it was violently assailed by the tomahawks of the enemy, and a large breach soon effected. Mrs. Merrill, however, being a perfect amazon, both in strength and courage, guarded it with an axe, and successively killed or badly wounded four of the enemy as they attempted to force their way into the cabin.

"The Indians ascended the roof, and attempted to enter by way of the chimney; but here again they were met by the same determined enemy. Mrs. Merrill seized the only feather bed which the cabin afforded, and hastily ripping it open, poured its contents upon the fire. A furious blaze and stifling smoke instantly ascended the chimney, and brought down two of the enemy, who lay for a few moments at the mercy of the lady. Seizing the axe, she quickly dispatched them, and was instantly afterwards summoned to the door, where the only remaining savage now appeared, endeavoring to effect an entrance, while Mrs. Merrill was engaged at the chimney.

The sole surviving warrior, soon received a gash in the cheek, which compelled him, with a loud yell, to relinquish his purpose, and return hastily to Chillicothe, where, from the report of a prisoner, he gave an exaggerated account of the fierceness, strength, and courage of the 'long knife squaw!'"

 Compiled From Sources In The Public Domain.


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Teresa
************************************
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Of Human Bondage, 1915

Monday, October 22, 2012

MyLadyWeb and Shadows In A Timeless Myth Presents the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop 2012

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Athena Queen of Storm and Air 
Before There Were Ewoks, There Was: H. Beam Piper's Little Fuzzy 
 Hand Shadows: A Sweet, Old-Fashioned Activity To Share With Children
Georgette Heyer's The Black Moth 

The Story and Song of Black Roderick 
The Practice And Doctrine Of Yoga
Chinese Wonder Tales
The Maha-Bharata
Helen Of Troy
Halloween Crafts Made Easy
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Smiles & Good Fortune,
Teresa
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Of Human Bondage, 1915