Viking ‘ring fortress’ discovered in Denmark may have been used to launch invasion of England in 1013
Archaeologists in Denmark have discovered a ring-shaped Viking fortress which historians believe may have been used to launch an invasion of England. The fortress found on the island of Zealand, around 50 kilometres south of Copenhagen, is the fifth ...
Serena Williams Wins U.S. 0pen For 18th Grand Slam Title
Serena Williams reacts after defeating Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark to win their women's singles final match of the 2014 U.S. Open on Sunday. The win was Williams' 18th Grand Slam title. Al Bello/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Al Bello/Getty Images When Serena Williams and Caroline Wozni ...
Serena Williams defeats Caroline Wozniacki, winning her sixth U.S. Open singles title…
Photograph by Chang W. Lee, New York Times …Surprise, surprise. The world no. 1 and American powerhouse has done it again. At weeks shy of her thirty-third birthday, Serena Williams remains at the top of women’s tennis. In addition to clinching her third consecutive and sixth overall U.S. Open title ...
Hans Christian Anderson
Hans Christian Anderson is a musical production made in 1952, in color, starring Danny Kaye as Hans Christian Anderson. Have you ever wondered who wrote the “Ugly Duckling,” “The Little Mermaid,” “The King Who Had No Clothes,” and “Thumbelina”? Well, the real Hans Christian Anderson wrote all of tho ...
Serena Williams Wins U.S. 0pen For 18th Grand Slam Title
Serena Williams reacts after defeating Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark to win their women's singles final match of the 2014 U.S. Open on Sunday. The win was Williams' 18th Grand Slam title. Al Bello/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Al Bello/Getty Images When Serena Williams and Caroline Wozni ...
Beach-side views #2
I didn't think anywhere could beat Pembrokeshire (see previous post), and I don't believe this does, but it comes pretty bloomin' close. I have the pink-stomached person in this photo to thank for introducing me to all things wonderfully Danish....including this never-ending, deserted beach, and the ...
ARC Review: Rites of Passage by Joy N. Hensley
Buy the book at Amazon / Barnes & Noble / The Book Depository Author's Website / Twitter Book summary: Sam McKenna’s never turned down a dare. And she's not going to start with the last one her brother gave her before he died. So Sam joins the first-ever class of girls at the prestigious Denmark Mil ...
Following my tree, down a colourful garden path
It's that time of month again, time to write about the tree I started following in March this year. My corkscrew hazel (Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic') is looking about as tired as the rest of the garden -- late August and early September are not prime times at Glen Villa. Something is eating the h ...
Museum Mission: The Drottningholm suite - de Vries war trophies
Nice! But fake. Another plaster copy. He is fake, too. And so is this naked man. Museum de Vries is where the bronze originals (except for Neptune) are kept to preserve them from further erosion and cracks. Museum de Vries also happens to be open only once a year - this time being the previous Sunda ...
What's up with Kansas?
The writer Gary Maydew has it right, but sadly, there's more. I spent time in KS as a kid, got a good education, and loved it. But that's over 50 years ago, and apparently things have gone to hell in a teacup. I'm sure this writer has read Tom Frank's wonderful book "What's the Matter with Kansas?" ...
