Today's diabetic-shock inducing Valentine sweetness is a looooong way from its roots in an ancient Roman love festival. In mid-February, the Romans practiced a ritual so old and strange, even they couldn't tell you what it meant and how it started.Actor Charlie Hunnam @ http://www.worldoffemale.comIt went like this: During the Lupercalia (usually February 15), a group of … [Read more...] about The Bloody-Weird Origins of Valentine’s Day
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style
("Or I swear, I'll never stop wine-ing.") … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style
She Had Me at “Who you Looking AT?”
I loved Madonna's Superbowl Half-Time show. Completely and utterly. I mean, when the camera panned the gladiator-like "Romans" pulling her barge (that was NOT a euphemism, people!), I was a goner.Madonna as Cleo? Brilliant! Thankfully hubs and the boy were in the kitchen rummaging for more food when the show started, so they did not witness me standing up in awe. And when the … [Read more...] about She Had Me at “Who you Looking AT?”
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
"The Annual Meeting of Newt Gingrich'sWives and Mistresses Begins in Five, People!" … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
See This Little Guy? The Romans Loved Him. Especially Roasted in Honey!
The ancient Romans thought dormice made fine little appetizers. On page 301 of my novel, Cleopatra Selene watches Maecenas pop "a tiny roasted dormouse whole into his mouth and crunch the tiny bones with relish...He gave me a sly look as he licked the honey off his fingers."Dormice were farmed in large pits or terra cotta containers. The Romans liked their tiny rodents rolled … [Read more...] about See This Little Guy? The Romans Loved Him. Especially Roasted in Honey!
