Guy Wilson

Rose of May

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I was uncommonly late planting my bulbs this year and, in fact, have one small bag of antique-variety tulip bulbs left in the garage.  If they were sentient, they would be wondering if they had been forgotten.  Of course, if they were sentient, they would also know that guilt moves me like nothing else.  I … Read more

All Things Irish

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Around St. Patrick’s Day I like to dip into Thomas Cahill’s wonderful book, How the Irish Saved Civilization.  The title is lofty, but the book is very accessible and focuses on how Irish monks helped preserve great works of Classical learning as civilization traveled the path of time from the Roman era to the medieval … Read more