The Spanish Medievalist

This is a place where the Spanish Medievalist will discuss Spanish Medieval things and any other related things that might show up, including, but not limited to strange interludes, recipes, odd philosophic musings, extemporaneous rants and random quips. Dreams will not be interpreted.

Saturday, October 04, 2025

On good love

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 I first encountered the Libro de buen amor (Juan Ruiz? c. 1345) over forty years ago. It is a strange collection (anthology?) of poems writ...
Friday, October 03, 2025

On the smoke from a bonfire

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My muse has been away for awhile. The poetry has not been happening. I wrote a sonnet the other day that tipped over and died. Being creativ...
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

On a hot day in Texas

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  It's a hundred degrees out on the patio and it's the fifteen of October. The constant heat is stressful. I also know cold, but whe...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

On trains

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 Just saw this bad (big) boy this past week. A throwback to another time and place, this monster hauled cargo to and fro across the Rockies,...
Thursday, October 03, 2024

On miracles

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Getting a great spot to park when you really shouldn't. Finding a cheap copy of a great book. Your favorite food is on the lunch buffet ...
Monday, September 30, 2024

On snow

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It's about that time again for the white stuff to reappear and threaten our lives. I lived with the snow for my first twenty-five years ...
Saturday, September 28, 2024

On a Saturday afternoon

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What is more beautiful, more meaningful, more metaphoric than a red rose. You can face an entire lifetime of mundane experiences, but when a...
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I'm a Minnesotan who lives in exile in Texas--the heat is a killer here in this suburb of the Sun. Anybody got any sunscreen?
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