First there were eggs, looking fine.  Then the next day, when they go opaque.  Then… nothing.  No more eggs!  I think the angels have decided it’s too hard to be parents.

 Everyone else seems to be doing ok.  And, of course, the plant is going mad.

I finally, finally finished the biography of William I have been reading for weeks!  It’s not that it was that boring, it was just so detail-heavy that it took me forever.  By David Douglas, it’s from the ’60s I think, so I wonder if there are any parts of it that have been superceded with new research – I picked upa  few bits that disagreed with 1066:  Year of the Three Battles, so that was interesting.  It was something of a panegyric; he clearly thinks William is a hero.  There is almost no detail about the Harrowing of the North, which I was disappointed by.  There was also very little about his queen, Matilda.  Nonetheless, it was an entertaining and thought-provoking book, and I feel a bit more prepared to discuss the man with my kiddies.

Jim Henson’s Storyteller series is great.  I bought the Greek Myths series today:  Daedalus, Orpheus, Perseus, and Theseus.  Michael Gambon is great as the storyteller, and Brian Henson is funny as The Dog.  My favourite is Theseus, because he is a horrid character – broken promises litter the plot.  But Ariadne is glorious.  Medusa, too, in Perseus is captivating – she was great, and almost (but not quite) sympathetic.  I’m looking forward to using it with my kiddies.