12 Stops in South Iceland

#8 April 6, 2018 Friday   On the way to breakfast the next morning, the family was greeted by the Hrifunes Guesthouse dog, a small, whitish, long-haired canine. As they ate breakfast, from the warmth of the dining room, they watched the sweet pooch jog here and there across the icy property.    #1 1)  The firstContinue reading “12 Stops in South Iceland”

The Gift of Snow

April 2, 2018   Astrid the Red and Bjorn the Light Catcher had two sons, the elder one was named Olaf the White for his light complexion, and the younger was Snorri the Fair-Haired because of his long locks. Olaf grew up to be a strong man and resembled his father. Snorri, big for his twelveContinue reading “The Gift of Snow”

The Longest Day

Day 1 March 31 and/or April 1 At 9:37 p. m. EST, sitting on an obscenely fuchsia colored plane somewhere over the northern Atlantic, Astrid asked herself, “How did I get here?” She used to ask herself that question a lot in the years after she moved from her humble bucolic home in north centralContinue reading “The Longest Day”