Sylvia RoseApr 24, 20232 min readMagic of Music & CatsCats are the second most common pet in the world, after goldfish. When I helped Mama Cat raise four kittens, even the darkest of moods...
Sylvia RoseApr 23, 20236 min readSteam & Coal in Victorian GermanyIn Victorian era Germany, steam is an engineer's dream. Wood burning steam machines and logging for quick construction almost destroy the...
Sylvia RoseApr 21, 20232 min readVictorian Detective Murder MysteriesA luxury Rhine cruise turns into a trip to murder as Reiker goes undercover to solve a slew of tourist murders.
Sylvia RoseApr 20, 20233 min readCare and Feeding of Your German Kobold One of the most fascinating creatures of German mythology and folklore is the Kobold. Elusive and canny, Kobolds are house spirits, ship...
Sylvia RoseApr 18, 20232 min readLora Ley Adventures - Feast of FoolsAction, celebration and madness ensue as half-Nyx Lora and Wolf find themselves in the year 1148, the early Middle Ages of Germania....
Sylvia RoseApr 17, 20233 min readWild Women and Winter TalesDecember 25 marks the Feast of Frau Holle or Hulda in Germany. She's also celebrated at the Winter Solstice as a goddess of Light. Her...
Sylvia RoseApr 12, 20234 min readQueen Eleanor & the Calamitous CrusadeThe final novella of the Lora Ley - Winter Tales has a time travel twist and takes us to the Germania of 1148 AD. The Feast of Fools ...