"Jack and Becky and Trafalgar's first race."
Sitting comfortably astride Rascal, the eight-year-old roan, Jack Wetherly watched jockey, Nate Oliver, canter the two-year-old thoroughbred, Trafalgar, around the perimeter of the Brandling estate lake. He marvelled at the way every muscle in that magnificent horse’s body rippled in...
"Before John Smith and his brother found Jamestown they first found Janestown"
The smell of fall is in the air, crisp cool mornings. In the distance the glow of an early morning fire lit the sky.Jane (Was not her given name but, her given name was Hurit which meant beautiful and when...
Year 36, second month of the inundation, day three, under the majesty of; the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Usermaatre-Sepetenre, the son of Re, Ramesses II, Beloved of Ptah.Preparations are well under way here at Malkata Palace for the...
"As Trafalgar is schooled, secrets open out."
It took nearly a week of trying before Trafalgar allowed the saddle to be fitted without any fuss. This was despite Sir Oswald having been informed that their purchase had been broken in.For Jack, mounting the animal proved equally difficult...
"I don't do company Halloween parties, but this year I made an exception and scored big time!"
Our company has a Halloween Party every year and for the most part, I have simply ignored attending, or attended and simply left after a short visit. This year, I decided that I’d go and dress up in a full...
"Jack and Becky come dangerously closer even among company..."
Seeing the twin horse-driven polished box-like carriage heading up the main drive, Jack Wetherly knew exactly what it contained. His heart gave a heave, knowing that this was his new challenge, arriving with two long-coated men sitting upfront. Excitedly, he...
"While restoring an old farmhouse. Kerri has an encounter with a ghost."
Kerri was almost ready to flip her fourth house. The first one had made only a marginal profit due to some unforeseen issues that had cost both time and money. But she had learned some valuables lessons, and more importantly,...
"Jack, expecting trouble, gets a surprise and Becky gives her special apology."
Standing at the back door of Brandling Manor, Jack Wetherly could not recall a time when he had felt so uneasy. He had just been told by the stuffy butler, Vincent, that Sir Oswald Brandling was demanding to see him....
"Jack and Becky continue their secret affair"
Sunday had arrived at last, and the weather was set fair, for which Jack Wetherly was grateful. Aunt Rose had placed a breakfast of bread and dripping in front of him together with the tea, that only Aunt Rose could...
"If a king is chosen by God as the voice for God, can he ever be wrong?"
King David sat at his Harp, gently plucking at the strings. His nimble fingers finding their notes with precision. He had now been playing the harp for as many years as the greatest harpist in any of the nations around...
