by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog
“”Ith Abbot Kinney,” MacGregor announced to us happily, pointing to a group of men in the distance, silhouetted by the darkened sky. “Which one is Mr. Kinney,” Grandmother Lena asked. “The one without the thovel,” said MacGregor. I scrinched my eyes...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog
“So that is the way I first entered Venice, on foot, much like the pilgrim who enters a holy place, as a seeker, stirred with expectation. Perhaps this was because of the Tarot cards’ prediction of lions roaring against a backdrop of crashing sea waves. Or...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog
“But Father was quite known, among all of the Rom, for his ability to train any horse, even the most difficult. This was tribute indeed, for the Rom as a people love their grastende, their horses, and are incredible horsemen. Our horses, Sun and Moon, were the...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog
The Romani flag (O styago le romengo in Romani) is the international flag of the Romani. It was created by the Uniunea Generala a Romilor din Romania (General Union of the Roma of Romania) in 1933, and approved by international representatives at the FirstWorld Romani...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog
“Any meadow blessed with the Rom’s presence, with all of our eiderdowns spread about, was nocturnally transformed into an ornate Persian carpet. We called them dunhas, their rich deep tints inspired by the flowers growing in the leas around us: periwinkle from...
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