Here we are in the middle of Yuletide again. It’s such a busy time, but very enjoyable, and although he would never admit it, it’s a time Fred finds very stressful these days. There are a lot of duties on
Yuletide at Castle Haunn
Our castle is built into the crags above Port Haunn. I’m Princeling Dylan and I live there with my brother Dougall and our uncles and aunties and cousins and friends. Mostly we’re related. We live on the far west of
Celebrating the Yuletide season at Castle Vexstein, by Lord Pogo
The Yuletide season is one of relaxation and happiness for all who belong to Vexstein, from the lowliest to the highest, currently my uncle, Baron Smallweed, who succeeded this autumn following the death of my other uncle, the late Baron
Solstice and Yuletide at White Horse Castle, by Humphrey
The Solstice is next week. This is when the day is at its shortest. The night is at its longest. There is a post in the middle of the inner courtyard at White Horse Castle that records the shadow and
Buckmore at Yule, by Willoughby
Season’s Greetings to you, dear reader. I am Willoughby, Narrator-in-Residence at Buckmore. My job is to fill your soul with delight as you imagine the lights, laughter and love to be found during the Yule season at Castle Buckmore. You
Yuletide character blog series
On Thursdays in December, and also on Christmas Eve, there will be blog posts from some of the Princelings characters about the Yuletide Festivals at their castles. The series starts 6th December with Willoughby (The Way West) who is now
Winter blog series
I’m pleased to say that the theme for this winter’s blog series has been set. A number of prominent characters have agreed to write a short piece on how their castle celebrates Solstice.
Princeling George interviews the author!
I’m George, and I decided to interview Jemima when we were on our way back from interviewing Ludo. That’s because we were camping by the side of the river where the flying machine was moored for our overnight stop, and
George, an intelligent engineer
George and I are back home in Castle Marsh after our five day trip to southern Gaul. It was a fascinating and, at times, scary trip. George flew us round the castle as we got lower in the sky, preparing
Ludo, the Pirate King
With George’s help, I have managed to rendezvous with Ludo, formerly King of Castle Marsh, now just a pirate. He sent a message to meet him at the Isle de Giens, in the Central Sea south of Gaul, on the
Sundance, the one for a life or death situation
I’m sitting at a picnic bench under a willow tree by the side of a river. Sundance crosses the lawn from the inn carrying a tray with two drinks on it, a Vex for him and a Kira Cooler for
Kira, adventurer in birth, marriage, life and death
We are at Castle Marsh, in a room in the south-east of the castle, looking out over the marshes. Silvery streams break up the sea of susurrating stems. Small birds fly across the streams every now and then and disappear
Smallweed, second Lord of Vexstein, talks big business
As the small carriage I have taken from the Prancing Pony finally arrives at the gates of Castle Vexstein, I realise the wisdom of Victor’s and George’s hike up the hill from the village halfway between Prancing Pony and Seventh
Nimrod reveals her secret
I am sitting in a courtyard near the high point of Castle Buckmore, surrounded by noise. The flowers and herbs around me are buzzing with bees delighted at the bounteous nectar and, in the still air and the semi-enclosed space,
Saku, the Professor, reveals his past
I’m still at Castle Hattan, the weather is still damp and windy, but I am safe in the bowels of the castle, surrounded by the hum of the Wozna brewing machinery. I am with Saku, the scientific genius behind the