The Thorngrove Athenæum
Homepage of Baronessa Lucrezia-Isabella di Freccia
of Thamesreach Shire, Crown Principality of Insulae Draconis, Drachenwald

Situated in the city named after her, the original Athenaeum honored Athena "...the glorious goddess, grey-eyed and resolute, of implacable heart..." Centuries later, the Emperor Hadrian founded a school in Rome and named it after the great temple. Eventually antiquity's houses of worship and wisdom were reduced to an appellation meaning "a literary or scientific association or club. A reading room or building where a library, periodicals, and newspapers are kept for use." Nowadays athenaeum also refers to places of continuing education, utilized after formal schooling has been completed.

These last two definitions describe the purpose of The Thorngrove Athenaeum, depository for my continuing education in the SCA - research, projects, correspondence, photos, etc - serious and lighthearted. I hope you enjoy browsing and find something of interest here.

Notice: I haven't added any new articles for a while. However I do continue to cook,
and my cooking blog with occasional medieval recipes and briefs can be found here:
Thorngrove LJ Blog