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Month: October 2015

By Clanmother Posted on October 31, 2015

Song of the Witches & The Great Pumpkin

It is  Halloween, the night of October 31, the eve of All Saints’s Day.   Some scholars believe that Halloween has Christian roots which have been influenced by the Celtic … Continue reading Song of the Witches & The Great Pumpkin

Categories: Celebrations, Charles M. Schulz, Halloween, Samhain, William ShakespeareTags: Charles M. Schulz, Halloween, William Shakespeare
By Clanmother Posted on October 27, 2015July 30, 2017

Happy Birthday Dylan Thomas

“A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the … Continue reading Happy Birthday Dylan Thomas

Categories: Birthdays, Celebrations, Dylan Thomas, PoetsTags: Dylan Thomas, Happy Birthday
By Clanmother Posted on October 27, 2015

Happy Birthday Sylvia Plath

“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is … Continue reading Happy Birthday Sylvia Plath

Categories: Birthdays, Celebrations, Poetry, Poets, Sylvia PlathTags: Happy Birthday, Sylvia Plath
By Clanmother Posted on October 8, 2015

October Celebration

My dear friend at Leaping Tracks advised me that today the United Kingdom celebrated National Poetry Day.  In 1996, Canada set aside April as the month to appreciate poetry.  Most … Continue reading October Celebration

Categories: Poetry, Poets, Robert Frost, UK National Poetry DayTags: October, Robert Frost, UK National Poetry Day
By Clanmother Posted on October 6, 2015October 6, 2015

Lady Almina & the Real Downton Abbey

I confess that I have never watched Downton Abbey.   I know this may come as a surprise to Downton Abbey followers, which includes most of my family.  It was not … Continue reading Lady Almina & the Real Downton Abbey

Categories: Biography, Lady Almina & the Real Downton Abbey, Reading Program 2015Tags: Downton Abbey, Earl of Carnarvon, Highclere Castle, Lady Carnavon, Tutankhamun

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