Do you anticipate April 1st each year and look forward to creating the perfect prank? Not being a practical jokester, today is not my kind of holiday. That is not to say I haven’t pulled some jokes over the years. Families tend to do that. The meanest one was years ago as a child when… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Why April Fool?
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Mythic Monday: Happy Easter
Spring Equinox with its many celebrations, including Easter, is a sacred time in many faiths and mythologies. The word Easter comes from the Germanic fertility goddess Eostre, whose celebrants gave praise for the first green shoots of springtime and the never ending cycle of life. The rabbit and colorfully painted eggs are also iconic images… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Happy Easter
Vintage Friday: Easter 1961
Cheers & Happy Reading! Flossie Benton Rogers, Conjuring the Magic with Paranormal Fantasy Romance
Vintage Friday: Queen of Green
IRENE, QUEEN OF GREEN My mother’s birthday falls on March 16, a day before St. Patrick’s Day, and her favorite color was green. While I was growing up, both of us usually acquired a new green outfit at this time. The finery served for spring, St. Paddy’s Day, and Easter. Here we are, Mama and… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Queen of Green
Happy Hocktide: Kisses or Coins
The festival of Hocktide falls on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter Sunday. The name is thought to be derived either from the medieval meaning “high day” or the meaning “to bind.” Both are fitting, since Hocktide celebrates an auspicious occasion for the Saxons in 1002 A.C.E.– the day King Ethelred the Unready seized and devastated the Danes. Of course the marauding Danes… Continue reading Happy Hocktide: Kisses or Coins