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A Chanticleer Christmas
A Chanticleer Christmas November 28 – December 23, 2015 A Chanticleer Christmas is Chanticleer’s beloved offering, a favorite with audiences and critics alike. The warmth and profundity of A Chanticleer Christmas are revealed in a telling of the Christmas story … Continue reading
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Mary, Queen of Scots
Well, this is sort of a segue… The last book I read was Susanna Clark’s The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories, and in that book there is a story about Mary, Queen of Scots (Antickes and Frets). This … Continue reading
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
On July 11, I decided to re-read this wonderful book: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke I had previously read this book years ago, but for some reason had absolutely no memory if it other than the fact … Continue reading
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May 2015
May arrived even quicker, I think, than did April! But luckily I managed to get this month’s drawing done relatively quickly: “31-Point-Plan” I am, however, once again struggling to “catch up” on my blog posts. So I will be back-posting … Continue reading
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George R.R. Martin
My next choice of book to read was one of George R. R. Martin‘s stand-alone novels written back in 1982. I have loved his Game of Thrones books, but haven’t ever read anything else by him. So when I saw … Continue reading
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Still in England…
As I wrote on January 23rd, I have been in the process of reading several books about the history of England (and, in particular, about the Tudors). I finished the 3rd and final book in Alison Weir’s series about the … Continue reading
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Tudor England
Recently, I read Hilary Mantel’s novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies (which I finished on Jan. 7th). I enjoyed these so much that I decided to next read a book my sister recommended, The Six Wives of Henry … Continue reading
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HAPPY 2015!
It is hard to believe that it is now the year 2015. All I can say is WOW. …And that it’s good to still be here, of course! I brought in the new year recovering from a tooth extraction; my … Continue reading
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Wolf Hall
On December 9th, I started reading Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel. My sister loved this book, so I am anticipating enjoying it too. It received a number of awards and looks like a winner! So far, I am finding it … Continue reading
December 2014
December gets its name from the Latin word decem (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in the Roman calendar. December, of course, always means Christmas is on the way – it seems to arrive … Continue reading
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Halloween 2014
There are many different theories to explain Halloween‘s beginnings. The most commonly-held belief is that it began as the ancient pagan festival, Samhain. And I believe there is probably some truth to that. Many Catholics claim the holiday evolved from … Continue reading
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October 2014
These last couple of months I have been so ridiculously busy that I have barely had time to keep this up! This post may be dated the first of October, but I am actually doing it on the 11th. Oh … Continue reading
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August 2014
August was originally named Sextili in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC. In 8 BC it was renamed in honor of Augustus [from Wikipedia]. It’s kind of amazing … Continue reading
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July
The month of July, it seems, got its name from Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth. And this same Julius Caesar also created the Julian Calendar back in 46 BC. Most of us here in the USA, … Continue reading
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JUNE (already?)
The Latin name for June is Junius. Ovid offers multiple etymologies for the name in the Fasti, a poem about the Roman calendar. The first is that the month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, the goddess of marriage … Continue reading
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a bride…
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Movies (and books, of course)
Last night I watched a couple of movies on HBO, the first was called “Kingdom of Heaven,” and starred Orlando Bloom (who I think is such a cutie). I also like Liam Neeson, who also starred in the film. The … Continue reading
Musings About Joseph Campbell
So I’ve decided that I do want to write about Hero with a Thousand Faces that I recently read. Joseph Campbell wrote this book back in 1949 – right smack in the middle of the twentieth century. I found myself … Continue reading
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about PAIN and TAROT…
It’s hard to believe it’s May already. I feel like I’ve done nothing this month but work and deal with PAIN. But I think that these new supplements I’ve started taking (thanks to my sister’s efforts to research my problem … Continue reading
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May 1st
The month of May was named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which … Continue reading
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APRIL
The Romans gave this month the Latin name Aprilis but the derivation of this name is uncertain. April was sacred to the goddess Venus and it is believed that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis, from her equivalent Greek goddess … Continue reading
February 2014
The Meaning of February According to wikipedia.org, the Roman month Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 (full moon) in the old lunar Roman calendar. Other Internet … Continue reading
JANUARY
The month of January was named for JANUS, the god of doorways, gateways, beginnings or transitions. Historically, the calendar went through a number of changes, but in the 16th century, European countries began officially making January 1 the start of … Continue reading
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco I finished reading this book yesterday evening (I especially liked the author’s commentary at the end). This was a very interesting book; I don’t think I’ve ever read anything quite like it. … Continue reading
Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler I started reading this book on May 15th. The funny thing about this book is that I once owned a copy (with the cover pictured at left, which is different from the library copy … Continue reading
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