September 29th, 2012

Three things that never come to any good: Christmas pigs, Michaelmas fowls, and parsons’ daughters. Traditional English proverb I love history and although my family doesn’t celebrate Michaelmas Day, I have enjoyed learning about its traditions. Michaelmas Day is the feast day of St. Michael and All Angels in the Christian calendar. Archangel Michael is [...]

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September 26th, 2012

My foray into the world of Pottermore several months ago inspired me to do a serious and slow re-reading of all of the Harry Potter novels. I’m not one for reading slowly, especially when the book is exciting and the action is moving me along. After seeing the movies several times (which I love), I [...]

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September 18th, 2012

Calling all penguin lovers! The British Antarctic Survey posts a new penguin photo every day in its “Penguin of the Day” image gallery. The penguins are adorable and the photos are fantastic. See one or two you love? You can purchase the images as well! The Antarctic penguins await you here>> On the left, I’ve [...]

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September 12th, 2012

While I can appreciate a lovely posed photo of a baby or child, my favorites are always the candid shots. The ones where the child is caught in the act of loving what they are doing, contemplating life, being silly, or just hanging around. It may take hundreds of shots to capture that perfect moment [...]

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