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Archive for the ‘American holidays’ Category
Veterans Day: This Bud’s For You
November 11, 2019I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas
December 27, 2018A White Christmas is not always something to be admired.
Winter
December 20, 2018With a blanket of snow, this warm house defies the winter cold.
I’d Rather Be
March 14, 2018Though my present locale is not bad (Southern Utah),I’d rather be sailing along the Coast of Maine in the summer time of course.
Happy New Year
January 2, 2018The New Year is here and as we head back to whatever we do during the year, it might be wise to stop, pause and ponder where we are headed.
Spooky
November 2, 2017Haunted houses can be found everywhere
Sugar
October 26, 2017Traditionally, items like these might be left outside during a Day of the Dead celebration to nourish the souls of the deceased, as their spirits move about the edges of the real world.
Glow
October 18, 2017Carved pumpkins are definitely an American tradition that can be traced back to the Celts of Ireland and Great Britain, who carved up turnips to ward off the spirits of the dead on All Hallows Eve.
Wanderlust
April 26, 2017Winter is a beautiful time of year in the mountain wilderness, but also a time when great dangers are present.
It’s Not This Time of Year Without An Inflatable Santa Claus
November 26, 2016The way we see Santa Claus has changed over the years. He is still the jolly fat man in the red suit, but his message may be changin’ with the times.
Thanksgiving Classics
November 23, 2016Thanksgiving entertainment classics are far less numerous than those that set during the twelve days of Christmas. Nonetheless, you might want to take a look at these three landmark movies, created to celebrate and make fun of our November holiday.
Thoughts from A NaNoWriMo Loser
December 6, 2011Winners & Losers All you have to do to win during the national writing month of November is to enter 50,000 words or more into the National Novel Writing Month website and you get access to a little banner that you can display on your website or comments around the internet. Presumily, the words have […]
Good Day To Read A Book
May 20, 2011Spring Weather Unless you happen to reside near the banks of the Mississippi, this weekend might be a good time to grab a book, head outdoors and escape to another world, or just a different time and place. For many parts, cooler weather may still be in place, at least that’s the situation here in […]
April Fools In New England
April 1, 2011Mother Nature played an April Fools joke on the Northeast today. However, the winter weather and abundant snow accumulation made me wish I was still living up north and not hunkered down in coastal Carolina. I know there’re probably a million people in the Boston area, who would love to change places, but I […]
My Literary New Year’s Resolutions
January 3, 2011Today is the first working day of the New Year and so now it is time for all good writers to declare their goals for the New Year. Before making your New Year’s resolution, you might want to consider whether your goals are attainable or not. Jane Lebak underscores the point perfectly in today’s blog […]
Memorial Day in America
June 1, 2010Memorial has come and gone already and now it is the first of June. I celebrated Memorial Day by riding around the deserted streets of Portland, Maine on my bicycle and watching a war movie, The Hurt Locker. When this film recently won best picture award at the 2010 Oscars, I was silently wondering how […]