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"There is a privacy about it (January) which no other season gives you... In spring, summer and fall people have a sort of open season on each other. Only in winter, in the country (or the city for...
January is named after the Roman god Janus, who is known as having two heads. He looks back to the last year, and forward to the new one. The Roman New Year Festival was called Calends, and...
"May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope; The spirit of Christmas which is peace; The heart of Christmas which is love.” ~Ada V. Hendricks The new year brings a...
"Holly and mistletoe Candles and bells, I know the message That each of you tells.” ~Leland B. Jacobs It doesn't seem like 12 months since we were last inundated with holly, mistletoe, and...
"November always seems to me the Norway of the year." ~Emily Dickinson I love the Scandinavian countries, read their literature – especially murder mysteries – and love their...
"The fires burn And the kettles sing, And Earth sinks to rest Until next spring." ~Elizabeth Coatsworth Calculate Your Key Number To find out what the rest of the month has in store for...
"Corn and grain, corn and grain, All that falls shall rise again." ~harvest chant. Above is just part of a chant sung by pagans this time of year. I like it because it's really all about...
There comes a time when autumn asks: what have you been doing all summer? It's hard to remember all of the things that happened this summer. It seemed endless and full of life. But – the season...
Sweet September, last vestiges of summer heat, but only in the daytime. Early sunsets and autumn tinges remind us no summer lasts forever, even one, as long and luscious, as this has been....