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Author Archives: joanneeddy
More Magic – I Do Believe in Fairies and Gnomes
Welcome back, you believers, to the realm of magic, the land of fairies and gnomes. Of course, my eight year old grandchildren could tell you with authority that these magical beings go to warmer climes during the cold of winter, but are … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Easter, Fairy, Fairy garden, Gnome, Mary Martin, Peter Pan, pixie dust, Science Fiction and Fantasy, the Lost boys, Tinkerbell, Tinkerbelle, Wendy
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The Magic of Childhood – A Lesson from Grey
Once upon a time, when my sister and I were small, our fairy godmother, our Nana, lived in a magic room at our house. Sometimes, when we wanted to play, she would open the door and pick me up and … Continue reading
Remembrance – On Leaving Behind a Memory
“When you remember me, it means that you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are. It means that you can summon me back to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Cod, Frederick Buechner, God, I will remember you, Making memories, Massachusetts, Memories, Memory, Walt Whitman, Whistling in the Dark
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A Valentine
Doug continues to recover, and I to care for him. So, I’ve missed a post or two. This isn’t much, but a small offering in thanks for all the love and prayers you have sent us. If Only If only … Continue reading
Where Have All the Folksingers Gone?
Where have all the soldiers gone? Gone to graveyards, everyone Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? Where have all the graveyards gone? Long time passing Where have all the graveyards gone? Long time ago … Continue reading
Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others
Tagged Folk music, folk songs, Good Night Irene, Gordon Lightfoot, If I Had a Hammer, Joe Hickerson, Kleinhans Music Hall, Pete Seeger, Peter Paul and Mary, protest songs, The Weavers, To Everything there is a season, Tuning Fork, Turn turn turn, United States, Vietnam War, Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
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At Sixes and Sevens and Making Hard Choices
“But time will not permit: The world is uneven, And everything is left at six and seven.” William Shakespeare in Richard III Chaucer earlier had it, “To set the world on six and seven.” Both of these phrases link to … Continue reading
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Tagged At sixes and sevens, Chaucer, Choice, Don't bet your life, Groucho Marx, Hazards, Life is out of sorts, Making hard choices, Making Hard decisions, Richard III, the game of Hazards, to hazard the world, to hazard your life, to hazard your soul, William Shakespeare, You Bet Your Life
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Old Christmas – An Epiphany
“When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and princes are home, When the shepherds are back with their flock, The work of Christmas begins: To find the lost, … Continue reading
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Tagged Epiphany, God, God made manifest, Howard Thurman, King Cake, Lord of Misrule, Old Christmas, the last day of Christmas, The Lord of Misrule, The Twelve Days of Christmas, The work of Christmas, the world is upside down, Theophany, Three Kings, Three Kings' Day, Twelfth Night, Twelve Days of Christmas
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For Auld Lang Syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot and auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my jo, for auld lang syne, … Continue reading
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Tagged Auld Lang Syne, Christmas Holiday, Farkle, Holiday, new year, New Years Eve, old friends, remembering old friends, Robert Burns, Scotland, Scots
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The Holly and the Ivy – Time to Deck the Halls
The holly and the ivy When they are full grown, Of all the trees in the wood The holly bears the crown. The holly bears a berry As red as any blood, And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ To do … Continue reading
Love Can Win – Facing Darkness, Choosing Light
“The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.” William James Here I sit at the end of another personally and professionally grueling week trying to write this post. Saturday I … Continue reading
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Tagged Ana Grace Green, Choosing hope, Christmas, Dealing with loss, finding light in the midst of the darkness, G.K. Chesterton, GK Chesterton, Happiness, Harry Connick, Health, how to be happy in sad times, Huffington Post, loss and the holidays, Love wins, Mental Health, Nelson Mandela, Newtown, Newtown shooting, perspective, Sandy Hook anniversary, Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the Newtown shootings, Tom G. Stevens, William James
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