The Winter Solstice is December 21, bringing with it a different significance to many people. An American school child may remember that it is the shortest day of the year, the first day of winter. To the ancients it was the most powerful day of the year, of great astrological significance. Pagans did (and still [...]
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We decorated our Christmas tree last night. As I write this, I’m sitting next to the tree admiring the ornaments.
All of them are on the top of the tree so my son can’t grab them and hurt himself or the ornaments. The tree is wired to the wall so that he, the cats, or the [...]
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