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Happy Groundhog Day and blessed Imbolc! Punxsutawney Phil has poked his nose out of Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania and proclaimed six more weeks of winter. But not so fast says many of his rivals, including Connecticut’s very own Chuckles the Groundhog of the Lutz Children’s Museum in Manchester. She and the others say spring has [...] Here’s the first round of New England cemetery news for 2012… First, some good news! Man Who Catalogued Cemetery Given Highest Geneology Award Middletown Patch, January 23, 2012 They shouldn’t have to clean up after inconsiderate people New London cemetery cleans graffiti from monuments New London Day, January 3, 2012 New London man [...] Welcome to 2012! And what better way to celebrate a new year than with a new marriage! Congratulations goes out to my friends George and Donna who got married this past weekend. What makes this wedding so special is that they performed their nuptials in a library. And not just any library…but a genuine New [...] Happy Winter Solstice and a Blessed Yule to you all! Have fun and be safe.
photo by C. LeBeau One more Cemetery News update before the end of the year… Gardening and cemeteries go hand in hand… New Hartford preservation Garden club looks into ways to ensure care for cemetery Waterbury Republican American, Nov. 28, 2011 And speaking of garden cemeteries… WHO LIES HERE: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery third in country designed to evoke [...] Thanks to bOING bOING for the heads up on this one… (You don’t read bOING bOING? You should!! It’s AWESOME!) That great New England “anomaly” known as The Voynich Manuscript is now online! Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library finally put the entire Voynich Manuscript on the web for perusal. The Voynich Manuscript [...] So how’s that food coma coming along now that Thanksgiving is over? Maybe there’s some room for food for thought… Yesterday, while driving to a destination, I listened to the radio show “Back Story” with the American History Guys (What? No American History Gals?), as they explained Thanksgiving in this country. As I listened to [...] Hi all, I was asked to pass this on to everyone. I think it’s a great idea. Check it out! The Unique Gift Holiday Fair Saturday, December 3rd, from 9AM to 4PM and Sunday December 4, from 10AM to 3PM South End Senior Center, 70 Canterbury Street, East Hartford, CT Refreshments available: Coffee, Tea, Hot [...] It’s probably because of the season, but there is an awful lot of cemetery news coming out of the New England area these days… As I said, “Tis the season”…for ghost hunting! Connecticut Ghost Seekers Investigate Local Hauntings East Hampton-Portland Patch Oct. 26, 2011 Exploring The Paranormal In New London And Beyond New [...] …and a Blessed Samhain! I also want to thank everybody for making the Boo-Frog Bash a success despite everything that went wrong that night: freak snow storm, band cancellation, broken furnace, etc. Those who came had a great time and we still managed to raise a decent amount for the Mill Museum. Thanks again everyone!!! [...] |
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