Post Views: 3,373 Do any of you find it fascinating, as I do, that many of the christmas traditions we know and love often cross that thin veil that separates […] Mari Lwyd Oh My!This entry was posted in Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged child children christmas dark death holiday Holidays Horror old on December 7, 2021 by JayCooper (updated 865 days ago)
Post Views: 3,818 If Clement Clark Moore is primarily responsible for our literary description of Santa Claus with his poem T’was The Night Before Christmas. Thomas Nast is responsible for […] Thomas Nast father of a Civil War SantaThis entry was posted in Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged Art christmas Germany image job KNOW Literary man New York News old presents president santa Santa Claus thomas nast United States work on December 20, 2020 by JayCooper (updated 1224 days ago)
Post Views: 4,159 Regular readers of my blog will know that I love the Halloween season. I also love bonfires. I always strive to find some odd fact every year […] Bonfires are Bone Fires at HalloweenThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal Winter and tagged ALWAYS costumes dark fall fire food Halloween Happy Hope KNOW love old people Personal winter on October 10, 2020 by JayCooper (updated 1295 days ago)
Post Views: 5,875 As far back as I can remember my mother had always helped us decorate for the xmas holiday by taping up brightly colored art prints known as […] Die Cut Decorations for ChristmasThis entry was posted in Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged ALWAYS Art books children christmas copyright costumes games Halloween holiday Holidays Hope me old people quality REALLY retro santa Thanksgiving vintage work xmas on December 8, 2019 by JayCooper
Post Views: 5,474 I love to dig deeply into holiday and secular traditions. Learning new things is what give life its spice. Speaking of spice I ran across a fantastic […] Barmbrack, an Irish Halloween traditionThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal and tagged EVERYONE fall fun Halloween Happy holiday HOT Ireland life love old scary story TRY on October 23, 2019 by JayCooper
1 Post Views: 8,224 I like to explore the cultural connections between the holiday of Halloween and people that invented it. One of the more interesting legends I have run across […] The Cutty Black Sow, a Gaelic LegendThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal and tagged children ghost habit Halloween Happy holiday Horror KNOW life man men movie movies old people winter witch on October 17, 2017 by JayCooper (updated 2383 days ago)
Post Views: 4,951 I had the distinct displeasure of sitting within listening distance of a family at dinner tonight. My ears were assailed with the most incredulous conversation regarding tattoos […] Mother of all tattoo mythsThis entry was posted in General Views and tagged Art child children Happy Hope job kids KNOW man me old people reality REALLY Religion Sad on December 27, 2015 by JayCooper
Post Views: 4,161 This year’s celebrations are truly filled with a great many “firsts” for me. With this in mind I wanted to list them out and note my gratitude […] Gratitude 2015This entry was posted in Bio Fall Seasonal Views and tagged child children friends gratitude Happy Happy Thanksgiving holiday job life list me old Personal REALLY Thanksgiving on November 25, 2015 by JayCooper (updated 2395 days ago)
Post Views: 4,220 I have empty nestlings. It has really been a long time since I have written anything and I must confess that writing something that does not involve the […] Empty NestlingsThis entry was posted in Bio Humor Views and tagged ALWAYS child children computer hardware job KNOW life love me old REALLY Sad thinking UTTERLY work on April 3, 2015 by JayCooper (updated 3052 days ago)
Post Views: 7,942 Modern Santa Claus is known to be an amalgam of influences, not the least of which is the Germanic god Odin. It is important to realize that there […] Mōdraniht – Mothers NightThis entry was posted in Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged American Christmas christmas holiday KNOW life Mothers Night News old Old Yule people santa Santa Claus winter Winter Solstice on November 22, 2014 by JayCooper (updated 2383 days ago)
Post Views: 4,602 I dwell in a lonely house I know That vanished many a summer ago, And left no trace but the cellar walls, And a cellar in which […] Lonely House, a Ghost House PoemThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Quips Seasonal and tagged KNOW me old Robert Frost Sad on October 17, 2013 by JayCooper (updated 2382 days ago)
Post Views: 4,459 Do you hear the winds howling? Is that a harvest blood moon rising in the dark night sky? That’s right friends it is THAT time […] Stygian StrigiformesThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal and tagged ALWAYS child dark death England eyesight fire folklore friends fun Halloween holiday life man men October old people weather witch on September 30, 2013 by JayCooper (updated 3054 days ago)