Twas the Night Before Christmas
Twas the Night Before Christmas was originally meant to be a gift from a father to his nine children. It has since become so much more than that!
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St. Brigid’s Blue Cloak
The story of St. Brigid and her blue cloak is one of my all-time favorite Irish folktales. It’s a Christmas story about faith, hope, and love. Three things the world always needs more of.
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Winter Solstice & Pot Pies
Tonight the Winter Solstice begins, marking the longest night of the year. It’s a night that people, for centuries, have celebrated with hope in their hearts that spring will come sooner rather than later. And, to celebrate, we’re making pot pies!
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St. Lucy’s Festival of Lights
Today is St. Lucy’s Day, only a week away from the winter solstice, so it’s time to light the Christmas candles and make Saffron Buns.
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How Rudolph Prevailed
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is an uplifting story of hope, love, and acceptance. Except Rudolph’s beginning was marked by tragedy and discouragement making his story an act of true courage.
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Tales of St. Nicholas
Today is the feast day of St. Nicholas, the man who would become Santa Claus. But before he was a compassionate gift giver, he’d been a bishop whose powerful right hook made him famous in 325 AD.
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Pardon My Turkey
Pardoning turkeys is a fairly new tradition, but there’s an interesting twist to the how they spend the rest of their days.
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A Gilded Age Thankgsiving
For a brief time in our history, during the Victorian and Gilded Ages, Thanksgiving was a more formal and elaborate event that often didn’t even include turkey.
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To Light the Bonfire
It’s November 5, also known as Guy Fawkes Day and Bonfire Night. While it’s a night of fun and festivities, it used to be the night of treasonous plots and burning bones. And, there’s a cake!
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Three Days of Spooks, Saints, & Souls
It’s November First, also known as All Saints Day, the second in a three-day celebration that celebrates the living and the dead.
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A’Souling on Halloween
A brief history behind the tradition of A’Souling and the reasons why I updated the traditional soul cakes recipe to a delicious shortbread PB&J version.
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Young Goodman Brown
I hope you enjoy this public domain reprint of one of the scariest short stories ever written that takes place during the Salem Witch Trials.
