Elena Taylor

Happy Halloween and Samhain and Fall Colors

Happy Halloween! Halloween started as Samhain, the Celtic festival celebrated by bonfires and costumes designed to ward off spirits of the dead. We continue that ancient concept with trick or treating and candles burning in jack-o-lanterns. All Saints Day, celebrated November 1, came about in 835 CE, when Pope Gregory III wanted a more Christian […]

Autumnal Equinox: Fall is My Favorite Season

As with many things during this time, I’m a little late to the party. I usually like to comment on important events like the autumnal equinox on the date itself, but time got away from me, so here we are. A day late and a dollar short, as my granny used to say. The actual […]

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