“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.” —J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
Inspiring photo by Tara McLaughlin
Author: Lucas Pam
Cinquain: The journey
each year
weather changes
scarce summer crops signal
instinct sets the fall migration
safe home
Cinquain by PamelaWLucas 11/24/17
Inspiration photo by Pixabay
Uncomplicated thoughts: Magic
“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” Roald Dahl
This quote is from Roald Dahl’s last children’s story, “The Minpins.” In fact it is the very last line of that very last story.
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History Nuggets: Mayflower Pilgrims and home brew
Beer was key…beer was safer to drink than water especially aboard ship. So yes, the Mayflower Pilgrims carried their beer across the Atlantic…
William Bradford mentioned their need for beer when he recalled the day they set out for what would be known as Plymouth:
“So in the morning, after we had called on God for direction, we came to this resolution — to go presently ashore again and to take a better view of the two places which we thought most fitting for us; for we could not now take much time for further search or consideration, our *victuals being much spent, especially our **beer.”
Original source: William Bradford’s daily journal.
*Victuals – provisions, food
**Out of beer, the Pilgrims were forced to live off water. Beer was viewed as a health drink. It was fairly low on alcohol and didn’t make one sick like the water from many streams and wells in Europe. Cheers!
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Haiku: The Chestnut
Soft sweet and creamy
Roasted on open fire
Seasonal delight
Haiku by PamelaWLucas 11/21/17
Inspirational photo by Pixabay
Try roasting chestnuts over an open fire. Rinse and score the shells, then put the nuts in a cast iron frying pan flat side down. If you have a fireplace or campfire going, move things around so there is a bed of glowing coals upon which the pan can rest. Place the pan on the coals for about 5 minutes. Enjoy!
CInquain: Fall fungi
Mushrooms
Peaking through soil
Reaching to find the sun
Delicate prize picked carefully
Fungi
Cinquain by PamelaWLucas 11/21/17
Inspirational photo by Pixabay
Be sure to have good guidance – National Audubon Society Field Guide to safely picking mushrooms
Haiku: Frosty floor
Morning chills linger
Lifting from the ground slowly
Awaiting the sun
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Uncomplicated thoughts: Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
“But Thanksgiving is more than eating, Chuck. You heard what Linus was saying out there. Those pilgrims were thankful for what had happened to them, and we should be thankful, too. We should just be thankful for being together. I think that’s what they mean by Thanksgiving, Charlie Brown.” – Marcy
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History Nuggets: Colorful Pilgrims
Pilgrim men did not wear black breeches, square white-collar and cuffs, wide buckled belts, black steeple hats with a buckle, nor did Pilgrim women wear full black skirts, white aprons and dark capes. Pilgrim adults and children wore bright solid colors since their religion did not object to colorful clothing.
The Pilgrims, in fact, wore a wide variety of colors. We know this because when a person died, an inventory stated their belongings for the purpose of probate: and the color of garments often appeared. For example, long-time church member, Mary Ring, died in Plymouth in 1633, and her estate included a “mingled-color” waistcoat, two violet waistcoats, three blue aprons, a red petticoat, a violet petticoat, blue stockings, and white stockings. In addition, she owned gray cloth, blue cloth and red cloth, ready to make additional clothing. Plymouth’s Church Elder William Brewster, who died in 1644, owned green pants, a red cap, a violet coat, and a blue suit. And Governor William Bradford, when he died in 1657, owned a green gown, violet cloak, and a red waistcoat. Fascinating…
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History Nugget: Pilgrim Babies
Oceanus Hopkins (1620— c. 1626) was the only child born on the Mayflower during its historic voyage which brought the English Pilgrims to America. A boy, Peregrine White, was born on board, after arriving in America, as the ship lay at anchor. Thanks be to God.
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