Tag: History
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Halloween: Historic Claims
Halloween, or Hallow E’en as it is occasionally shortened to, is a month-long celebration or thereabouts, usually celebrated around October, with the pinnacle being sometime on the 31st October. All Hallow’s Day is on November 1st, which is usually used to recover from a month long party, or for other things. Halloween was the brainchild…
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Eyes of the Museum
When the lastOf the visitorsLeave The PartyReally starts The ghosts fromThe relicsOf Yesteryear Dance by theRhythm of theirHearts Standing guardEvery night are Two who never miss a thing One was an upstart who tried his bestTo replace his then High King The other, much to his dismay,Is the king him Very Self And every…
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Five Different Ways to Resign
There’s a news story doing the rounds at the moment about a worker who wrote his resignation letter on the icing on a cake that he’d baked, which he handed to his management on his 31st birthday. He handed them a normal letter as well, but there’s nothing like making a statement when you decide…
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Caitlin’s Diary
10th August 1911.Dear Diary,I’m so excited for the next year. My brother is getting married to Geraldine, and I’m going to be a bridesmaid. They won’t wed until June 15th, which is ages away, but still. A wedding. In my family. We’ve not had one for years. 2nd September 1911.Dear Diary,Geraldine is lovely. She’s a…