March 5th, 2023:
Are you aware of the ancient Celtic belief that honeybees act as a link between us and the spiritual world? After the recent death of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen's Beekeeper performed the ritual of "Telling the Bees" about her death. To learn more about this fascinating tradition, check out my blog:
February 5th, 2023:
Do you recognize the beginning of this poem - "Oh I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth; And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings..." This poem: "High Flight" written in 1941 - has to be recited from memory by fourth year cadets at the United States Air Force Academy. To read about the interesting life of the poem's author, WWII RAF Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee, Jr. - check out my blog:
January 5th, 2023:
Did you know the first U.S. circulated coin was a copper penny called the "Fugio cent" - designed by Benjamin Franklin? To learn about it, and the scandal involved in minting the coin, check out my blog:
December 5th, 2022:
The lyrics for the carol "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" were written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow while he was in the midst of despair. Read his story, click below:
November 5, 2022:
Edna Gardner Whyte - Pioneer for Women in Aviation; Close Friend of Amelia Earhart. To read about her story, check out my blog:
