Beltane, known as Lá Bealtaine in Ireland and Lá Bealltainn in Scotland, is a Celtic holiday celebrated on the first day of May, the halfway point between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. Known as a festival of purification by fire, Beltane was the time when the ancient Gaels welcomed in the warm half…
Category: History
Entry 53016- Questions for the Dead
My mother married a preacher’s son Who fished in the pond behind his father’s church during sermons. Her mother married a soldier Who left school at 13 to work when his father died. Before her, my great-grandmother wed an Irishman Who’s family called her “red skin” and treated her like a servant. Before that, I…
Killer Heels @ The Brooklyn Museum
I visited the Brooklyn Museum on Friday afternoon. Got some coffee and headed on in to explore the deep. I knew that I would visit Judy Chicago’s Dinner Party -always do- but had no solid plans about the rest of the adventure. I found my way to the Killer Heels exhibit towards the end of…
Biographies of Women from History
Check out my new page. It’s chock-full of women’s history. If you enjoy these biographies, visit Project Continua to learn about more of the women who shaped history. Biographies | Sansoucie https://kaitlinsansoucie.wordpress.com/biographies/
Hop Over to Popover Cafe
*** Very sadly, Popover Cafe close earlier this year, 2014. You’ll forever be in my heart! Popover Cafe is an establishment on the Upper West Side. On the average weekend morning, you will find that the population is not touristic, though the place has a good reputation. Instead you will encounter grandparents, kids, and their…
