Category: Holidays
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December 31, 2021 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. It is the eve of a new year. That seems hopeful considering the struggles of 2020 and 2021. What better way, then, to ring in the new year than with verse dedicated to the beauty and honesty of winter? Before the poems, however, …
June 26, 2020 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Bread is of universal importance. Since nearly every culture has a type of bread used for celebration, ceremony and comfort, today’s blog breaks bread in the form of an invitation for community. Thank you for joining me today. First, I want to share …
December 28, 2018 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Heri za Kwanzaa means Happy Kwanzaa. Since Kwanzaa began on December 26, and since I know so little about the holiday, I thought that today was the perfect opportunity to learn about it. Also, due to the fact that I know so little …
November 23, 2018 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. “Cookery is the most ancient of the arts, for Adam was born hungry.” – Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin I love cooking and so, naturally, I love old cookbooks. The holidays present a perfect time to rummage through my cookbooks. I learn so much about …
December 22, 2017 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. I have been busy wrapping presents. But I’ve also been wondering about some of the language that we casually throw around this time of year. So, in today’s post, I am going to compile a couple of terms and tell you what I …
December 23, 2016 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. We have just passed the 2016 Winter Solstice. The longest night and coldest temperatures often derive strong images of sadness or death. These are the days of greatest darkness, and yet, for all the dark, we also find hope for the coming of …
April 1, 2016 “April is the cruellest month” – T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. I hardly think that T.S. Eliot had Chaucer in mind when he wrote those lines. However, Chaucer does begin the pilgrimage in The Canterbury Tales in April, and most of the tales …
December 25, 2015 Today, the day that celebrates the birth of Jesus, presents the perfect opportunity to continue our discussion of utopia. To catch up on past conversations, visit the last blog posts about Utopia here: (Universal Spirit and Utopia or Imperfect Ideal ). “Looking for Paradise”, a song by Alejandro Sanz and Alicia Keys, …
September 4, 2015 Labor Day weekend offers the chance for a quick weekend getaway before the long haul of fall and winter. It is a good time to plant seeds, enjoy a walk, or to take the day trip that you keep putting off. Since so many of the HMU staff travelledl this summer and …
