And I owe an apology to this cutie of the day—Seems I took a picture of the darling with a big red bow on him and never put him in my blog—I am so sorry I love to feature these best friends whenever I can but I sometime mess up and/or loss pictures:  SO SORRY.

The Concept of power-from-within encourages healthy pride, not self-effacing anonymity: joy to one’s strength, not shame and guilt.  In Witchcraft, authority mans responsibility.  The coven leader must have the inner power and sensitivity to channel the group’s energy, to start and stop each phase of the ritual, adjusting the timing to the mood of the circle.  A ritual, like a theater production, needs a director.

If you’re interested in Witches and magic these place might interest you:  https://www.thetravel.com/places-destinations-fans-witches/

You can wind down a bit with a trip to the ‘Adirondacks’ of Central Park – you may think Central Park https://www.centralpark.com/ is not that big of a deal but honestly, have long as I’ve lived here I continually either learn something new about it or find a new corner of it to love.

Landscape architects, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux designed the area – known to some as the North Woods to replicate the forests of the Adirondack Mountains. Found near the 100th street entrance, things get tranquil fast. Once you walk under the Glenspace Arch, you can follow the stream and take a lovely walk beneath the cascade with much gorgeous greenery awaiting you on the other side.

SECRET NEW YORK: 30+ OFF THE BEATEN PATH SPOTS IN NEW YORK CITY TO LOVE

November 28, 2019 

https://www.wanderlustingk.com/travel-blog/secret-new-york

Spanish Missions

https://traveltips.usatoday.com/historical-landmarks-american-west-region-10472.html

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Spanish crown established missions throughout the American West with the goal of converting Native Americans to Christianity. The most famous of these missions is the Alamo in San Antonio  https://www.thealamo.org/, site of the legendary Battle of the Alamo, in which a group of volunteers fought against the Mexican army in a struggle for Texas’s independence. Admission to the Alamo is free. For a fee, you can take a guided tour, which you should reserve online ahead of time. California is home to another 21 Spanish missions https://www.visitcalifornia.com/feature/california-missions , all of which are open to the public. Mission San Miguel http://www.missionsanmiguel.org/, a National Historic Landmark, is noteworthy for its frescoes painted by Native Americans, while, at Old Mission San Luis Rey https://www.sanluisrey.org/museum, you can see the oldest living pepper tree in the state.

Whimsical Crib Sheets

Soon after his death many people throughout Europe started venerating Becket as a martyr. His shrine in Canterbury Cathedral became one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in England. On 21 February 1173, Pope Alexander III officially declared him a saint. His fame spread and his life remained a popular theme in art. Major works based on his story include Alfred Tennyson’s play Becket, T. S. Eliot’s play Murder in the Cathedral and Jean Anouilh’s play Becket or the Honour of God, on which the 1964 Academy Award winning movie Becket was based.

https://learnodo-newtonic.com/thomas-becket-facts   

STROKE WARNING SIGNS

1.  Face Drooping—One side of face droops and is numb.
2. Arm Weakness—One arm is weak and/or numb
3. Speech Difficulty–Speech is slurred, or unable to speak or hard t understand

TIME TO CALL 911 if these symptoms are present.

Ballygally Castle in County Antrim, https://www.hastingshotels.com/ballygally-castle/  currently a hotel owned by a major chain, is allegedly one of the most haunted places in the country. Lady Isobel Shaw, whose husband built the castle in 1625, is said to knock on doors at night and then disappear. While alive, Ms. Shaw was locked in her room by her husband and starved, until she leapt to her death from a window.

https://www.ireland-fun-facts.com/ireland-facts.html

Cinderella

The familiar English version is a translation of Charles Perrault’s “Cendrillon,” which appeared in his influential collection of fairy tales, Contes de ma mere l’oye (1697; Tales of Mother Goose, 1729). Some of the features of Perrault’s version, such as the fairy godmother, are uncharacteristic. Usually, the supernatural helper is the girl’s dead mother or an animal agent sent by her. The prince’s recognition of the cinder maiden by the token of a “glass” slipper is unique in Perrault. In other versions of the story the test of recognition is often a golden or silver slipper or a ring.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cinderella-folktale-heroine

Rakotz Bridge, Germany

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rakotzbr%C3%BCcke-Germany/1694010834173043

Passing under Rakotz Bridge in Kromlau, Germany, you just might feel like you’re on your way to sell your soul. So it’s fitting that it—along with other ancient bridges—are known as “devil’s bridges.” When reflected in the water, the structure makes a perfect circle.

https://www.readersdigest.ca/travel/world/real-fairy-tale-places/

REAR WINDOW (1954)

Critics Consensus: Hitchcock exerted full potential of suspense in this masterpiece.

Synopsis: Laid up with a broken leg, photojournalist L.B. Jeffries (James Stewart) is confined to his tiny, sweltering courtyard apartment. To  pass the time between visits from his nurse (Thelma Ritter) and his fashion model girlfriend Lisa (Grace Kelly), the binocular-wielding Jeffries stares through the rear window of his apartment at the goings-on in the other apartments around his courtyard. As he watches his neighbors, he assigns them such roles and character names as “Miss Torso” (Georgine Darcy), a professional dancer with a healthy social life or “Miss Lonelyhearts” (Judith Evelyn), a middle-aged woman who entertains 

Starring: Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter, Wendell Corey, Raymond Burr

Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock

https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/200-essential-movies-to-watch-now/