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More of all my Halloween decors—-there have been so many over the years—all three pictures

sueños de dalí 2021

His picture keeps still in my presence, twixt him and thee there is no difference.

Bedlam:  London and It’s Mad

Zora Neale Hurston Fieldwork 1928

Tewkesbury Abbey – Where Royal Bones Lies

Returning to Gloucestetshire—in Medieval Times where we left off last week.

The history of England was decided in the 15th c

Battle of  Tewkesbury

The town by the same name:  Tewkesbury

Every year the town celebrates it’s past with a re-creation of the Battle with a re-enactment held in sight of the impressive Norman tower of Tewkesbury Abbey—England’s tallest.

The Abbey is full of mdieval mason’s art.    While the town”s streets are said to follow the original medieval Street plan.

Tewkesbury Abbey and Town – YouTube

Throughout this period the Cotswolds did well with their wool trade—-with the Cotswold Sheep (which were called  Lions)  with their heavy fleeces of excellent quality.    The wool trade made much money for many people and there are numerous wool towns and wool churches to see in the area.

71 amazing facts and things you might not know about Gloucestershire

A Tour Of Sudeley Castle | Part 2 | In 1080p HD – YouTube

30 August 1548 – Birth of Lady Mary Seymour

We’ll finish our history of Gloucestershire and places it can be seen Next week.

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Things to Do

The town  of Glastonbury is a great place to visit—-I’ve been there a couple of times and if I ever get to go back to the UK I plan to go there again.

Glastonbury Chalice Well, White Spring & Wearyall Hill

One of the truely lovely and magical places is the Chalice well—pictured above—and I’m sure you noticed the lovely design of the well cover.  I have heard it described as a symbol of unity from heaven and earth and down to masculine and feminine and all manner of other things in between.  It appears in many other places of the garden and is an ancient symbol that has only in later days been assciated with the well.

There are two source of holy water in Glastonbury, the other is clalled the white Sping and originates out of the area and eventually ends it’s  journey opposite this famous site, down the lane to the base of Glastonbury Tor, lies its sister the White Spring.

The name of the Blood well—given due to the iron in its depths which gives it a red tint.  The name Chalice can be linked to ancient beliefs of Chirst and of later tales of King Arthur (these Kin Arthur  reference to chalice and this well are in fact Medieval).

There is a legend here that Joseph of Arimathea an uncle of Jesus brought a (the?) chalice here—-but stories differ as to describes it as a cup used in the Last Supper, while others that it was used to collect Christ’s blood as he hung from th cross —-but they all seem to agree that it was buried on the hill (now sacred) from which the well runs.

The Truth About the Holy Grail: Magical Chalices Around the World

As you move about note the trees–the Yew are traditional on church grounds in England—-but if you trace that back you find that it was a favorite for the Celts and their Druid teachers and priest for their holy places as well—-infact there was at least one ancient one found in the area of the well that was said to be near 2,000 years old.

Churchyard yews

There are also the Thorn trees that also tie in to Joseph o Arimathea’s legend  and they are said to bloom at Christmas and Easter as wll.

What are holy wells?

The Well is said to produce 25,000 gallons of drinkable water a day and legend says that it has never gone dry even in the worst of droughts.  This water is said to have healing powers as well.

Chalice Well: The Red Spring of Ancient Avalon – Megalithomania Tour with Peter Knight

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The Lost Years of Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neal Hurston (1901? = 1960_ grew up in Eatonville, Fl, surrounded by African-American culture of that self-governing, all black town.  She spent much of her life seeking a literary form that cold blend her experince in the rural Black south, her anthropological studies at Barnard and the artistic revolt of the Harlm Renaissance.  One of her novels, Their Eyes Were Watching God, brought  to perfection the creative artist and the folklorist.  Hurston’s adventurous spirit led her to Haiti to study hoodoo, to Honduras to seek a lost civilization and from Florida to New York on a 1,500-mile houseboat voyage and it made her a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance.  Still writing and with her visions unfulfilled, Hurston had to send an unsolicited manuscript to a publisher in 1959, even though she was the most published Black woman in the US.  “I shall wrassle me up a future or die trying.”  she said.  Hurston died in poverty and obscurity in a Florida state nursing home.   She left a wealth of material on the Black folk community, and the recent feminist revival of interest in her life and work has brought  many of her writings back into print.

Women’s History from the Helaine Victria Press Collection:  Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston Hometown Tour

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Jane’s Art Center In the Feature Gallery Robert Shirk: Passionate, Intelligent & Powerful Women Opening Reception: Sat., October 2, 4-7 PM Exhibit through: October 30, 2021

Jane’s Art Center In the Main Gallery Florida Women’s Arts Association: ArtWorks Opening Reception: Sat., October 2, 4-7 PM Exhibit through: October 30, 2021

Cocoa, Fl.  in 1741 the British Ship “H.M.S. Wolff” sank a few miles off the shore.  The British warship was caught in a hurricane and sank with 26 guns most of which were bronze.  The ship was sailing from Kingston, Jamaicia to New York.  Many lives were lost in the wreck.

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And we return to our finding thing to see in our own back yards

Muller House

469 Aulin Ave

A one story concrete house built in 1951 for Mr & Mrs Stanley Mueller.  He was a principal at Jackson Height School for 25 year.  She taught at Seminole Co Schools for 33.

Continue north until you come to Clark and turn right—stay on the right side of the street.

Metcalf House

436 Clark St.

Built 1954:  One story lbock home—when it was built there was an orang grov across the street.  There was a later addition consisting of a livingroom, foyer, master bedroom and bath.  Mrs Metcalf was a home economic teeacher at the local high school.

continuine walking east to Lake Jessup and turn left—but walking on the left side of the road as well.

Philpot House

855 Sl Lake Jessup

Built 1956 by Mr & Mrs Douglas Ward on the edge of a grove acquired from his father.  He developd it into Th Grove Hill Subdivision.  It was rentd until 1978 when it was purchasd by the Philpots

Turn right on Broadway–either side is OK

Estes House

231 W Broadway

Built in 1942, the original structure on this site was a wooden school house, later it was convrtd into a house by Mr & Mrs Spencer R. Wainwright and their four children.  In 1958 the doubl garage was convertedto a rumpus room.  A double carport was added at this time.  Th focal point of the back yard is a huge camphor tree that is 100 years old.

continue to 201 W. Broadway

This two room building was originally located at South Central Ave. near High Street and was used as a school house.  It was moved again to th corne of Central Avee and Garden Street, whre it continued to b usd as a school.  Still latr it was moved to Broadway and Lake Jessupand several room wre addd to the structure at the time.  Around 1938, Mrs Libby Wainwright sold the house and the adjoining property to R.W. Esteswho tore down all xcept the original two rooms and addd 3 new rooms with a bath.

T.W. Lawton Sr. House

200 W. Broadway

Built in 1890

White frame house was originally located in downtown Oviedo on the property where the Memorial Building now stands.  The present location was a 10 acre orange grov which had been in the family since the 1880s.  The property was baught by Mr and Mrs. T.W. Lawton from her father, Mr. J.H. Le, Sr, around 1910 and the houose was moved on piers or rollers to its present location.  A deepwell, still in us, hasfurnishd the house with water since 1910.  The water was stored in a large wooen tank with a gaug on it and a windmill on top.  Th tank was latr replaced with a metal one.  A Delco system furnishd lights in the house before electricity became available.  A story and a half house addition was added  and eventually the house has seven rooms with hardwood floors and hadwood walls with up and down board construction  The Cracker-Style architecture is typical of that period’s grove houses.

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