10 ‘Fits & Accessories That Say Goodbye to Summer and Hello, Fall
Don’t forget about The 10th Annual Witches’ Ball Orlando 10/22/21 ( yes it says 2019 but it’s for this year!)Pirate is the theme! Mermaids, Sea Witches and muggles welcome!
Tickets are still on sale! Witches Ball Orlando 2019 (Florida)
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Beloved by millions, The Princess Bride manages to be endearing, scary, and funny, all at the same time. While at its core, the film is a cheesy love story with Robin Wright in the title role, the narrative centers around an odyssey taken by her true love, a farmhand, who sets off to rescue the princess from an arranged marriage to the evil Prince Humperdinck.
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10 ‘Fits & Accessories That Say Goodbye to Summer and Hello, Fall
10 Beautiful English Market Towns
Hexham is a historic market town where the sheep and cattle farmers of Northumberland gathered weekly near Hexam Abbey.
it is a town that had all manner of important visitors—it was attacked and sack at least twice by William Wallace and by Robert the Bruce as well—you Americans will remember them both from Braveheart.
Hexham, Northumberland【4K】| Town Centre Walk 2021
Hexam once had an abbey—-with a large enclosure—This enclosure area is now
which is now a public park which sets on the Abbey Grounds near the town center.
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Set in Stone – the Story of Hexham Abbey
Like most historic building in the UK this one has been destroyed and rebuilt many times in it’s 1,300 years of providing a place of worship for the people of Hexham. Unlike many Abbey’s that were destroyed completely during Henry VIII (yeah him again) this church has continued and/or returned to it’s original life and remains a place of worsphip to this day.
[Image via The Urban Pre-Historian]
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Hexham Heads
The head on the left was made by Des Craigie to prove he could make little stone heads, the one on the right was made – rather suspiciously – by one of the boys who found the original heads (source: Screeton 2012)
In 1972 2 boys unearthed a couple of crudely carved stones in their yard here in Hexam….They were reported to be Celtic sculptures representing: one a man and the other a woman.
Dr Anne Ross, A Celtic Specialist at the University of Southampton eventually received them. From here on there were reports of the doctor being awaken late at night by lurking figure a man of sorts on top and wolf on the bottom. But of course it disappeared upon futher investigation.
With furture checking there were stories in Hexham of strange occurances including one the boy’s sister’s bed full of glass shrads and his neighbor’s reported seeing the wolf creaturre
The Doctor found a place to move the items (or they were lost—I have read both accounts) away from her—it is rumored she got rid of all her Celtic head carvings at that time.
Nedless to say this was always a bone of contention as to what caused all this —-not to mention questions as to whether anyone actually saw anything really—this was even further questiond later whrn a previous occupant of the boys’ home town claimed to have carved the heads in 1956 for his kids.
THE HEXHAM HEADS AND THE WEREWOLF
Ghost Hunt -Hexham Gaol
Hexham Goal—Now Old Goal Museum
Behind Moot Hall
on Hallgate is one of the first purpose built goals (jails) in all of England.
it is now a museum.
Queen’s Hall Hexham – a guided tour
Built in the style of a French Chatau
it is a space that contains a Library, theatre, art center and Display area.
The Tyndal Tapestry (early 1980)
Harlequin theme
is housed here at the hall as well.
The Best Things to Do in Hexham
Modern Witchcraft Celebrations in Scotland
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WATER SPORTS
12 Best Things To Do In Tavernier, Florida – Updated 2021
As most of you may have gathered from reading this Blog—the Keys are one of my two favorite places in the world to visit—so thought I’d look around at something that I always enjoyed in the Keys—-though it might not be high on your list as to why you visited — it was a pleasure for my visits: The Art Scene.
In Tavenier there was the Frame Gallery—-
I still find vague reference to it on the net—but nothing substantial—is it still there on the Overseas Highway (MM 91.9) It featured local artists—infact that’s what the stories say that Janet Fowler opened it for. Janet was the owner and a member of the Purple Isle Arts and Craft Guild. In 1990 she bought a little framing company and developed it into a co-op for local artists to exhibit their art: The Frame Shop Galley. One of the artists she featured was Geraldine Green–a retired guidance councelor who did water color paintings of the sea and land as well. She also featued Helen Burton, Farrel Yesner and Bob Jessup.
CARYSFORT REEF LIGHT
–Haunted Place
Welcome to Islamorada!
Next Stop:
86700 Oversas Hwy.
Isalamorado
The art work here is from a community of artists and craftspeople and includes Handblown glass, paintings, leather crafting, pottery and stained glass to name a few.
Founded 1977 as a small shop it has grown over the years to its present village size. Carol Cutshall was the original owner who started the village to encourage local artists to presue their art and hone their talents.
Rocking Islamorada– Morada Way’s Arts & Cultural District
Halloween Party at Islamorada Brewery & Distillery
Halloween Party at Islamorada Brewery & Distillery
REGISTER YOUR TRUNK EARLY FOR THE 3RD ANNUAL TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT AT FOUNDERS PARK. EVENT IS SATURDAY OCTOBER 23.
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East Texas History:
Fastrill Logging Camp
Kilgore, Tx: In the eearly 1930’s, two gushers mils apart signald th disovery of the biggst oil field of its time. Overnight, the tiny farming community of Kilgore swelld to 10,000 people agr to strike it rich. Today, a park filld with replicated derricks marks the spot once known as “the world’s richest acre.” The excitement and harsh realitis of that period are ralizd at East Texas Oil Museum, where visitors can walk the streets of Boomtown, USA. In the realistic, full-sized street scene, workers toil to free vehicles mird in the mud, while visitors, like yesteryear boomtown residents, can enjoy an ice cream soda, go to the theatre, listen to a jukebox or brows the shops. Kilgore’s glamorous side is on displayat thee Rangerette Showcase which honors the world-famous Kilgore Colleg precision drill and dance teeam. Visitors can get a kick out of sing memorabilia dating back to the team’s founding in 1940.
Texas Forest Trail Region
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18 legendary places you must visit in Wales and the mystical stories behind them
Gwynn ap Nudd: Wales: First known as the King of the Fairies and Lord of thee Underworld, this god later ruled over the Plant Annwn, subterranean fairis. He is the master of the wild hunt. He is also known as Gwynwas.
Whisperingwood Homstead: Celtic Gods
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The Town Of Witches
Triora Italy: The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as “The Salem of Europe.”
With the marginalization of witches and the destruction of Pagan systems, the evil foundation of the old entities tended to be transferred to witches. Thus emergd th strega in ancient Rome. The Strega, or witch, was first kown as the strix, a night-flying demon that attacked infants and killed them by sucking their blood. Over a period of time the styix was identified as an individual who had the power of transformation into the owls and crows and who in that guise attacked infants. The styix then became the strega of mdieval Italy and the stigoi of Romania.
The Vampire Book
J. Gordon Melton
20 Places Every Vampire-Obsessed Traveler Should Visit
There are many places that are associated with vampires, whether it was a real life situation, or a fictional one.
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Mary McLeod Bethune statue unveiled