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Hare-y Saint
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Seeing as it is Easter and I'm going stir crazy the same as everyone at present, here is the tale of St Melangell - an Irishwoman who sought refuge in Wales where she became an abbess and, having shuffled off her mortal coil in old age (thankfully no gruesome martyr's tale here) became the patron saint of the hares who formed a significant part of her congregation. I did check what else she might be a patron of, but the Catholic website was not giving anything away!
I have not been able to identify the artist of the icon here, though it was listed by the website as Flemish art. If anyone fancies visiting her shrine it is in Pennant Melangell in Powys and her holy day is May 27th. She may be a memory of an older figure, or possibly she is a genuine mortal who attained canonisation.
The Ipswich Pagan Council is hosting an afternoon seminar/discussion to introduce interested newcomers to the different varieties of paganism that can be found in Suffolk. This will take place on Saturday 4th December, 12.30pm at the EEFA Centre on St Helen's Street, Ipswich. It is free to attend, refreshments will be provided (if you want to bring some lunch with you, feel free). We will look at the different traditions, theology, festivals, and moral codes found within various types of paganism. For further details see Facebook Event for Intro to Paganism
My reading of the next part of "The Children of Green Knowe" by Lucy M Boston (1954). This time hear a not very PC story about a gypsy with an interest in horses from Granny Oldknowe.
This is my reading of the tenth part of Lucy M Boston's "The Children of Green Knowe" (1954), in which Tolly has an encounter with the (only mildly) menacing spectre of a cursed tree. There's also some Christmas shopping, if you can bear the prospect at this time of year and are not sick to the back teeth of shopping.
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