Posted in Uncategorized on March 1, 2021| Leave a Comment »
For March—Women’s History Month—I want to start with my great…great grandmother, Lady Godiva (Godgifu), born about 1000 AD, died around 1070. Yes, she rode through Coventry horseback, but not nude, she was wearing a linen shift. She owned Coventry and many estates and was married to the Earl of Mercia. She was among a handful of Anglo-Saxon nobles to retain her lands following the Norman invasion. Among her descendants are William Shakespeare and Daniel Webster.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ghost town on March 1, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Kentucky Ghost Town: John Prine wrote “Paradise,” about Paradise, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. In 1967, the TVA closed the town due to its proximity to a coal-fired power plant. Alas, Paradise is gone.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Scotland on February 28, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Stroma Island/ghost town is off the north coast of Scotland. The town of 341 was abandoned in 1961, the light house abandoned in 1997. Once the home to a castle and moonshiners, the 930 acres are now a sheep pasture. And ghosts?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged full moon on February 28, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Last night (February 27) was the Snow Full Moon. Guess why? [photo: last night, should still be full tonight]
Cherokee: Bone Moon Kagali ᎧᎦᎵ. Medicine Dance officiated by a “doctor” Didanawiskawi ᏗᏓᎾᏫᏍᎧᏫ.
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Peach blossom jellyfish: the only freshwater jellyfish found in North America. They are only about an inch diameter and too small to sting humans. Penny photo is the Ohio River.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Epona, horses on February 27, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The Chalk Horses of England may be 3,000 years old, estimates vary. I believe they honor Epona, fertility queen/goddess of horses. Chalk horses—2 of many: Uffington White Horse—360 feet long—White Horse Hill—outline. Bratton White Horse—160 feet—Westbury—solid.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Roman on February 26, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Epona the Celtic Horse Goddess Queen who also led souls to the afterlife. Roman cavalry worshiped her. Pictured is a small Epona Temple that might have stood next to a Roman garrison.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged octopus on February 26, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Freshwater octopuses? No, say the experts. BUT, they are turning up in the Ohio River, especially at the Falls of the Ohio State Park in Jeffersonville, Indiana, across the river from Louisville. 3 theories: 1) pets let free 2) an octopus who swam up river from the Gulf of Mexico 3) A saltwater species is adapting to freshwater.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged music humor on February 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Headley Hill Band: Johnny’s stride accordion, Alice’s bebop tuba, Hank’s bopping steel guitar, and Doreen’s grooving bagpipes. In this era of social distancing, no band photos available. Beloved by the peasants of Headley Hill. [Editor’s note: Mr. Suddeth has slurped coffee all morning]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Lady Godiva on February 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Real story behind Lady Godiva’s (Godgifu’s) ride through Coventry. In 1000 AD central England was the last place to convert to Christianity. Lady Godiva represented Lady Epona, the British Horse Goddess and Queen of Fertility. Her ride brought good luck to the village. [She rode wearing a shift, not nude—she’s my great…great grandmother!]
