This is a video from Jean-Claude Halter, who lives in the Alsace region of France. There is a reasonable chance that he is a relative because his grandfather and father were farmers who lived in the same small town that my ancestors left when they came to America. That area of Alsace was mostly German in the early 1800's and my relatives spoke German.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Tar Heels
This weekend, when we were visiting The Akron Zoo with Kris and Mark, we saw some deer-like animals called tahr. This led to a mention of the North Carolina Tar Heels and the question of what the mascot of the NC athletic teams was. It's the ram.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Sean Chambers Band
My Facebook friend, Gary Keith, plays harmonica with this group. Gary is also my friend on FB for CityVille and CarTown. Give them a listen and if you want more, they have several other videos on YouTube.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Summer Solstice
Happy First Day Of Summer
- Pagans called the Midsummer moon the "Honey Moon" for the mead made from fermented honey that was part of wedding ceremonies performed at the Summer Solstice.
- Ancient Pagans celebrated Midsummer with bonfires, when couples would leap through the flames, believing their crops would grow as high as the couples were able to jump.
- Midsummer was thought to be a time of magic, when evil spirits were said to appear. To thwart them, Pagans often wore protective garlands of herbs and flowers. One of the most powerful of them was a plant called 'chase-devil', which is known today as St. John's Wort and still used by modern herbalists as a mood stabilizer.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Playin' The Blues
Today, I watched the 1946 movie that included the performance shown below. It turns out that Frank (Sugar Chile) Robinson spent a large portion of his life away from performing music. The second video shows him in 2007 after being "re-discovered".
Monday, June 13, 2011
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