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With Christmas approaching, for this post I've selected โA Christmas Carolโ (better known as โIn the Bleak Midwinterโ), first published in 1872. Set to music by Gustav Holst in 1906, this poem / church hymn has since become part of the classic repertoire of Christmas carols.
If you're active on social networks, you may have noticed prompts offering users to add โalt textโ to their images. Alt text is short for alternative text - a written description of what can be seen in an image. Most users probably just want to share their snapshots or the latest funny meme and be …
In this post Iโll share with you a cheerful holiday-themed poem, perfect for Thanksgiving. Titled โA Thanksgiving Dinnerโ, it was written by Maude M. Grant (1876-1941), a childrenโs poet and fiction writer from Michigan.
November has brought shorter days and cooler weather, as well as one of my favourite weather conditions - fog! It's often there when I wake up in the morning, descending again in the evening hours. I know not everyone likes it, but it just looks so delightfully mysterious to me. I've always been fascinated by …
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