Today sees the start of National Blog Posting Month. Those who feel so inclined can post on their blog each day.
1st November is Samhann, the start of winter in the Celtic calendar. The winter half-year ends on April 30th, St Walpurgis Night, when the evil spirits are banished back into darkness. But that is still six months away. As daylight recedes, we remember those who have gone on ahead in the past twelve months. Among those is my father, who passed away in August at the age of 88.
Here in the J-land community, we mourn the loss of six of our number:
Jackie Moore (71), 22 October
Vivian Sullivan Nwankpah (69), 29 March
Celeste N Eatherton (57), 13 March
Jan Eadie, 5 March
Barbara C Masters (61), 23 February
John E Knox, 18 February
We grieve their passing, in the sure knowledge that they will rise again, at the Breaking of the Day, when all the Shadows flee away.
Hi Guido! I hadn't realized we had lost so many from J-Land just this year. I'm going to try to slip a post in before midnight. We'll see if I'm able to keep it up each day this month.
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