Welcome to the first edition of the State of the Library, a monthly newsletter informing you of this month’s story, as well as whatever else catches my fancy.
In my family, October means making homemade applesauce and leaf mazes. October is probably my favourite month after December (because of Advent and Christmas); it's just so beautiful!
So beautiful! Hallowtide is also my favorite time of year - it really permeates through this whole month, doesn't it?! Most of our traditions revolve around pumpkins (our farm opens up a pumpkin patch in October), but we also start to collect and sift through old family photos to continue to add to our wall collage of ancestors. This stays up year-round, but moves to our altar during Hallowtide.
On Hallowe'en, we always watch the Great Pumpkin & eat pomegranate seeds (because I can't stop with the symbolism haha)! And baking/delivering soul cakes is a favorite.
As a Bradbury fan myself, I love the references to The October Country and Something Wicked. I'm looking forward to reading your story "The Door."
Thank you!
In my family, October means making homemade applesauce and leaf mazes. October is probably my favourite month after December (because of Advent and Christmas); it's just so beautiful!
Homemade applesauce sounds yummy! Thank you for sharing!
So beautiful! Hallowtide is also my favorite time of year - it really permeates through this whole month, doesn't it?! Most of our traditions revolve around pumpkins (our farm opens up a pumpkin patch in October), but we also start to collect and sift through old family photos to continue to add to our wall collage of ancestors. This stays up year-round, but moves to our altar during Hallowtide.
On Hallowe'en, we always watch the Great Pumpkin & eat pomegranate seeds (because I can't stop with the symbolism haha)! And baking/delivering soul cakes is a favorite.
Looking forward to your writing!
I love your traditions! And the idea of a wall collage of ancestors.