Many more mysteries are revealed during your visit, yet most are simple truths, which a child may understand and accept with out equivocation.
| Celtic Cross |
| Madonna Litta |
| National Fire Prevention Month |
| Lindisfarne Manuscript |
| Hermitage Museum |
| Crop Circles |
| Nancy Monaghan |
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Contemporary carved crosses almost invariably signify a burial
place, yet the early free-standing or high crosses were not
erected for this purpose. The majority were positioned as meeting
places, often within a Celtic monastic settlement, and
were carved for the sheer enjoyment of creating beauty, or
'to the glory of God' as well as biblical scenes. Many have knot
work patterns, spirals, mythical beasts and raised bosses, the
latter said by some to symbolize the sun, worshipped by
the early Celts. Many more mysteries are revealed during
your visit, yet most are simple truths, which a child may
understand and accept with out equivocation
Many more mysteries are revealed during your visit, yet most are simple truths, which a child may understand and accept with out equivocation. |
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Madonna and Child (Madonna Litta), by Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519. This Madonna and Child was probably painted in Milan, where the artist moved in 1482. The Madonna's sublime, tender gaze as she looks at her son, and the tranquility of the distant mountainous landscape, reflect humanist dreams of Ideal Man and a Harmonious Life. At once profound and noble, the painting reveals great beauty in its coloring and composition. The painting came to The State Hermitage Museum in 1865 from the collection of Count Antonio Litta in Milan. A preparatory drawing for the Madonna's head is in the Louver, Paris. |
National Fire Prevention Month
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Wes (heavenbound) Dunbar a Contributing Editor of T.H.E. is a CL
of Heartland/Farm and Pines. Like many CL's he also has a
"real" job. Wes is a professional firefighter of
twenty years. In honor of he and the other men and women
who are fire fighters, please let us reflect upon October as
National Fire Prevention Month. Wes has presented an
outstanding article in T.H.E. this month and we urge you to
visit, learn, spread the word.
We would certainly be remiss, due to our long standing association with the Boy Scouts of America, if we did not also call attention to the Fire Safety Merit Badge, which was formally known as Firemanship until the name change in 1995. By education our young people in fire safety we can make our homes, schools, and our nation a safer place in which to live. Many more mysteries are revealed during your visit, yet most are simple truths, which a child may understand and accept with out equivocation |
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The manuscript was executed in the Monastery of Lindisfarne,
which was situated on Holy Island, just off the coast of
Northumberland. It is probably connected with the Translation of St Cuthbert, which took place on 20 March 698. Almost everything that it is known concerning the origin of the manuscript is derived from a note in Anglo-Saxon inserted, probably between 950 and 970, by a priest named Aldred (afterwards Provost of Chester-le-Street), who also inserted an Anglo-Saxon gloss, or word-for-word translation, in the spaces between the lines of the Latin text. Many more mysteries await your visitation in your quest for "Founding." |
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At the heart of St. Petersburg stand five magnificent structures, formerly the residence of grand tsars and tsarinas of Russia, now the home of the State Hermitage museum. Two centuries of building and collecting have resulted in one of the largest and most exquisite art collections in the world. |
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The phenomenon of crop circles as defined by Robert Carroll
(1994) was first reported in 1946 and became a media event in the
late 1980's. The origin of the completely flat circles in fields
of crops, however remains a mystery. These circles have been
reported from a diverse number of countries, Australia, Italy,
United States, Norway, Canada and especially England where the
main focus of the phenomenon occurs. These circles of swirled
flattened crops (the stalks are not broken, only bent flat)
appear mysteriously overnight, and may be single, double or
triple circles, and may be intersected by straight lines. Explanations for this phenomena abound, from UFOs, hoaxes, and the "Plasma Vortex Theory". None of these explanations seems to fully explain why and how they are created, as some are very geometrically intricate. Since 1992, the subject has received little media attention, due to two men claiming responsibility for hoaxing approximately 250 circles. However this does not account for the many others that have been created in England and all around the world. It is indeed an unexplained phenomena. Many more mysteries are revealed during your visit, yet most are simple truths, which a child may understand and accept with out equivocation. |
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The child in us revels in a good "mystery," grows
excited as the cover is opened, and the pages leap to life with
the excitement of an expertly written novel. The Druid
Stone, by Nancy Monaghan will probably be a best
seller.
When we sought to write an original Faerie Story which would introduce our Lancasters Laughing Place three years ago, we turned to school teacher whose writing and editing skills were highly recommended - Nancy Monaghan. We profoundly thank her for help and guidance and most of all for being a very dear friend. These and many other mysteries await you as you visit our site. Enjoy! |
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