Tag Archives: mistletoe

Ani’s Advent Calendar 2018! Romance, Anne Copeland and the Christmas Trees

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

She keeps looking up at the mistletoe when we are out for our walks and sighing a bit. When I asked her why, she said that when she was younger, the mistletoe was one of the first bits of Christmas … Continue reading →

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Metaphor #midnighthaiku

Posted on April 22, 2017 by

Thought and memory Druids bird and druid’s bough Mixing metaphors

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Guest author: Paul Andruss – THE GOLDEN BOUGH

Posted on January 11, 2017 by

The third in a series of guest posts by author  Paul Andruss… It never struck me why the druids called mistletoe ‘The Golden Bough’ until I saw it in flower. The small insignificant flowers turn the whole plant dull gold … Continue reading →

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Mistletoe

Posted on June 8, 2015 by

This picture was taken in early spring last year, just as the world began to warm itself in the pale sunlight. The place was Pilton, a little village near Glastonbury with a legendary history as big as a heart. It … Continue reading →

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