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Along with October, May is one of the most densely packed months of the year. It's before the summer humidity and the last whole month of the school year. The weather is warming in t...
The solstice on the 20th marks the onset of summer (Northern Hemisphere) or winter (Southern Hemisphere). Many people, particularly in Europe, North America and Asia, will be embarking o...
Spring has sprung in the north, and the first hints of Autumn are on the horizon in the south. April is the month spring (or fall) gets underway, and it is filled with religious celebrations, including the Mu...
Limerick Day marks the birthday of the writer who popularizing the whimsical poetry known as the limerick. Edward Lear was born May 12, 1812 in Holloway England and became a prominent writer and illustrator. One of his most famous works is The Owl and the Pussycat.
(Listen to it here via Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/e-books/23897)
His first book was entitled simply ‘A Book of Nonsense”. You can access all of his nonsense books via Project Gutenberg here:
https://www.gutenberg.org/e-books/13650
Lear passed away January 29, 1888 at the age of 75.
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