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The True Meaning of Thanksgiving

Bernadette Nason — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 19:18:38 +0000

As you probably know, the English don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. O. Henry loves to tell people – it is a “purely American” holiday. In England, we celebrate Harvest Festival. Of course, we’ve given thanks for successful harvests since pagan times – the odd virgin sacrifice to the corn spirits, you know – but the tradition of

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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Bernadette Nason — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 23:29:37 +0000

I grew up surrounded by all things Jane Austen. She died in my hometown of Winchester in the county of Hampshire in England, and is buried in Winchester Cathedral. She spent much of her life in Hampshire, and lived her last eight years in Chawton, near Winchester. The cottage is a museum in her honor.

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Halloween Treats

Bernadette Nason — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 18:42:16 +0000

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Bernadette Nason I’ve just got in from my last Halloween storytelling session for this season — I calculate about 3,300 children in the past ten days have gobbled up those Stories for a Dark and Stormy Night. It’s my most heavily booked program because, without a doubt, creepy tales

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Woman, Redhead: The Audition Lottery

Bernadette Nason — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 19:32:33 +0000

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Dear American Mother’s Day

Bernadette Nason — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 19:23:45 +0000

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