by Bernadette Nason | Dec 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
As I head out this morning to begin a week’s worth of school presentations of Charles Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL, I thought I’d share the little lexicon I distribute to help students understand the story a little better. This is also in the program...
by Bernadette Nason | Dec 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
KING ARTHUR AND CHRISTMAS DAY According to Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte d’Arthur, the fifteenth-century romance of the semi-mythical English king, Merlin the magician called the nobles together on Christmas Day for a sign as to who was their rightful king....
by Bernadette Nason | Dec 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
SEASONAL STORY-TIME AT LAKE TRAVIS COMMUNITY LIBRARY Yesterday, I told stories at Lake Travis Community Library, one of my favorite places to tell. Morgan the librarian and I have been working together for many years, ever since the library was in a strip mall and I...
by Bernadette Nason | Dec 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
BRER RABBIT’S CHRISTMAS — Traditional American Folktale One winter morning, Brer Fox stole into Brer Rabbit’s garden and dug up a big sackful of his best carrots. Brer Rabbit didn’t see him as he was visiting his friend Brer Bear at the time. When he got...
by Bernadette Nason | Dec 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
ROBIN HOOD — A PANTOMIME IN DUBAI Dubai Drama Group Poster for ROBIN HOOD, December 1991 In the summer of 1990, I was invited to join the Dubai Drama Group. This didn’t come a moment too soon. I needed something to do, besides going to pubs, parties and...
by Bernadette Nason | Dec 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
In England, snowfall is a regular occurrence; in Libya or Dubai, not so much! In central Texas, we sometimes get lucky and see half-an-inch of late-season snow which lasts for just a few hours. I am therefore especially fond of poetry about winter weather....
