Life Perspective: Reviews & More

I hosted my annual October Gathering on October 25 and finally got my pictures back. Since a slide show is worth 1,000 words, I'll just say it was a very nice time, eating in the park by lamplight, candlelight, and the light and warmth provided by our roaring fire. Since we are all lovers of Narnia and Middle Earth, we dressed accordingly. And as happened last year, a friendly raccoon or two stopped by to visit! To read about last year's party in more detail go to Halloween in the Woods.

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Using a State Park for Your Next Halloween Party Kathryn E. Darden ,  Yahoo Contributor Network Last year I decided to host a birthday party on Halloween for a hobby group to honor a special guest. Because of some problems with my house due to a landslide, which is another horror story of its own, I had to find the perfect spot. I found it at a local state park! Many state parks have shelters where you can have picnics, and some of those have fire places. I reserved a shelter with two picnic tables and a fireplace and brought a couple of lawn chairs as did some of the other guests, so we had ample seating for our group. We met at 6:00 PM right as darkness fell. Our shelter was a little remote, in a small meadow surrounded by woods, so it was picturesque by day but quite spooky at night, and dark, very dark! To combat the darkness, we all brought lanterns and candles which we put around the shelter, hanging some and placing others on the tables. The fireplace also cast ...

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2008 Mayberry Days a Success in Spite of Rain Kathryn E. Darden ,  Yahoo Contributor Network My 2008 Mayberry Days experience was not dampened this year in spite of rains that would not go away! Hurricane Kyle was inconsiderate enough to send drizzles to Mount Airy, North Carolina, most of the day Thursday through Saturday. However, by late Saturday afternoon the rains ended, and Sunday was beautiful for our drive home. Mount Airy, North Carolina, is the childhood home of Andy Griffith, and one of the primary inspirations for the fictitious town of Mayberry. Every year the town hosts Mayberry Days during the last full weekend of September, and the picturesque town tucked into the foothills of the mountains of northern North Carolina is overrun by fans of "The Andy Griffith Show." You can't get more Americana than Mayberry Days! Mayberry Days consists of pie eating contests, checkers tournaments, Mayberry trivia contests, bluegrass music, Mayberry ...

I had another article about Mayberry Days published at this link . If you just cannot get enough information about Mayberry Days 2008 , please go take a look!

I am pleased to announce the publication of Christian Poets Pen , a new blog and zine right here on Blogger for poets who write Christian poetry or poetry from a Christian perspective. Christian Poets Pen began as a bi-monthly newsletter in the early 1990s, continued as a page on ChristianActivities.com , and now at last is a poetry blog & zine on the web! If you write Christian poetry, use the comments section at Christian Poets Pen to post a poem. If you have a tip or news of interest to Christian poets, you can also use the comments to post information. Visit Christian Poets Pen for details!