Still Waters--Notes from a Virginia Shire

Not two nights ago, the temperature outside was so warm, we nearly turned on the air conditioning. Contrast that with yesterday which ...

In yesterday's post about the origins of a-wassailing , I mentioned that the use of the prefix "a-" in many dialects is ...

The Wassail Song has been a popular Christmas carol  for over a century now, but its roots had little to do with Christmas. Tracing ...