Now, I suppose you could take that as a thinly veiled threat, but actually, it is just that I have worked with these folks a long time, and they know my interests (hence finding Tom and Ben pictures taped to my monitor at random times). I love collecting old English, Irish, Puritan, etc, woodcuts of witches. I especially like it when they have cats or ravens in them, but I like them all. It is from one of my historical interests, which is in the field of women--a fear of intelligent women, independent women, women as healers, women's religion, etc.
So, I am choosing to take this as a sign. Yes, some of the coworkers that I am close to read my blog, so they know I am trying to think of a way to merge my historic interests. So this could have been in response to that. It could be a sign from The Big Guy. I am going to say that it is that lovely muse, Clio, telling me that my answer lies in this area....and it really could. I mean, it really, really could. I will have to ponder that. The 18th century Creoles of the American frontier, however, had their own unique brand of Catholicism (just as they had their own dialecte français), and they never burned or strung anyone up for witchcraft or heresy. So we'll see how these go together. But I can feel the thinking happening in my brain right now....can you hear it? Sounds like popcorn.
In the meantime, this will make some great Halloween art. Only 227 days, you know.
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