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okasha

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21. That's great.

Sat Jun 21, 2014, 04:33 PM

Jun 2014

When I was teaching, I always did Gawain and the Green Knight with the sophomore Brit Lit surveys. The kids loved the underlying story of the Oak and Holly Kings and Morgan the Goddess. I have a collection of funny things my students unintentionally wrote, and one I shared with the whole department was the explanation of Gawain's quest: "He searches a year for the Green Knight so he can blow him."

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A happy and blessed Summer Solstice [View all] okasha Jun 2014 OP

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That's wonderful! okasha Jun 2014 #9

I celebrated with nature's bounty. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #3

Enjoy! okasha Jun 2014 #11

Sorry, I was outside picking more. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #13

I hope the wild ones will come back to you. okasha Jun 2014 #24

Summer Solstice, roody Jun 2014 #5

Lovely poem. okasha Jun 2014 #12

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Happy solstice, Okasha. pinto Jun 2014 #7

What a lovely way to spend the morning. okasha Jun 2014 #17

Same to you and yours, okasha! rug Jun 2014 #8

Enjoy your picnic and your day. okasha Jun 2014 #18

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Thanks! Need to do one more to make it more than half my life... n/t Benton D Struckcheon Jun 2014 #26

Best wishes for continuing happiness. okasha Jun 2014 #29

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That's great. okasha Jun 2014 #21

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Summer solstice is bittersweet for me because No Vested Interest Jun 2014 #30