Richard Rennison Richard Rennison Richard Rennison (29 October 1889 – 5 August 1969) was the last "anvil priest" at Gretna Green, Scotland. Between 1926 and 1940, he performed "irregular marriages" of couples over the anvil at the Old Blacksmith Shop, where the couple proclaimed that they were single and wanted to get married in front of witnesses. As "anvil priest", Rennison generally requested a fee of £1, but was known to earn up to £20 for a ceremony (approximately £3,030 in 2012). The popularity of the marriages grew whilst he was performing them, to the point that a special committee was formed
The Runaway Bunny The Runaway Bunny The Runaway Bunny is a 1942 picture book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. The plot deals with a small rabbit, who wants to run away. His mother, however, tells him that "if you run away, I will run after you." This book is the first in Brown and Hurd's "classic series," which also includes "Goodnight Moon" and "My World". The picture of a cow jumping over the moon, which features prominently in "Goodnight Moon", first appeared in "The Runaway Bunny". A copy of "The Runaway Bunny" appears in "Goodnight Moon", as does