Yesterday was the Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere - Spring is here and the days are getting lighter and longer. It's time to express those ideas you've been germinating over…
This Saturday 1st February is Imbolc, the Celtic Festival that marks the first inklings of Spring. We're now nearly half way towards the Spring Equinox, when the days become longer than…
Tomorrow is the Winter Solstice – the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. From Sunday onwards, the days will lengthen as we start the journey back to the…
Today is Samhain, the Celtic name for Halloween. It marks the transition point into the darkest three months of the year. Paradoxically, the Celts believed that the New Year starts today.…
Life is short – what do you want to do with yours?
The Autumn Equinox was a couple of weeks ago. I missed my usual seasonal post because I was at the hospital in Dublin with my dear brother Anthony as he…
Picture the scene: I’m standing in a field at a festival in East Sussex surrounded by my mates, the opening chords of “Can You Feel It?” by The Jacksons thrum through the…
We’ve just passed Imbolc – the mid point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. We’ve survived the darkest quarter of the year and the first sniffings of Spring are…
Today is the Winter Solstice – the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. From tomorrow onwards, the days will be imperceptibly longer as we start the journey…
I'm so proud of my Auntie Mary - she was a woman ahead of her time. During the war she worked on the Enigma Code - transcribing the German U-Boat transmissions which…
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