I was going to write Virgil a poem in hexameter to celebrate his 2090th birthday but then I saw a rainbow. Rainbows are tricky things, and…
14 October 2020 – The Battle of Hastings
Something rather curious happened today. It’s the 954th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, where Harold was killed by an arrow, as my history teacher, Miss…
13 October 2020 – Ada Lovelace Day
My day has been filled with awesome women, which seems appropriate it being the second Tuesday in October, and therefore Ada Lovelace Day. Maths was…
12 October 2020 – St Wilfred’s Day
My book said the weatherlore on St Wilfred’s Day is a trifle boring. But frankly, I find there’s nothing dull about standing on the pavement…
11 October 2020 – Harvest Festival of the Sea
I’m not going to lie, it was all going very badly even before I broke my netting shuttle. I didn’t mean to, but I’d bought…