Bumper edition today with not one, not two, but three traditions to celebrate St Brigid’s Eve and Imbolc.
30 January 2020 – Tax Return
Today was a hopelessly mundane tradition: I completed my tax return. For anyone who is self-employed and slightly disorganised, the end of January is usually…
28 January 2020 – Up Helly Aa
As today is the last Tuesday of January, it’s the Up Helly Aa fire festival in Lerwick. And it’s days like these I wish Sussex…
22 January 2020 – St Vincent's Day
So first off, after all that fasting for St Agnes’ Day, did I dream of my future husband last night? And the answer is…
21 January 2020 – St Agnes' Day
Today I’m fasting for St Agnes. It’s said that if you fast between midnight on 20 January (St Agnes’ Eve) and midnight on 21 January…