Today I made some incense. It’s St Antony of Padua’s Day which has nothing to do with incense and everything to do with lost things.…
7 June 2020 – Trinity Sunday
Today I’ve been giving it my best Masterchef impression. And no, I’ve not shaved my head and started talking in an Australian accent. This time.…
4 June 2020 – Old Maid’s Day
Today I’ve been celebrating spinsterhood by eating pie. It’s Old Maid’s Day, a delightfully termed day of celebration that started in America after WW2 to…
31 May 2020 – Whit Sunday
Today I’m a spud-happy woman. Amongst other things, it’s Whit Sunday, the seventh Sunday after Easter and the beginning of a week of Whitsuntide celebrations.…
30 May 2020 – Appetite
Today I’ve been trying to get a handle on both my middle age spread and my lockdown arse. Although as I writer, I’m prone to spending a lot of time sitting down, the whole lockdown thing has taken my inertia to soaring new levels and with it my hankering for all things carbohydrate. So I thought I would try a spell to curb my enthusiasm for eating…