Today I’ve been attending a virtual New Year’s Eve party, as before the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in 1752, tomorrow was the old New…
21 March 2020 – St Benedict’s Day
Today I’ve been listening to my windows rattle for it’s said that on St Benedict’s day it’s all about the wind. Or more formally put:…
19 March 2020 – St Joseph’s Day
Today I turned off my heating. However, I’m not sure I want to turn off my heating, especially after today’s misty briskness, but folklore decrees…
17 March 2020 – St Patrick’s Day
Today I’ve been knitting ‘Paddy – the Cork Leprechaun’. I was going to go out and celebrate St Patrick’s Day by swigging back some Guinness, but, you…
12 March 2020 – Gregory-Gret-Onion
Today I’ve been planting onions, for it’s said that sowing onion seed on St Gregory’s Day is a sure fire way of boosting your crop…