Today is the vernal equinox, otherwise known as the astronomical start of spring. Not to be confused with the other start of spring, the meteorological…
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…
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…
10 March 2020 – Weather vs Weather
Today I’ll be weather watching. As there are two trains of thought over what the weather means today, I thought I’d post early in the…
4 March 2020 – Pickled
Today I’ve pickled. Anyone who knows me, knows I like a good pickle, even to the extent I’ve knitted Christmas Pickles as presents for close…