Sunday, 31 January 2021

Winter Blessings and Beauties, Day 92: From Falling Leaves to Buds and Shoots

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  The 'Winter Blessings and Beauties' project began at the beginning of November and will conclude on 2nd February, covering a perio...
Saturday, 30 January 2021

Winter Blessings and Beauties, Day 91: St Brigid's Cross

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  We are approaching  Imbolc , a festival associated with the Goddess Brigid. One of Her symbols is the Brigid's cross  which is traditi...
Friday, 29 January 2021

Winter Blessings and Beauties, Day 90: Winter Retrospective and Winter's End Ritual

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As we near the end of Winter, it's a good time to pause and review the last few months - and this project, intended to encourage a posit...
Thursday, 28 January 2021

Winter Blessings and Beauties, Day 89: Root Vegetables

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Root vegetables are perfect seasonal food during the Winter months. For one thing, they store well - depending on conditions some can be lef...
Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Winter Blessings and Beauties, Day 88: Time for a Tea Party!

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Today is a special day for two ostensibly very different reasons. It is the birthday of Lewis Carroll , who wrote (amongst other things) the...
Tuesday, 26 January 2021

Winter Blessings and Beauties, Day 87: The Dance of the Changing Seasons

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Have you noticed the way Winter is starting to retreat a little - then it comes roaring back in full force, only to recede again later? We s...
Monday, 25 January 2021

Winter Blessings and Beauties, Day 86: Saint Dwynwen's Day

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January 25th is St Dwynwen 's Day (Diwrnod Santes Dwynwen) in Wales, 'the Welsh Valentine's Day'.  St Dwynwen (pronounced do...