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Folklore Thursday: February Folklore

There is something soothing about following the flow of the seasons: planting in spring, growing in summer, harvesting in autumn

Valentine’s Day has become a consumerist explosion of teddy bears and restaurant offers, with so much obligation to ‘be romantic’

This week, I learned that February was once known as Solmonath, via a post on #FolkloreThursday (a great hashtag to

I’ve always loved trees. As a child, I climbed trees, and hunted for fairy homes in their roots. I made

A friend died recently. He was too young, too kind and too full of life for it to seem feasible.

The brightening days can bring renewed inspiration – a feeling that ‘things will be different’. If you like the idea

Seasons change, but there are many overlapping seasons and experiences. Chinese New Year is also known as the lunar new

Even the greyest day can be brightened by looking up. The clouds are an ever-changing art gallery. And clear skies

A walk in nature is wonderful in its own right. However, if you have kids to entertain, or a busy