Often one of the first signs of spring I notice is usually buds in the flowering currant outside my kitchen window. This year, it was early February when I first noticed little pink buds at the ends of twigs. In my little bit of Norfolk, it feels very…
We are now halfway through February, and at my house, everybody is tired. There are signs of spring, but it is still cold, the mornings are dark still when I get up (although I did notice today that it was light at 7 o’clock while I was in…
Candlemas on the 2nd February marks not only the official end of Christmas, but is also the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. In the farming calendar, it was when the lambing season would begin. Even though it is not spring yet, I’ve noticed…
Creativity can take all kinds of different forms. Some of it requires accuracy, precision and focus, with neat and tidy end results. Sometimes it takes on a more bonkers form, with weirdness, experimentation and unpredictability, and that is probably my favourite kind! If you’ve been here before, you…
Having read the title, you might be wondering what on earth I’m doing talking about things to do in January, considering what I have said in the past about New Year’s resolutions. Please be reassured that I haven’t changed my mind! I still think that they are mostly…
The Dreariness We’re about a week away from the winter solstice, and although where I live in the southern half of England isn’t nearly far enough north for it to be dark all the time, it is quite dark and gloomy. Mornings start in darkness, and the light…