Next Monday is Candlemas Day, a day traditionally of long range weather prediction, pancakes and of course, candles. Weather lore is more than folklore, but based on sensory observations over many years, changes in temperature, smell, sounds and sights. If Candlemas Day be fair and bright Winter will have another fight.(In other words there isContinue reading “Signs, symbols and significance”
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Enjoying a final flourish
It’s here, and it feels wonderful to embrace autumn, particularly this year after the long dry spring and summer, that turned everything to dust. Living and working on a boat brings nature and the changes of seasons to you in a way that living in bricks and mortar cannot. We are in and out intoContinue reading “Enjoying a final flourish”
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