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Spring Equinox: Day 1
It's the first day of our Spring Equinox celebrations. It's been a bit of a sad and difficult week for me so far, and so the celebrations have started in a slightly muted way. I did wear my spring...
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Spring Equinox: Day 2
It's the second day of this year's Spring Equinox celebrations. And the first day that we've done anything together. It was our wedding anniversary on Wednesday, and we weren't able to celebrate (for...
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Spring Equinox: Day 3
Another day of celebrating the season for us. It was a bit of a quiet day, as I was out for a big chunk of it. But I think we've managed a bit of equinox-y fun. Daffodils I was at a community fun day...
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Spring Equinox: Day 4
Another day of celebrating the Spring Equinox for us, and today was our big day, as it's Ostara Dinner! We did a few other seasonal things first though. ‘The Origins of Easter’ I've returned to Ronald...
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Spring Equinox: Day 5
Although we had our Ostara Dinner yesterday, it was actually the Spring Equinox today, so there was a little bit more celebrating for us. It was a bit of a muted holiday for us this year (for some...
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Spring Equinox: Day 6
It's the penultimate day of our Spring Equinox celebrations. I had a really long day at work today, so there wasn't a huge amount of celebrating. I did a couple of things to mark the season though.‘An...
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Spring Equinox: Day 7
The final day of our Spring Equinox celebrations was more of a whimper than a bang. Rob was ill and I was busy, so there wasn't really any festivities to be had. Hopefully, we'll feel more festive...
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Events in April 2023
Easter Poetry and Storytelling Friday 7th April 2.00-4.00pmCastlerea HouseI'm running a seasonal poetry and storytelling workshop session for residents at Castlerea care home Private EventThe Medieval...
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My Year in Books 2023: March
This is a bit of a short post, I'm afraid (as well as being a bit late). March was a tough month for a number of reasons, and I had a couple of big things to read for work reasons. So there's only one...
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Beltane: Day 1
Well, Beltane season began today, but sadly it isn't going to be the week we had planned. Poor Rob's been really quite ill for over a month now, and it's been a tough time for him. Unfortunately -...
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My Year in Books 2023: April
Well, this month's post is slightly longer than last month's. There are three books on this month's list! I'm quite pleased with that, as we've both been so ill I'm surprised I got chance to read...
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Beltane: Day 2
Sadly, Beltane this year continues to be hampered by illness. It's lovely being in Derbyshire, but we're very much using the time to recover and not really taking full advantage of the season. Ah...
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Beltane: Day 3
Sadly, it's another very quiet Beltane day for us due to ongoing illness. Not a lot to report this time, I'm afraid.‘May Games and Whitsun Ales’ Although we weren't in a particularly celebratory mood,...
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Beltane: Day 4
And another day with limited seasonal fun for us (we're still poorly!). We're going to need a massive Beltane next year to make up for this one, I think. ‘Morris and Marian’ I did read another...
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Beltane: Day 5
Another day of our sickness-restricted Beltane. We're back in Manchester now, and we managed to make it out and into nature. At least we got to see a few trees this year! ‘Rogationtide and Pentecost’...
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Events in May 2023
Booth Hall Before the Hospital Wednesday 10th May 7.00-8.30pmFriends of Bailey's Wood I'm giving a local history talk on the history of Booth Hall (the hall, not the hospital), BlackleyBooking...
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Beltane: Day 6
Our last day of celebrating together, as Rob is going to be going back to work tomorrow. As I've said in previous posts, we've not had as much of a Beltane extravaganza as we'd planned. Nevertheless,...
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Beltane: Day 7
Ah well, the final day of our Beltane week. At least we're both feeling better now! But that means we're both back at work, so no time for any final celebrations. Still, there's always next year!‘A...
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Midsummer Stories Wanted for Hannah's Bookshelf on North Manchester FM
Submit your seasonal flash fiction to be played on Hannah’s Bookshelf this June! Can you tell a seasonal story in just 3 minutes? Want to have your work played on the radio? This month, I’m looking...
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Events in June 2023
Virtual Writing Retreat Sunday 11th June 10.30–5.00pmHannah's BookshelfI'm hosting a online writing retreat for creative writers with writing exercises and structured writing sessions Members...
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