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Grief and Trivia

June 12, 2020

Bereaved and grieving, I experienced an unexpected lack of patience with things that seemed trivial.

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Snowing again March 18 2018

December – White Christmas or Fake Snow?

December 22, 2018

December: once upon a time the tenth month in the early Roman calendar. If you have read any of my posts covering the months of the year this will come as no surprise.

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October – when did eight become ten?

October 26, 2018

October, now familiar as the tenth month – derives its name from its position as month eight in the ancient Roman calendar. Continue reading “October – when did eight become ten?”

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a shadow image of the author in the middle of a lane on the summer solstice

What do I know about June?

June 22, 2018

June marks the middle of the year… Continue reading “What do I know about June?”

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Among the bluebells West Dorset 6 May 2018

The Mysteries of May #1: The Name

May 30, 2018

‘You ask where I think the name of May comes from? Its origin’s not totally clear to me.’ (Ovid) 

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An April Fools’ Day Easter

April 1, 2018

The French say ‘Poisson d’Avril’, the English say April Fool’s Day, April Fools’ Day or April Fools Day. 

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March Trumpets

Five things I think I know about … March

March 26, 2018

Once again, I test my capacity to have ingested and assimilated fake news like a fish swallowing micro-beads. Continue reading “Five things I think I know about … March”

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Five February findings

February 20, 2018

1. February is named for februa – associated with ancient rites of purification.

The Roman poet Ovid, born in 43 BCE, wrote in his Fasti, a half-finished work on the calendar: ‘The fathers of Rome called purification februa‘. Continue reading “Five February findings”

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On Eggardon – learning and poetry

June 20, 2017

Eggardon Hill Fort becomes a Poetry Park.

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