Candlemas 2019
Candlemas – 40 Days After Christmas Candlemas falls on 2nd February, exactly forty days after Christmas Day on the Christian calendar. This festival has different names and meanings to people all around the world. In pre-Christian times, it was celebrated as a festival of light. This ancient festival marked the halfway point between the winter solstice (the […]
Snow Stops Play – and School!
Snow stops school! The school was closed last week for two days due to the snowstorms and hazardous driving conditions. Here’re a few glimpses of what it looked like under a blanket of snow… [foogallery id=”5531″]
Candlemas 2018
[foogallery id=”5399″] Candlemas – 40 Days After Christmas Candlemas falls on 2nd February, exactly forty days after Christmas Day on the Christian calendar. This festival has different names and meanings to people all around the world. In pre-Christian times, it was celebrated as a festival of light. This ancient festival marked the half way point between the […]
Bees
As I write I am surrounded by the hummings of a dozen bumble bees. The large patch of comfrey where I’m sitting is covered in flowers and buzzes with bees from first light until twilight. They love it! I look more closely to see if any other kinds of bees are feasting on the nectar […]
