A few weeks ago, we moved the hens up to their summer pastures. It’s at the top of the garden and nothing grand. The area is surrounded by hawthorn and hazel, and as the summer progresses, it gives them more shade and cover. They seem to like it. As I […]
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It wouldn’t be May Bank Holiday without……
It wouldn’t be May Bank Holiday without…… seeing a little maypole dancing. And this is one of the best I have seen. With live music of the best kind. Audience clapping along. Keeping a tradition alive. Accomplishing complicated weaving. They seemed happy to be joining in. So there you are. We […]
Read moreMay Day Well Dressing
I love May Day. As a child, I remember being taken to a local village to watch the Maypole dancing. I so wanted to be one of the girls dancing. They wore beautiful dresses that swished as they danced. Their dancing wove intricate patterns around the pole. In and out. […]
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