by Laura | Feb 20, 2025 | Blog Posts, Seasonal Stories, Start Here
Have you ever felt a tug, a call from the natural world, urging you to slow down and truly see the changing seasons? It’s a feeling deep within us all, a primal connection to the earth’s rhythms. Just as the natural world around us ebbs and...
by Laura | Feb 5, 2025 | Blog Posts, Seasonal Stories, Winter
February has never been my favourite month. I love winter but by this point in the season, I am craving a change. In times long past the common Old English name for this time of year was Solmonath, thought to translate as ‘mud month’, and that name feels...
by Laura | Nov 22, 2024 | Blog Posts, Seasonal Stories, Winter
The first proper snowfall has descended, firmly signaling that winter is on our doorstep impatient to be greeted. Not that I have seen a single snowflake here on the Welsh coast. Instead, we have had a delightful freezing rain to contend with, so I am enviously...
by Laura | Oct 21, 2024 | Blog Posts, Autumn, Myth & Folk Stories, Seasonal Stories
There is magic in the night when pumpkins glow by moonlight My memories of celebrating Halloween and Samhain as a child are clear. A washing up bowl full of cold water and bobbing apples which we took great delight in shoving our faces in, desperate to be the first to...
by Laura | Aug 20, 2024 | Blog Posts, Seasonal Stories, Summer
The last days of summer can feel so bittersweet. Whether we loved or loathed the heat, saying goodbye to the long days of summer can often make us feel sad or unsteady. September and the onset of autumn on the horizon can challenge us with a shift in pace that we...
by Laura | Jul 15, 2024 | Blog Posts, Seasonal Stories, Summer
As we meander towards August, we are turning the pages of our year to a particularly juicy chapter, the pinnacle of our seasonal story where our natural world is at its most vibrant. The strawberries are ripe, the peas are bursting from their pods and the first...