Everything Is Suddenly Waking Up in the Garden
On May Day, as if on cue, our serviceberry exploded with white starry flowers, which is a reliable indicator that the mining bees are up.
May Holidays and Observations
May is named for Maia, Roman earth goddess. To the Anglo-Saxons, it was Thrimilce, meaning “three milks” or milkings, because cattle are well-fed on fresh green grass and can be milked three times a day.
Happy Saint George’s Day!
The patron saint of England, celebrated on the anniversary of his death in 303 CE, is most remembered for a single act of dragon-slaying.
Confessions of a Fussy Old Lady
I’m pretty sure I’ve been a fussy old lady all my life. For example, I much prefer to sip my coffee from a ceramic mug; and if I’m getting a cappuccino or latte at a cafe, it should be served in a roundish cup with a handle, on a saucer.
Making Easter Ornaments With Scrap Paper
Recently I got to thinking that it would be fun to decorate an “Easter tree.”