by Laura McMahon | Feb 16, 2026 | 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 McMahon | Feb 9, 2026 | Blog Posts, Winter
When the dark evenings linger, there’s nothing quite like the comfort of curling up with a good winter read. Slow-paced days invite us to settle in by the fire and escape into other worlds. And now, as we find ourselves in the last full month of winter,...
by Laura McMahon | Jan 13, 2026 | Blog Posts, Myth & Folk Stories, Seasonal Stories
People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact it is the other way around. Terry Pratchett February rises, the snowdrops are appearing and winter is just beginning to wane. It’s the time of year we tentatively emerge from under our duvets, slightly...
by Laura McMahon | Dec 8, 2025 | Blog Posts, Myth & Folk Stories, Seasonal Stories
Why do we hang mistletoe? What meaning does the shape of a wreath hold? Our Christmas and winter celebrations have a long and winding ancestral line of stories and folklore to delve into and there is nothing I love more than falling down a folklore rabbit hole....
by Laura McMahon | Nov 17, 2025 | Blog Posts, Seasonal Stories, Winter
The first proper frost has descended, firmly signaling that winter is on our doorstep impatient to be greeted. Not that I have seen particularly icy scenes here on the Welsh coast. Instead, we have had a delightful freezing rain to contend with, so I am enviously...
by Laura McMahon | Sep 5, 2025 | Autumn, Blog Posts
Cosy sweaters, warm apple crumble, magical misty mornings, leaf-strewn walks and endless mugs of steaming tea. It feels like we fall in love with autumn a little harder every year – at least that’s what my Instagram feed tells me. But, as we take our first...
