by Laura McMahon | Mar 16, 2023 | Blog Posts, Seasonal Stories
March is here, a month of new life rising and at this point in the cycle of seasons we celebrate a turning point – the vernal equinox – when the sun is exactly above the Equator and day and night are of equal length. This is a vital point of balance in the...
by Laura McMahon | Feb 6, 2023 | Blog Posts, Seasonal Stories
Pancakes are one of my favourite treats all year around, but never more so than on a dark, rainy February day. This seasonal marker always brings back childhood memories of flipping pancakes for Shrove Tuesday, adding a squeeze of sharp lemon juice and a sprinkle of...
by Laura McMahon | Jan 17, 2023 | Blog Posts, Seasonal Stories
There is a deep quiet to winter that can feel both inviting and unsettling. In this part of the world, our natural environment looks pretty dormant and well…bleak. Despite outward appearances though, there is potent magic brewing underground, nature is just resting...
by Laura McMahon | Dec 11, 2022 | Blog Posts, Making Stories, Seasonal Stories
Nurturing our creativity in winter can deepen our connection to the season and support our well-being. Creative artist and Author Becki Clark is a multidisciplinary creative designer inspired by seasonality and nature with over eight years of experience working in the...
by Laura McMahon | Dec 7, 2022 | Blog Posts, Myth & Folk Stories, Seasonal Stories
Why do we celebrate the winter solstice? Let’s start with the science. The Winter Solstice is the point of the year at which the path of the sun in the sky is farthest south. Here in the Northern Hemisphere this occurs in December, between the 20th to the 23rd...
by Laura McMahon | Sep 14, 2022 | Blog Posts, Seasonal Stories
“The flame-red moon, the harvest moon, rolls along the hills, gently bouncing, a vast balloon, till it takes off, and sinks upward to lie on the bottom of the sky, like a gold doubloon. The harvest moon has come, booming softly through heaven, like a bassoon....
