Lammas
Today is Lammas, a name that derives from the Old-English hlafmaesse, which means ‘loaf-mass’. August 1st is also known as Lughnasadh or …
Category Archives: Etymology
A clowder of cats and a kindle of kittens
Some Memories from Primary School Yesterday, while looking for a particular book, I stumbled upon a copy of “A First …
Flowers, folklore and folk-medicine
Our Fathers of Old Excellent herbs had our fathers of old – Excellent herbs to ease their pain – Alexanders …
Mistletoe and Ivy
Well, as I’d done some notes about holly previously I thought it would be a good idea to complete the …
Holly
English Holly (Ilex aquifolium) Etymology The word holly comes from the Old English ‘holegn‘ which became the Middle English ‘holin‘, …
Focusing on the positive
Being Star Wars-ed? Well, now, where to start. I know, I’m going to Star Wars you! Here’s a quote from …
Comets
“Comets are long-haired stars with flames, appearing suddenly, and presaging a change in sovereignty, or plague, or war, or winds …
Lessons of the week
Busy, busy, busy … tired, tired tired. Talk about busy! I barely seem to have had time to catch my …
Memories and sloes
Memories I’ve mentioned this before, but memories of my father include his wine making and beer brewing hobby. Most of …
Raining…daisies?
It’s started to rain steadily and quite heavily here. It’s also feeling rather chilly for an August day. The rain …
