Back to the root
I have been trying to discover exactly what New Year's Day is. Not an easy task. People will say that it's the start of a new year but that's just the response of an unthinking mind and is as valid … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: solstice
The origin of Newgrange
Of course today is the Winter Solstice. It's a time for retrospection and hope. A time for peace and forgiveness. A time for drunkenness, debauchery and the deflowering of virgins [not that there’s many of them around these days]. It … Continue reading →
Take a chill pill
We are coming up to one of my favourite days of the year. I am of course referring to the Winter Solstice [not that other one a few days after]. I do not like Winter. I never have. Apart from … Continue reading →
Happy New Whatever
This New Year lark has always slightly bemused me. On a minor note, it has amused me that people go around wishing each other a "Happy New Year". Why? Would they normally wish them a miserable new year if they … Continue reading →
