Today is  Strawberry Day.  A weird date in the calendar to be celebrating a summer fruit but who am I to argue? I found something for all ...

The 23rd February means that our house is decked out in balloons and banners. Today it's T and S's birthday. And two very speci...

For those of us of a certain age the words 'Give Us A Twirl' will, in an instant, transport us back to Saturday night TV with the...

I'm a little bit out of sync with my days at the moment for various reasons. Take last Friday and the Chinese new year. We would no...

Did you know that the Canadian flag with it's red maple leaf has only been in use since 1965. 15th February is known as flag day in ...

I always have lots of bits and bobs with hearts on decorating the dining room mantle for the month February.  At the start of the week I ...

The title of this post does not refer to the stack of pancakes I shall be eating later, for of course Shrove Tuesday is my celebration of...