Equinox cake

It turned into a bit of a monster, really. The children made marzipan shapes to put on the top and we all blew the candles out. There’s something about blowing out candles and making wishes, isn’t there? We do it here at the slightest excuse.
So it’s the run up to the Solstice now. Three [...]

Equinox

Today is the Vernal Equinox, or Ostara. In our house, Easter starts here. Halfway to the solstice, we’re loving the longer days and shorter nights, and there have been some glorious sunny spring days recently. I’ve managed to peg my washing out:

We’ve got spring flowers by the front door:

And of course, we’ve been planting [...]