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April 23 is a crossover point between English and Spanish culture. The deaths of William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes are believed to have occurred…

The above saying always jumps into my head when we come to this threshold month between winter and spring. Lewis Carroll popularised the idea of…

I remember in my parents’ generation ‘time and motion‘ studies were very popular in industry. These days people talk about ‘time management‘ to achieve the…

The 12th of February is Darwin Day, coinciding with the anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin in 1809. Darwin’s ideas about evolution and natural…

This February has the distinction of containing an extra day, the 29th. So 2024 is a “leap year“. Leap refers to the extra distance covered…

Happy new year to everyone! A time for new hope and new beginnings, but also for getting the year wrong for at least six weeks…

Christmas is a cultural phenomenon. It’s hard to think of another celebration with the same depth and reach across such large expanses of the Earth.…

Brrr!! It’s getting colder, and darker. Winter is fast approaching and as I was looking for my perpetually lost slippers with greater urgency than usual…

Have you ever heard this poem? Remember, remember, the 5th of November / Gunpowder, treason and plot / I see no reason / Why gunpowder…

Halloween (or hallowed evening) has a very long history in pagan and Christian belief: a time to consider the afterlife and the superstitions associated with…