Happiness

Carole and Lesley would like to wish everyone a very Happy Easter. Have a wonderful Easter Holiday everybody

As symbols of fertility go, it’s hard to beat a rabbit.  But the cuddly sanitised version of the Easter Bunny we know today bears little resemblance to the wild spring hare of ancient times. Long […]

Traditionally eaten for breakfast on Good Friday in the UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa hot cross buns are a spiced sweet bun made with currants or raisins and marked with a […]

Traditions of Mothers Day and Mothering Sunday have different origins dependant on whether you are in England or the United States. In England the traditions were that churchgoers in England worshipped at their nearest parish […]

Every time a new year rolls around, people set out to better themselves. They promise they will lose weight, find a new job, or maybe even take that vacation they’ve always talked about. But why […]

There are few plants more associated with Christmas than the colourful Poinsettia , which doubles as a decoration and a gift thanks to its glorious flowers – timed precisely for the festive season. Here are […]

For many people, the traditional Christmas pudding – dense with suet and raisins – brings back memories of family meals, hoping for a silver sixpence, and an overload of cream, butter or custard as accompaniments. […]