Common ivy, scientifically known as Hedera helix, is an evergreen climbing plant native to, and ubiquitous throughout the British Isles, excepting the far north and a few spots like the Isle of Man.
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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to all my subscribers and visitors, I’m just having a break from writing until after Christmas, (mainly because I’ve got so much still left to do!) So I’d like wish you all peace and goodwill and I leave you with this joyful and thoughtful poem by the Lancastrian poet Edwin Waugh; Christmas MorningContinue reading “Merry Christmas!”
The Lord of Misrule and his Merry band of Mummers
“Here we stand before your door, As we stood the year before; Give us whiskey, give us gin, Open the door and let us in.”
Christmas Song, by Edwin Waugh
Bring in the green holly, the box, and the yew, the fir, and the laurel, all sparkling with rime; Hang up to the ceiling the mistletoe-bough, and let us be jolly another yule-time!
Bill’s Christmases
A Poem by Cicely Fox Smith “Christmas,” said Bill, “on Christmas cards, it’s winders all aglow,An’ lots o’ stuff to eat an’ drink an’ a good three feet o’ snow,An’ a bunch o’ bouncin’ girls to kiss under the mistletoe. Holly an’ robin redbreasts too, as rosy as can be,An’ waits an’ chimes an’ allContinue reading “Bill’s Christmases”
The Vital Importance of Shopping Locally
The Vital Importance of Shopping Local, a comprehensive study of how essential independent businesses and markets are for our economy, society and environment
The Logs upon the Fire
Beechwood fire burns bright and clear, if the logs are kept a year. Store your Beech for Christmastide, with New Year Holly cut beside. Chestnut’s only good, they say, if for years ’tis stored away. Birch and firwood burn too fast, blaze too bright and do not last. Flames from Larch will shoot up high,Continue reading “The Logs upon the Fire”
Merry Christmas to Everybody from Padiham!
A B-H (Dec 2024)
Northwest Nature and History 