Hello February

Well that was January, the first 31 days of 2021!

A quick review:-

We remain in our bubble and like everyone else are trying to keep as positive as possible, some days good, some days full of so much reality.

Our daily gratitude walk, has changed massively over the weeks. Due to the deluge of rain and the need to remain socially distanced. We now mainly walk quite literally further afield. On this particular walk, a couple of weeks ago, we realised that we could see both Culver Cliff and Tennyson Down, which is pretty phenomenal. Everywhere is very lush and green, possibly due to the massive amount of rain! The mainland had snow, but we have remained so far without. It has been good to be out with the wildlife too.

That little blob of white in the middle of this photo is in fact Tennyson Down!

Thursday 28th January it was a Full Moon, also known as the Wolf Moon. apparently a Full moon can be a bit of a mood changer, which can sometimes leave us feeling slightly off balance and very reflective!

February will be welcoming her Full Moon on Saturday 27th and that will be a Snow Moon, note to self, perhaps worth remembering! Although this is not an abstract from “Lunar Living” I would definitely recommend the book. Kirsty Gallagher has the most incredible knowledge on the subject (see below).

The main wins this month, have been walking in nature and also I am eternally grateful for all the people who have been in my life (on-line), friends, groups, podcasts, workshops, which have made such a difference to my wellbeing.

Our two very beautiful loyal cats, have become resigned to the fact that “it is too wet for paws outside”. They are incredibly sweet and mindful and apart from the odd spat (they’re non-siblings) they remain content with our reclusive lifestyle, which means lots of extra cuddles - Purr.

Now, as we are about to say Hello to February, hopefully Spring will be here soon. Imbolc is traditionally a Gaelic traditional festival marking the beginning of spring. It is also believed that it was a pagan celebration, also called St Brigid’s Day, named after the goddess. A time for growth and new beginnings.

I do wonder what our new beginnings will look like, once we are out of lockdown.

I look forward to bluer skies.

Thank you to everyone who has been in my cyber world!

Until next time.

Stay safe. Stay home. Stay well.

Jules xx