Tag Archives: winter

Apricity – The Warmth of Winter Sun

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

It’s freezing cold outside this morning. At 8.30am the garden is still minus 10C or 10F, the garden is covered in frost and ice and a pale blue stretches across the horizon with a very weak and watery like pale … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Life | Tagged Apricity, Cosy, English, Foreign words with no equivalent in English, Frost, Language, Life, London, Sun, winter, Words | 4 Comments

12th Night – Christmas isn’t over yet!

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

You might not realise it but today (or indeed yesterday depending on your calendar) is 12th night. In my street most of the Christmas decorations have been taken down with people and you could be forgiven for thinking Christmas is … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Religion and Faith | Tagged 12th Night, Candlemas, Christian, Christmas, Culture, Epiphany, history, holidays, Holly Man, Life, tradition, Wassailing, winter | 2 Comments

The history of Father Christmas & Santa Claus

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

I’m not really into the modern Christmas, I’m much more into the original meaning of Christmas. However that’s not to say I’m not interested in the traditions of Father Christmas it’s just that I am into the more original meanings … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Religion and Faith | Tagged Christian, Christmas, Faith, Father Christmas, history, Lapland, Life, Pagan, religion, Saint Nicholas, Santa, Vikings, winter | 3 Comments

Thoughts of past and present

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Stephen Liddell

Those of you who follow my blog closely may have noticed that I haven’t posted much since I was on my holiday. There are no particular reasons for this except I have had lots of non-blog things to do since … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Blogging, Death, Family, Life, nostalgia, sadness, winter | 22 Comments

Why I did all my New Year Resolutions at Christmas.

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Stephen Liddell

So did you have a nice Christmas? I hope you did. Mine was everything that I hoped it would be, well mostly. Having said goodbye to our last paying guests on Airbnb my wife and I had the house to … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life | Tagged history, holidays, Life, Long reads, New Year, winter | 4 Comments

The first snow of winter!

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Stephen Liddell

You know that Christmas is just around the corner when the first snow arrives. Before our company moved from London (just a few miles from Heathrow) my colleagues would cast scorn on the idea that ig might be snowing just … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Life, Snow, Travel, Weather, winter | 2 Comments

The Long Road To Winter

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Stephen Liddell

It might seem strange to write about winter on one of the sunniest and warmest weekends to hit these parts for months (if not all year) but the truth is that winter is weighing on my mind and to me … Continue reading →