Seasonal Notes - February 2026
I’ve never understood why people hate January and seem ok with February. Personally I like January. It is that one quiet moment in the year when you can actually stop and take a few breaths after the chaos of the ‘festive season’. The days are short, dark and cold. It is a time to light fires, snuggle up and give yourself permission to forget the outside world. There is little to do in the garden and everyone is partied out and clutching their purse strings after the excesses of the previous month or two. In short, it is the perfect time to play hedgehogs - just curl up in a ball under your duvet and hibernate! On the other hand, if it snows, then I’m right out there amongst it, revelling in all that beautiful white light, breathing in deeply the sharp ionic air and enjoying the muffling of noise that a blanket of snow produces. All becomes still, silent and monochrome - a perfect holiday for the senses - or dazzling against a sharp blue winter sky. February on the other hand is m...
