The Weird and the Wonderful
When is the Chinese New Year this year? It’s February the 14th. That’s right; the Chinese New Year will happen on the same date as Valentine’s Day.
This alignment is pretty rare; it will happen again in 38 years time.
This year is the year of the Tiger.
The best way to anyone’s heart is through their stomach… or perhaps their mouth; especially if there’s a sweet tooth involved. Why not treat yourself or your loved one to some of these sexy heart sweets? Yum! In Pure Spirit What do you think of sweets like these as a gift idea? Would you like […]
Near Macclesfield stands the grand estate of Capesthorne Hall.
The Hall was built between 1719 and 1732 and has been subject to architectual changes over the years – especially after a fire destroyed much of the building.
The history of the grounds go back further than the Capesthrone Hall itself; everything from the passing of Roman Legions (and Roman road may run the building) to myths of Merlin and Arthur. Capesthrone, itself, can trace its history to the Domesday Book.
The celebs have come out in force for the Simon Cowell arranged cover of R.E.M’s “Everybody Hurts” single. You can still donate to the Disasters Emergency Committee here. The single will be out on the 7th of Feb in a digital format and you can buy it on a disc come the 8th. LYRICS Leona […]
Officials in Rwanda have announced they will increase the size of Gishwati National Conversation Park from 3,018 acres to 3,665 acres. That’s an increase of about 21%.
This is good news as it’ll reclaim land lost to small-scale agriculture that once connected the forst from the banks of the Sebeya River. The newly extended park is being called the Forest of Hope.
It’s not always easy finding good gifts for Valentine’s Day. Making sure gifts are ethical and guilt free is a good start. Then all you need to do is find something noteworthy and you’re nearly there. Here are give ethical Valentine’s Day gift suggestions that might spark some ideas. Love in a Grobox A box […]
In Cheshire, England stands Tatton Old Hall. It’s part of the Tatton Park near Knutsford and is considered to be a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is looked after by the National Trust. Tatton Old Hall was built as a manor house by either the Stanley family or perhaps by Sir Richard Breeton. In either case; […]
Found these and couldn’t resist. Cute knitted dinosaur Cute knitted elephant Cute knitted owl In Pure Spirit We’ve got Valentine’s Day coming up. Is that a date you do anything special on? Or is it too religious and/or too commercial for you these days?
Bodelwyddan house and estate date back before 1440 when it was built by the Humphreys of Anglesey. The Williams (Williams-Wynn) family, so closely associated with the castle, began their association from around 1690. The castle is believed to be haunted and runs overnight paranormal tours. The tours make use of electromagnetic field (EMF) detectors, digital […]
A temple dating back more than 2,000 years has been discovered by Egyptian archaeologists. It is thought that the Ptolemaic-era temple was once dedicated to the cat goddess Bastet. It is suggested that the temple was under the care of Berenice, wife of 3rd century BC ruler Ptolemy III. The temple is in the very […]
