“Finally… the longest month of the year is behind us! Hello February, the month of love.
Valentine’s Day is thought to have originated in 946AD from a Roman festival in the middle of February, called Lupercalia, which officially started their spring time. Around 1000 years later, the sweet smell of hyacinth bulbs placed in every corner of my house are enjoying the odd spout of sunshine. Alas, within days they grow so tall their heavy heads need a walking stick to prop them up. It’s almost how I feel waking up in the morning as the kids shout up at 8am “Mum. Wake up! It’s packed lunch day.”
Read the full article: ‘A February of love with #LadyWimbledon’ in Lady W’s Wimbledon Times Spotlight here > or pick up the print version in and around Wimbledon.