Isabella Blow

“They are a cheaper and less painful form of plastic surgery.” – explaining her love of hats.

Friday the 13th

Happy Friday the 13th

Many different theories about the origins of Friday the 13th exist, but this one is a favourite from Norse mythology -

Friday is named for Frigga, the free-spirited goddess of love and fertility. When Norse and Germanic tribes converted to Christianity, Frigga was banished in shame to a mountaintop and labeled a witch. It was believed that every Friday, the spiteful goddess convened a meeting with eleven other witches, plus the devil — a gathering of thirteen — and plotted ill turns of fate for the coming week. For many centuries in Scandinavia, Friday was known as "Witches' Sabbath."

Sunflowers

Passed a wonderful field of sunflowers
on a recent trip to Stratford - amazing!