Skive of the Week

"I’m afraid I won’t be in on Friday; it’s the start of Vernal. You know - Spring Equinox. Actually, I don’t imagine I’ll make it in on Monday either. You know the days and nights balance on Sunday? I’m going to be well knackered; we’re spending all day Sunday sowing seeds, painting eggs and generally celebrating the first signs of fertility and rebirth because it’s the festival of Ostara. Ostara? You know, Norse Goddess of Fertility? Gee, I can’t wait ‘til the Sun God’s strength increases, can you?"