Tag Archives: Summer

The Joys of Weather Cycles

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Kate

Kage Baker would be so delighted with the weather this year. Our late, wet Spring is slowly maturing into a sweet Summer, as full of mild dawns and dew falls as any story we read as children. The air is … Continue reading →

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Not Bad, For A Start

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker‘s favourite season was summer. It was the time of year when she was least likely to be confined to the house, at school or cold. Days were long, plums were in season, rum drinks grew on every  tree … Continue reading →

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The Shape of Her Life

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker was strongly shaped by the habits of her childhood. She wasn’t a proponent of all the hoary axioms of parenting. As the twig is bent, so grows the tree. Give me a child until he is 7 years … Continue reading →

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Days, Quarter Days, Cross-Quarter Days. And Saturday.

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker always reverently observed the Quarter Days, the 4 great horological linchpins of the astronomical year. Two Solstices, two Equinoxes – tidy and convenient. Everybody knows about these; all calendars show them, evening newscasters announce their coming to the  … Continue reading →

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