March seems to have a lot going on in terms of calendar events, doesn’t it? Let me do a quick summary, just to make sure I’m getting them all correct:
March 4th = Pancake Tuesday
March 6th = World Book Day
March 8th = International Women’s Day
March 17th = St. Patrick’s Day
March 20th = Spring equinox. Hurray!
Since only three of the above dates have passed, I can only share the ones I have already celebrated. My last post focused on keto pancake Tuesday, so here’s my celebration of World Book Day and International Women’s Day:
World Book Day – Thursday 6th March
My author bookstack is getting rather heavy these days. It’s now a test of my balancing ability to see if I can manage carrying it in one hand while trying to take photos, or record videos. Did I get arm cramps doing several takes? Yes, incidentally I did; though I think that’s a testament to my lack of fitness rather than the weight of my books. Want to see my efforts, for morbid curiosity? Here ya go:
International Women’s Day – Saturday 8 March
I spend so much time promoting my own books on social media, and aside from writing, I’m also an avid reader. To celebrate some of the many 5* reads by my favourite female authors, I made this promotional video to share their books on International Women’s Day.
What else?
Well, I’m a sucker for celebrations, especially if the recent warm weather keeps up (a balmy 13°c in Northern Ireland…when the sun is out, so are the shorts!) This weekend, I did some gardening with the little dude. We planted wildflowers and some perennial bulbs, and then I sat out on the grass to get some much-needed Vitamin D. Next weekend there will be festivities aplenty for St.Patrick’s Day, so that will give me an excuse not to do laundry or repaint the kitchen (he he). The joys of middle-age!
Leilanie Stewart 