An Hour Lost on Mother's Day

Today, being the fourth Sunday of Lent (the 40 days leading up to Easter if you weren't aware) is celebrated as Mother's Day in the UK - or, more officially, Mothering Sunday. Whilst the early Christians in England celebrated this day to honour the virgin Mary, the holiday was later expanded by a religious order to include all mothers. Thus, i had made sure that a card had been sent (albeit an e-card, what with the uncertainty and hassle of getting to the Post Office over here in Charleston) and had also arranged for flowers to be delivered home. When I spoke to my Mother earlier, she was pleased.

Whilst speaking to her, i found out that British Summer Time had officially begun in the UK as of early Sunday morning (1.00am) - referred to as Daylight savings time (a rather more appropriate name - given that British Summer is something of a joke these days!). Thus, for the period of a week (until we change the clocks on April 2nd here), the UK will be 6 hours ahead of Charleston rather than 5 - something of an unusual peculiarity for the year.