Today I’ve been dicing for beetles because it’s Whit Tuesday, and on Whit Tuesday in St Ives, Cambridgeshire it’s traditional to dice for Bibles. This…
#FolkloreFOMO – June 2020
White Rabbits! Brown Hares! And blimey, I’ve actually reached month six of the project. So far I’ve been in the sea, I’ve been in the…
30 May 2020 – Appetite
Today I’ve been trying to get a handle on both my middle age spread and my lockdown arse. Although as I writer, I’m prone to spending a lot of time sitting down, the whole lockdown thing has taken my inertia to soaring new levels and with it my hankering for all things carbohydrate. So I thought I would try a spell to curb my enthusiasm for eating…
29 May 2020 – Pinch-Bum Day
Today I quite disgusted myself. And if you’re of a queasy disposition you might want to skip this post. Just think The Devil in the Dark covered…
26 May 2020 – St Augustine of Canterbury’s Day
Today I’ve been playing with my hair. It’s St Augustine of Canterbury’s Day. Now St Augustine of Canterbury wasn’t a big fan of the pagans…