Today I’ve been attending a virtual New Year’s Eve party, as before the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in 1752, tomorrow was the old New…
22 March 2020 – Braggot Sunday
Today I have been sampling braggot. There was a time, about a couple of months ago, when I thought about brewing my own, back in…
Lemon balm burning
7 February 2020 – Liza Frank and the Philosopher’s Stone, Part 2
Today I reek of Philosopher’s Stone. It’s in my hair, it’s in my clothes, it’s under my fingernails, even the cat has a vague waft…
6 February 2020 – Liza Frank and the Philosopher’s Stone, Part 1
Today, because it’s Thursday, I started making a Philosopher’s Stone. Thursday is an auspicious day for such things because it’s said that lemon balm, the…