Today I’ve been hoovering. No, wait! Come back! This was legitimate folklore-activated hoovering! For it’s said that on the first of March, the Devil shakes…
29 February – Leap Day
Today I have been tying myself up in knots. I had a plan: get up early, drive to Dorking, watch the 13th UK Wife Carrying…
28 February 2020 – Kissing Friday
As today is known as Kissing Friday, I have been preparing my lips for a proper puckering up. Kissing Friday, or the more dubiously named,…
27 February 2020 – Fritter Thursday
Today I made fritters, it being the delightfully named Fritter Thursday, or Fruttors Thursday. Traditionally, they’re usually stuffed with currants, but I didn’t have any.…
26 February 2020 – Ash Wednesday
Today I have not been losing my marbles. It’s Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, 40 days of abstinence and observance before another big party…