I am very tired and this is a bit convoluted, so as briefly as possible: It’s Bastille Day in France I’ve made croissants before and…
14 June 2020 – Honeysuckle
Today I’ve been controversial about honeysuckle. Honeysuckle, along with rose, is June’s birth flower and depending where you are it’s also called woodbine, kettle-smocks, bear-bind…
23 May 2020 – Birthday Present
Today I’ve been combining two traditions, the ancient art of the birthday present and the now depressingly familiar novel practice of handwashing for twenty seconds…
20 May 2020 – Frankinmas
Today, despite setting my alarm, there was a marked absence of frost. But while the Devil has been lax in his promises, meet the gang, cos the boys are here!
10 May 2020 – Battledore and Shuttlefeathers
Today’s folklore started with an exorcism, continued with a missed knob-eating opportunity, and finished with some shuttlecock divination. Whoever said folklore was dull, was not…
8 April 2020 – Spy Wednesday
Today I’ve been writing to my future self using invisible ink as today is Spy Wednesday, aka Crooked Wednesday. While Spy Wednesday sounds like it…
3 April 2020 – Cat’s Cradle
Today I really wanted to decorate a salty pit then dance around it. But salty pits are scarce to non-existant in Brighton, and although salty…