Today’s a quickie as the real action doesn’t take place until after I’ve gone to bed. There’s a piece of Cornish folklore that states that…
14 August 2020 – Macbeth
I know they’re just three plastic bees in a bag, but I’m really enjoying talking to them. They never judge. Anyhow, today is the 980th anniversary…
11 August 2020 – Old Lammas Eve
Today is Old Lammas Eve, and on Old Lammas Eve there is a Scottish tradition of raiding rowan trees for their branches, twisting them into…
9 August 2020 – Purple Toadflax
Given the weather, I was * this * close to celebrating the 41st anniversary of Britain’s first nudist beach getting the go ahead today. Let’s just…
28 July 2020 – St Botvid’s Day
You have no idea how much I just wanted to go down the chipper for today’s folklore. It’s St Botvid’s Day, aka Old St Kenelm’s…