All good things must come to an end. And in this case it is my faithful kitchen companion, the hot cross bun. It survived 3…
7 April 2023
15 April 2022 – Good Friday the Third
It’s that time of year again when my thoughts return to the hot cross bun lurking in the corner of my kitchen. The last Good…
Wandering Hob
A concerned reader asks the Folklore Agony Aunt the best way to accommodate a hob and keep him happy as suburbia encroaches on his territory…
Tunnel of Ducks
Weird Knob
An unfortunate reader with a boil on their backside believes the Folklore Agony Aunt to be their last best hope for relief…
16 December 2021 – Pomander. Again
I’m going to be quick as the Masterchef final is on. Anyhow. On this day last year, I made two pomanders. I didn’t need to…
2 November 2021 – All Souls’ Day. Again
I wasn’t meaning to post again so soon after yesterday, but then I was reminded of the Soul cake I put aside for luck…
1 November 2021 – Samhain. Again
To be honest, I was too busy watching horror films and hoovering up unacceptably high levels of carbohydrates yesterday to revisit the Halloween tasks I…