A reader about to move house asks the Folklore Agony Aunt for tips on how best to manage their household spirits…
How Do I Give Household Spiders Their Marching Orders?
A web-strewn reader asks the Folklore Agony Aunt for help shifting an abundance of spiders in their downstairs loo…
How To Survive The Ritual Year – Talk
If you happen to be free at 7.30pm on Monday 2 June and enjoyed either The Everyday Lore Project or the resulting book, Everyday Folklore: An almanac for the ritual year, you might fancy joining me for an online talk at Wiltshire Museum where I’ll be discussing the practicalities and pitfalls of the Ritual Year. Tickets are only £8 (less if you’re a member) and if I time it right, they’ll be a Q&A at the end!
18 April 2025 – Good Friday 6: This Time It’s Personal
It’s still there. Mouldy, covered in cobwebs (note: cobwebs are very good for all sorts of things – check out the basement chapter in my…
A Quick Announcement
After months of very badly keeping it under my hat (it’s a bit of a giveaway when I do nothing else but surround myself with…