Today I’ve been getting my tongue in a twist. It’s Nick o’ Thungs (or Thumbs) Day, aka Rood Day, aka Avoiding Day, aka Booting Day,…
1 May 2020 – May Day
Today I made a wicker man then burnt him. The original plan had been to get up just before the dawn, skip down to the…
#FolkloreFOMO – May 2020
Pinch punch, first day of the month and no returns! Although technically, seeing as it’s after midday, I think that means I’ve just earned myself…
24 April 2020 – St Mark’s Eve
Today I’m currently being silent and it’s killing me. Also today is a two-parter for reasons that will shortly become clear. It’s St Mark’s Eve,…
17 April 2020 – The Friday Before Hocktide
Today I learnt that macaroni cheese, aka macrows, aka maccherone, has been around in England since c.1390. And that I suck at making it. It’s…