In Guernsey, Christmas Eve Eve is traditionally called La Longue Veille, or The Long Knitting Evening. It was a time to…
Tag: Knitting
I right royally cocked up the folklore today. I was blithe in the knowledge that I had a simple bit of…
Two things: today marks the 2/3rds way through anniversary of The Everyday Lore Project. Woo hoo! Only another 133 days to…
Today I made this: It’s the anniversary of the first sighting of the Spanish Armada in 1588, off Lizard Point in…
I am very tired and this is a bit convoluted, so as briefly as possible: It’s Bastille Day in France I’ve…
Today is St Blaise’s Day. St Blaise is the patron saint of woolcombers for the slightly ghoulish reason he died while…