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23 December 2020 – La Longue Veille
Dec 23 2020

23 December 2020 – La Longue Veille

In Guernsey, Christmas Eve Eve is traditionally called La Longue Veille, or The Long Knitting Evening. It was a time to finish any outstanding knitting…

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11 December 2020 – Christmas Jumper Day
Dec 11 2020

11 December 2020 – Christmas Jumper Day

I right royally cocked up the folklore today. I was blithe in the knowledge that I had a simple bit of weatherlore to observe and…

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26 August 2020 – 66 Days Until
Aug 26 2020

26 August 2020 – 66 Days Until

Two things: today marks the 2/3rds way through anniversary of The Everyday Lore Project. Woo hoo! Only another 133 days to go… And also, it’s…

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19 July 2020 – Spanish Armada
Jul 19 2020

19 July 2020 – Spanish Armada

Today I made this: It’s the anniversary of the first sighting of the Spanish Armada in 1588, off Lizard Point in Cornwall. And one of…

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14 July 2020 – Bastille Day
Jul 14 2020

14 July 2020 – Bastille Day

I am very tired and this is a bit convoluted, so as briefly as possible: It’s Bastille Day in France  I’ve made croissants before and…

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3 February 2020 – St Blaise's Day
Feb 3 2020

3 February 2020 – St Blaise's Day

Today is St Blaise’s Day. St Blaise is the patron saint of woolcombers for the slightly ghoulish reason he died while being pulled apart by…

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19 January 2020 – Haggis Hunting
Jan 19 2020

19 January 2020 – Haggis Hunting

There is something quite delightful about making my adult friends compete for root vegetables in the name of folklore…

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