It’s Michaelmas. Michaelmas used to be an important day in the ritual year but is rarely marked nowadays bar a couple of mop fairs still…
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28 September 2020 – Michaelmas Eve
There’s no getting round my serious lack of commitment this Michaelmas Eve. Oh, I made a struan Micheil after 8hrs hunched over my computer. And…
27 September 2020 – Stone
I was supposed to be holding a stone skimming competition down on the beach today, as it would have been the annual Easdale Island World…
26 September 2020 – Blackberry Leaf Tea
I’m not sure I’d recommend this one. Six weeks ago on St Lhuany’s Day, I picked a load of blackberries and their leaves, washed them,…
25 September 2020 – Dowsing
Sitting down to write this tonight was like pulling teeth. Even now I’m tempted just give bullet points. Anyhow, tonight I trained my pendulum (not…
24 September 2020 – Jim Henson
So this is going to be super quick as it’s brass monkeys where I’m sitting. It’s Jim Henson’s birthday today, and I cannot overstate how…
23 September 2020 – Counting Stars
Well, I had something completely different planned for today, but then I made the fatal error of double checking my sources. Unfortunately, I found my…