I’ve just sneezed. Twice. According to one children’s rhyme this means I’m courting danger. Except I sneezed to the right, which means I’m also fortunate.…
30 August 2020 – Plague Sunday
I messed up. I was supposed to do the egg cleanse today, as yesterday there were actual calendar customs I could have done. Like practicing…
19 August 2020 – New Moon
Today’s a quickie as the real action doesn’t take place until after I’ve gone to bed. There’s a piece of Cornish folklore that states that…
17 May 2020 – Rogation Sunday
Today I have been smearing mashed turnip on my feet. It’s Rogation Sunday, the start of Rogationtide which lasts until Wednesday. And Rogationtide was when…
22 April 2020 – Earth Day
Today I torched some tissue paper to the strains of Gloria Estafan singing Dr Beat on Radio 2. Coincidence or cosmic convergence? You be the judge. It’s…
9 March 2020 – Toenails
Today I’ve been cutting my toenails and then chopping the clippings into three. And it’s a full moon. The into three bit is so that…
20 February 2020 – Wishing
Today I have been wishing. It’s said that in Irish folklore there’s an hour every day when all your wishes come true, but nobody knows…