Today’s folklore is a bit of a Hail Mary. It takes wormwood a minimum of 14 days to sprout, and St Luke’s Day, when I’ll…
29 September 2020 – Michaelmas
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…
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,…
22 September 2020 – Autumn Equinox
I’ve been where the bad humors lie, so I carried a larch cone in my pocket for protection against evil spirits. Plus it’s the first…