Today I butchered a rose in the name of love and folklore science only to realise at the end, I’d gone horribly wrong. It’s Midsummer’s…
23 June 2020 – Midsummer’s Eve
Today I ran as if Death were on my heels. Which supposedly He was. It’s Midsummer’s Eve. Midsummer is often confused with the Solstice but…
20 June 2020 – Solstice pt 1
Today I was hoisted by my own petard. It’s the summer solstice, the longest day of the year with a whopping 16 hours and 38…
18 June 2020 – Incense pt 2: The Burn
Today I’ve outdone myself in being dull. I’ve just observed my incense burn, the folklore equivalent of watching paint dry. The instructions said to leave…
17 June 2020 – St Nectan’s Day
Today I’ve been planting foxgloves. It’s St Nectan’s Day, St Nectan being Devon’s answer to Medusa, but without the snakes, petrifying gaze or Gorgon ancestry.…