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Tag: Plantlore

8 February 2020 – Mint
Feb 8 2020

8 February 2020 – Mint

Today I’ve been wandering around a hospital with mint strapped to my wrist because according to Lady Wilde, in Irish folklore, to prevent infection and…

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7 February 2020 – Liza Frank and the Philosopher’s Stone, Part 2
Lemon balm burning
Feb 7 2020

7 February 2020 – Liza Frank and the Philosopher’s Stone, Part 2

Today I reek of Philosopher’s Stone. It’s in my hair, it’s in my clothes, it’s under my fingernails, even the cat has a vague waft…

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6 February 2020 – Liza Frank and the Philosopher’s Stone, Part 1
Feb 6 2020

6 February 2020 – Liza Frank and the Philosopher’s Stone, Part 1

Today, because it’s Thursday, I started making a Philosopher’s Stone. Thursday is an auspicious day for such things because it’s said that lemon balm, the…

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5 February 2020 – Ogham
Feb 5 2020

5 February 2020 – Ogham

So today is a total fudge as I’m running to stand still. I was going to give a big spiel about Ogham, the ancient Irish…

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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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2 February 2020 – Candlemass
Feb 2 2020

2 February 2020 – Candlemass

Today is Candlemass, which I mostly ignored except for sending out this tweet: In some parts of the country today is also known as Badgers’…

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10 January 2020 – The Fox And The Goose
Jan 10 2020

10 January 2020 – The Fox And The Goose

I’ve been really struggling with how to write this today. There’s a load I can tell you, but there’s also a load I can’t. I…

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