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Tag: Proverbs

1 November 2020 – Samhain
Nov 1 2020

1 November 2020 – Samhain

I might have slightly overdone it yesterday with the old folklore. I managed 7½ out of my 11 Halloween tasks, and cabbage leaf update: I…

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23 September 2020 – Counting Stars
Sep 23 2020

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…

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15 September 2020 – Six Years Out Of Seven
Sep 15 2020

15 September 2020 – Six Years Out Of Seven

There’s a strange bit of weatherlore today, for according to Maypoles, Martyrs & Mayhem, it’s said that September 15th ‘will be fine, six years out of seven’…

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10 August 2020 – St Lawrence’s Day
Aug 10 2020

10 August 2020 – St Lawrence’s Day

There’s dissent in the folklore world over the origins of the expression ‘Lazy Lawrence’ – to behave in a sluggardly or indolent fashion, to be…

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3 July 2020 – Barometer
Jul 3 2020

3 July 2020 – Barometer

Given there is so much weather about this month, today I made good on my promise to make a barometer. Two actually. It’s said that…

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11 March 2020 – Magpies
Mar 11 2020

11 March 2020 – Magpies

Today was a fudge. It was going to be all about mad March hares, but due to some antisocial behaviour on the train, I was…

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5 March 2020 – World St Piran’s Book Day
Mar 5 2020

5 March 2020 – World St Piran’s Book Day

Today I tried a tradition mash-up, and it didn’t really work. I’m sitting typing this wearing a blue dress for Matilda, a red and black…

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