FOLKLORE ONEI was first out of the house today, so I have the luck seeing as I said ‘Welcome, Old Father Christmas’ as I opened…
21 December 2020 – Winter Solstice
St Thomas gray, St Thomas grayLongest night, and shortest day. While all around us is going tits up, at least after today we’re counting back…
20 December 2020 – St Thomas’ Eve
While yesterday was a scramble, today was a convergence of riches. Not one, not two, but three Plan As. And so far, only one of…
13 December 2020 – St Lucy’s Day
I have just separated the wheat from the chaff. Literally. It’s St Lucy’s Day, a day of lots of folklore, mostly Scandinavian, Italian and East…
12 December 2020 – St Lucy’s Eve
My head wasn’t in the game today. I’m blaming my alarm for mistakenly going off at 5.30am. And the hoovering. And All The Other Stuff. It’s…