It being St Nicholas’ Day, I was going to put my tree up, as it’s said St Nick was the precursor to Father Christmas. Having…
4 December 2020 – Old St Clement’s Day
I’m pulling a crafty twofer this evening. It’s Old St Clement’s Day, plus it just so happens to be a certain someone’s birthday on Monday.…
#FolkloreFOMO – December 2020
Only thirty six days and thirty seven more posts to go! Am I the only one counting down the seconds? Welcome to month twelve, the…
30 November 2020 – St Andrew’s Day
It’s St Andrew’s Day, the patron saint of Scotland. And I was going to make Tandry or Tandrew cakes, or wiggs to celebrate. But then…
25 November 2020 – St Catherine’s Day
Even though I could have been setting fire to wheels tied up with straw; making Cattern cakes, Cattern pies, or wiggs; drinking a delightfully sounding…