Kit be nimble,Kit be quick,Kit jump over the candle stick. Lacemakers’ rhyme It’s St Catherine’s Eve, or Catterntide Eve. According to Cattern Cakes and Lace, a…
23 November 2020 – St Clement’s Day
A quick one today after extended shenanigans over the weekend. It’s St Clement’s Day, but unfortunately it being lockdown, there’s no Clementing processions, no firing…
20 November 2020 – St Edmund’s Day
I’ll be honest, the only thing that’s kept me going today is knowing there would be buns at the end of it. My mind, however,…
11 November 2020 – Martinmas
Martinmas, Martlemas, St Martin’s Day, Martinalia, Bacchus, The Feast of Gut-puddings, and a lot of repeated weatherlore…
10 November 2020 – Martinmas Eve
Firstly, apologies. My website has been up and down like a pixie on a pogo stick since early evening yesterday. So if you tried and…