It was corn dolly carnage today as I tried and resolutely failed to weave one properly. The pain started last night when I unwrapped my…
19 September 2020 – Talk Like A Pirate Day
Ahoy there me hearties! ‘Tis Talk Like a Pirate Day! Gaaarrraggh, avast ye, for I has a tale to tell. ‘Twas an ordinary Saturday, one…
16 September 2020 – Barnstaple Fair
There is something a tiny bit obscene about making spiced ale with the temperature in the 70s and the sun shining through your windows. Spiced…
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’…
14 September 2020 – The Devil’s Nutting Day
Have you ever wondered why the knobs on the cords of your blinds are often acorn shaped? No me neither, not a second thought. But…