For Saxons, today, not Childermass, was deemed the most unlucky moment of the year. And just when I thought I was all out of good…
1 January 2021 – New Year’s Day
Last night was hilarious with all the midnight grape stuffing. However, it did mean that today was less than clear. And I slightly stuffed up…
22 December 2020 – #ShinyNuts
I forgot it was the start of Yule. I mean, I didn’t forget, I had it written on my folklore spreadsheet of many things. It’s…
15 December 2020 – Secret
The thing I was going to write about, I was told not to write about. I attended a recording of a radio show tonight, audience…
8 December 2020 – Folklore Of Underground London
I’m knackered, so I let someone else do all the work this evening by going to a virtual talk by Antony Clayton called Folklore Of Underground…
29 November 2020 – Advent Sunday
It’s the fourth Sunday before Christmas, so welcome to the beginning of Advent, otherwise known as Advent Sunday. And as any self-respecting child of the…
24 November 2020 – St Catherine’s Eve
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…