Today I have mostly been eating plum shuttles, because today is Plum Shuttle Day. It’s said that should a child knock on your door before sunrise on 14 February and shout ‘Good morrow Valentine!’ at you twice before you can stop them, you have to give them a shuttle or some money.
12 February 2020 – Borrowed Days
Today I’ve been weather watching again. This time it’s because today is known as a Borrowed Day as it’s said that January loaned February the…
9 February 2020 – Storm Moon
Today, as it’s the Full Moon, I’ve been planting potatoes. More specifically, I’ve been planting the potatoes that have been chitting on my kitchen windowsill…
2 February 2020 – Candlemass
Today is Candlemass, which I mostly ignored except for sending out this tweet: In some parts of the country today is also known as Badgers’…
1 February 2020 – St Brigid’s Day
Bit of a mish mash today as I couldn’t quite get my act together. Firstly, I forgot to say White Rabbits, or any variation thereof.…