Know Your Onions
Never underestimate the power of a root vegetable
An old hag's snippets of folklore, myth and magic
I aim to post interesting things from old books to save you bothering to read them
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Chalice Hill
One of the legendary Isles of Avalon
Tansy and its uses
Tanacetum vulgare
Magical plantlore for midsummer
Which you're welcome to try out for yourself...
Spitting and superstition
(possibly not for the faint hearted)
A Somerset witch
Imagine it’s 1700.
The Dinder Wyrm
A dragon with a human face
Some old farmhouse folklore at New Year
I’ve been reading about an old New Year farmhouse tradition.
Mistletoe
A magical plant
A load of old baubles
The origins of Christmas trees and decorations