Happy St Piran's Day, Kernow!
This is about traditional remedies using cobwebs. I wouldn't recommend using any of them at home unless society has collapsed and you're desperate... www.patreon.com/posts/power-...
See the 'Board of Peace' are busy starting another war...
This is all about spitting - you never know when knowledge might come in useful :)
A second chance to start the year?
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Our public services arenβt for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
A sad story of a vulnerable woman who ran out of luck - but is remembered forever in local folklore... open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
Combination of high spring tide and storm force winds makes for interesting weather...
Brilliant. You already have my total attention π«‘
This is the (possibly true) story of a dragon with a human face, slain in 1240
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Here's something about the value of digging into your own past... awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.com/2026/01/lets...
If you try out the cow and cake predition, do let me know the outcome :) open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
The mysteries of mistletoe, in myth and legend open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
This is mostly about what to do with my dead dad. And he did love his Christmas dinners, so...
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Some traditions and beliefs that most of us no longer hold to, but you might find interesting...
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Yesterday, out with good friends at one of my all-time favourite places. Pure joy
It's a gloomy December morning and driving up to the Mendips just now, I saw Santa Claus roar past going the other way on a motorbike. Here, in the middle of nowhere. Seriously. Full costume, beard and hat. Wondering whether I should turn back and go to Specsavers...
Common snipe
OS map showing Shropshire village of Snitton.
Bird place-name of the day 115: SNITTON (Shrops). OE snite + tun. Possibly βsnipe frequented estate/settlementβ. #birdsandplace #placenames #naturewriting
Archaeologists don't just care about what's in the ground, they care about the ground itself too!
This beautiful plan was made during the excavation of Pen Dinas, Aberystwyth, in the 1930s. It labels the different types of soil found in different parts of the hillfort
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#WorldSoilDay
WTAF?
Friday sunrise π
Change the bloody law back, ffs. This is really sad. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
You could be just a talisman (or three) away from writing success... open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
Brrr π₯Ά
Why does Word assume it knows how to write better than I do? It's so bloody annoying to be asked almost constantly if I want Word's AI help composing. No, I fecking don't. Is there a way to turn it off before I start having to use a quill and paper to avoid it?
An attempt to explain the West Country Carnival and why you should go... awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.com/2025/11/cons...
Some (possibly) useful rhymes for predicting the weather... www.patreon.com/posts/weathe...
Something about graveyards, Dion Fortune and what I did on Remembrance Sunday... open.substack.com/pub/luhersey...
This is one of the best YA books I've ever read - strongly advise seizing this opportunity to grab a copy!
Allantide gives you the opportunity to buy big read apples instead of halloween outfits. Which might be why the celebration has fallen out of fashion... www.patreon.com/posts/allant...