"Ladybird, ladybird, fly away homeYour house is on fire and your children are gone!"- English nursery rhyme Superstition says that it is good luck to have a ladybird land on our hand or body, and that it should be sent off with the rhyme above... which is a bit grim? But did you know...? The … Continue reading #Flashlore 33

The Perseid Meteor Shower is a yearly phenomenon that occurs between late July to mid August, when hundreds of meteorites streak across the sky in a dazzling display of 'shooting stars'. In Catholic countries, the Perseids are known as "Tears of Saint Lawrence", after the Roman saint whose feast day, on August 10th, takes place … Continue reading #Flashlore 32

"The hearthstone should be swept and a basin of spring water left before it for fairies to wash their babies."— Kathleen Hawke Painting of family sitting in front of a cottage hearth. The eldest child tries to comb her father's hair, even though he has none. The second child washes her hands in a basin, … Continue reading #Flashlore 31