woodlarkerDec 9, 202313 min readFolktale: The Winchester ValkyriesWait for a quiet gap in your day or evening, pull up a chair, and light a few candles. If you like folklore, unusual tales, or learning...
woodlarkerAug 28, 20233 min readHedgerow Apple PieIn this part of Wessex, today is known as apple pie day so every year in our house, we make an apple pie from our homegrown apples. Over...
woodlarkerAug 18, 20223 min readPeering Back to the Bronze AgeRecounting discovering a Bronze Age arrowhead and two other ancient finds. Imagining the incredible stories these pieces could tell.
woodlarkerJun 15, 20221 min readLocal Dialect: Gert! A look at the southern Britain and West Country local dialect word "gert".
woodlarkerMay 28, 20227 min readThe Folklore of CrossroadsYears ago now, I was walking on the South Downs on a new-to-me footpath. It was pretty and I'd been strolling for a while, lost in...