Storyteller Theresa

On the eastern edge of the picturesque Lincolnshire Wolds is the charming market town of Louth, where legend states there once lived a man named John Smith, more commonly known as Six-Pint Smith. He acquired this curious nickname because everyday at noon twelve half-pints of beer were lined up on the pub bar, and on each stroke of the church clock he drank one half-pint, consuming all twelve within the time it took the church bell to stop chiming. 

Well dressing (sometimes referred to as well flowering) is an ancient custom, in which sources of water, such as wells and springs, are decorated with natural materials: petals, mosses, grasses, berries, twigs cones, and seeds.

With the summer solstice just behind us, and in honour of a recently passed aunt, who identified closely in paganism, this blog post is a little different. I am going to tell you a little bit about Nordic Runes, which are an ancient writing system, used by Germanic tribes in Scandinavia.

Were you aware bunnies didn't always have cute cotton ball tails? No! Well it is true. Once upon a time, longer than most can remember, rabbits had long tails like cats, and cats had no tail at all.

"The Great Selkie of Sule Skerry" is a traditional folk ballad from Orkney. I was recently lucky enough to hear a retelling of the embellished version: "The Play of the Lady Odivere". Native Orcadian, Tom Muir wove the tale so beautifully, impressing his listeners with his knowledge of the poems history.

I've been on the search for stories, from Worcester, England. My brother, recently had a very enjoyable day trip there, and he kindly offered his photographs for my blog; always keen for content, I snatched them up.