by Laura McMahon | Jan 13, 2026 | Blog Posts, Myth & Folk Stories, Seasonal Stories
People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact it is the other way around. Terry Pratchett February rises, the snowdrops are appearing and winter is just beginning to wane. It’s the time of year we tentatively emerge from under our duvets, slightly...
by Laura McMahon | Dec 8, 2025 | Blog Posts, Myth & Folk Stories, Seasonal Stories
Why do we hang mistletoe? What meaning does the shape of a wreath hold? Our Christmas and winter celebrations have a long and winding ancestral line of stories and folklore to delve into and there is nothing I love more than falling down a folklore rabbit hole....
by Laura McMahon | Apr 30, 2025 | Blog Posts, Myth & Folk Stories, Seasonal Stories
The month of May is the jewel in the crown of the spring season with it a rich history of celebrations and folklore. With so much colour and joy to be shared, the beginning of this beautiful month has traditionally been a time to honour the fertile energy and fiery...
by Laura McMahon | Oct 21, 2024 | Blog Posts, Autumn, Myth & Folk Stories, Seasonal Stories
There is magic in the night when pumpkins glow by moonlight My memories of celebrating Halloween and Samhain as a child are clear. A washing up bowl full of cold water and bobbing apples which we took great delight in shoving our faces in, desperate to be the first to...
by Laura McMahon | Jun 20, 2023 | Blog Posts, Myth & Folk Stories
“I’m going to give you a handful of wildflowers so, each petal that falls will remind you that the earth breathes, and the moon rises.” Carolyn Riker The stories, legends, and beliefs around our British wildflowers are bursting with natural magic and...
by Laura McMahon | Dec 7, 2022 | Blog Posts, Myth & Folk Stories, Seasonal Stories
Why do we celebrate the winter solstice? Let’s start with the science. The Winter Solstice is the point of the year at which the path of the sun in the sky is farthest south. Here in the Northern Hemisphere this occurs in December, between the 20th to the 23rd...
