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The Freelancealot Herald

For Small-business Owners, Virtual Assistants, and Freelancers

Monday, 23 May 2022

Whilst Researching

We do quite a bit of research here at Freelancealot whilst working on various projects; sometimes we come across something surprising, shocking, or just plain interesting.

What Are You Reading Today? The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock

Posted on December 5 2019 | by Tracy Shorrock

Doing some research on a personal writing project on the subject of mermaids, and came across ‘The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock’ by Imogen Hermes Gowar at Waterstones, a favourite shopping spot at Christmas time.

​Where traditions intermingle: carol singing, yulesinging, wassailing … and Mari Lwyd

Posted on January 11 2018 | by Tracy Shorrock
Mari Lwyd

The final meanderings in our short series for the festive season, today we explore the tradition of carol singing in English (and Celtic) history taking place around this time of year (Winter Solstice, Yule Tide, Christmas, etcetera). “Wassail! wassail! all over the town, Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown; Our […]

Where traditions intermingle: Mistletoe … and what is it with virgins at this time of year

Posted on December 20 2017 | by Tracy Shorrock

Continuing our short series for the festive season, today we explore the tradition of mistletoe in English (and Celtic) history taking place around this time of year (Winter Solstice, Yule Tide, Christmas, and so forth).

Where traditions intermingle: The Holly and the Ivy ….

Posted on December 19 2017 | by Tracy Shorrock

Introducing a short series for the festive season, exploring various traditions steeped in British (English, Celtic) history taking place around this time of year (Winter Solstice, Yule Tide, Christmas, New Year and so forth). 

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Thank you to Euphrosene Labon, freelance author and artist for the illustration of the Herald Trumpeter.

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And for giving us the excuse to daydream, we thank you Edgar Allan Poe for this line in Eleonora: 'They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.'

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