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Thursday, 15 October 2026
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.
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.
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 […]
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).
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).
