In the true spirit of Halloween, which I have had confirmed is solidly rooted in tradition based in these fair isles and not purely American as some are led to believe (Thanks Sam!), I attended about as much as I could afford. My last event at the London Month of the Dead yesterday was all... Continue Reading →
The Familiarity of The Very Dead
I know for a fact that I am not the only person who works in a mortuary who used to either study or work in archaeology. The two fields are not something that most people recognise as being related, but actually I'm inclined to believe that they are. This weekend I attended a talk at... Continue Reading →
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
Or it’s probably not because Christianity has been thinking it’s overdue for ages now and the world still seems to keep carrying on regardless! The London Month of the Dead kicked off for me in true style with a lovely time on Sunday. Started with Richard Barnett’s talk titled The End Of All Things exploring... Continue Reading →
Spooky Season Begins!
It has been too long again, but if you keep up with my social media accounts you'll see I was off wandering about in the rain for the past week in the wonderful North Devon countryside. I wish I had more to report from that week in regards to places visited but I really did... Continue Reading →
An Adventure in Auld Reekie
I’ve always really liked the name Auld Reekie for Edinburgh. I came across it first off when I played Roller Derby and heard of this Scottish team with a fantastic name. I initially assumed they had made it up and I also thought it meant it was smelly or stinky. Turns out it’s an old... Continue Reading →