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Tiptoe Through the Tombstones
Pumpkins, spiders and zombies galore! Halloween is coming up. Did you know that the original Hallowmas, (the evening before the Christian festival of All Hallows) was a time to remember deceased loved ones or saints. It had nothing to do … Continue reading
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Tagged All Hallows, Amsterdam graveyard, Halloween, Hallowmas, Huis te Vraag, Oud Zuid, Quiet Places, Rituals
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Meet Merrily Watkins, Herefordian ghost-buster
Merrily Watkins is a favourite fictional character of mine. She lives in rural Herefordshire, the county where I was born and grew up. She is a parish priest and deliverance minister or ghost-buster, in the vernacular. Merrily is in her … Continue reading
