How did your granny predict the weather? What did your great uncle Albert tell you about the little green men he saw in the woods that night? What strange creature stalks the woods in your area?
So many of these old stories are slipping away for want of being recorded. legendary creatures, odd bits of folklore, folk remedies and charms, and all the old stories that brought our landscape to life…
Tell me a story, share memories of the old ways that are being forgotten. What tips did did Granny teach you? What stories did she tell? Share the folklore of your home. I am not looking for fiction with this feature, but for genuine bits of folklore, old wives tales, folk magic and local legends. Why not share what you know and preserve it for the future?
Email me at findme@scvincent.com and put ‘Living Lore’ in the subject line. All I need is your article, bio and links, along with any of your own images you would like me to include and I’ll do the rest.
Previous posts in this series include:
Marcia Meara: Boojum & Hootin’ Annie
Lyn Horner: Spider Woman
Robbie Cheadle: A nursery rhyme with an interesting history
Ichabod Temperance: A Spectral Analysis of Temperance
Bobby Fairfield: A very brief history of an infamous Exmoor family.
Teagan Geneviene: Superstitions You Might Find in Atonement Tennessee
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
Reblogged this on Not Tomatoes.
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Thanks for sharing Alethea
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My last grandparent (maternal grandmother) passed away when I was a year old. My mom and dad used to say they could feel the weather in their bones. I used to think it was funny, but now I understand. Just before a cold front, your bones start to ache. If there’s a hurricane coming, you feel as if something is pressing down on your body (barametric pressure is dropping).
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Yes, as well as smelling rain and snow on its way.
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Rain, yes. Living in Florida, I never had the talent for smelling snow. However, when you smell ozone in the air, you know a thunderstorm is coming. 🙂
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You get that here too… though not very often.
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I’m glad you are continuing this feature, Sue. Looking forward to more folklore!
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Hoping more will come in, Lyn.
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Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog and commented:
Get full details on Sue’s original blog post 😎
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Thank you, oh hirsute one.
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Welcome my little Ani Carer 🤗❤️🤗
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Here in Southern Bavaria we have a very strange looking creature in our woods, called The Wolpertinger. I will try to tell something about him. 😉
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Reblogged this on Campbells World and commented:
Here’s yet another way for you writers to showcase your talents.
Read the instructions carefully and get in touch with Sue to submit.
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