The latest second edition was republished with a sparkling new cover design in September 2022 by Coch-y-Bonddu Books. Our foraging guide believed that her granddaughter had the intuition to self-medicate and that the witch’s butter helped her limp along until she had a proper diagnosis.

As a push to continue to keep Harlot Bay on the map as a must-visit, the town is hosting this international festival. Tremella mesenterica and Tremella aurantia mushrooms are yellowish-orange in color and found on hardwood trees with bark still attached.

As with a lot of families, their mothers all want them to get married and give them grandchildren, so any socializing has to be done on the sly. It was actually Snorri Sturluson no less, who documents Connor, King of Ireland, defeating the Orkney Vikings at Ulfreksfjord in 1018. The cases that we do have evidence of that feature diabolic witchcraft are found in towns of English influence (like in garrison towns such as Youghal and the case of Florence Newton in the 17th Century). There are rumors aplenty about our family, and the way our decrepit mansion looms over the town certainly doesn’t help, nor do the various shenanigans/possible crimes Aunt Cass has pulled over the years. I cannot say whether it causes any digestive upset from eating it raw, as I wasn’t willing to chance it.

One helpful example of a piece of "good witching" came in the form of a fire letter, which had to be read as one walked back and forth in front of a dwelling, all the while reciting: "Be welcome, fiery guest, but do not spread further; this I count thee as a penance in the name of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. To that end, the "Witch Hunters" of the Medieval period burned, boiled in oil, put in the rack, the boots, the thumbscrews, any and all accused of such vile, reprehensible, and Satanic affiliation. The humor was clever and ample, the plot engaging, the characters - each and every one - great and likeable, the mystery good especially for a cozy and overall it's charming. Beltane is particularly associated with fire, and special fires that were lit at midnight on the 30 th April, these were thought to have special protective powers, including the flames the smoke and the ash. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to edit the linking article so that it links directly to the intended article.

Just for a little more drama there’s also graffiti all over town of the top contender’s name, Zero Bend. One source claimed that Mary was brought back to her senses after being thrown on a dungheap and beaten by the husband and some locals, although this appears to not be true. Book 2 is even better, getting to watch Harlow and her cousins deal with their marriage minded mamas, as well as seeing Harlow grow into her powers.