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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Solar herbs: Equal parts St John’s wort (for light/protection), lavender (for peace), and rosemary (for mental clarity). Note: Ensure your herbs are fully dried before sealing to prevent mould. #pagansky #wiccasky #pagan

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Midsummer magic is starting ☀️ Plants like St John’s wort, lavender and rosemary are at their most potent. Time to weave gorgeous flower crowns and craft solar sachets for protection. What are you harvesting today? 🌿✨ #Summersolstice #HerbalMagic #pagan #OBOD #Wicca

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

If you love folklore and history, you need to check out Northern Earth. I love the eclectic nature of this blog. It’s a brilliant trip into the deeper stories, history and mysteries of our land. Highly recommended reading! ✨ https://northern-earth.info/articles/. #earthmysteries #folklore.

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Always a treat to read updates from friend Damh the Bard. If you want to keep up with his gorgeous music and tour dates, or read some genuinely thought-provoking musings on the world and his travels dive into his blog here: https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/blog/ #ODOD #Druid

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I've been away for a while dealing with life, but I'm back now, and thnking about blogs. @paganmusic.bsky.social on his blog asked, "Are we still reading blogs?" Well I definitely am. 😊. So I thought I would share some of my favourite blogs on here. Watch this space.

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

The Druids call for peace🕊️ May there be peace in the North May there be peace in the South May there be peace in the West May there be peace in the East May there be peace throughout the whole world. So mote it be /I\ #Druidsky #Pagansky #OBODsky Share the Call for Peace 🕊️ Spread the intention! 🕊️

A bright sun riding over a stand of trees

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Fabulous pagan folk musician, @paganmusic.bsky.social Damh the Bard's House Concert 59 is this coming Saturday the 22nd February at 8pm UK time. Join him live for another hour or so of music, chat, and community. See you there. /|\ #Pagansky #Druidsky #Obodsky #Witchsky #Greenwitch

Damh the Bard House Concert 59. 22nd February 8pm UK time.
Live on Facebook & YouTube
Facebook.com/damhthebard
YouTube.com@paganmusic
On a mottled green and white nackground

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I’m lucky to live with this chalk giant on my doorstep. His origins are shrouded in mystery. He is in proportion as if he’s meant to be seen from a distance or even above. Either way its a very special magical place, occasionally frequented by wonderful magical people /|\ #Druidsky #Pagansky #OBOD

The chalk Hill figure, The Longman of Wilmington in East Sussex

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

This is very true.😁💫🧹🧙‍♀️ If you haven't read a Terry Pratchett discworld book. I recommend Equal rites by Terry Pratchett. The first of his Witches story arc. They are clever & funny and addictive. You may spot some familiar stories. 📚 #Pagansky #witchsky #Occultsky #Druidsky #Greenwitch #OBODsky /|\

A MEME that reads:
"The last thing you wanted a witch to do was get bored and start making her own amusements, because witches sometimes had famously erratic ideas about what was amusing."

Terry Pratchett, Legends 1

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

I made a reed Bridget doll today (a Brídóg) as many have before me. She embodies the protection, healing and inspiration of Brigid and next year will have a new bed made of reeds in which to sleep and travel. #pagansky /|\ #witchsky #Greenwitch #Druidsky www.farmersjournal.ie/life/feature...

Doll made of green reeds with red and cream, flame coloured, braided long hair

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Happy Imbolc! We picked fresh reeds, made Brigid's crosses, hung them above our doors, lit our Imbolc candle, lit from the eternal flame from Kildare, and left a Brat Bride for her to bless as she passes. Love & Imbolc Blessings to all who celebrate🕯️🌱 /|\ #pagansky #Druidsky #witchsky #OBOD

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Brigid, Irish triple goddess, embodies fire, poetry, healing, & smithing. Daughter of Dagda, Sometimes wife of Bres, she's linked to Imbolc, spring's renewal . Her fire symbolizes, hearth & home, & inspiration for bards, healers & craftspeople. #Imbolc #Pagansky #Druidsky /|\ #OBODsky

Dark haired Women dressed in white, wearing an antique bronze tiara with white veil, holding a large lit candle

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Imbolc Family Protection Spell On Imbolc Eve Take a white candle, etch or write the names of your family/friends/loved ones Place the candle in a pot or holder. Circle with salt. Light the candle.Say the Family Imbolc Spell ⬇️ below. Let the candle to burn down safely. /|\ #Pagansky #Witchsky #OBOD

Burning white candle on white plate, with a sheet of white paper with black writing on it near by

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Family Imbolc Blessing Radiant Brigid of the sacred flame Bless this home & all within this name Protect our hearth from harm & illness blight Guide our paths & fill our hearts with light May peace & love here reside With healing touch & gentle flame So mote it be in Brighid's name /|\ #pagansky

A person in a white dress holding a lit white candle in a glass jar

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Imbolc Spell Inscribe loved ones names on one side of bay leaves, & blessings on the other. Light a white candle in a cauldron or pot, then burn the leaves. Invoke Brigid & request her blessings upon your dearest. /|\ #pagansky #Witchsky #Imbolc #Druidsky

White candle burning surrounded by fresh bay leaves

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

At Imbolc to welcome Brigid, celebrants weave her likeness from oat sheaves and rushes, adorning it with a dress. The doll cradled in a basket awaits the goddess's blessing on the home. Imbolc candles are lit, bonfires blazes, honouring Brigid's sacred fire. /|\ #Pagansky #Druidsky #Imbolc #witchsky

Bed of Bride, a doll made of rushes, laid on a white cloth in a small woven basket, decorated with snowdrops

A white candle being lit, showing a small flame.

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Updated link I love to read fiction, historical, biographies horror, urban fantasy, fantasy A favourite author is Barbara Erskine. She pens historical, pagan-esq, supernatural, fantasy. Find out more about Barbara & her books at www.barbara-erskine.co.uk /|\ #Booksky #OBODsky #Pagansky 📚💙

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I love to read fiction, historical, biographies horror, urban fantasy, fantasy. 1 of my favourite authors is Barbara Erskine. She pens historical, pagan-esq, supernatural, fantasy. Find out more about Barbara & her books at www.barbara-erskine.co.uk/biography.htm /|\ #Booksky #OBODsky #Pagansky

Says "Have you ever realized how surreal reading a book actually is? You stare at marked slices of tree for hours hallucinating vividly." Woman laying in bed on comfortable raised pillows reading.

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Wassail/Warm spiced Cider 4 apples chopped rolled in sugar & cinnamon baked until sticky Put orange & lemon slices 2 x cinnamon stks 200g /1 cup sugar 30g/2oz root ginger sl 8 cloves 2ltrs 3 1/2pts Cider and baked apples in a slow cooker on high 1 hour then keep warm /|\ #Kitchenwitch #Pagansky

Some holding a ladle of mulled cider above a pot, with glasses to the side and apples, and spices in bowls, and peeled apple and cinnamon sticks on the table

Spiced Cider in glasses decorated with cinnamon sticks and orange slices

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Cold and Flu Relief Coughs: Mullein tea, Lemon & honey Congestion: inhalation of: tea-tree, eucalyptus, olbas oil. Sore throat: Crushed garlic and honey 2 x daily + ensure good regular supply of zinc & Vitamin C in diet. /|\ #Kitchenwitch #Folkremedy #Pagansky #Druidsky

Person in a blue pullover blowing their nose with a tissue, leaning back on blue cushions.

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Sore Throat Remedies Thyme Inhalation Sage tea gargle Warm salt water gargle Tea-tree oil gargle (diluted in warm water) Apple cider vinegar and honey drink Lavender oil massage (around neck). /|\ #kitchenWitch #Pagansky #Druidsky

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Cold/Flu support Potion To a slow cooker add 8 Lemons halved and squeeze 1/2 ginger root chopped 1/2 cup honey 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 10 Cloves Fill with hot water. Leave on high for the first hour, then to low Leave all day and drink as needed. Stir before serving /|\ #greenwitch #Pagansky

Half a lemon slice floating in a golden liquid in a small cup.

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Before refrigerators existed, people in Russia would preserve milk, by adding a frog to it. In 2017 scientists found that a chemical exuded from a Brown frog's skin helps prevent milk from spoiling! #greenwitch #historicalweirdness #pagansky /|\ #Druidsky

Milk being poured into a glass, with some milk spilt on the surface where the glass is standing.

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Winter reminds us that we all appreciate some quiet time before Spring awakens nature again. #Pagansky #Druidsky /|\

Swans on a misty pond surrounded by bare trees. Not AI

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Pre the Gregorian calendar change, the turning of the year, aligned with Imbolc or the Spring Equinox a time of rebirth, when spring bought forth new life. It is not a failing to rest now, true transformation blooms in harmony with natural rhythms Rest until you feel ready /|\ #pagansky #Druidsky

A peaceful scene featuring a person gently sleeping on a vibrant, multicolored couch adorned with an array of colorful throws and cushions. The couch is set in a cozy, warmly lit room. Beside the couch, a small wooden table is cluttered with open spell books, their pages filled with mysterious symbols and arcane illustrations. A delicate porcelain teacup, half-filled with steaming herbal tea, sits precariously on the edge of the table. Soft, ambient lighting casts a warm glow over the scene, enhancing the tranquil and mystical atmosphere.

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

We Seamas as well as Luna.They are both half Maine coons.😊

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I'm grateful to live in such a beautiful and magical part of the world. 😊 These pics are The Seven sisters cliffs in East Sussex in England UK. Post pics of where you live, I would love to see them 🥰 #pagansky #Druidsky #Greenwitch #Photosofhome #OBODsky

A golden sunrise photo showing green downland cliff tops. In the distance there is a red and white striped light house in the Ocean, on a rocky out crop In front of a while cliff. Beyond the light house is a grey ocean tin&ed with orange from the sunrise. Orange and grey clouds on the horizon showing some blue sky.

In the foreground there is low rough shrubbery, beyond on the left shows a pebble beach, with small waves of grey water and sea foam rolling in and breaking on the beach
On the left shows white cliffs fading into the distance, topped by a pale blue sky

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

May peace dwell within you as 2024 fades. Let gratitude replace regret, transforming past experiences into wisdom. May you embrace the present with fortitude and confidence, and step boldly into a blessed and magical, future #pagansky #2025

A magical doorway with a bright sun shining beyond

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

A New Year's Threshold Spell With good intent, I sprinkle salt and rosemary across this threshold. This sacred act creates a ward, shielding my home from shadows. Positive energy flows in, filling my home with light and warmth for the year to come. /|\ #Witchsky #Druidsky #Greenwitch #OBODsky

n bright doorway in a cottage with a threshold glowing with a warm magical light and rosemary growing by the door

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

A Sacred Kiss As the clock strikes midnight, share a kiss with a friend or beloved. This ancient ritual, a sacred exchange of energy, is said to repel the shadows of the past and usher in a year of blessings. #NewYearTradition #Pagansky #Druidsky /|\

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

A Toast to Your Future Pour a special drink – wine, a cocktail,a mocktail, something bubbly, even a lovely tea. Before sipping, whisper one intention for the year. Infuse your drink with magic for 2025. /|\ #NewYearBlessing #Pagansky #Druidsky #witchsky #OBODsky

A blue gothic style glass containing a bubbly blue tinted liquid on a dark window sill. The window has a dark frame with gothic arches. Through the window orange and white fireworks can be seen blooming in a night sky.

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

When the soul feels weary, seek solace in nature's embrace. Let the whispering trees and the boundless sky soothe your spirit. In this sacred space, stress shall dissolve like mist, and creativity will awaken, a vibrant spark within. /|\ #Druidsky #OBODsky #Greenwitch #Pagansky #Everyone

A family, one adult and two children, wearing coats and boots walking away along winter woodland path, lit by low golden sunlight, surrounded with bare trees.

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

To those Celebrating May the spirit of the season, awaken the joy within you and fill your celebrations with Yuletide cheer and an abundance of love today Happy Christmas,!🥰🎄 #Witchsky #Pagansky #Druidsky #OBOD /|\

A green Christmas tree with red baubles and a white star on top. With magic swirling around it.

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

A Spell for Harmony Light a white candle in your home and say or think 3 times By lunar grace, & candle's flame, I weave a spell, a gentle game. Where discord fades, and peace descends, Love's soft embrace, on all extends. So mote it be. Let the candle burn down. /|\ #witchsky #pagansky #Spell

A cosy scene of family sitting at a table containing festive food decorated with lit candles. A Christmas tree can be seen through the window frame behind them

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Weave A Yuletide Wreath of Magic. On a bed of evergreen, add sprigs of Sage to ward off ill. Bay to beckon good fortune. Rosemary to nurture wealth. Holly to deflect shadows. Cinnamon to attract abundance and Cranberries on crimson thread, invites Yuletide love & joy.. /|\ #Druidsky #Pagansky

A wreath of fir, sage and bay leaves, decorated with cranberries on red thread and a bow tied on cinnamon sticks, with a small gold star at the tip of the wreath.

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Cauldron brews, shadows dance, Yuletide charm, a mystic trance. Cinnamon strength, Cloves heal, Nutmeg's calm, Ginger warmth Black pepper protects, a sorcerer's guide, Spices stir, magic inside. Combined with care, a potent spell, To ward off harm, and winter's chill. /|\ #OBOD #witchsky #Druidsky

dry red spices and cinnamon sticks in a cauldron with sprigs of pine needles on a wooden table

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

The Winter solstice is a time to embrace the darkness and find the light within. As the sun stands still for three days, so too shall we pause and reflect on the year gone by. The longest night is a reminder that even in darkness, hope is never lost. /|\ #Yule #Pagansky #Druidsky

Two tall candles burning on a dark windowsill with darkness outside

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

The celtic peoples counted their days from evening to evening. This evening we drum and chant down the old sun, and our hope of a brighter year will be renewed with the Winter Solstice Sunrise. /|\ #Druidsky #Pagansky

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

A Holly Sprig Spell. Bind the bottom of a Holly sprig with red thread and tie with three knots. With each knot say "With Holly's sharp defence negativity surrenders" Hang by any threshold, as a ward against negative energies and to invite blessings to your home this Yuletide /|\ #Pagansky #Druidsky

A holly Sprig, with spiky leaves and red berries, bound at the top with red thread, hung on a door.

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Voices of the ancients tell of Conditum Paradoxum, a Roman elixir born of fire and spice. This brew flowed through Europe, whispering healing and warmth. In the embrace of midwinter, the soul of mulled wine awakens, a potion of comfort and joy, carrying echoes of forgotten rituals. #Pagansky #Yule

$Glass cups of mulled wine containing cinnamon sticks and orange slices. Might see on a gray surface sprinkled with a dark spice and scattered sat anise and cinnamon sticks /|\$

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Yule Bay leaf Magik Yule magic whispers on the wind. Write your wish upon a bay leaf, burn in the Yule fire or candle flame. As the flames consume, your desires ride the smoke, soaring towards the heavens, petitioning the gods to manifest your will. #Witchsky #Yuletradition #Druidsky #pagansky /|\

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Yule wreaths whisper of ancient magic, born from the heart of winter. Evergreens, defiant against the cold, symbolize life's enduring spirit. The circle, unbroken and eternal, mirrors the sun's promise to return, bringing warmth and renewal to the world. #Yuletraditions #pagansky #Druidsky /|\

A holly Yule wreath ,abundant with red berries, topped with a red bow and hung on a wooden door

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

The Druids, Celtic priests, saw in mistletoe a sacred wonder. A child of the heavens, it flourished without earthly tether, a testament to the divine power that infuses all life. Kissing under Mistletoe may be the descendant of sacred Celtic fertility rites. /|\ #Yuletraditions #Pagansky #Druidsky

Mistletoe hanging from abare tree branches covered with snow

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

In the UK, the Yuletide tradition of Pantomime evolved from medieval mumming plays, which were performed at the winter solstice and involved masked characters, music, traditional dancing and satire involving well-known public figures and customs. /|\ #Yuletraditions #pagansky

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

The Wild Hunt As Yuletide dawned, the Norse god Odin, accompanied by the spectral procession of the dead, traverses the heavens. To honour this eerie journey and safeguard the mortal realm, people left gifts for Odin and his ghostly entourage. #pagansky #Yuletraditions /|\

Odin on a horse back leading the wild hunt across a stormy sky

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

A Yule log is a large specially chosen piece of wood burned for 12 days during the winter solstice celebrations. It symbolizes the return of the sun and brings good luck. The tradition often involves decorating the log symbols of rebirth and saving the ashes for good fortune /|\ #Yuletrad #pagandsky

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

A witch's coven, a mystic thirteen,A Christmas puds charms, a festive scene. Yuletide tree, with pendants thirteen, A Norse feast, where Loki's unseen. The apostles twelve, and Judas thirteen,A lucky number, a hopeful sheen. A Tarot's omen, a deathly scene, Friday thirteenth, a fate unseen #Witchsky

$A green glowing number 13 on a misty black background. #Druidsky /|\$

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

A traditional folk remedy for (congestion) in the head and the nose required the ill person to heat stale ale, mustard seeds and ground nutmeg in a small glass over boiling water, then place cloths over their head and inhale the vapours.🤧 #Folkremedy #obodsky #Druidsky #witchsky

$A woman with a head bandage holding a bunch of herbs on her head /|\$

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Ruthie @faerieruth.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Are you feeling under the weather? Have a sore throat? Try the traditional UK medieval folk remedy of soaking dirty, smelly socks in beef tallow, then wrapping them around your neck. It won't help your throat, but it will be a conversation starter at work.😂 #Pagansky #Druidsky #Obodsky

$A very dirty pair of socks /|\$

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