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🧟‍♀️ Liza Frank
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Have-a-go folklorist and writer. My new book Household Lore is out now! Learn the secrets of your dark corners and how best to use a potato... 🧌
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That feeling when your new book has just come out but then you have to change your email signature & all the banners on your socials & website from pre-order to OUT NOW and you're still a bit fragile from all the celebrations🎉 #HouseholdLore #Booksky #BookologyThursday #FolkloreThursday #WritersLife
OUT NOW! Household Lore is available in Hardback, eBook and Audiobook format! There is a tablet and a mobile showing the cover of Household Lore and a copy of the hardback.
November 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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And so to the answers! Do make sure you've checked out the questions first, otherwise spoilers. I'm now off to celebrate Publication Day and Martinalia with some sausage, mash and wine! 🍇 #HouseholdLore is now on sale!🎉

#WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #PublicationDay #Quiz #Booksky #Witchsky #Martinalia
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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And so to the answers! Do make sure you've checked out the questions first, otherwise spoilers. I'm now off to celebrate Publication Day and Martinalia with some sausage, mash and wine! 🍇 #HouseholdLore is now on sale!🎉

#WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #PublicationDay #Quiz #Booksky #Witchsky #Martinalia
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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And finally Question Ten of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! The Library. Bonus folklore: Should you suffer from silverfish, secrete some cedar shavings onto your shelves to repel them 📚 Answers up next!

#WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #PublicationDay #Quiz #Booksky #Witchsky #Librariansky
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Ten: The Library Which volume of Homer’s Iliad is said to cure a fever if tucked beneath your pillow and slept on?
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Q. Nine of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Gardens and Gardening. Bonus folklore: Should you be cursed, it's said that agrimony will not only break the hex, but fling the curse back on the hexer 🌱

#WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #PublicationDay #Quiz #Booksky #Witchsky #Gardening
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Nine: Of Gardens and Gardnening Which tree is said to have a liking for uprooting itself nightly so it can look through your bedroom window to see if you’re getting up to any naughtiness in there?
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
lilithepunk.bsky.social
And finally Question Ten of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! The Library. Bonus folklore: Should you suffer from silverfish, secrete some cedar shavings onto your shelves to repel them 📚 Answers up next!

#WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #PublicationDay #Quiz #Booksky #Witchsky #Librariansky
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Ten: The Library Which volume of Homer’s Iliad is said to cure a fever if tucked beneath your pillow and slept on?
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
lilithepunk.bsky.social
Q. Nine of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Gardens and Gardening. Bonus folklore: Should you be cursed, it's said that agrimony will not only break the hex, but fling the curse back on the hexer 🌱

#WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #PublicationDay #Quiz #Booksky #Witchsky #Gardening
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Nine: Of Gardens and Gardnening Which tree is said to have a liking for uprooting itself nightly so it can look through your bedroom window to see if you’re getting up to any naughtiness in there?
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
lilithepunk.bsky.social
Q. Nine of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Gardens and Gardening. Bonus folklore: Should you be cursed, it's said that agrimony will not only break the hex, but fling the curse back on the hexer 🌱

#WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #PublicationDay #Quiz #Booksky #Witchsky #Gardening
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Nine: Of Gardens and Gardnening Which tree is said to have a liking for uprooting itself nightly so it can look through your bedroom window to see if you’re getting up to any naughtiness in there?
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Q. Eight of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Basements and Cellars. Bonus folklore: Should you encounter any fleeing rats in your crawlspace, you are advised to flee also, as rats don't just leave sinking ships! 🐀 #WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #Booksky #Witchsky #PublicationDay #Quiz
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Eight: Of Basements and Cellars What might you be trying to cure if you applied a poultice of goat poo, wormwood oil and fig juice?
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Q. Eight of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Basements and Cellars. Bonus folklore: Should you encounter any fleeing rats in your crawlspace, you are advised to flee also, as rats don't just leave sinking ships! 🐀 #WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #Booksky #Witchsky #PublicationDay #Quiz
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Eight: Of Basements and Cellars What might you be trying to cure if you applied a poultice of goat poo, wormwood oil and fig juice?
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Q. Seven of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Sitting Rooms & Sitting. Bonus folklore: An ideal housewarming gift is a coin as this represents good fortune. But slipping it under the carpet is said to amplify the luck🤞 #WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #Booksky #Witchsky #PublicationDay #Quiz
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Seven: Of Sitting Rooms and Sitting. If you want to attract love into your life, what might you sprinkle on your carpet before cleaning it?
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Q. Seven of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Sitting Rooms & Sitting. Bonus folklore: An ideal housewarming gift is a coin as this represents good fortune. But slipping it under the carpet is said to amplify the luck🤞 #WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #Booksky #Witchsky #PublicationDay #Quiz
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Seven: Of Sitting Rooms and Sitting. If you want to attract love into your life, what might you sprinkle on your carpet before cleaning it?
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Question Six of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Dining Rooms and Dining. Bonus folklore: If you should like to avoid acid reflux, it's said you should drink cabbage juice three times a day 🥬. #WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #Booksky #Witchsky #PublicationDay #Quiz
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Six: Of Dining Rooms and Dining. What might you be trying to avoid if you ate roasted pig lungs, or drank a beverage containing a live eel or some wolf’s liver?
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Question Six of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Dining Rooms and Dining. Bonus folklore: If you should like to avoid acid reflux, it's said you should drink cabbage juice three times a day 🥬. #WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #Booksky #Witchsky #PublicationDay #Quiz
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Six: Of Dining Rooms and Dining. What might you be trying to avoid if you ate roasted pig lungs, or drank a beverage containing a live eel or some wolf’s liver?
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Question Five of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Kitchens and Laundries. Bonus folklore: when dabbed on the offending spot, cold parsley tea is said to take the itch off a mosquito bite 🦟 #WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #Booksky #Witchsky #PublicationDay #Quiz
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Five: Of Kitchens and Laundries In Hertfordshire, what typical kitchen windowsill herb is said to visit the devil nine times in hell before sprouting?
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Question Five of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Kitchens and Laundries. Bonus folklore: when dabbed on the offending spot, cold parsley tea is said to take the itch off a mosquito bite 🦟 #WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #Booksky #Witchsky #PublicationDay #Quiz
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Five: Of Kitchens and Laundries In Hertfordshire, what typical kitchen windowsill herb is said to visit the devil nine times in hell before sprouting?
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Question Four of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Stairways and Thresholds. Bonus folklore: another way to protect your front door from vampire incursion is to smear the hinges with garlic 🧄 #WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #Booksky #Witchsky #PublicationDay #Quiz
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Four Of Stairways and Thresholds. Why might a fishing net above your front door be a good deterrent against vampires?
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Question Four of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Stairways and Thresholds. Bonus folklore: another way to protect your front door from vampire incursion is to smear the hinges with garlic 🧄 #WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #Booksky #Witchsky #PublicationDay #Quiz
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Four Of Stairways and Thresholds. Why might a fishing net above your front door be a good deterrent against vampires?
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Question Three of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Bathrooms and WCs. Bonus folklore: in certain cultures, urine is considered a cure for dandruff... 💦 #WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #Booksky #Witchsky #PublicationDay #Quiz
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Three Of Bathrooms and WCs Not that I’m advocating for it, but should you forego the convenience of the toilet, and wee in someone’s shoe, what might you be wishing for?
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Question Three of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Bathrooms and WCs. Bonus folklore: in certain cultures, urine is considered a cure for dandruff... 💦 #WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #Booksky #Witchsky #PublicationDay #Quiz
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Three Of Bathrooms and WCs Not that I’m advocating for it, but should you forego the convenience of the toilet, and wee in someone’s shoe, what might you be wishing for?
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Publication Day breakfast of champions! #HouseholdLore
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Question Two of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Bedrooms and Beds. Bonus folklore: It's said Casanova used half a squeezed lemon like a cap as his preferred method of contraception 😬🍋 #WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #Booksky #Witchsky #PublicationDay #Quiz
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Two Of Bedrooms and Beds. Which of the following has NOT been considered a reputable contraceptive at some point? A. Holding the hand of a male corpse for two minutes. B. Inserting a pessary made of crocodile dung. C. Applying poppy seeds to the penis. D. Sneezing at orgasm
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Question Two of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Bedrooms and Beds. Bonus folklore: It's said Casanova used half a squeezed lemon like a cap as his preferred method of contraception 😬🍋 #WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #Booksky #Witchsky #PublicationDay #Quiz
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question Two Of Bedrooms and Beds. Which of the following has NOT been considered a reputable contraceptive at some point? A. Holding the hand of a male corpse for two minutes. B. Inserting a pessary made of crocodile dung. C. Applying poppy seeds to the penis. D. Sneezing at orgasm
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Question One of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Roofs and Attics. Bonus folklore: thatchers used to 'sign' their work with bespoke finials so everyone could see who'd thatched what. #WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #Booksky #Crafts #PublicationDay
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question One - of Roofs and Attics Finials are said to deter flying witches from landing on your roof, due to their reputation for tearing the witches’ clothing. However, in California, there is a relatively new tradition of putting an ornamental owl up on the roof as finial. Other than detering other birds from landing up there, what else is the owl said to be a talisman against?
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Question One of the Great #HouseholdLore Publication Day Quiz! Of Roofs and Attics. Bonus folklore: thatchers used to 'sign' their work with bespoke finials so everyone could see who'd thatched what. #WatkinsWisdom #Folklore #Booksky #Crafts #PublicationDay
The Great Household Lore Publication Day Quiz. Question One - of Roofs and Attics Finials are said to deter flying witches from landing on your roof, due to their reputation for tearing the witches’ clothing. However, in California, there is a relatively new tradition of putting an ornamental owl up on the roof as finial. Other than detering other birds from landing up there, what else is the owl said to be a talisman against?
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM