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The next episode will touch a wee bit on Italian folk Catholicism and magic and also a little on American occult practices in the early 20th century. But that’s all I can say for now, because at the moment I’m working hard to finish this one up and really can’t wait to share it with all of you...🖤
Just found this old photo of my street in Glasgow, and I’m kind of in love with it...🖤
Somehow I seem to make my Glasgow bed fluffier by the day. But, of course, as the perfect, innocent, little angel that I am, I really ought to be sleeping on a cloud..😉
While taking the rubbish out behind my building last night, around midnight, I thought I came face to face with someone wishing to murder me or a ghost who would surely haunt me the rest of my days...staring at me from a neighbor’s dark room. Though I quickly realized it was just some large object in vaguely human form, I pretty much booked it back to my flat after that and locked the door immediately.
Because, hey, it’s good to start each day with a little boost of confidence. #datass
Well, hello, boys
I may be in desperate need of a manicure, braless, going on like 3 hrs of sleep, with my hair a complete mess from being rained upon several hours as I worked unpacking....but in just a few days, I crossed the Atlantic, battled jet lag, figured out how to drive in the UK, moved all my belongings from Fife to Glasgow entirely on my own, accidentally double-dosed on prescription medication leading to illness, dealt with shizz at home, unpacked and cleaned a new flat, and wrote a script for a new podcast episode....so, over all, feeling really kind of bad ass.
My favorite Glasgow resident thus far..
Crazy day...flying into Edinburgh in the wee morning hours, running around to start my move from Fife to Glasgow, driving on the right side of the car, on the left side of road for the first time (not as weird or difficult a change as I thought), writing the first draft of the next podcast script (and I really can’t wait to share this crazy tale with you!), but in all the chaos, I did take a little moment to notice my neighbor’s beautiful garden, breathe in and out deeply, and feel such gratitude to be back in Scotland at last.
I think my hair stylist is on a personal mission to turn me into a redhead. Every time I go in, she makes it just a wee bit more fiery. As a naturally raven haired girl, who’s always loved my dark hair, I gotta say, I’m not hating the fire. I’m finding it a nice compliment to what some may diplomatically call my spirited personality. Funny though, at this appointment, she told me she finally listened to my podcast, and in something that sounded like disbelief, she exclaimed, ‘your voice is so soothing on your podcast!’ What went without saying was ‘unlike in real life.’ Her honesty keeps me grounded..
326 years ago today my great grandmother (9 times over, I believe), Elizabeth Howe, was wrongly executed for acts of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. A somber anniversary, but thinking of you today, Elizabeth, and the strong blood which courses through my body because of you, and others like you in my ancestral tree. July 19, 1692 is imprinted in my mind and DNA forever..
It’s a full day of reading and podcast note taking. And my Beetlejuice notebook just makes the whole thing infinitely more enjoyable.
Less than a week now until I’m back in Scotland. Have been in the US for longer than I usually am, dealing with a lot of stuff, but can’t wait to step foot on Scottish soil again, for like a month straight. And on this trip I’m moving from Fife to Glasgow, and I can’t wait to explore my new city.
Thanks for all the comments and well-wishes for Gomez after this injury and seizures last month. Thought I’d better update to say that this little son of bitch is back to normal; and back to his podcast mascot duties, which mainly consist of walking across my computer whilst I work, in order to demand my attention.
So in love with this 1955 movie poster for a film based on ‘The Affair of the Poisons.’ And after spending months researching the subject, I’m now a bit obsessed with tracking down a copy to frame on my wall.

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