tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post2514810248383459554..comments2024-03-28T09:37:34.133+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: HagsYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-48709415288440792342019-10-16T16:04:26.207+01:002019-10-16T16:04:26.207+01:00I've never heard them called hag stones. That&...I've never heard them called hag stones. That's interesting! I HAD heard of the supernatural connection, however.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-75863857938936121282019-10-16T02:22:10.864+01:002019-10-16T02:22:10.864+01:00... and me also a fair amount of fungus!... and me also a fair amount of fungus!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-50107574331297736312019-10-15T15:21:49.851+01:002019-10-15T15:21:49.851+01:00I've already got a Buddha up the garden. I gav...I've already got a Buddha up the garden. I gave him some conkers as an offering the other day.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-5174837535763005492019-10-15T11:46:30.578+01:002019-10-15T11:46:30.578+01:00Even if you don't believe in all the mumbo jum...Even if you don't believe in all the mumbo jumbo, they are a good insurance policy just in case!!ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-83794256653805385072019-10-15T10:53:54.527+01:002019-10-15T10:53:54.527+01:00I chuck 'em at ne'er-do-wells, Leeds Unite...I chuck 'em at ne'er-do-wells, Leeds United supporters and Tories.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-6544714037829400282019-10-15T09:43:45.814+01:002019-10-15T09:43:45.814+01:00It's what witches, wizards and those of magic ...It's what witches, wizards and those of magic powers always say. What do you really use use them for? Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-45194264135871785312019-10-15T09:16:10.685+01:002019-10-15T09:16:10.685+01:00I have no idea what you mean.I have no idea what you mean.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-74286568217582092912019-10-15T09:06:20.210+01:002019-10-15T09:06:20.210+01:00"I don't believe in ghosts or evil spirit..."I don't believe in ghosts or evil spirits or magic spells or curses" <br />Well, you would say that, wouldn't you? Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-72320285239745962382019-10-15T08:28:34.812+01:002019-10-15T08:28:34.812+01:00Yes...that is a kind of magic too isn't it?Yes...that is a kind of magic too isn't it?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-711569351446396212019-10-15T08:27:47.007+01:002019-10-15T08:27:47.007+01:00I guess that The Maoris picked them all up before ...I guess that The Maoris picked them all up before the Europeans arrived. Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-47342063960405323352019-10-15T08:26:29.365+01:002019-10-15T08:26:29.365+01:00Thanks for calling by Kristi. I am pleased that yo...Thanks for calling by Kristi. I am pleased that you connected with the stones.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-69012954282765924072019-10-15T08:22:40.772+01:002019-10-15T08:22:40.772+01:00I agree that Nature can be more magical than magic...I agree that Nature can be more magical than magic. Well said Bonnie.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-15808752564616808132019-10-15T08:21:36.450+01:002019-10-15T08:21:36.450+01:00You are still the young lassie from Gympie. She ne...You are still the young lassie from Gympie. She never went away.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-68800128644471042062019-10-15T08:20:31.922+01:002019-10-15T08:20:31.922+01:00Christ! I had better get one on our bedpost. I'...Christ! I had better get one on our bedpost. I'm not sure what Shirley will think about that!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-50231327744275530612019-10-15T08:19:16.205+01:002019-10-15T08:19:16.205+01:00I wonder how coastal Australian aboriginals viewed...I wonder how coastal Australian aboriginals viewed holey stones. Perhaps we will never know.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-35669187812487047272019-10-15T08:18:03.837+01:002019-10-15T08:18:03.837+01:00Perhaps they thought that the night sky was a big ...Perhaps they thought that the night sky was a big black wall with tiny holes in it through which glorious light shone from the heavenly place behind it.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-91707853786079446912019-10-15T08:15:36.093+01:002019-10-15T08:15:36.093+01:00I guess that some of your neighbours say the same ...I guess that some of your neighbours say the same about you Red. (Sorry!)Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-78280125842717202202019-10-15T08:14:06.791+01:002019-10-15T08:14:06.791+01:00They speak of erosion and the endlessness of tides...They speak of erosion and the endlessness of tides.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-19055343087653677482019-10-15T06:56:01.076+01:002019-10-15T06:56:01.076+01:00I agree with Bonnie; nature is magical enough for ...I agree with Bonnie; nature is magical enough for me. The stones you have collected are beautiful and now work their magic as souvenirs, triggering happy memories of a great day every time you look at them.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-49671966966462400842019-10-15T06:44:15.160+01:002019-10-15T06:44:15.160+01:00I love stones and often pick them up on my travels...I love stones and often pick them up on my travels but I have never found any with holes in them like you are showing. They are quite fascinating.At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-30624746081022010762019-10-15T06:12:12.165+01:002019-10-15T06:12:12.165+01:00This is fascinating. I have a little box of "...This is fascinating. I have a little box of "altar stones" from my birth mother (she died before I could find out who she was) and it contains a few of these hag stones.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-24496827667307557362019-10-15T04:38:19.670+01:002019-10-15T04:38:19.670+01:00Those stones are amazing to me. It is easy to see ...Those stones are amazing to me. It is easy to see how people in the past developed superstitions about them. I think nature can be even more magical than magic itself! (at least until we destroy it all)Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-2032720590257423942019-10-15T03:53:41.759+01:002019-10-15T03:53:41.759+01:00I guess some could say I am a hag these days...but...I guess some could say I am a hag these days...but not a stoned hag!!!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-81420079277278463972019-10-15T03:36:08.363+01:002019-10-15T03:36:08.363+01:00"Hung on the bedpost, a hag stone is believed..."Hung on the bedpost, a hag stone is believed to prevent a hag from riding one's chest and causing a Nightmare."kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-49477661998974255072019-10-15T03:34:33.549+01:002019-10-15T03:34:33.549+01:00I've never seen or heard of anything like it.....I've never seen or heard of anything like it....I'm wondering if it happens in this part of the world. fascinating stuffkyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.com