When the air quality index indicates that the air is merely unhealthy for sensitive persons, you get out there and go. Today’s ramble sent me down a sidetrail — literally and metaphorically.
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As most of you already know, I am easily diverted onto a sidetrail into the realm of folklore. All it took was a brief reference to Hogsback in the Eastern Cape of South Africa to send me hieing off in a pursuit that led me from spooky South African forests to Pukwudgie territory in New England. And now Paul McNamee has a perilous mission…
Paul+McNamee says
Well, that’s an interesting creature…
deuce says
There are redcap references in Robert Low’s A DISH OF SPURS, which I just read. A fine book, and NOT just because it’s centered on Liddesdale.
JimC says
Those Reiver yarns are a fine coda to Low’s career.