tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post5165783221216671118..comments2023-11-02T09:52:53.436+00:00Comments on Domestic Sluttery: Lucky charms for an unlucky yearSian Meadeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-52297798602499751222013-01-09T01:52:02.419+00:002013-01-09T01:52:02.419+00:00You might be interested to know that wishbones use...You might be interested to know that wishbones used to be known as 'merrythoughts' - which is why you get little Victorian brooches featuring wishbones - not macabre, but tokens of affection... and incidentally, don't worry too much about which way up your horseshoe is, virtually all Victorian jewellery has them turned the other way. I think 'upwards' is how you have to nail real horseshoes above your door for luck.<br /><br />You may want to consider snake designs as luck-bringers as well - this coming year is the Chinese year of the Water Snake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com