Re: folklore question

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 7:54 PM, Sibyl Smirl <polycarpa3@ckt.net> wrote:
> On 6/20/12 1:31 AM, Jette Goldie wrote:
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>> Not in Scotland.  You had to hang horseshoes on the door to bar the Good
>> Neighbours, otherwise they'd wander in and cause trouble.
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> Points up, or points down?  And probably none of the faerie folk were much
> attracted by the cold iron in horseshoes.
>
> I'm asking, because I recently ran across an old, well-worn one that had
> been worn by one of my uncle's favorite horses, certainly well over fifty
> years ago (I've had it myself that long), and thought I'd hang it over the
> door, but I remember that there was a difference on which way, and of course
> I would _like_ to invite the friendly ones in.  Maybe combine it with a
> Dreamcatcher for a sieve?
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> Sibyl Smirl
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> Asperges me, Domine!
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ilana