Posted on May 1, 2020
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Category: pagan, seasons, society, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: bealtaine, bealteane, beltaine, Beltane, folklore, folklore thursday, may, May Day, May eve, pagan, pagan festivals, paganism
Posted on March 22, 2018
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Photo by me, Magpie through a rainy window, copyright 2017. One for Sorrow Two for Joy Three for a Girl Four for a Boy Five for Silver Six for Gold Seven for a Secret Ne’er to be told. Ok, most of us will know… Continue Reading “Magpies”
Category: childhood, education, mythology, Nature, poetry, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: animals, bird folklore, birds, corvids, country life, crow, crows, folklore, folklore thursday, magpie, magpies, nature, nursery rhymes, outdoors, poetry, superstition, writing
Posted on July 6, 2017
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This beauty was in my garden first thing, calmly surveying her surroundings and ignoring my cat who was clumsily stalking her. I’m fairly sure this is a female; the males usually have a much bushier tail. In Norse mythology the squirrel Ratatoskr is actually… Continue Reading “A Visit from Ratatoskr”
Category: history, mythology, Nature, observation, pagan, prose, Uncategorized, writingTags: animals, folklore, folklore thursday, garden, magic, myth, mythology, nature, norse, norse mythology, outdoors, pagan, Poetic Edda, prose, prose Edda, Ratatoskr, squirrel, squirrels, thursday, writing, Yggdrasil
Posted on March 2, 2017
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After accepting that mummy simply did not have the skill nor the will to fabricate a Harry Potter costume overnight, Nathan decided he would ‘wear a word’ which is a great option this year. Especially for those of us with dubious organisational skills and… Continue Reading “World Book Day”
Category: childhood, parenting, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: alan garner, books, childhood, dress up, folklore, folklore thursday, magic, parenting, weirdstone of brisinghamen, world book day, world book day 2017, writing
Posted on February 16, 2017
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Image copyright: Columba Oenas, Stock Dove; Jim Gifford via Wikimedia Commons. Doves are generally known as birds of peace; the bearer of the olive branch at the end of the flood. The great thing about researching my book of magical birds, is finding juxtapositions… Continue Reading “Doves and Pigeons”
Category: mythology, Nature, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: bird magic, birds, books, doves, folklore, folklore thursday, folklorethursday, magic, pigeons, thursday