Whatever you do, please don't stop reading. Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read books. Read about experiences that differ from your own. Just. Keep. Reading.
Magical gifts from nature in #autumn. Meet acorn, hazelnut, beechnut & sweet chestnut fairies. Acorns & hazelnuts are often carried as lucky charms. Beechnuts offer protection, while sweet chestnuts encourage abundance & fertility when placed around the home. #FolkloreSunday
Beatrix Potter, author, #illustrator & natural scientist, was born in London on 28 July 1866. She changed children’s literature forever. Here are the mice from the Tailor of Gloucester, who save the tailor’s fortunes. Costumes @V_and_A inspired Beatrix’s art. #FolkloreSunday
Some flower fairies of the #summer to celebrate their creator Cicely Mary Barker’s birthday at the end of June.
Here are: Candy Tuft, Phlox, Heliotrope, & Rose #FolkloreSunday
The #StrawberryMoon shines bright on 11 June & appears larger than usual as it lies very low in the sky. Rising in adventurous Sagittarius, this #fullmoon is named after the wild strawberries gathered in June by Native American tribes. #FairyTaleTuesday#LegendaryWednesday
Sweet pea & daisy are the two birth flowers of #April. In the #Victorian Language of Flowers daisy symbolises innocence & purity, whilst sweet pea celebrates joy & delicate happiness. #FairyTaleTuesday#LegendaryWednesday
Images: Cicely Mary Barker