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#FairyTaleTuesday
J M Barrie’s Peter Pan, the lost boy destined never to grow up, yet inspiring children & adults alike for over a hundred years. Barrie gifted the copyrights in 1929, to Great Ormond Street Hospital. Charmingly illustrated here by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
#FairyTaleTuesday Mark Twain’s
mischievous yet endearing Tom Sawyer, the epitome of the all-American boy. Tom is probably best remembered for conning his pals, by means of reverse psychology, into whitewashing his Aunt Polly’s fence, his punishment for a previous misdemeanour.
#FolkloreThursday
“She is more precious than rubies.”
Proverbs 3:15
The ruby is July’s birthstone. Long ago, this gemstone was considered more valuable than diamonds. It symbolised wealth, safety & passion.
Chinese legend tells of an Emperor offering a whole city for a ruby.
@Beth396 Hola y buen Miércoles querida Beth. Te deseo un maravilloso día. Cariños.
@geonelroma @effiekalom Wash day Monday, I love it George. An old tradition here, in your place too? Happy Tuesday dear friends.
#OTD in 1895 Cicely Mary Barker was born, an English illustrator best known for her charming, fantasy illustrations depicting fairies & flowers. Here are some of her other illustrations, not as popular as The Flower Fairies series but equally as delightful.
#MythologyMonday In Greek mythology Hermes, a personal favourite, is an Olympian god & patron for travellers. Resourceful, cunning & able to travel swiftly & freely between the realms of the immortal, the living & the dead, he was an ideal messenger for the gods.
🎨Jesús Gabán