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🖤 Richard Wright on first hearing Bluebeard:
“She whispered to me the story…As she spoke, reality changed, the look of things altered, and the world became peopled with magical presences. The sensations the story aroused in me were never to leave me.”
-Black Boy (1945)
Preparations are underway…I love this scene. I’m going to take a few days off twitter for the long weekend, but I’ll pop by & say hi at some point. I hope you all have a fun & relaxing weekend. I’ll see you soon! 🤗❤️🌸
Morning, everyone. I hope your day goes as well this mouse’s as we approach the holiday long weekend. We can do it! 🤗❤️
(Gretchen Ellen Powers)
Here’s hoping we all sleep as soundly as this little guy. Sweet dreams to you all. Night, guys 💙✨
Hi guys, I’m having a lovely day offline, but here’s some cozy therapy for you from the land of Brambly Hedge (by Jill Barklem). Who else loves this kitchen? Stay cozy ❤️
I wish all libraries were hidden in a forest & kept by an earnest, librarian mouse 📚
(🎨 David Petersen)
There’s nothing like an artist with a sense of humour & a sense of the past. Here we see two versions of “The Swing:” the first by McInnes full of hedgehog whimsy, & the original by Lancret full of 18thc, French, Rococo flirting (1735) ☺️🌳
The word parasol comes from the Latin “para,” which means to shield or protect, & “sol” which means sun. Loved for millennia in Persia, Egypt, & China, it arrived in Europe late: the 17thc. Here are some fun prints from the Regency era. By then it was a key accessory 🌸
On Mondays, the world rightfully tips its hat to owls. Via Fang’s beautiful owls seem both sophisticated & sweet. Which is your favourite? ❤️🦉#OwlishMonday
A vintage trade card I fell in love with —I love the tiny bird & her hat ☺️💛