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'They made their purchases without speaking, laid down their money and departed, always leaving the exact sum required, which they seemed to know without asking the price of anything'
Fairies at market [British Goblins, 1880, Sikes] #FolkloreThursday
[Fairy Market, Helen Jacobs]
🌿Meadowsweet, also known as Queen Of The Meadow. A sacred herb, medicinal and magical, traditionally added to summer wedding bouquets and worn as a garland for Lammas celebrations. It's thought to bring courage and harmony. #SuperstitionSat
[🎨 Cicely Mary Barker]
Some horses for #FairyTaleTuesday
From 'The Russian Story Book'
Illustrated by Frank C Pape (1916)
🥀Beauty and the Beast
Eleanor Vere Boyle (1875)
Jennie Harbour (1921)🍃
#FairyTaleTuesday
Fair Maid of February: Symbol of spring and associated with Imbolc/Candlemas, the snowdrop has many superstitions attached, both for good luck and ill. Bringing it into the house, for example, was thought to turn the milk sour and spoil the eggs. #SupersitionSat
[🎨CM Barker]
🦊The Fox as Trickster for #FaustianFriday
🎨Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter
🎨Reynard the Fox by Michel Rodange