A spring bloom I’ve been really drawn to this year is violets. A few months ago, I would have struggled to identify these plant from any other purple flowers I spotted in a verge. But now I know what to look for, I am spotting them everywhere! Recently, I have had a go at foragingContinue reading “Folkdays: Violets”
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Folkdays: Taylor Swift’s ‘folklore’
On Thursday 23 July, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift unexpectedly released a new studio album. This is not the kind of content I’d usually cover on this blog, least of all on a Folkdays post. Yet the album’s title – folklore – suggests something worth a closer look here. I’m not a music critic: this postContinue reading “Folkdays: Taylor Swift’s ‘folklore’”
Folkdays: Reviewing ‘The Selkie’
I was delighted when the wonderful Imogen Di Sapia sent me her book, ‘The Selkie: Weaving & The Wild Feminine’. At first glance, flicking through the pages, I was entranced at the beautiful craftmanship of the book itself. I would continue to be spellbound by the folktale, poems, and photographs contained inside. I only hadContinue reading “Folkdays: Reviewing ‘The Selkie’”
Folkdays: Folktale Closings
It has grown late, and the campfire has reduced to smouldering embers, which glow in the breeze that begins to creep in from the surrounding dark. As the flames recede, so does the story: both have spent hours dancing in the air, and both now begin to wane. The tale teller, as if to coaxContinue reading “Folkdays: Folktale Closings”
Folkdays: Rainbows
FOR MORE FOLKDAYS CONTENT, SEE MY BLOG. We’re living in a very precarious and frightening moment in time. Looking back through history, humanity has faced moments like this many times before; look through the lens of folklore and myth, and we see that humans have always been able to combat our fear with creativity. Today,Continue reading “Folkdays: Rainbows”
Folkdays: Folktale Openings
FOR MORE FOLKDAYS CONTENT, SEE MY BLOG. Come and have a seat. The campfire has been lit, dusk is drawing on, and the golden flames appear ever more vivid as the sky darkens. Somewhere, a blackbird trills his evening song. Look into the depths of the fire. Perhaps you see blue there too, maybe green?Continue reading “Folkdays: Folktale Openings”
Nellie Cole 