Old Weird Britain
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Morsels of #folklore from our Ancient Isles curated with love from real books (mostly aged and odiferous) by Elizabeth-Jane Baldry, harpist, composer, woodland keeper.
#nemophilist #pigwiggenwood #dartmoor #reenchantment
#nemophilist #pigwiggenwood #dartmoor #reenchantment
I have a bonkers dream to create a table in the woods crafted from a single monumental storm-felled oak tree. An enchanted space for food and fellowship under the trees. I'm so grateful to all who've helped. It feels like a miracle.
(Photo: Claire-Shauna Saunders)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
(Photo: Claire-Shauna Saunders)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Community turns ancient oak into single-tree table in Devon woodland
Table to seat 60 being built by local artists and craftspeople in woodland on edge of Dartmoor
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2024 at 11:44 AM
I have a bonkers dream to create a table in the woods crafted from a single monumental storm-felled oak tree. An enchanted space for food and fellowship under the trees. I'm so grateful to all who've helped. It feels like a miracle.
(Photo: Claire-Shauna Saunders)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
(Photo: Claire-Shauna Saunders)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In th'olde days of the king Arthour,
Of which Britons speken greet honour,
Al was this land fulfild of fayerye.
(Chaucer, late 14th century)
Of which Britons speken greet honour,
Al was this land fulfild of fayerye.
(Chaucer, late 14th century)
December 17, 2024 at 10:51 AM
In th'olde days of the king Arthour,
Of which Britons speken greet honour,
Al was this land fulfild of fayerye.
(Chaucer, late 14th century)
Of which Britons speken greet honour,
Al was this land fulfild of fayerye.
(Chaucer, late 14th century)