Karen - Wall Flower Studio
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Bookish #gardening Crone - likes spiders & snakes 😼 #cats 🐾 #folklore #myth #amwriting 🇨🇦 Canada wallflowerstudiogarden.com
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The Little House Turns
"Little house, move
On your crooked legs free;
Turn your back to the wood,
And your front door to me."
📖 Book of Polish #Fairytales, ca 1920
#art #faeries #cottagecore
"Little house, move
On your crooked legs free;
Turn your back to the wood,
And your front door to me."
📖 Book of Polish #Fairytales, ca 1920
#art #faeries #cottagecore
December 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Little House Turns
"Little house, move
On your crooked legs free;
Turn your back to the wood,
And your front door to me."
📖 Book of Polish #Fairytales, ca 1920
#art #faeries #cottagecore
"Little house, move
On your crooked legs free;
Turn your back to the wood,
And your front door to me."
📖 Book of Polish #Fairytales, ca 1920
#art #faeries #cottagecore
December 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"They saw that the cottage was made of bread and cakes."
- Hansel and Gretel and other stories, ca 1921
✍️ Hans Christian Andersen 🎨 Kay Nielsen
#art #fairytales #witchcore #food 🪄 🍞 🍰
- Hansel and Gretel and other stories, ca 1921
✍️ Hans Christian Andersen 🎨 Kay Nielsen
#art #fairytales #witchcore #food 🪄 🍞 🍰
December 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"They saw that the cottage was made of bread and cakes."
- Hansel and Gretel and other stories, ca 1921
✍️ Hans Christian Andersen 🎨 Kay Nielsen
#art #fairytales #witchcore #food 🪄 🍞 🍰
- Hansel and Gretel and other stories, ca 1921
✍️ Hans Christian Andersen 🎨 Kay Nielsen
#art #fairytales #witchcore #food 🪄 🍞 🍰
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Terrific article on the #Venus figurines, and why they are not actually "Venus" figurines, via Max Dashú.
www.suppressedhistories.net/articles/not...
www.suppressedhistories.net/articles/not...
December 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Terrific article on the #Venus figurines, and why they are not actually "Venus" figurines, via Max Dashú.
www.suppressedhistories.net/articles/not...
www.suppressedhistories.net/articles/not...
December 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Holly is a #symbol of death & rebirth in both Pagan & Christian lore. ❄️ In the #Arthurian legend, Gawain (the Oak King of summer) is challenged by & fights the Green Knight, (Holly King), who is armed with a club of holly to represent winter. #FolkloreSunday #Winter #Christmas
November 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Holly is a #symbol of death & rebirth in both Pagan & Christian lore. ❄️ In the #Arthurian legend, Gawain (the Oak King of summer) is challenged by & fights the Green Knight, (Holly King), who is armed with a club of holly to represent winter. #FolkloreSunday #Winter #Christmas
November 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"Now I 'm eighteen I prefer stronger novels & books by great men & women, because these are always talked about by cultivated people, & when I go into society next winter I wish to be able to listen intelligently & know what to admire."
A Garland For Girls, ✍️ Louisa May Alcott
#BookWormSat #books
A Garland For Girls, ✍️ Louisa May Alcott
#BookWormSat #books
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"Now I 'm eighteen I prefer stronger novels & books by great men & women, because these are always talked about by cultivated people, & when I go into society next winter I wish to be able to listen intelligently & know what to admire."
A Garland For Girls, ✍️ Louisa May Alcott
#BookWormSat #books
A Garland For Girls, ✍️ Louisa May Alcott
#BookWormSat #books
So Rose sat in state enjoying herself very much, for the lads proceeded to dance a Highland Fling with a spirit and skill that made her clap her hands and laugh as she had not done for weeks.
- Eight Cousins, Louisa May Alcott
#BookWormSat #booksky
- Eight Cousins, Louisa May Alcott
#BookWormSat #booksky
November 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
So Rose sat in state enjoying herself very much, for the lads proceeded to dance a Highland Fling with a spirit and skill that made her clap her hands and laugh as she had not done for weeks.
- Eight Cousins, Louisa May Alcott
#BookWormSat #booksky
- Eight Cousins, Louisa May Alcott
#BookWormSat #booksky
In the #fairytale 'the Boy Who Knew what the Birds Said', a young lad learns the language of the #birds & his fate. They predict he'll be forced to leave home, win a princess & return as a king. Soon after his family expels him from his home ensuring that predicted fate occurs. 🐦 #LegendaryWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM
In the #fairytale 'the Boy Who Knew what the Birds Said', a young lad learns the language of the #birds & his fate. They predict he'll be forced to leave home, win a princess & return as a king. Soon after his family expels him from his home ensuring that predicted fate occurs. 🐦 #LegendaryWednesday
November 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The legend of the White Hare (Cornish) speaks of the lost spirit of a maiden. With a broken heart & a soul which cannot rest, she appears as a white #hare, invisible to others except her faithless lover, who she follows always, haunting him until he meets his end. 🐇 #FolkloreSunday #folksky
November 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The legend of the White Hare (Cornish) speaks of the lost spirit of a maiden. With a broken heart & a soul which cannot rest, she appears as a white #hare, invisible to others except her faithless lover, who she follows always, haunting him until he meets his end. 🐇 #FolkloreSunday #folksky
Up the airy mountain,
Down the rushy glen,
We daren't go a-hunting
For fear of little men;
Wee folk, good folk,
Trooping all together;
Green jacket, red cap,
And white owl's feather!
🪄 The Fairies, William Allingham
🎨 The Fairy Ring, George Cruikshank
#FolkloreSunday #Fairytales
Down the rushy glen,
We daren't go a-hunting
For fear of little men;
Wee folk, good folk,
Trooping all together;
Green jacket, red cap,
And white owl's feather!
🪄 The Fairies, William Allingham
🎨 The Fairy Ring, George Cruikshank
#FolkloreSunday #Fairytales
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Up the airy mountain,
Down the rushy glen,
We daren't go a-hunting
For fear of little men;
Wee folk, good folk,
Trooping all together;
Green jacket, red cap,
And white owl's feather!
🪄 The Fairies, William Allingham
🎨 The Fairy Ring, George Cruikshank
#FolkloreSunday #Fairytales
Down the rushy glen,
We daren't go a-hunting
For fear of little men;
Wee folk, good folk,
Trooping all together;
Green jacket, red cap,
And white owl's feather!
🪄 The Fairies, William Allingham
🎨 The Fairy Ring, George Cruikshank
#FolkloreSunday #Fairytales
And just like that, the frost settled & the #garden is in hibernation mode. Yet there is still beauty to be seen in the early #winter landscape. Some of the delicate, fluffy seed heads are hanging on, at least until the snow starts falling in earnest. ❄️ #November #gardensky
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
And just like that, the frost settled & the #garden is in hibernation mode. Yet there is still beauty to be seen in the early #winter landscape. Some of the delicate, fluffy seed heads are hanging on, at least until the snow starts falling in earnest. ❄️ #November #gardensky
The tale of the boy who went out to learn what fear was is a #fairytale from the Brothers Grimm. On the first night of his adventure, giant #blackcats visit him to play cards, & he keeps them at bay when they attack. 🐾 #Caturday #cats #art
November 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The tale of the boy who went out to learn what fear was is a #fairytale from the Brothers Grimm. On the first night of his adventure, giant #blackcats visit him to play cards, & he keeps them at bay when they attack. 🐾 #Caturday #cats #art
Look out Hansel & Gretel... The Witch is watching you eat her candy house. #art #Fairytales
🎨 Herman Vogel, ca 1910
🎨 Herman Vogel, ca 1910
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Look out Hansel & Gretel... The Witch is watching you eat her candy house. #art #Fairytales
🎨 Herman Vogel, ca 1910
🎨 Herman Vogel, ca 1910
The Middle English term elferingewort ("elf-ring"), is said to be "a ring caused by elves' dancing". Similarly, Scandinavian lore states #fairy rings are burned into the ground by the dancing elves, & we humans might want to avoid them!
🪄 #FairyTales #Folklore #art
🪄 #FairyTales #Folklore #art
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Middle English term elferingewort ("elf-ring"), is said to be "a ring caused by elves' dancing". Similarly, Scandinavian lore states #fairy rings are burned into the ground by the dancing elves, & we humans might want to avoid them!
🪄 #FairyTales #Folklore #art
🪄 #FairyTales #Folklore #art
John Dee and Edward Kelley invoking the spirit of a deceased person whilst safe inside their magic circle. 🪄 👻 #Ghost #PhantomsFriday
🎨 Engraving by Ebenezer Sibly, ca 1806
🎨 Engraving by Ebenezer Sibly, ca 1806
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
John Dee and Edward Kelley invoking the spirit of a deceased person whilst safe inside their magic circle. 🪄 👻 #Ghost #PhantomsFriday
🎨 Engraving by Ebenezer Sibly, ca 1806
🎨 Engraving by Ebenezer Sibly, ca 1806
In the Icelandic #fairytale "The Witch in the Stone Boat", a troll-woman with the ability to shape-shift, takes the place of a true queen she kidnaps & imprisons. #WyrdWednesday
November 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
In the Icelandic #fairytale "The Witch in the Stone Boat", a troll-woman with the ability to shape-shift, takes the place of a true queen she kidnaps & imprisons. #WyrdWednesday
In Albanian #Folklore, Nëna e Vatrës is the protector of the vatër, (home fireplace). To keep her from becoming angry, (burning the house down), it was crucial to clean the #hearth each night, & family members would respectfully leave offerings of food for her near the hearth. 🍞 🔥 #FolkloreSunday
November 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
In Albanian #Folklore, Nëna e Vatrës is the protector of the vatër, (home fireplace). To keep her from becoming angry, (burning the house down), it was crucial to clean the #hearth each night, & family members would respectfully leave offerings of food for her near the hearth. 🍞 🔥 #FolkloreSunday
Here lies Arthur, the once and future king - Legend states he's not dead, nor is he awake, but lays #sleeping peacefully in Avalon, & the time will come when he awakens & returns "once more to this earth, and all shall be peace and concord amongst men". #FolkyFriday #Arthurian
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Here lies Arthur, the once and future king - Legend states he's not dead, nor is he awake, but lays #sleeping peacefully in Avalon, & the time will come when he awakens & returns "once more to this earth, and all shall be peace and concord amongst men". #FolkyFriday #Arthurian
In the French Vulgate version, Merlin falls in love with Vivienne. He makes her swear she'll give him her love exclusively in exchange for teaching her his spells & magic. She learns a sleeping spell & binds him in a tower, but first she swears to visit him often & keeps her promise. #FolkyFriday
November 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
In the French Vulgate version, Merlin falls in love with Vivienne. He makes her swear she'll give him her love exclusively in exchange for teaching her his spells & magic. She learns a sleeping spell & binds him in a tower, but first she swears to visit him often & keeps her promise. #FolkyFriday
Larch #trees are one of the few conifers that shed their needles in #winter. 🌲 In Sami & Siberian #mythology the larch takes the place of an Ash as the World-tree, & the smoke from burning larch is said to offer protection by warding off evil spirits. 🔥
#FolkloreSunday #folksky #forest (📷 by me 🙂)
#FolkloreSunday #folksky #forest (📷 by me 🙂)
November 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Larch #trees are one of the few conifers that shed their needles in #winter. 🌲 In Sami & Siberian #mythology the larch takes the place of an Ash as the World-tree, & the smoke from burning larch is said to offer protection by warding off evil spirits. 🔥
#FolkloreSunday #folksky #forest (📷 by me 🙂)
#FolkloreSunday #folksky #forest (📷 by me 🙂)