But Ida stood at the firm center of Harriet’s universe: beloved, grumbling, irreplaceable, with her large kind hands and her great moist prominent eyes, her smile which was like the first smile Harriet had ever seen in the world. #SundaySentence Donna Tartt / The Little Friend

#SundaySentence "And so he [Dabster, the philosopher] began to prate of the smallness of human affairs, and how that even so slight a removal from earth made man and his works look like the tenth part of a dollar thrice computed." - O. Henry, Psyche and the Pskyscraper (1905)

#FolkloreThursday; Xenia, or sacred hospitality, was one of the most important social and moral values in Ancient Greece. Many stories involve mortals being rewarded or punished by the gods for their success at or failure to honor Xenia.

#InternationalAstronomyDay Shooting stars are said to be the souls of recently deceased Druids and Bards. When a shooting star is seen, one should proclaim: "another Druid or Bard is dead". art : Death of A Druid by Ixenn

“That which is clearly known hath less terror than that which is but hinted at and guessed.” 📖 “The Hound of the Baskervilles” ~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1902 #BookchatWeekly #BookwormSat 📺 “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, 2002 9pm TODAY on Talking Pictures TV

🐰 ✨ In Transylvanian forests, hares are more than prey. They are unwanted messengers of the unseen. A white hare seen at dusk carries whispers from the otherworld. Secrets that not even the leaves dare speak. So they fall.🌲🐇 #Folklore #Im4Ro #FolkloreSunday 🎨 Nakisha

🍂🍁🍂"That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold." 💛Sonnet 73 #ShakespeareSunday

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7301…

Good morning #sundayvibes

Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed is a legendary tale from Welsh literature In which Gwawl the son of Clud is put in a bag ,mistaken for badger and is roughly used "Every one as he came in asked, "What game are you playing at thus?" The game of Badger in the Bag," said they #FolkloreSunday

yes, an 'twere a cloud in autumn. T&C 1:2 #ShakespeareSunday

#FolkloreSunday In Cherokee lore, Awi Usdi, the Little Deer said, “Humans are breaking natural laws killing animals out of greed. They no longer respect us or nature and have altered the balance. I will visit the them in their dreams and teach them. buff.ly/LQvDDza

The Alpine Hares are native to Britain and live in the highest altitudes. #FolkloreSunday theguardian.com/environment/20…

🧵FAIRIES RIDE WHITE RABBITS Folkloric fairy transport images in woodland for #FolkloreSunday. The first is from Edwin Henry Landseer in 1847. If you look closely you see a diminutive Puck! Scroll down to see the others!

Keeping a diary is a monstrous waste of time. But I cannot seem to help it. Without words, we move through life as mute as the animals. EMMA DONOGHUE, 'The Fox on the Line' #SundaySentence

#FolkloreSunday Fidelma Massey, The Hare Queen Public Commission under the Percent for Art Scheme for Athy College, Athy, Co Kildare, Ireland. fidelmamassey.com/the-hare-queen

Notable Female Descendants of Eleanor of Aquitaine: Blanche of Castile Isabella of France Margaret of Anjou Mary of Burgundy Isabella I of Castile Anne of Brittany Catherine of Aragon Elizabeth I of England Mary, Queen of Scots Marie Antoinette Victoria

#SundaySentence ☕️ Rereading an old favorite... "There came to him, stirred by the warmth of the fire and the gentle aroma of tea, a thousand tangled recollections of old times." - James Hilton, 1934