Maude Frome

Some flower fairies that don’t get out & about very often. Meet sorrel, robin’s pincushion, convolvulus & wild thyme. Images: Cicely Mary Barker #weekend #FolkloreSunday

Some flower fairies that don’t get out & about very often. Meet sorrel, robin’s pincushion, convolvulus & wild thyme. Images: Cicely Mary Barker #weekend #FolkloreSunday

Hi all, a reminder that this Sunday’s theme is: PASSION (BOTH WILD & QUIET) IN FOLKLORE, ART & LITERATURE. Bring your posts to the hashtag #FolkloreSunday for a repost after 10:30 am BST. See you then! Maude xx Image: Witchery of the Moonbeams by Edward Potthast (1906)

Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) was Byron’s only legitimate child. A mathematical genius, some refer to her as the first computer programmer. Her writings include the first algorithm written specifically for a computer, Charles Babbage’s proposed Analytical Engine. #BookologyThursday

“For broken dreams, the cure is, dream again and deeper.” C.S. Lewis Image: Moonboat by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, 1920s #FairyTaleTuesday #BookChatWeekly #newmoon

Thank you all for your wonderful tweets on pets today. Next week’s theme, as we head towards Emily Bronte’s birthday on 30th July is: WILD PASSIONS IN FOLKLORE, ART & LITERATURE. Bring your posts to the hashtag #FolkloreSunday for a repost after 10:30 am BST. Maude xx

The Vikings loved giving cats as wedding gifts. Not only were they thought to be invaluable to brides setting up their new homes, but they were also sacred to Freya, the #Norse goddess of love, whose chariot was pulled by two giant cats. #FolkloreSunday

The #summer cats of Lucy Grossmith #weekend #FolkloreSunday

Rabbit taking the #moon into the forest to play. #lunar #folklore #weekend #FolkloreSunday #Art: Feridun Oral

It was once believed that witches would turn themselves into hares, so they could travel safely across the countryside. #BookChatWeekly #BookologyThursday #FolkloreSunday Image: Tuesday Riddell

The Lady & the Unicorn is a series of 6 tapestries woven in Flanders C.1500. The first 5 tapestries convey the 5 senses. Here is detail from the tapestry conveying the sense of Touch. @museecluny #FairyTaleTuesday #LegendaryWednesday

Unicorns are the gentlest, shyest of creatures. The most magical of them enjoy waking-up upon mushrooms. #FairyTaleTuesday #Art: Lily Seika Jones

A kookaburra by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite for #OwlishMonday. #vintage #illustration, 1920s

Here are some lovely summer flower fairies by Cicely Mary Barker: Convolvulus, sweetpea, lavender & lilac. Convolvulus originally graced the cover of Flower Fairies of the Summer when it was first published in 1925. #BookChatWeekly #FolkloreSunday