Corn dollies or corn mothers are a form of traditional European straw work made as a harvest custom. Various scholars have theorized that they began as a pagan ritual to give the spirit of the grain a place to live for the winter after the harvest made it temporarily homeless. #WyrdWednesday

And this morning the Shed is an earthen bowl, filled with sunwarmed blackberries…

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And this morning the Shed is an undersea cave, with stalactites of coral and a floor of polished sea glass…

And this morning the Shed is the smallest hint of a heathaze on the horizon...

And this morning the Shed is a teasel, head-high, gilded in the meadow...

And this morning the Shed is a hand-painted sign above the door of an ale house; depicting sheds carousing in the summer sunshine…

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Happy Yorkshire Day to all you wonderful Yorkshire folk 😘🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

Black and White Rose with Message

Alt: Yorkshire white rose with have a great day

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And this morning the Shed is a sailing-ship, high in the clouds; its mast swathed in moonlight, its hull trailing stars…

A thread of the many beastie hand rests of Stowlangtoft Church

The wizard sleeps tranquilly. The magic broom sweeps the greenhouse.

So, the band and I recorded this. It's the musical version of my novella THE BLUE SALT ROAD, with illustrations by @bonniehawkinsart.bsky.social. Check it out on Bandcamp... joanneharrisandthestorytimeband.bandcamp.com/album/the-bl...

The Blue Salt Road, by Joanne Harris and the Storytime Band

16 track album

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And this morning the Shed is a rowing-boat on a waterlily lake. Below the lilypads, the roofs and spires of a long-drowned city await...

And this morning the Shed is a dovecote, filled with the murmur of feathers…

I’ve said this so many times. Wood pigeons, too.

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If gulls were rare, people would never stop talking about how beautiful they were.

And this morning the Shed is a stone bridge, arching into the wilderness…

And this morning the Shed is a carousel asleep in the bed of a deep lake; prancing horses with manes of weed; minnows swimming through its mechanism…

And this morning the Shed is a path by a lake, where drowned nymphs dance in the moonlight…

And this morning the Shed is a magpie's nest, filled with stolen shining things: pieces of sea glass, bracelets, coins, and rings of gold and silver...

And this morning the Shed is the remains of a giant roller-coaster, abandoned in the forest. Birds sing in its spiralling curves: vines grow through its intricacies.

And this morning the Shed is a rice paper kite, shaped like a fish with a feathery tail…

Larry the cat's commitment to public service remains strong.

Feathers McGraw Waving in Red Glove Hat

Alt: Feathers McGraw getting ready to go out

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LIVE: Louvre's Apollo Gallery reopens after jewel heist The Louvre Museum's Apollon Gallery re-opens to the public, nine months after precious jewels were stolen in a heist that prompted criticism about security measures. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpGn...

With Warwick Folk Festival starting tomorrow, I thought it would be a good time to post this photo of Ilmington Morris side from the early 1900s featuring Sam Bennett as musician. #MorrisDancing

23. While walking many 100s of miles in the countryside I have often looked at portals like those above, & this one in the roots of an old upturned tree, & thought, "What kind of world could this lead to?" So I decided to try to answer this question by writing a book: www.tom-cox.com/my-next-book...

The band and I recorded this instrumental cover, just for fun. You can listen to it here... joanneharrisandthestorytimeband.bandcamp.com/track/summer...

Summerdale, by Joanne Harris and the Storytime Band

track by Joanne Harris and the Storytime Band

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And this morning the Shed is a secret scroll of parchment, covered in hieroglyphs…

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness

Our Flag Means Death: Stede Bonnet & Blackbeard Cheers

ALT: Our Flag Means Death: Stede Bonnet & Blackbeard Cheers

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Tim E. o’Danaos & Don A. Ferentis (Structural Woodworkers) Ltd.@cadburymoose.bsky.social · 2w ago

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness

And this morning the Shed is a tiny shop hidden away in a back street; selling vials of silence, and moonlight, and memories of long ago…