Custard the dragon had big sharp teeth,
And spikes on top of him and scales underneath,
Mouth like a fireplace, chimney for a nose,
And realio, trulio, daggers on his toes.
~Nash
Thank you for your flummadiddle
posts, dear Bibliophiles!
Reposting because I forgot to tag #BookologyThursday, like a plum!
There was an Owl lived in an oak, Whiskey, Whaskey, Weedle;
And all the words he ever spoke Were Fiddle, Faddle, Feedle.
Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes (1877)
art by Lily Seika Jones
#BookologyThursday #WyrdWednesday
Ogre is a French word, linked to the Etruscan god Orcus. These legendary giants are famous for their unfortunate cannibalistic tendencies, foul body-odor, rotten teeth, and rancid halitosis. They dwell in deep forests and mucky swamps.
#FolkloreThursday #BookologyThursday
In Wales, dragonflies are called gwas y neidr, adder's servants, and we meet the adder today, in our 47th #darkspringtide tale, in the valley of the Eglwyseg River in Powys.
Gwas y neidr collect prayers for her, those that should rather not be prayed.
Read the story below.
Ogre is a French word, linked to the Etruscan god Orcus. These legendary giants are famous for their unfortunate cannibalistic tendencies, foul body-odor, rotten teeth, and rancid halitosis. They dwell in deep forests and mucky swamps.
#FolkloreThursday #BookologyThursday
My copy just arrived!
When ploughing your fields make sure to put a little cake in the soil as an offering to the spirits of the land.
#FolkloreThursday
For more food folklore pre-order my book here 👇
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There was an Owl lived in an oak, Whiskey, Whaskey, Weedle;
And all the words he ever spoke Were Fiddle, Faddle, Feedle.
Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes (1877)
art by Lily Seika Jones
#BookologyThursday #WyrdWednesday
Welcome to #BookologyThursday
@bookcat.bsky.social here teaming up with #BookologyThursday & #WyrdWednesday for the topic:
“Absurd Words, Nonsense Poems, and Nursery Rhymes”
along with: Odd slang, Silly Archaic Insults, Onomatopoeia, and Unusual Etymologies
in literature, art, and lore.
Look what arrived in the mail just in time for #FolkloreThursday
Willow Winsham’s latest book!
Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines
Can’t wait to read it!
Look what arrived in the mail just in time for #FolkloreThursday
Willow Winsham’s latest book!
Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines
Can’t wait to read it!
art by Nancy Ekholm Burkert #owlishmonday
The Scroobious Pip looked gaily round
And sang these words with a chirpy sound:
Snippetty Whip; Whippetty Snip;—
My only name is the Scroobious Pip.
~Edward Lear's (1872) unfinished poem, completed in (1968) by Ogden Nash #BookologyThursday #WyrdWednesday
art by Nancy Ekholm Burkert
#owlishmonday
🌳🦄🌳Unicorns were believed to live within the undisturbed hearts of deep forests.
#FairyTaleTuesday #WyrdWednesday #FolkloreSunday
Join us tomorrow and Thursday for our literary #WyrdWednesday / #BookologyThursday crossover with @bookcat.bsky.social!
Good morning, lil' wyrdlings! Welcome to this week's wynderful #WyrdWednesday / #BookologyThursday crossover!
The theme:
“Absurd Words, Nonsense Poems, and Nursery Rhymes!”
@cwreeve.bsky.social here - SHOW ME SOME WYRD 👻👻
The Mad Hatter declaims to the Dormouse in one of Tenniel's illustrations for 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland'.
'Twinkle, twinkle, little bat!
How I wonder what you're at!
Up above the world you fly,
Like a tea-tray in the sky.'
- The Mad Hatter
#WyrdWednesday #LewisCarroll
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
@bookcat.bsky.social here teaming up with #BookologyThursday & #WyrdWednesday for the topic:
“Absurd Words, Nonsense Poems, and Nursery Rhymes”
In dandelion season, when the Lilliputian lions spread magic at our feet, weave the magical golden flowers into your wedding bouquet for good luck, drink dandelion tea for psychic dreams and blow the seeds into the wind to make your wish come true.
🎨P. Cavallini (1259-1330)
‘Then the unicorns came out of the sea.'
from ‘The Last Unicorn'
by Peter S. Beagle
illustrated by Lily Seika Jones
Stunning!!🖤
Hey! Diddle, diddle!
#BookologyThursday is ‘over the moon’ as we team up with #WyrdWednesday for a wynderful collaboration to celebrate Dr Johnson’s famous dictionary with:
"Absurd Words, Nonsense Poems, and Nursery Rhymes"
as this week's joined topic!
Wyrdlings,
271 years ago #OnThisDay, Dr Johnson published his famous dictionary & even if “aardvark” was left out, #BookologyThursday’s BookCat & the Mothers of #WyrdWednesday team up, take the opportunity & give you:
“Absurd Words, Nonsense Poems, and Nursery Rhymes”
as this week’s joined topic!
I’ve just ordered a copy, it’s supposed to arrive tomorrow!! 😻
Cover of Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines, an orange cover with the title text and cat figures moving jumping around the words. Text reading A curious collection of cattish folklore, myth and superstitions is beside it, with a cat above and below.
Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines is finally here! 😻The first seeds for this one were planted way back in lockdown, so it feels extra special being able to finally share it with everyone - huge thanks to @batsfordbooks.bsky.social for making it a reality!
art by Betty Jiang
#bookchatweekly
‘Then the unicorns came out of the sea.'
from ‘The Last Unicorn'
by Peter S. Beagle
illustrated by Lily Seika Jones
Sometimes we all need a unicorn to believe in. Sometimes we need a unicorn to believe in us.
~Claudia Bakker