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Folktales: Scottish Faeries and ‘othering’

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Hannah

I’ve written in my previous post about the Cat Fae element of Avery’s character in my book, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle. For those of you who don’t know, one of Avery’s secrets is that she is a Cat Fae. … Continue reading →

Posted in Countryside, Making changes | Tagged adventure, Alan Garner, Alderley Edge, Anglo Saxons, Aos Sidhe, archaeology, arnmach, author, Avery Buckle, barrows, Bronze Age, burial sites, Bury, cat fae, Celts, cheshire, children's books, Cornwall, Dartmoor, devon, Donald Trump, Dumnonii, faery mounds, farmers, folklore, gaelic, Ghilli Dhu, Hannah Foley, hunter-gatherers, kelpies, lake of menteith, Laughter Tor, legend, magic, Mexicans, middle grade fiction, Muslims, myths, othering, People of the Mounds, scotland, Sleeping Hero, Somerset, Stogurcey, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, The Story Behind A Book, Thorverton, Wales, writer | Comments Off

Castles

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Hannah

I read Kathleen Jamie’s book of essays, Surfacing, over January. As you would expect from Jamie, it’s a beautiful selection. She explores the life transitions going on in her own family against the background of an archaeological dig in Alaska, … Continue reading →

Posted in Countryside | Tagged Alaska, alcohol, Angle Saxons, archaeology, books, Bury, Cadbury, Christian Missionaries, Cornwall, Cranbrook, Dartmoor, devon, Dumnonii, essays, farmers, Fingle Woods, ghosts, guerilla war fare, hill fort, Iron Age, Kathleen Jamie, lifestyle, multivallate, neolithic, non-fiction, Old Clam Bridge, Orkney, romans, scotland, seasonal, snowdrops, South West, surfacing, sustainable, Tamar, Thorverton, traditional, Vikings, way of life, Welsh Marches, Westray, Wooston Castle | 3 Comments

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