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Pre-pandemic I lived in #Italy, and was lucky enough to have a work trip to #Puglia, within striking distance of #Alberobello. These extraordinary traditional houses (#trulli) are a World Heritage Site, dating as early as the 15th century, and some of them have these mysterious symbols painted on the roofs. They're believed to be a mixture of religious #symbolism (possibly with pagan roots) and astrological meaning.
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A bit more about me as a #storyteller. You'll find me online as Spindrift Stories, and I tell old stories in the old way, passing on the oral tradition of #folktales and #legends. (I write fiction too, but that's an entirely different craft.)
I'm based in #Northumberland and in summer I host my own open-air #storytelling sessions. I also run #StoryMaking workshops for children, but my #stories are for all ages! Please check out my site to find out more: https://spindriftstories.co.uk/
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New instance, new #introduction is needed!
I'm Becca, I come from the borderlands in the far northern corner of England. I'm mostly here to post about #folklore and #FolkHistory of #Northumberland, as well as #stories and #storytelling, if anyone wants to follow along or join me!
Other interests and possible posts about #genealogy #LocalHistory #writing #books #RuralLife #sustainability and general #leftist politics. Always learning.
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Once at Christmas time, the laird had promised his guests good hunting. He paid a local woman, Nancy Scott, sixpence for the location of a rare white hare.
But when the party gave chase, the hare led them a merry dance, finally escaping the jaws of a hound straight into Nancy's cottage.
On entering, the laird found Nancy out of breath, nursing a bleeding heel, but no hare to be seen.
#Northumberland #NorthumbrianStories #Folklore #Lore #WinterTales #Stories #Storytelling
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Once at Christmas time, the laird had promised his guests good hunting. He paid a local woman, Nancy Scott, sixpence for the location of a rare white hare.
But when the party gave chase, the hare led them a merry dance, finally escaping the jaws of a hound straight into Nancy's cottage.
On entering, the laird found Nancy out of breath, nursing a bleeding heel, but no hare to be seen.
#Northumberland #NorthumbrianStories #Folklore #Lore #WinterTales #Stories #Storytelling
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Once at Christmas time, the laird had promised his guests good hunting. He paid a local woman, Nancy Scott, sixpence for the location of a rare white hare.
But when the party gave chase, the hare led them a merry dance, finally escaping the jaws of a hound straight into Nancy's cottage.
On entering, the laird found Nancy out of breath, nursing a bleeding heel, but no hare to be seen.
#Northumberland #NorthumbrianStories #Folklore #Lore #WinterTales #Stories #Storytelling
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Once at Christmas time, the laird had promised his guests good hunting. He paid a local woman, Nancy Scott, sixpence for the location of a rare white hare.
But when the party gave chase, the hare led them a merry dance, finally escaping the jaws of a hound straight into Nancy's cottage.
On entering, the laird found Nancy out of breath, nursing a bleeding heel, but no hare to be seen.
#Northumberland #NorthumbrianStories #Folklore #Lore #WinterTales #Stories #Storytelling
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CW: vaccinations, medical
If any UK folks are looking to get their #FluVaccine I walked into Boots today and was given it for free after I explained I've been eligible in the past but not heard anything this year. No proof asked for, just an explanation of my eligibility, and no wait or appointment needed (altho that would depend on the branch/availability I assume). #FreeFluVaccination #NHS #ThanksNHS #ProtectOurNHS
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CW: vaccinations, medical
If any UK folks are looking to get their #FluVaccine I walked into Boots today and was given it for free after I explained I've been eligible in the past but not heard anything this year. No proof asked for, just an explanation of my eligibility, and no wait or appointment needed (altho that would depend on the branch/availability I assume). #FreeFluVaccination #NHS #ThanksNHS #ProtectOurNHS
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CW: vaccinations, medical
If any UK folks are looking to get their #FluVaccine I walked into Boots today and was given it for free after I explained I've been eligible in the past but not heard anything this year. No proof asked for, just an explanation of my eligibility, and no wait or appointment needed (altho that would depend on the branch/availability I assume). #FreeFluVaccination #NHS #ThanksNHS #ProtectOurNHS
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CW: vaccinations, medical
If any UK folks are looking to get their #FluVaccine I walked into Boots today and was given it for free after I explained I've been eligible in the past but not heard anything this year. No proof asked for, just an explanation of my eligibility, and no wait or appointment needed (altho that would depend on the branch/availability I assume). #FreeFluVaccination #NHS #ThanksNHS #ProtectOurNHS
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Walking home along my old country lane on a sharp, clear November evening, feels like I could have stepped back a hundred years or two (except for the overhead wires 😂 )
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One of the documents that started me on the #FamilyHistory trail. I found it (aged 12) in a suitcase filled with old photos and documents in my granny's wardrobe, and couldn't rest until I made sense of it all.
In 1839, someone made these careful copies from the parish records of Kiltarlity in #Invernessshire of baptisms of the children of John Fraser, sawyer, and his wife Margaret, from between 1811 and 1823. Their second son was my 3x g-grandfather.
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One of the documents that started me on the #FamilyHistory trail. I found it (aged 12) in a suitcase filled with old photos and documents in my granny's wardrobe, and couldn't rest until I made sense of it all.
In 1839, someone made these careful copies from the parish records of Kiltarlity in #Invernessshire of baptisms of the children of John Fraser, sawyer, and his wife Margaret, from between 1811 and 1823. Their second son was my 3x g-grandfather.
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One of the documents that started me on the #FamilyHistory trail. I found it (aged 12) in a suitcase filled with old photos and documents in my granny's wardrobe, and couldn't rest until I made sense of it all.
In 1839, someone made these careful copies from the parish records of Kiltarlity in #Invernessshire of baptisms of the children of John Fraser, sawyer, and his wife Margaret, from between 1811 and 1823. Their second son was my 3x g-grandfather.
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One of the documents that started me on the #FamilyHistory trail. I found it (aged 12) in a suitcase filled with old photos and documents in my granny's wardrobe, and couldn't rest until I made sense of it all.
In 1839, someone made these careful copies from the parish records of Kiltarlity in #Invernessshire of baptisms of the children of John Fraser, sawyer, and his wife Margaret, from between 1811 and 1823. Their second son was my 3x g-grandfather.
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One of the documents that started me on the #FamilyHistory trail. I found it (aged 12) in a suitcase filled with old photos and documents in my granny's wardrobe, and couldn't rest until I made sense of it all.
In 1839, someone made these careful copies from the parish records of Kiltarlity in #Invernessshire of baptisms of the children of John Fraser, sawyer, and his wife Margaret, from between 1811 and 1823. Their second son was my 3x g-grandfather.
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I see Cows of Mastodon and Sheep of Mastodon, but is there any place for #GoatsOfMastodon ? These are part of the wild #Cheviot population, taken on Dere Street, the #RomanRoad running deep through the hills. #Northumberland #ScottishBorders
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I see Cows of Mastodon and Sheep of Mastodon, but is there any place for #GoatsOfMastodon ? These are part of the wild #Cheviot population, taken on Dere Street, the #RomanRoad running deep through the hills. #Northumberland #ScottishBorders
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I see Cows of Mastodon and Sheep of Mastodon, but is there any place for #GoatsOfMastodon ? These are part of the wild #Cheviot population, taken on Dere Street, the #RomanRoad running deep through the hills. #Northumberland #ScottishBorders
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I see Cows of Mastodon and Sheep of Mastodon, but is there any place for #GoatsOfMastodon ? These are part of the wild #Cheviot population, taken on Dere Street, the #RomanRoad running deep through the hills. #Northumberland #ScottishBorders
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I see Cows of Mastodon and Sheep of Mastodon, but is there any place for #GoatsOfMastodon ? These are part of the wild #Cheviot population, taken on Dere Street, the #RomanRoad running deep through the hills. #Northumberland #ScottishBorders
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One of my favourite historic maps is the 1769 map of Northumberland by Andrew Armstrong. Not as detailed as later maps, but so fascinating to explore and compare. Pic is Sheet 1 (compressed), but the whole thing can be accessed with HD zoom and download options at http://digitalarchive.mcmaster.ca/islandora/object/macrepo%3A92703
#HistoricMaps #OldMaps #Northumberland #NorthumbrianHistory #18thCentury #Histodons #History #LocalHistory
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Good morning! A bit more about me as a #storyteller. You'll find me online as Spindrift Stories, and I tell old stories in the old way, passing on the oral tradition of #folktales and #legends. (I write fiction too, but that's an entirely different craft.)
I'm based in #Northumberland and in summer I host my own open-air #storytelling sessions. I also run #StoryMaking workshops for children, but my #stories are for all ages! Please check out my site to find out more: https://spindriftstories.wordpress.com/
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High on the moors above Bewick in #Northumberland is the Cateran Hole. Steps descend into the dark tunnel, which is said to lead underground to the fairy stronghold of the Henhole, far into the hills.
When some men of Old Bewick decided to test it, they only got as far as the Hurl Stone, where fairy singing sent them fleeing back in a panic.
Today the tunnel is blocked by fallen rocks.
#folklore #folklorethursday @folklorethursday #stories #storytelling #northumberland #northumbrianstories
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High on the moors above Bewick in #Northumberland is the Cateran Hole. Steps descend into the dark tunnel, which is said to lead underground to the fairy stronghold of the Henhole, far into the hills.
When some men of Old Bewick decided to test it, they only got as far as the Hurl Stone, where fairy singing sent them fleeing back in a panic.
Today the tunnel is blocked by fallen rocks.
#folklore #folklorethursday @folklorethursday #stories #storytelling #northumberland #northumbrianstories
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High on the moors above Bewick in #Northumberland is the Cateran Hole. Steps descend into the dark tunnel, which is said to lead underground to the fairy stronghold of the Henhole, far into the hills.
When some men of Old Bewick decided to test it, they only got as far as the Hurl Stone, where fairy singing sent them fleeing back in a panic.
Today the tunnel is blocked by fallen rocks.
#folklore #folklorethursday @folklorethursday #stories #storytelling #northumberland #northumbrianstories
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High on the moors above Bewick in #Northumberland is the Cateran Hole. Steps descend into the dark tunnel, which is said to lead underground to the fairy stronghold of the Henhole, far into the hills.
When some men of Old Bewick decided to test it, they only got as far as the Hurl Stone, where fairy singing sent them fleeing back in a panic.
Today the tunnel is blocked by fallen rocks.
#folklore #folklorethursday @folklorethursday #stories #storytelling #northumberland #northumbrianstories
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If there are any #Northumberland #HomeEducators on here, the National Park is running this lovely event for home-schooled 4-9yos (with siblings welcome) November 29th. I'll be there to tell some traditional tales, plus winter crafts and a nature walk with a ranger. £5/first child and £3.50 for each additional child. https://www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/whats-on/winter-at-walltown-home-educators-session/
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For those curious about the intersections of #folktale and #history this is a historical record of the gamekeeper who told this story, and his family.
#folkhistory #ghoststory #weirdstories #truthisstrangerthanfiction