Juleigh Howard-Hobson Known variously as Haunt Blue, Spirit Blue, and even New Orleans Blue, Haint Blue refers to a certain kind of color that sits somewhere between greenish blue and blueish green. Originally a milk-paint made up by the Geechee or Gullah folk (for the most part African-American slaves or descendants of slaves, although…
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All Cats are Grey in Russian Folklore
Juleigh Howard-Hobson The Russian term Baiyun means “talker”, coming from the verb bayat – “talk”, and thus we arrive at the essence of Кот Баюн– translated variously as Kot Baikun, Kot Bayun or Cat Bayun, all of which mean the cat talker—a gigantic furry black cat who, if allowed to charm you with his magical storytelling, will eventually…
To Plant a Corn Dolly
Juleigh Howard-Hobson It’s February, and for those in the Northern hemisphere like myself, it is as far from the harvest season as it is possible to get. It’s cold, it’s muddy, and it’s grey. The world has been chilly and wet for a quarter of the year. It is the most important time of the…
