Storytelling Whispers

Were you aware bunnies didn't always have cute cotton ball tails? No! Well it is true. Once upon a time, longer than most can remember, rabbits had long tails like cats, and cats had no tail at all.

"The Great Selkie of Sule Skerry" is a traditional folk ballad from Orkney. I was recently lucky enough to hear a retelling of the embellished version: "The Play of the Lady Odivere". Native Orcadian, Tom Muir wove the tale so beautifully, impressing his listeners with his knowledge of the poems history.

I've been on the search for stories, from Worcester, England. My brother, recently had a very enjoyable day trip there, and he kindly offered his photographs for my blog; always keen for content, I snatched them up. 

I spent the weekend in Macclesfield, where a friend, who I met at university lives. When I arrived after work on the Friday evening, she had cooked a delicious meal of chicken and vegetables in red wine. Desert was fresh mango, with rum and raisin ice-cream. We chatted over coffee, before freshening up, and taking an evening walk.

The weather this winter has been one of two things: wet and windy, or cold and bright. It is mid-January, the sky over Britain is either the deepest blue, or ash grey.

On April 17th 1951, Britain's first national park was designated to the Peak District, an upland area of outstanding beauty in England. Today, tourism dominates the area, alongside agriculture. Traditionally, people in the area, made a living from grazing livestock and dairy farming.