Dr Karen F. Pierce

Hello, I'd like a copy, been meaning to buy it for ages :-)

The rabbits of Rochdale Not the Baum Rabbit but a rather scary Medieval rabbit who would fit the part I recently spotted a call out from the folklorist Dr Simon Young asking if anyone from Rochdale had memories or stories…

Thinking about the rabbits of Rochdale...
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#BaumRabbit #RochdaleFolklore #Folklore

Published Pages: Earth Mysteries, Zines, & More (Part 2) In a previous post I looked at some current ‘earth mysteries’ magazines, one brand new and two that had been going strong for decades. In this post I will take a look at some of the reg…

Fancy delving into some earth mystery based magazines from the last 40 years? Take a look at these suggestions: stonefolklore.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/p... #EarthMysteries #Zines #NeoAntiquarian

Commercialisation of Halloween & evolving folk traditions It is getting more and more like Christmas (the commercial side of it), decorations up for weeks, plastic tat lining the supermarket shelves since the kids went back to school after the summer. Yet…

Spent last night remembering loved ones now gone, but also about what Halloween has turned into: stonefolklore.wordpress.com/2025/11/01/c... #Halloween #FolkTraditions #PumpkinCarving

Save the painted woolly bats UPDATE: eBay has banned the sale of painted woolly bats on its platform! Now let's keep up the pressure to make sure Amazon follows suit.------Painted woolly bats are selfless little forest guardians,

Tell Amazon: Stop the trinket trade with the painted woolly bat! action.eko.org/a/painted-wo...

The ‘Freetening of Bryn Ellyllion’ In a previous post when I talked about Pentre Ifan and the Twlwyth Teg I mentioned Bryn-yr-Ellyllon near Mold where a gold cape was discovered in 1833. Today I found myself falling further down the…

Bryn Ellyllion - a golden cape and a ghostly spectre #folklore #ghosts #burialmound
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We start with a deep dive into the history of CLIC and its roots as a group to encourage libraries across Cardiff to collaborate together, delivered by former chair Karen Pierce @darklecat.bsky.social

We're excited for our joint event with ATLIS in November! We've a stellar line-up of speakers sharing their expertise on collaboration and community engagement.

🔗 Info & booking: bit.ly/4nN02d8

@cilipcymru.bsky.social @cardiffunilib.bsky.social

Have you registered yet? Here's what to expect...

The ‘Freetening of Bryn Ellyllion’ In a previous post when I talked about Pentre Ifan and the Twlwyth Teg I mentioned Bryn-yr-Ellyllon near Mold where a gold cape was discovered in 1833. Today I found myself falling further down the…

Bryn Ellyllion - a golden cape and a ghostly spectre #folklore #ghosts #burialmound
stonefolklore.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/t...

Published Pages: Earth Mysteries, Zines, & More (Part 1) This week my copy of Ancient Times (from Stone Club) popped through my letter box and reminded me of this post I had been meaning to write. Back in the day, and for myself that would probably be th…

Part 1 of a post looking at some great magazines focussing on #EarthMysteries - includes
@northernearth.bsky.social
&
@stoneclub.bsky.social
#Neo-Antiquarian #StoneEnthusiast stonefolklore.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/p...

Stone Foklore Some musings on the folklore of ancient sites

Been grappling with WordPress this afternoon, and after some tech support from my hubby I've just about got a new blog under control. So if you are interested in folklore or ancient monuments, my musings on those topics can now be found at: stonefolklore.wordpress.com

Picture of the top of a lighthouse with three people cleaning the glass

Lovely lighthouse image from the Pete's Dragon sticker book that belongs to my brother.

The Dark Half Journal - Issue 03 | DragonOak

Do check out the latest issue of the Dark Half Journal - lots of interesting stuff in there (and I have a book review in it) www.dragonoak.org/copy-of-the-...

Northern Gravy Anthology

I've not been at home much recently and so haven't had chance to celebrate the joy of receiving this book - The Northern Gravy Anthology for Young Readers - edited by Jonny Syer. Why joy? Because I have a short story included in it! For the last few years Northern Gravy…

It was a pleasure to have Prof Karen Snow, Carissa Chew @carissachew.bsky.social, Dr Karen Pierce @darklecat.bsky.social, & Helen Griffiths @helgriff.bsky.social presenting on Cataloguing Ethics as part of a our AGM Event yesterday.
Thank you to all the speakers and attendees (online & in-person).

📢MDG Practical Cataloguing Webinar Series starts Wednesday 24th September! 🐈📚📖

The #webinars will showcase #library #metadata experts & practitioners discussing & exploring everyday #cataloguing challenges to provide a platform for developing your metadata skills.

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Summer Solstice 2025 – Cairnholy

21st June 2025 - I greeted the morning sun at Cairnholy (or Cairn Holy) in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. My husband and I had driven up from south Wales to Wigtown the previous day so it was touch and go whether we'd get up in time, but after 4 hours sleep we…

Sun rising over a hill, with ancient stones in the foreground.

Summer solstice sunrise at Cairn Holy this morning.

Pentre Ifan and the Twlwyth Teg Image from Richard Fenton’s (1811) A historical tour through Pembrokeshire. On a miserable rainy Saturday in June I’ve been looking at Welsh fairies, particularly those associated with …

Had time to look at folklore today which led to some musings about fairies and where they can be found: darksideofthecatalogue.wordpress.com/2025/06/07/p... #folklore #fairies #cromlech #PentreIfan

2025 April 20th : Visited the Singing Ringing Tree (not the one from the scary folk tale, the one near Burnley!).

A landscape showing moorland in distance with reservoir in foreground seen over a stone wall.

Today I had some spare time and instead of staying in the house and doing all the important jobs that need doing I went for a three hour walk around Greenbooth and Naden Valley reservoirs.

Check out the latest Catalogue & Index, full of articles on metadata and EDI. I'm slightly biased (being the co-editor) but I think it's a really informative and interesting issue.

Massive protest, New York City

Massive anti-Trump/Musk protests at Union Square in New York City yesterday.

white text on a dark background with an image of a full solar eclipse - muted. "Economic Blackout Day Feb 28, 2025 No purchases. It's time to disrupt the system."

A weekend at home for a change, where I have time and space for art and creativity! Will be mostly ignoring housework.

Petition: We call on UWTSD and the Welsh Government to create a viable, sustainable plan for the long-term future of Lampeter campus The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has announced a plan to end all undergraduate teaching at its Lampeter campus by September 2025, a decision that would sever nearly 200 years of Lam...

Wherever you are in the world, please read and if possible sign the petition to the Senedd and let your contacts know about this call to save something beautiful
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New issue of Catalogue & Index, is now available online!

C&I Vol. 209 features a brand new, modern layout designed by editors Fran Frenzel and Karen Pierce (@darklecat.bsky.social).

This issue contains articles covering a variety of #metadata topics.
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Sun rising over a hill with a prehistoric burial cairn in the fore ground

Solstice sun rise at Cairn Holy #WinterSolstice #SacredSite #BurialChamber