‘The days are gone,
The months have flown,
And you and I are older grown.
Shake hands, good-bye, and have no fear
To welcome well another year.’ - Kate Greenaway.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year 2024, and may it be a fruitful one in every way!

Cats preparing for a new year of shenanigans

Art by Mystery's Haven

The Princess in the Forest by Swedish fairy tale illustrator John Bauer (1882-1918)

Wishing you all a Happy New Year & I hope you have a cozy & magical night. Thank you so much for all of your beautiful notes…I’ll reply this week. And thank you for following me. Hugs to you all & sweet dreams ♥️🥂❄️✨
(Art by Lucy Grossmith)

Sweet dreams, everyone ♥️
(Art by Freya Hartas)

‘The New Year's come again,
Ah, well-a-day!
How soon they come,
How soon they pass away.’ - words and illustration from Kate Greenaway’s Almanac for 1884, published 140 years ago.

Enjoy the first day of 2024 and a new month! #NewYear #January

#January by Eugene Grasset, for La Belle Jardiniere. #artnouveau #calendar , 1896. #January 1st #1stJanuary #NewYear #NewYear 2024

Some flower fairies for the #NewYear ! Here are spindle berry, elderberry, rosehip & rowan. #NewYear 2024 #FolkloreSunday #FairytaleTuesday
#Art : Cicely Mary Barker

A #HappyNewYear to all 💚

'May the warmth of the sun, nurture you;
The cool waters, cleanse you;
Nature's bounty, replenish you;
The song of the trees, comfort you;
The knowledge of the bees, guide you.'

~ Druid Blessing by Stephen G. Rae

#blessings #wisdom #druids

The New Year’s Day finale as night falls in the woodland

Art by the late Molly Brett

Happy New Year to you all from the cozy world of Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) ♥️

Vintage dating & skating…

Stopping by to wish you all a very Happy New Year…I hope much happiness comes your way in 2024. I’m having a cozy day with my family, & I want to wish my Mom, Brenda, a very Happy Birthday! My sis & I are so lucky to have her as our magical Mom. Stay cozy & hugs to you all 🥰♥️

Celebrating New Year’s Day in the magical woodland…♥️

Art by the late Molly Brett

A cozy philosophy:

‘No animal, according to the rules of animal-etiquette, is ever expected to do anything strenuous, or heroic, or even moderately active during the off-season of winter.’
—Kenneth Grahame
The Wind in the Willows

It’s a new beginning!✨
Wishing you the best in 2024🎉

'For last year's words belong to last year's language. And next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.'
- T.S. Eliot

Dusk over a Winter Forest (1889) by Sophus Jacobsen

🕯️🕊️🕯️Wishing everyone a #HappyNewYear blessed with peace, healing, creativity and joy!🦋

I really hope people stop using the word ‘manifesting’ in 2024. It really irritates me. Any words you would consign to the verbal rubbish dump?
🖼️ Vincent Van Gogh, 1883.

Happy New Year, may 2024 bring what you need it to.