Bimbo Moment

Mooooooood

Someone in a weaving discord I'm in saw this much-jpg'd image on Facebook. They enjoyed it and crossposted it. I enjoyed it and asked if there was a source. Alas, unattributed. We would never know.

Not so! By their magical librarianship and citation-hunting powers, @ginneke tracked the image first to Pinterest, then a long-defunct blog, then a connection with the 1960s fairytale retellings of Amadel Williams-Ellis illustrated by one William Stobbs. He had the correct whimsical art style - a hit! Another server member suggested a likely candidate tale of Baba Yaga involving a cat and a loom.

Unfortunately, these books have never been digitised, not even the tables of contents, so there was no way to know whether they might be correct. And my various libraries had never heard of the books. However, for about £7 each on ebay they were within my shenanigans budget - I was invested now.

I ordered two, mostly at random. Leafed all the way through both of them, got nearly to the end with some delightful other creatures but not yet the Loom Cat...

..... and then all of a sudden there it was! In a Baba Yaga story in Round a the World Fairy Tales exactly as predicted! Success in tracking down an 80-year-old untitled children's book illustration via several people and much joy. I'm very satisfied and will put the full Baba Yaga tale in a reblog.

https://www.pzc.nl/antwerpen/dode-man-in-antwerps-stadspark-is-palestijnse-vluchteling-26-doodsoorzaak-nog-steeds-onzeker~aecdd622/

@vague-humanoid

Idk if anyone picked this up but it seems like this has gone under the radar as this is from last week.

https://countylocalnews.com/2024/08/27/belgium-lynching-palestinian-man-26-year-old-palestinian-man-lynched-and-murdered-in-belgium-domestic-terrorism/

In a horrifying and heartbreaking development, a 26-year-old Palestinian man was discovered lynched and murdered in Belgium. The victim’s hands and feet were tied, and he was bound to a tree, highlighting the brutality and cruelty of this heinous crime. This incident is not just a simple act of violence, but a clear manifestation of domestic terrorism and a racial hate crime.

this suggests that what they're eating are POLISH PIEROGI!!! Laios and Falin are certified POLISH and SLAVIC!!!!

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