#charles mackesy

[theknitpotato]

One hundred years after the creation of the library in Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, it was decided that a new cohort of modern authors would be invited to create a contemporary library of their own. A new array of miniature books have been created in painstaking detail by authors such as Julia Donaldson, Charlie Mackesy, Anthony Horowitz and Philippa Gregory.

See the books, as well as objects from the Dolls’ House, in special displays at Windsor Castle this year, and celebrate Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House’s 100th anniversary.

Royal Collection Trust

© Royal Collection Enterprises Ltd 2024 | Royal Collection Trust

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Seen in 2023:

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Peter Baynton & Charles Mackesy), 2022

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Queen Camilla and King Charles III host a reception for authors, members of the literary community and representatives of literacy charities, to celebrate the second anniversary of The Queen’s Reading Room, Clarence House, London, 23.02.2023

[triphantoms]

to everyone: what are your thoughts on this quote:

'"What do you want to be when you grow up?'

'Kind'"

-The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charles Mackesy

It's nice.

- Joker 🃏

I agree, it's a nice quote.

- Akechi 🐦‍⬛

I like it. I agree with it, too!

- Sumire ❤️

[libertyreads]

40 Books Before 40 End of Year Update--

I’ve made some serious progress on this project this year. I only have 4 books left after DNF’ing The House on Infinity Loop. Under the cut will be the full list as well as the rating I’ve given for the ones I’ve read so far.

1. Failsafe by Traci Hunter Abramson, Guardian #1. Rating: 2.5 stars.

2. Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard, Realm Breaker #1. Rating: 3.25 stars.

3. High School is Hell by Jordie Bellaire, Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1. Rating: 2.5 stars.

4. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries, #1. Rating: 2 stars.

5. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Rating: 3 stars.

6. Spellslinger by Sebastian De Castell, Spellslinger #1. Rating: 3 stars.

7. Traitor’s Blade by Sebastian De Castell, Greatcoats #1.

8. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl #1. Rating: 3 stars.

9. Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey, The Expanse #1. Rating: 4.25 stars.

10. The Passage by Justin Cronin, The Passage #1. Rating: 2 stars.

11. Pines by Blake Crouch, Wayward Pines #1. Rating: 2.75 stars.

12. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Rating: 3 stars.

13. The House on Infinity Loop by Bonnie K.T. Dillabough, The Dimensional Alliance #1. Rating: DNF’d.

14. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. Rating: 3.5 stars.

15. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Rating: 3 stars.

16. Stardust by Neil Gaiman. Rating: 3.5 stars.

17. Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Rating: 1.44 stars.

18. The Humans by Matt Haig. Rating: 3 stars.

19. An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard, An Unkindness of Magicians #1. Rating: 3.5 stars.

20. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.

21. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Rating: 2 stars.

22. Fool Me Twice at Christmas by Camilla Isley. Rating: 3 stars.

23. The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson. Rating: 2.5 stars.

24. Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, Howl’s Moving Castle #1. Rating: 3.5 stars.

25. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune. Rating: 4 stars.

26. Jade City by Fonda Lee, The Green Bone Saga #1.

27. Love Like This by Sophie Love, The Romance Chronicles #1. Rating: 2 stars.

28. The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace, Women are Magic #1. Rating: 5 stars.

29. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, Gentleman Bastard #1. Rating: 5 stars.

30. The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Rating: 4 stars.

31. Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell. Rating: 3 stars.

32. The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis, The Initial Insult #1. Rating: 3.75 stars.

33. Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne. Rating: 5 stars.

34. At Midnight, All the Agents by Alan Moore, Watchmen #1. Rating: 2.42 stars.

35. Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel, Themis Files #1. Rating: 4 stars.

36. Terrier by Tamora Pierce, Beka Cooper #1.

37. Across the Universe by Beth Revis, Across the Universe #1. Rating: 2.5 stars.

38. If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio. Rating: 4 stars.

39. Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Lumberjanes #1. Rating: 4 stars.

40. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. Rating: 1 stars.

The average rating for this project so far: 3.14 stars. Which isn’t actually that bad now that I think about it. I made the list from books I had my eye on and all of those book lists about “100 books to read before you die” or whatever.

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Movie Review: A Sweet Children's tale Comes to Animated Life -- "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse"

Movie Review: A Sweet Children’s tale Comes to Animated Life — “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse”

“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” is a simply-animated, elegiac parable about a lost child and the friends he makes among the talking wildlife who try to help him. It’s based on a best selling book by British author and illustrator Charles Mackesy, who co-wrote and co-directed the film, ensuring that his pride and joy made it to the screen with a sense of seasonal melancholy, and its…

[khudrang]

about being ignorant of one's worth

Ida (2013) dir. Pawel Pawilkowski// Jaun Elia// Charles Mackesy// Ghazal 1825,"In the Bazaar of Love: The Selected Poetry of Amir Khusrau" tr. Paul E. Losensky and Sunil Sharma

[thevisualvamp]

Art is sexy

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# limited edition T-shirt designed by @charliemackesy and sold for @RedNoseDayUSA with ALL profits supporting children living in poverty. rednosedayshop.org

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from charles mackesy

[abel660660]

[reformed-charismatic]

Charles Mackesy is a poet/artist I’ve discovered lately, who I find offers tremendous insight and wisdoms through his art.

[sarahcharity]

“I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.” Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Thank you for your devotion and service to the very end.

RIP Your Majesty

Image of Queen Elizabeth II by Charles Mackey

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The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse, by Charles Mackesy

[libertyreads]

40 Before 40: One Year Update--

In 2021, I decided to start a new reading project that I called 40 Before 40 TBR which is a list of 40 books I want to read before I turn 40. I decided to do a full update since it’s been a year. I was looking over the list and realized there were a few books I read that I forgot were even on this list. So, let’s go over the books and what I rated them. As well, let’s see if I decided to continue on with the series for the ones that were the start of a series.

1. Failsafe by Traci Hunter Abramson (book #1 in the Guardians series)--rated 2.5 stars, did not continue the series. 2. Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard (book #1 in the Realm Breaker series)--rated 3.25 stars, did not continue the series. 3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Vol. 1: High School is Hell by Jordie Bellaire--rated 2.5 stars, did not continue the series. 4. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot (book #1 in the Princess Diaries series)--rated 2 stars, did not continue the series. 5. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (book #1 in the Alice’s Adventure’s in Wonderland series)--rated 3 stars, did not continue the series. 6. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (book #1 in the Artemis Fowl series)--rated 3 stars, did not continue the series. 7. Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (book #1 in the Expanse series)--rated 4.25 stars, DID continue the series. 8. Pines by Blake Crouch (book #1 in the Wayward Pines series)--rated 2.75 stars, did not continue the series. 9. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens--rated 3 stars. 10. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas--rated 3.5 stars. 11. Stardust by Neil Gaiman--rated 3.5 stars. 12. Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, 1.44 stars averaged. 13. The Humans by Matt Haig--rated 3 stars. 14. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro--rated 2 stars. 15. Fool Me Twice at Christmas by Camilla Isley--rated 3 stars. 16. Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (book #1 in the Howl’s Moving Castle series)--rated 3 stars, did not continue the series. 17. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune--rated 4 stars. 18. Love Like This by Sophie Love (book #1 in the Romance Chronicles)--rated 2 stars, did not continue the series. 19. The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace (book #1 in the Women Are Some Kind of Magic series)--rated 5 stars, did not continue the series. 20. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (book #1 in the Gentleman Bastard Sequence)--rated 5 stars, DID continue the series. 21. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy--rated 4 stars. 22. The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis (book #1 in The Initial Insult duology)--rated 3.75 stars, DID continue the series. 23. Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne (book #1 in the Winnie-the-Pooh series)--rated 5 stars, did not continue the series. 24. Watchmen by Alan Moore--rated 2.42 stars averaged. 25. Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel (book #1 in the Themis Files)--rated 4 stars, DID continue the series. 26. If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio--rated 4 stars. 27. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery--rated 3 stars. 28. Lumberjanes Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson--rated 4 stars, DID continue the series.

Average rating: 3.28 stars which is a little lower than my monthly TBRs usually average out to, but considering it’s such a wider variety of books it’s not bad.

What did we find out from the project so far? Books that I pick for myself tend to do better than books I pick because they’re popular, because people say they should be read, or because it’s something I feel like I should have read by now. Not always the case, but mostly true. Oh, also that hyper fixation when mental health is poor IS actually a thing. Go figure.