We're just mad about hares around here

Back in 2024, I wrote about the origins of our shop's name, and this post specifically talks about the noble hare as inspiration.

(You can, ahem, go down a rabbit hole reading all of our blogs. One of my favorite things in the shop is when a customer tells me she's binged our blog!)

Earlier this year, I read Chloe Dalton's Raising Hare, a beautiful memoir about raising one of these elusive creatures.

About springtime, Chloe writes, "The sight of boxing hares used to be thought of as two males fighting over territory. It is now believed to usually involve a female fending off a male. There are two types of fights: 'distance fights', in which only the paws of each hare touch, and 'breast fights', in which the hares will strike at one another's chest and face.... Courtship fights can last several days..."

Another (understandable) misconception is that hares and rabbits are the same animal.

"Rabbits and hares belong to the same 'order' of animals, Lagomorpha. They share certain characteristics, such as perforated latticework structures in their skulls designed to protect their brains against the jarring effects of jumping. But hares are generally twice the size of rabbits.... The differences between them extend far beyond size."

Chloe Dalton's now-famous hare in her garden

We've just restocked Raising Hare(again!) at the shop, if you are interested in treating yourself to more of these eloquent tidbits of lore and knowledge.

And of course, we are fully stocked with all things hare (see this week's Friday Favorites, below). For instance, English artist Angela Harding's linocut prints make beautiful journal covers.

Our own Maddie Hart's portrait of a brown hare is part of our Woodland Creatures collection, shown here on a mug.

This time of year, in particular, these products are very popular, as you can imagine!

But as you, know, we consider the hare a very British-inspired year-round presence in our imagination and our decor.

I hope you do too!