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When you're in a long-term relationship with someone, you make tons of decisions together, both big and small, but there's perhaps no decision more monumental in a relationship than taking the leap and deciding to get married. Marriage might not be…
“If you cannot find a friend who is good, wise, and loving, walk alone, like a king who has renounced his kingdom or an elephant roaming at will in the forest.” ~ Buddha
My favorite homemade enchilada sauce recipe is easy to make with pantry ingredients, it only requires about 5 minutes of prep time, and it tastes so flavorful and delicious.
By Dr Wendy Hall
When you first become interested in the fae, it can be a bit overwhelming. There are so many types of fairies and types of fae. Where to begin? Today I'm going over the most well-known types
I got this cute little sign post last year for my Fairy Garden. So now I'm going to enlighten you about Fairy Rings! Now, what actually is a Fairy Ring? Scientifically, it is a huge threadlike, musty-smelling mass, called a mycelium, which causes mushrooms to grow in a circle. (Not good for the grass, as the fungus eats the nutrients from the grass!) Mythologically speaking, it is a worn area in the grass made by fairies dancing. The English believed that fairy rings were where fairies came to dance and celebrate, the mushrooms of the rings were used as stools for the fairies to recuperate during the evening's festivities. The following information is from Druansha's Page: "...old legends will tell you that this is where the Faeries dance and perform many of the rituals of their own magic. Legends might warn you that those who join the Fairy dance within the circle under the moon are sometimes lost to time and place and may even disappear forever..." There are many stories written on Fairy history, folklore, and superstitions. Most of them talk about the terrible consequences of interfering in the lives of Fairies, revealing their location, stepping into their ring or trying to capture them. "...if a human steps into the ring (s)he will be compelled to join the Fairies in their wild dancing, which would seem to occur just a few minutes but in fact would last for seven years or more. The unfortunate human can only be rescued by someone outside the ring who can grab hold of his or her coat-tails..." It is said that bad luck and doom befalls those who cross the Fairies but I'm not sure if this is an early Celtic interpretation because later in the Victorian Era Fairies were seen as something romantic, titillating and strangely beautiful & captivating.
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The Between Worlds: Folklore and Fairy Tales from Northern Britain exhibition is on at Durham's Palace Green Library until February 2018. Icy Sedgwick provides her review of the exhibition in this post.
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Ever wanted to learn more about fairies? Here are some tidbits of fairy knowledge from Michelle, Grove and Grotto's own shop fairy. 1. Fairy wings aren't just for flying. One of the questions I get when children see my wings is, “Can you fly?” The answer is yes, if the wind is right. But flying is not the only thing wings are good for. Fairies use their wings to wave “hello” to each other, to “taste” the air, to express their moods, to look beautiful, and to show how important they are in fairy society. Wings also make a comfortable cushion when you lie down for a fairy nap. 2. You can spell “fairy” any way you want. If you look in a dictionary, you’ll probably see the conventional spelling, “fairy.” But lots of famous authors and poets spell it “faerie” or “faery.” That’s three common ways to write the same word, so why not spell it “feyrie” or “fahreeee” in your stories? The word for “fairy” is a lot like the creatures themselves: Ever-changing and not inclined to follow the rules. 3. Fairies speak the language of gifts. Fairies love gifts! They love to give them and they love to receive them. Their favorites are small shiny objects and good things to eat and drink. If you want to be friends with a fairy boy or girl, offer a gift first. Fairies know that humans’ words don’t always tell the truth, but gifts can usually be trusted. 4. Not all fairies are beautiful. Many fairies are extremely beautiful—more beautiful than humans can imagine—but not all. Some look frightening or silly. Some can take the form of animals or plants. Most can change their appearance to look any way they wish. You might think, then, that a fairy would want to be young and pretty all the time, because that’s what most humans would do. But fairies have their reasons to enjoy looking ugly or old. 5. Fairies don't like iron. You may have heard that fairies are allergic to the metal iron. Iron doesn’t kill fairies, like some people say. However, it does make them feel icky inside, and the smell is terrible to a fairy nose. In olden times, folks would hang an iron horseshoe on their door to keep bad fairies away. (Unfortunately, this also can keep away the good fairies.) 6. Fairies don't have to be tiny, but it's fun! Fairies live in a world apart from the human world. The fairy world has its own rules about size and distance—that’s why, when fairies visit humans, no one can agree what size they are. Some people who have seen them say that fairies are tall like giants, some say they are about the same size as humans, and some say they are small enough to fit in a teacup. A long time ago, people started to tell stories about tiny flower fairies and to draw pictures of them in books. They imagined fairies sitting on mushrooms, riding on mice, and sleeping in bird’s nests. Fairies heard these stories and thought that it all sounded like great fun! Luckily for fairies, they can choose to be any size they want when they visit the human world. Michelle Gruben is a Faery witch and occasional costumed fairy. Read more articles in the archive!
