by Jean Trammell | Nov 29, 2020 | A Midsummer's Night's Dream, Fairies, Fairy Doors, Florida, Literature, News, Venice
For hundreds of years, authors have written about fairies in novels, plays and stories. The English playwright William Shakespeare used fairies as major characters in his comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. The play includes Oberon and Titiana, the...
by Jean Trammell | Nov 22, 2020 | Flower Fairies, News, Venice
Verbena is a flower fairy. She is thrilled that she will have flowers year round in her new home. She helps to cross pollinate between the flowers like her friend the bees. Making potions and salves keeps her busy. They help to soothe and heal any hurts the fairies...
by Jean Trammell | Nov 12, 2020 | Fairies, Fairy Doors, Fairy Tales, Florida, Legends, Literature, News, Venice
Many people believe in fairies and have developed ways to win their favor, or to protect themselves from evil ones. Fairies love milk, and people may pour milk into the ground for them. Parents may hang an open pair of scissors over a child’s crib as a charm to...
by Jean Trammell | Nov 5, 2020 | Artistic Fairy, Fairies, Fairy Doors, Florida, Flower Fairies, News, Venice
Tomasina is an artistic fairy. Both of her parents were flower fairies, so she is very drawn to the beauty of art. She has built her new home directly across the walkway from Collector’s Gallery & Framery. A well known fairy expert and artist has his work on...
by Jean Trammell | Oct 25, 2020 | News
Fairies sometimes try to trick women into caring for fairy babies. The fairies may exchange their babies, called changelings, for a healthy newborn human infants. Usually a human mother can see that a changeling has been substituted for her child because the fairy...