by Jean Trammell | Aug 14, 2021 | Fairies, Fairy Doors, Florida, Flower Fairies, Venice
Poppy the flower fairy is very happy in her new home. Her favorite color is red and she has painted her front door in a happy red shade. She is planning to plant flowers all around Venice, in as many shades of red as she can find. If you want to please Poppy and...
by Jean Trammell | Aug 6, 2021 | Fairies, Fairy Doors, Fairy Tales, Florida, Literature, Venice
Some writers have made up their own stories about fairies. The Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen wrote several volumes of stories from 1835 until his death in 1875. Inn one tale “Little Tiny” the main character springs from a little flower. The Italian...
by Jean Trammell | Aug 2, 2021 | Artistic Fairy, Fairies, Fairy Doors, Florida, News, Venice
Arachne is one of the newest residents of Venice. She is a well known spinner and weaver.Weaving the finest gossamer, she makes fairy stockings and helps to mend fairy wings. Working closely with friendly spiders, she has created some beautiful artworks with their...
by Jean Trammell | Apr 24, 2021 | Fairies, Fairy Doors, Fairy Tales, Florida, Literature, News, Venice
In the early 1800’s, two German scholars, the brothers Jakob and Wilhelm, published a collection of folk stories called “Grimm’s Fairy Tales”. Only a few of the stories included fairies. One tale, “Rumpelstiltskin” tells of a...
by Jean Trammell | Apr 12, 2021 | Fairies, Fairy Doors, Florida, News, Venice
At long last, Princess Buttercup’s parents have built their new fairy palace in Venice. Princess Buttercup is thrilled to have the new royal castle built so near to her own abode. It makes it very easy to visit her parents, Queen Man and King Oberon. Other...
by Jean Trammell | Mar 30, 2021 | Fairies, Fairy Tales, Legends, Literature, News
In 1697, the French author polished a collection of folk stories called “Tales of Mother Goose”. The book included some stories that are still popular. In one tale, Cinderella’s fairy godmother changes a pumpkin into a carriage and mice into horses...