by Jean Trammell | Feb 20, 2022 | Fairies, Fairy Doors, Florida, Flower Fairies, News, Venice
Having recently relocated from the flowering plains of the Midwest, Nicholas is delighted with his new home in Semi Tropical Florida. There are so many new buds and blossoms for him to discover. He is particularly fond of the many varieties of Hibiscus he is just...
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 | 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 | 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...
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...