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Doreen

Nov 8, 2015
3 min

What I Did On My Social Media Vacation

Some moons ago I took a couple weeks off of the blog and social media which turned into many moons more than two weeks worth. Now even this update blog is many moons overdue. Oops. I have missed writing and dreaming stuff up here and interacting on the FB. But I did get lots done. Here is some of it. I Opened an Etsy Store Called Lost Antiquities Found No, it is not yet my perfume store… Sigh. But more on that in a sec. This is a venture to find homes for many of the d

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Fae on Friday – Mermaids Swish Swish Swish

Doreen

Sep 3, 2015
1 min

Fae on Friday – Mermaids Swish Swish Swish

Who would be A mermaid fair, Singing alone, Combing her hair Under the sea, In a golden curl With a comb of pearl, On a throne? -Alfred Lord Tennyson Element of water – The place of feelings, intuition, clairvoyance, creativity. Perfect for the dreamy time between full and new moon. Following the ebb and flow of the patterns of life. A time for letting go of that which no longer serves you and dreaming up new new manifestations. Mermaids are connected with love and the m

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Bristol Faire of Real Imagination – Illinois and Wisconsin

Doreen

Aug 30, 2015
1 min

Bristol Faire of Real Imagination – Illinois and Wisconsin

Everything you can imagine is real. -Pablo Picasso I am simply sharing photos from an inspiring day trip to the Bristol Renaissance Faire near Kenosha, Wisconsin. As you might guess it’s mostly a smorgasbord of faerie pics. Also indulged is my obsession for windows, balconies, and the place where roof meets sky. And oddities. FAIRIES FAERIES PLAYING WITH CHILDREN… …AND FRIARS MAGICAL WINDOWS AND STUFF FAERIES ON BALCONY FUTURE HOME POSSIBILITIES FOR US LONG TIME FRIENDS Je

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Doreen

Aug 28, 2015
1 min

Fae on Friday – The Oakman

Or in this case – The Oak Woman My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness painsMy sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk,Or emptied some dull opiate to the drainsOne minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk: ’Tis not through envy of thy happy lot, But being too happy in thine happiness,— That thou, light-winged Dryad of the trees,In some melodious plot Of beechen green, and shadows numberless, Singest of summer in full-throated ease. -John Keats Well that’s pretty intense, Mr. Keat

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Doreen

Aug 24, 2015
2 min

Portraits in Scent – Bergamot

Here’s where I smell some perfumy stuff and jam on whom they’d be if they were a whom or a what. Bergamot Uplifiting and charming, you tickle me. Like a mischievously cute faerie with a penchant to please. Upbeat and fun, that feel good friend always so easy to be around. I feel you in my chest, my lifted-chin-smiling-sunshine gaze. Funny that your beautiful and sweet scent heralds from a small, inedible, unattractive type of lime. Hmmm. yet somehow it makes sense that yo

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Doreen

Aug 20, 2015
1 min

Fae on Friday – Yellow Bliss

Singing Soul in Yellow and Green Yellow singing faerie joy Light inside and bright employ The summer’s song all in your heart Makes loss or sadness fast depart. ~ Doreen Stelton There is such a feeling by late August. Creamy and bright. The excitement of the spring blooms have mellowed and the verdancy of summer is familiarly sweet. Cicadas, crickets, and birds serenade. Even when feeling the slightest bit low, just lie on the beautiful earth and listen and breathe. Soa

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Doreen

Aug 13, 2015
1 min

Fae on Friday – Faerie of Flight

Flitter Flutter Flying Fae We the Fairies, blithe and antic, Of dimensions not gigantic, Though the moonshine mostly keep us, Oft in orchards frisk and peep us. ~Thomas Randolph Take flight. Feel light. Laugh and relax with the new moon. Dream yourself silly. Slip into the air on the wings of a faerie and see where you find yourself. Me thinks the dude in the above picture was doused with something like Phenomene Vert II by Lalun Naturals. Look at his reverie. Phenomene

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Doreen

Aug 11, 2015
2 min

Synchronistic Dragon Sightings

It is still the time of the dragon. Synchronistic unfoldment. The new moon is Friday – let the fire drake clear space for the new. Do some nice yogic twists and exhale deeply. Burn through those things that no longer serve. Some dragon sightings include; Fire drake appears in a card reading Exotic photos a friend sends captioned as gargoyles (dragons) And posts about dragons- Dragons In Trees, by Friendly Fairy Tales There were more that slip my mind at present. Here’s ho

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Doreen

Aug 7, 2015
1 min

Fae on Friday – Fire Drake

Here Be Dragons The Dragons Are Singing Tonight Tonight is the night all the dragons Awake in their lairs underground, To sing in cacophonous chorus And fill the whole world with their sound. They sing of the days of their glory, They sing of their exploits of old, Of maidens and Knights, and of fiery fights, And guarding vast caches gold. Some of their voices are treble, And some of their voices are deep, But all of their voices are thunderous, And no one can get an

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Doreen

Jul 30, 2015
1 min

Fae on Friday – Full Moon White Hart

Wild Moon I ha' seen them 'mid the clouds on the heather. Lo! they pause not for love nor for sorrow, Yet their eyes are as the eyes of a maid to her lover, When the white hart breaks his cover And the white wind breaks the morn. ‘'Tis the white stag, Fame, we're a-hunting, Bid the world's hounds come to horn!’ -Ezra Pound This blue moon of July why not follow a White Faerie Hart where it bids. Yup, a wild and sacred ride into and through the otherworld… The phantasmagori

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Doreen

Jul 24, 2015
2 min

Fae on Friday – Berry Faerie

Sweetness Berry Fairies! Flight of the Berry Fairies I went out to the hazelwood, Because a fire was in my head, Cut and peeled a hazel wand, And hooked a berry to a thread; And when white moths were on the wing, And moth-like stars were flickering out, I dropped the berry in a stream And caught a little silver trout. When I had laid it on the floor And gone to blow the fire aflame. Something rustled on the floor. And someone called me by my name: It had become a gl

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Doreen

Jul 23, 2015
2 min

TBT and Magical Steeleye Span

Loving Your Fiend Me circa 1980, Ren Faire days Last weekend I had the pleasure of seeing Steeleye Span live in Chicago. I don’t go to many live musical events but this I couldn’t pass up. A trip into my past with my dear friend, Jean (heartfelt thanks), with whom I worked at the Ren Faire singing Steeleye Span songs circa 1980. Steeleye Span did not disappoint. Their music was phenomenal, still, and Maddy Prior’s voice was richer with her maturity. If you are not familia

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Doreen

Jul 16, 2015
1 min

Fae on Friday – Flower Faerie

Summer Blooming I made this flower faerie! Fairies, arouse! Mix with your song Harplet and pipe, Thrilling and clear. Swarm on the boughs! Chant in a throng! Morning is ripe, Waiting to hear. -William Allingham Today’s Faerie is a summery flower faerie. Now is the time to let your spirit blossom like summer flower. (Perhaps you are in a wintry zone now- if so bring a summer feel to your heart.) Wear something flowery or bright, gentleman this includes you! Take s

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Doreen

Jul 3, 2015
1 min

Fae on Friday, Mermaids

Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid on a dolphin’s back Uttering such Dulcet and harmonious breath That the rude sea grew civil at her song. Oberon, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Happy Friday. Fridays will be our Get Your Wild Faerie Soul On Day. Just in time for the weekend. The faerie of inspiration today is mermaid. Maybe you’ll spend some time at a beach for the weekend. Or kayak, or tube down a lazy river, or swim in a pool. Maybe you’ll just take a

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Doreen

Jun 21, 2015
4 min

Maryland Faerie Festival 2015

Last weekend I went on a faerie hunt. Joyfully attending the 11th annual Maryland Faerie Festival in Darlington, Maryland at Camp Ramblewood with some dear friends; Deb and her little daughter Lulu (The Dad part of the team, David, had to work work work.). It was my first faerie festival! And Deb and Lulu’s first camping experience (we stayed the night and camped right on the grounds). Faerie Deb setting up her first camp A little about the Festival, this from the website

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Doreen

Jun 5, 2015
4 min

Yes, I am a Magickal Faerie

Do you ever wonder why it is you don’t exactly totally fit in? Do you ever unroll your yoga mat to find glitter on it? I have wondered this a lot. “What the bleep is the matter with me?” Is one of the more harsh ponders. A preferred thought thread is, “Wait. What is that wild feeling inside of me? Maybe I should go dance naked on the dewy grass at dusk to feed it.” I have found glitter on my yoga mat. And I have always loved faeries a lot. me (today) with a mural painte

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