A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....04-20-06....Fairy Tales

DollyCali | April 20, 2006 | dollycali;

[DollyCali]

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[DollyCali]

Thanks Tonk. I am not very adventurous at foreign sites.. ore even domestic ones for that matter. Too many ways to have problems

[Supernatural]

Fairies stop developers' bulldozers in their tracks
By Will Pavia and Chris Windle

VILLAGERS who protested that a new housing estate would “harm the fairies” living in their midst have forced a property company to scrap its building plans and start again.

Marcus Salter, head of Genesis Properties, estimates that the small colony of fairies believed to live beneath a rock in St Fillans, Perthshire, has cost him £15,000. His first notice of the residential sensibilities of the netherworld came as his diggers moved on to a site on the outskirts of the village, which crowns the easterly shore of Loch Earn.

He said: “A neighbour came over shouting, ‘Don’t move that rock. You’ll kill the fairies’.” The rock protruded from the centre of a gently shelving field, edged by the steep slopes of Dundurn mountain, where in the sixth century the Celtic missionary St Fillan set up camp and attempted to convert the Picts from the pagan darkness of superstition.

“Then we got a series of phone calls, saying we were disturbing the fairies. I thought they were joking. It didn’t go down very well,” Mr Salter said.

In fact, even as his firm attempted to work around the rock, they received complaints that the fairies would be “upset”. Mr Salter still believed he was dealing with a vocal minority, but the gears of Perthshire’s planning process were about to be clogged by something that looked suspiciously like fairy dust.

“I went to a meeting of the community council and the concerns cropped up there,” he said. The council was considering lodging a complaint with the planning authority, likely to be the kiss of death for a housing development in a national park. Jeannie Fox, council chairman, said: “I do believe in fairies but I can’t be sure that they live under that rock. I had been told that the rock had historic importance, that kings were crowned upon it.” Her main objection to moving the rock was based on the fact that it had stood on the hillside for so long: a sort of MacFeng Shui that many in the village subscribe to.

“There are a lot of superstitions going about up here and people do believe that things like standing stones and large rocks should never be moved,” she said.

Half a mile into Loch Earn is Neish Island. From there the Neish clan set forth to plunder the surrounding country, retreating each time to their island. Early in the 17th century, the MacNabs retaliated from the next valley, carrying a boat over the mountains, storming the island and slaughtering most of the Neishes.

This summer Betty Neish McInnes, the last of that line in St Fillans, went to her grave — but not before she had imparted the ancient Pict significance of the rock to many of her neighbours.

“A lot of people think the rock had some Pictish meaning,” Mrs Fox said. “It would be extremely unlucky to move it.”

Mr Salter did not just want to move the rock. He wanted to dig it up, cart it to the roadside and brand it with the name of his new neighbourhood.

The Planning Inspectorate has no specific guidelines on fairies but a spokesman said: “Planning guidance states that local customs and beliefs must be taken into account when a developer applies for planning permission.” Mr Salter said: “We had to redesign the entire thing from scratch.”

The new estate will now centre on a small park, in the middle of which stands a curious rock. Work begins next month, if the fairies allow.

[DollyCali]

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Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Mama_Bear; Dutchess; The Mayor; GodBlessUSA; DollyCali, and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation’s leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

severa............husband, brother Maigrey............................cousin mystery-ak.............son, husband Gogrammy...................grandson Inspectorette.......................son Blessed American..........nephew Slip18..........................nephew Diver Dave.......niece, nephew ConspiracyGuy........2 nephews Pippin............niece's husband sneakers..............................son weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw jamaly.................brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater..........cousin WaterDragon.............grandson WaterDragon...........son-in-law BeforeISleep...................son kimmie7......................brother Armymarinemom............3 sons american_ranger.............son LadyX.........................grandson fawn796.......................nephew ValerieUSA....................2 sons Lakeside........................2 sons LakeLady......................nephew Spruce.........................daughter Leofl......................................son chena......................................son Hope and Glory..................son Philman_36..............2 nephews bjcintennessee.......son, niece TheMayor...............friends'son homeschoolmama...........nephew ariamne...................2 cousins mhking.........................cousin visualops..........................cousin auboy.............................cousin Ladysmith..nephew, friend's son tina07......soninlaw & his friend MontanaCowgirlCop.......brother Misty4jc........................husband Colorado Slim................nephew Tapatio....................2 nephews ProudAFDad............................son Alouette................................son Katydidnt..............................son Q6-God...................twin brother Q6-God.....................active duty Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne.........active duty fc2tomschermuly......active duty bkwells....................active duty LongCut....................active duty cjk...........................active duty Trish.........................active duty ODC-GIRL.................active duty AF_Blue...................active duty Notwithstanding.......active duty thumperusn..............active duty Veloxherc.................active duty Don Simmons...........active duty wingnutx...................active duty Old Sarge.................active duty CGblue.....................active duty bigghurtt...................active duty frankiep....................active duty veeceeque................active duty JRios1968...............active duty NoLongerFreeState....active duty wolf creek………….daughter JesseJane ............ cousin SoldiersPrayingMom...............son WakeUpandVote...........brother kimmykay ……….son mrs tiggywinkle............cousin cyber ant……...nephew Earthdweller..…..nephew Nadine………………… .nephewweldgophardline…….son jrushing...…...son Meanie Monster…….Mikey Sheldon

Chairman_December_19th_Society ......brother-in-law scuba chick……husband OhioWfan................................son gator girl........................husband ladtx..................................2 MozartLover...........son, nephew ak_daddoo........................nephew Dubya............................nephew LBGA (RIP)..........................son katykelly..............................son cookcounty.............................son SpookBrat........................nephew SpookBrat........................cousin Doug from Upland............soninlaw Himyar....................................son boxerblues........................2 sons the piper....................................son sheeza................................husband kemathen7.........................husband Tiffee4Bob..........................boyfriend deadhead.............................cousin JimRobinson...............2 nephews TexKat.......................son, step-son StarCMC.............................brother Consort........................2 daughters Consort.......................son-in-law Darheel...............................niece Repubmom………….son Donaeus...........................nephew BeAllYouCanBe........................son Repubmommy........................brother AgThorn................................2 sons kneezles.................................son RoseinRoseBear.....cousin's hubby Atomic Conspiracy......half-brother Atomic Conspiracy...........nephew Atomic Conspiracy..............niece Sunflowergal....................grandson mrstank..............................husband MrsMike31........................husband Rose0508.….son spotbust1............................husband campfollower............................fiance LUV W........................................son painter...................................nephew Bykrbayb........................................son SilentServiceCPOWife........husband Walkenfree................2 grandsons Walkenfree.................. 3 nephews Walkenfree..................granddaughter Zechariah_8_13.......brother-in-law Zechariah_8_13.......................cousin DirtyHarryY2K......................daughter DirtyHarryY2K................son-in-law nelibeli...................................nephew Skimask.....................................son El Gato...............................nephew Palladin...............................grandson MississippyMuddy...................sister MississippyMuddy.....2 nephews Kramster...............................stepson gonzo.........................friend's son Socratic.............................nephew LoneRedRanger......brother-in-law Jemian...................................son freema....................nephew, son Azbushgal..............................son PreviouslyA-Lurker...........brother kimmykay.................................son right2parent..............................son NavySEAL F-16........................son Ike............................................son Skyraider.......... Son CMS............. active duty. Jen's Mom.....................daughter Meg33...........................grandson 911angelady.....................2 Sons JFC……..NephewMicah U S Army EOD.......daughter ninergold3.……..nephew

[DollyCali]

I don't know about you, but I sure wouldn't want to stir up a hornet'sfairies' nest!

[Supernatural]

I'm all in favor of leaving well enough alone.

[MEG33]

Blossom Fairy

[E Rocc]

I KNEW IT~ just didn't think it would be the FIRST post.

I would have been shocked if it wasn't. Here's one more:

[alwaysconservative]

Thanks for the ping, Dolly! As a girl, I loved reading anything I could about fairies/faeries. Thanks for the trip down nostalgia road. . .

[MEG33]

Butterfly Fairy

Good Morning to the Finest

[The Mayor]

April 20, 2006

Winds Of Love

Read:
1 John 4:1-8

He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. —1 John 4:8

Bible In One Year: 2 Samuel 9-11; Luke 15:11-32

A farmer had a weather vane on his barn, on which was written "God is love." When friends asked why, the farmer said, "This is to remind me that no matter which way the wind blows, God is love."

When the warm "south wind" with its soothing and balmy breezes brings showers of blessing, God is love. "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above" (James 1:17).

When the cold "north wind" of trial and testing sweeps down upon you, God is love. "All things work together for good to those who love God" (Romans 8:28).

When the "west wind" blows hard upon you with its punishing intent, God is love. "Whom the Lord loves He chastens" (Hebrews 12:6).

When the "east wind" threatens to sweep away all that you have, God is love. "God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory" (Philippians 4:19).

Perhaps you are discouraged and downhearted. If so, remember, God still cares for you. What you are experiencing has either been sent or it has been allowed by Him for your good.

Yes, no matter which way the wind is blowing, God is love. —Richard De Haan

God is love: His mercy brightens
All the path in which we rove;
Bliss He wakes and woe He lightens—
God is wisdom, God is love. —Bowring

No affliction would trouble us if we knew God's reason for permitting it.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
The Lord Is My Shepherd

April 20, 2006

Winds Of Love

Read:
1 John 4:1-8

He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. —1 John 4:8

Bible In One Year: 2 Samuel 9-11; Luke 15:11-32

A farmer had a weather vane on his barn, on which was written "God is love." When friends asked why, the farmer said, "This is to remind me that no matter which way the wind blows, God is love."

When the warm "south wind" with its soothing and balmy breezes brings showers of blessing, God is love. "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above" (James 1:17).

When the cold "north wind" of trial and testing sweeps down upon you, God is love. "All things work together for good to those who love God" (Romans 8:28).

When the "west wind" blows hard upon you with its punishing intent, God is love. "Whom the Lord loves He chastens" (Hebrews 12:6).

When the "east wind" threatens to sweep away all that you have, God is love. "God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory" (Philippians 4:19).

Perhaps you are discouraged and downhearted. If so, remember, God still cares for you. What you are experiencing has either been sent or it has been allowed by Him for your good.

Yes, no matter which way the wind is blowing, God is love. —Richard De Haan

God is love: His mercy brightens
All the path in which we rove;
Bliss He wakes and woe He lightens—
God is wisdom, God is love. —Bowring

No affliction would trouble us if we knew God's reason for permitting it.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
The Lord Is My Shepherd

[Peach]

LOL. Good morning, Dolly.

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning Dolly
Excellent thread. :)

[DollyCali]

Good morning to my Finest FRiends who have checked in thus far! I was up late.. my typical high pressure insomnia. I feel pretty good with high pressure systems headache relief - but have poor sleep. In the low pressure systems, I sleep well but feel .. yukky.

I grew up with fairy tales & fantasy. Read Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen; and stories about mythology. Never was into doll or playhouses too much but had an active dream life/imagination with the mysteries of I guess one would say "playful spirit world".

I recall having a small record player & I had 78 record sets of stories also. I would play those for hours when my mom wouldn't let me out for one reason or another. Being out doing ANYTHING was always my activity of choice.

This is just meant to be a nostalgia sort of thread, a warm fuzzy, if you will, walk down memory lane. It is not an academic treatise and isn't meant to be.

Tolkien, LOTR fame & CS Lewis, both authors I LOVE, were good friends as adult & were in groups that shared information on this, which was a big interest of theirs also.

[DollyCali]

You know, when I struggled with a title.. I got a bit irritated that a group of NON MAIN STREAM individuals makes one have to even consider an "alternate name"

Fairy Tales are Fairy Tales.. they were when my grandmother was a kid & will be with my Great,(6 times) grand child grows up.

So I knew I would take the obvious "hits".. and as this is a thread of fun & humor, we can all take it.

The same things with Rainbows & Rainbow colors in fashion. I love rainbow colored tie dye..And have a beautiful designer sport outfit with rainbows on it. Now if one wears one, one is looked on as "perhaps, one of those". When I sent a rainbow bridge to a friend recently who had lost her cat, she didn't open it & thought I was accusing her of that.

Does anyone else feel a little "robbed" along this way?

[DollyCali]

Good devotion today Rus, It doesn't mention my favorite verse of scripture, which is along the same line (and in fact along the line of the thread, I suppose)..

for I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[m] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38,39

We aren't separated from the problems, as I can well attest... but we are NEVER separated from God's Love.

[MEG33]

It's a lovely fun thread, Dolly..Thank you!

I found some antique prints of blossom fairies.. just darling..Some have big letter A,B,C and were probably used in ABC books. When tinypic is available I will download a few for fun..Wouldn't you know I would like blossom fairies!
Here's the History..

"About / History ... Cicely Mary Barker painted 178 different flower fairies between the 1920s and 1950s, they are a fantastic series, each plant is botanically correct, they are one of the most famous series of childrens prints around."

Still yearning for a wonderful Fairy Godmother, though!...LOL

[DollyCali]

Below in green is taken from an early article on the Internet found here

If you have not seen the movie Fairy Tale: A Ture Story(1997), do see it. It is a sweet gentle movie that you can see with your grandkids & grandma & not have to worry about language, flesh, or violence.

Here is the Rotten Tomatoes Site on the Movie

I also bought the Sound tract as I thought the music was lovely, soothing, gentle



Now I need to do the “hospital runs & deliver some personal Meals On Wheels to elder family & church folk. Tonight is my Prostate Cancer Support Group, so will be for the most part a lousy hostess (hint, hint)

Across the turbulent Atlantic, as the skies over England and much of Europe grew bright with the flames of the first World War, the people grabbed any means of comfort available so that they would survive the turmoil intact, even if their loved ones didn't. The Spiritualist movement fed the insatiable hunger of those who wanted to believe that there was a means of contacting deceased loved ones in a time of great political and social turmoil. It was in the midst of this unrest that cousins Elsie Wright, age sixteen, and Frances Griffiths, age ten, first picked up a Midg Quarter camera in 1917 and photographed what they insisted were fairies at the bottom of Cottingley glen, Yorkshire, England. Three years later, these photographs would be touted by none other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the master detective Sherlock Holmes, as "an epoch-making event -- fairies photographed." Nearly seventy years would pass before that epoch-making event would be exposed as an childish hoax.

In the soon-to-be-released motion picture "Fairy Tale: A True Story," Elsie and Frances are portrayed as younger than they actually were at the time the photos were taken. It also portrays the fairies, which examination of the photographs proves they were not. Frances, who hailed from South Africa, has been sent to live with Elsie's family in Yorkshire, England in 1917 because her father was fighting as a volunteer soldier of the South African contingent. Frances' mother had also moved to England to live temporarily with her sister, which was not mentioned in the film. Elsie's mother, dressed in mourning clothes, refuses to cease mourning for her youngest son -- Elsie's younger brother -- who died from illness. It appears that this younger brother may have been created solely for the film. There is no mention of such a person, or his death, in any of the literature. Nonetheless, the sense of loss is present from the moment the film opens.

The cousins spend a great deal of time playing in the glen, and they take a series of photos which they claim to Elsie's parents depict fairies. Naturally, being children who are prone to engaging in pranks, the adults shrug off the claims, and stuff the plates (Negatives for a Midg camera are glass plates, not the flimsy film to which people today are accustomed.) and photos away where they are all but forgotten for the next three years.

[DollyCali]

Those are really beautiful Meg.. Reminds me of some of the pix in my very old fairy tale books. Wonder what ever became of them? How I wish I had saved them.

[DollyCali]

YOUR PACKAGE ARRIVAL UPDATE:

Snugs the easter "yummy" arrived YESTERDAY!

ohio.. the campaign literature arrived Monday!

We have terrible mail service here..

But I thank you both for your thoughtfulness. ohio, I could have walked to & from your house to get them faster than the mail service provided, based on the postal date! Awful!

Snugs, I am not THAT GOOD of a swimmer.

have a nice day ladies.. I need to get going.. NOW!