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Merry Meet! The fairies invite you to enter the Grove and delight in a magical dose of seasonal articles & images, tidbits of folklore and comfy home-cooking recipes. Scroll down to see this week's articles now! Then stay and peruse an enchanting selection of new, vintage & always eclectic treasures available to you in the fairies' own store!
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~ Last time at Meadow Sweet Grove ~
What fools these mortals be! It is the last day of the merry, merry month of May and the little fairies in the Grove are busy packing up the maypole and ribbons and storing them away for another year. One day this May, a few callous humans happened to spot the fairies at their dance. They informed the fairies that their dance, although old, was now symbolic of conquest and power and an evil group of people. To this the fairies stared at each other in astonishment (although with a certain amount of sage recognition as well) ... Continue reading: what-fools-these-mortals-be.html 
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Did you know that articles from past weeks are archived in my Blog? Check it out here! what-fools-these-mortals-be.html
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 Jasmine & Moonlight
~ Folklore Fun ~ ~ Jasmine or "Moonlight in the Grove" ~ |
Flower Fairy Alphabet, Cicely Mary Barker, 1934
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As I walked into the garden last night, the heady scent of Jasmine overwhelmed me. The bright white flowers with pink pinwheel centers shone brightly in the moonlight. How appropriate ... since I recently discovered that Jasmine is also called "Moonlight in the Grove"!
The intoxicating fragrance of this flower alters the mood and attracts you to it. It wafts through the night air and while the flowers catch the moonlight - you often smell it before you see it! No small wonder then that Jasmine is used in many attraction, love and good luck spells and also to enhance personal beauty and attractiveness. |
Jasmine Flowers
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Bibliography: The Language of Flowers, Penhaligon's Scented Treasury of Verse and Prose, Sheila Pickles, 1989 Meadow Sweet Grove © V. Buchanan 2019
Did you know that articles from past weeks are archived in my Blog? Check it out here! the-merry-mystery-of-may-day.html
