http://fairiefabels.com faeries through the ivy hedge Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:50:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 faeries through the ivy hedge The Misty World of Arial Hollyberry no faeries through the ivy hedge http://fairiefabels.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://fairiefabels.com http://fairiefabels.com/2011/01/a-sparkling-new-year/ http://fairiefabels.com/2011/01/a-sparkling-new-year/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:38:36 +0000 admin http://fairiefabels.com/?p=2291 http://fairiefabels.com/2011/01/a-sparkling-new-year/feed/ 0 Arial Hollyberry,centaurs,energy,excitement,faeries,forest,giggling,golden flask,magic,mortal world,moss,Mrs. Shunner I sat up, opened my eyes, and found myself sitting at the base of an old oak tree. The ground was covered with thick, deep green moss and soft, decaying pine needles. Tall fern fronds were growing everywhere. I sat up, opened my eyes, and found myself sitting at the base of an old oak tree. The ground was covered with thick, deep green moss and soft, decaying pine needles. Tall fern fronds were growing everywhere. It was warm and humid and the scent of honeysuckle, lavender, and pine hung heavy in the air. The smell was the sweet, clean smell of  spring. I blinked several times trying to bring my eyes into focus. It took a few minutes, but soon my sight cleared and I was able to make out what recently just looked like huge, shadowy stick like beings. Everywhere I looked I saw nothing but tall, old pine trees and undergrowth. The sun was filtering through the canopy of the forest in hazy, golden rays, hitting the shadowed forest floor in gleaming pools of emerald light that danced around as the trees swayed peacefully back and forth. How long have I been here? My head was throbbing, keeping time with the woodpecker high in trees that was doing it's best to imitate a jackhammer. Thinking as hard as I could with my head pounding, I tried to remember where I am, and how I got here...I looked around again, wherever here is. Funny, I thought it was winter. I know this because Bill and I were just putting up our Christmas  tree. I remember Warren and Odette hanging silver ice-sickles on the bottom-most branches and chasing the dogs who were constantly darting in, grabbing a mouthful, then dashing off in a daring game of keep away. I pushed myself up, using the tree as a brace. The world tilted sharply. Whoa! I felt like I had had just a little to much to drink. Where am I? Then it came flooding back in waves of remembered music and dancing...the Yule Ball! Well that answers the question of the headache, faeries have the most delectable honeyed mead. It is wonderful, but a little goes a long way. I held my head and tried to steady the world as it spun around me. Raising my voice, I called out to the forest at large, "Anyone here!?" I winced, the sound of my voice pounded in my ears and drove spikes into my brain. I decided that yelling was out of the question. I didn't have to repeat myself. Soon, five dazzling streaks of light flashed through the underbrush. They darted and danced all around me. To fast for my dizzy brain to keep up with. "Hey! Please! slow down!" The five faeries who I know all to well came to an abrupt stop, causing me to fall backward and plop down on the lush, velvet moss. Sunny, Bella, Pip, Ferne, and Arial, glided slowly down until they were in front of my face, about three inches from my nose, then hung in mid air, all talking and giggling at the same time. I had to smile, it's the same old routine every time the group gets together. Faeries! They are so flighty and full of energy. Holding my arms out, I waved my hands frantically back and forth. "Okay, okay, OKAY!! One at a time, I can't understand you when you speak all at once". The excited chatter died down, then Bella, Pip, and Ferne got behind me to push, while Sunny and Arial each took one of my hands to pull me to a standing position. Much to my surprise, it worked! Note to self...never, ever, underestimate the strength of a faerie. The movement was so fast that it felt like all the color drained out of my face. Arial darted in close, perched on my shoulder and ask in a slightly worried tone. "Kind One? Are you alright? You wanted to stand-up, didn't you?" It took a moment to gather my wits and my balance, but I managed to stay standing once I was up. "Arial!" my voice came out all breathless. "What in the Goddesses name went on at the party last night!?" All the faeries giggled and Arial replied, "Last night? Kind One, you have been here for a week. I must say, it was a delight to see how you got on with the Centaurs! At one point, you even tried to ride one!" Pip was bouncing up and down behind Arial, her wings all sparkling red and gold. "I helped! I helped!" Needless to say, that set off another round of chirps and giggles. The Misty World of Arial Hollyberry no 9:47 http://fairiefabels.com/2010/02/bills-eyes-are-opened-the-hard-way/ http://fairiefabels.com/2010/02/bills-eyes-are-opened-the-hard-way/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:12:56 +0000 admin http://fairiefabels.com/?p=2025 http://fairiefabels.com/2010/02/bills-eyes-are-opened-the-hard-way/feed/ 0 Attack,Beam,Breach,Caterwauling,centaurs,Crazy,Din,Dogs,Fairies,Funny Farm,Gnomes,Heart Attack Bill, lacking fairy blood, was blissfully unaware of the other realms existing just through our ivy hedge, until the day he sensed a calamity, saw a strange icky green laser-like light killing the ivy leaves wherever it touched. Bill, lacking fairy blood, was blissfully unaware of the other realms existing just through our ivy hedge, until the day he sensed a calamity, saw a strange icky green laser-like light killing the ivy leaves wherever it touched. Something in his head screamed danger and he scrambled to collect the dogs and get out. The Misty World of Arial Hollyberry no http://fairiefabels.com/2009/06/elendain-of-the-elvenwood/ http://fairiefabels.com/2009/06/elendain-of-the-elvenwood/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:10:28 +0000 Arialhollyberry http://www.fairiefabels.com/?p=1299 http://fairiefabels.com/2009/06/elendain-of-the-elvenwood/feed/ 0 centaurs,elves,forest,goblins,leaf,poison,pond,rope bridge,special moss,woods The glow from the faerie crystal was bright enough to light the entire clearing. Now that we could see, Odette started pulling at my leg, trying to find out what had happened to my knee. "Missus..." She struggled with my pants leg. "Missus, The glow from the faerie crystal was bright enough to light the entire clearing. Now that we could see, Odette started pulling at my leg, trying to find out what had happened to my knee. "Missus..." She struggled with my pants leg. "Missus, a little he... The Misty World of Arial Hollyberry no 7:31 http://fairiefabels.com/2009/06/1248/ http://fairiefabels.com/2009/06/1248/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:22:27 +0000 Arialhollyberry http://www.fairiefabels.com/?p=1248 http://fairiefabels.com/2009/06/1248/feed/ 0 centaurs,crystal,forest,moss I landed face down in a bed of thick damp moss, two seconds later, Odette landed right beside me. With the smell of ozone still heavy in my nostrils, I rolled over and sat up. The last of the light was leaving the sky and the forest  was becoming incre... I landed face down in a bed of thick damp moss, two seconds later, Odette landed right beside me. With the smell of ozone still heavy in my nostrils, I rolled over and sat up. The last of the light was leaving the sky and the forest  was becoming increasingly dark. Odette stood beside me pulling bits of leaves and moss out of her hair. "An what would ya be thinkin just happened?" She seemed to be very calm, given the fact that we were just magically transported who knows where. Now that I had a chance to pull myself together, I didn't seem to be all that worried either, I had some bumps and scratches, but that was it. I picked Odette up and put her on my lap. "I think that there was some sort of negative effect when the energy beams from the two wands crossed, and we got caught in the middle of it." The underbrush rustled violently to the side of us. "Shh! I put my fingers over Odette's mouth. "Somethings coming." I got quietly to my knees and crawled into a stand of tall ferns, signaling Odette to follow, then pulled the fronds up behind us. Twenty feet away, two young Centaurs crashed into the clearing, jumping wildly and butting their heads together as they took turns using defensive moves. They shoved and pushed their way closer to us, unaware that we were watching. When they were just feet away they suddenly stopped and turned  in our direction, sensing our presence.  Odette and I sat frozen in place. Odette opened her mouth to say something but I quickly put one finger to my lips to signal her to keep quiet. The centaurs started pushing through the undergrowth, working in opposite directions around the clearing. Before they could complete the circle back to where we hid, a horn sounded, high and thin. They snorted and bounded off through the trees, leaving us alone in the forest. I released the breath I had been holding. "I thought they would find us for sure.  Do you think they were friendly?" My nerves were frayed, reality was setting in, we were alone in the forest and no one knew where we were or how to find us. "There there dear, that's what I've been tryin to tell ya, centaurs are faerie friendly, I've known em to help all the different faeries. Chances are, the faeries have called all the forest dwellers ta gether ta help find ya." The light in the sky was almost gone now and I was starting to shiver. We had landed in very damp moss and my clothes were soaked through. "Odette, I'm getting cold and I don't think we had better stay here any longer. Lets find some place where we can get warm." When I stood up a sharp pain shot through my knee. I muffled a groan. Odette peered at me through the growing darkness. "You okay missus?" I crouched down to pick her up and another pain coursed through my knee, I bit back an exclamation. "Yes, I'm fine, just sore from the landing I guess." I needed to change the subject. "If the centaurs are friendly maybe we should go the way they went." I pointed across the clearing. "Over there, between those two trees, see, we can walk where they trampled through the underbrush. We started across the clearing. Bruised from the fall, and with my knee constantly reminding me that there was some wrong with it, I worried that I wouldn't be able to walk very far.  I looked around to find a stick that I could use as a cane. I couldn't see anything, the forest was completely  submerged in darkness now. Discouraged, I sat down with my back against a gigantic tree, tears welling up in my eyes. Odette climbed up my arm and with the edge of her apron, wiped the tears away. "Here now missus, no need for them tears, things will work out, you'll see." She sat down on my shoulder. It reminded me of the way Arial would sit and braid my hair while talking to me and the tears started again. "Odette, it's pitch dark now, I can't see two feet in front of me, I'm cold, and my knee hurts. I'm having a very hard time seeing how things will be okay." Odette thought for a minute. The Misty World of Arial Hollyberry no 7:12