Immortality

Ohm, Fairy Advisor and Printer of the Fairy Gazettes

A recent communication from The Illustrated Fairy Gazette:

"We miss Ohm. Our printer, technical advisor, Dearly Beloved and everlasting friend, has left on the Great Journey that even fairies must take and for now we are parted. 

Ohm, in the mortal world, is the unit by which electrical resistance is measured. One "ohm" (Ohm is very good at explaining this) is equal to the current of one ampere which will flow when a voltage of one volt is applied. "Turn up the voltage and get more ohms".  But for us there is only one Ohm, shining bright and constant. Every flicker of light reminds us that we will meet again."

Eritha and Ohm, The Illustrated Fairy Gazette

Fairies' May Day

from "The Illustrated Fairy Gazette" Spring edition

Here are some fairy garlands for the month of May. The May Pole Dance is from the Spring edition of the Fairy Gazettes, where it is accompanied by an article on the etiquette of folded wings. Should it be "Wings Up" or "Wings Down"? Just ask Fairy Faux Pas!

Spring Garland, © Frances Tyrrell 2016

Above, a fairy garland woven from the spring flowers that have naturalized in my garden - forget-me-nots, lily of the valley, and primroses.  The flowers of the poem won't show up here until June.

Snowdrops, © Frances Tyrrell 2016

The snowdrops are gone by now. The scillas still abound in wide blue drifts.  And here come the trillums, crimson and white.

 "A blessed and enchanted Spring to fairies everywhere"

(Eritha, The Illustrated Fairy Gazette)

Fairy Style

"Hats & Shoes" from The Illustrated Fairy Gazette

An upcoming vintage fashion event is completely sold out. It's finally "in" to be Retro and to wear a Daisy Buchanan dress or a cloche hat shaped charmingly like a bluebell ...

"Petal Chapeau" ad from The Illustrated Fairy Gazette, Spring issue

... a look that never goes out of style in fairy land.

Twenty-third day of Advent - English Robin

Twenty-third day of Advent

Finally, an English Robin.  This one has come from the "Sleepyhead Feast", a party for the hibernating creatures, described in The Illustrated Fairy Gazette.

Twenty-second day of Advent - A Party Sparrow for Winter Solstice

For the longest night here is a partying sparrow from one of The Illustrated Fairy Gazettes.

Twentieth day of Advent - Flight of Fancy

Twentieth day of Advent

One small bird from The Illustrated Fairy Gazettes.

"This is the season of Goodness, Beauty and Truth, both  in the Peaceful Realms and in the mortal world."

The Illustrated Fairy Gazette, A Christmas Celebration

Merry Christmas

Fairy Advent Tree

The fairies' Advent tree, assembled.

A very Merry Christmas to all!

And to all a Good Night

"Sleep in heavenly peace....."

Twenty Fourth day of Advent - Christmas Eve

Twenty Fourth day of Advent

"Rejoice and be Merry"

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

Twenty Third day of Advent - Mother and Child

Twenty third day of Advent

"This fairy mother and child wear the traditional crowns 

of holly and mistletoe to welcome the New Year."

The Illustrated Fairy Gazette, A Christmas Celebration

Twenty Second day of Advent - Jack Frost

Twenty Second day of Advent

"As the days grow shorter and colder, Jack Frost arrives one night in a cloud of snowflakes.  He dances in a magical flight, throwing handfuls of snow crystals n the air, which fall in enchanted sparkling patterns on the trees, bushes and window panes." 

Avril Tyrrell, The Illustrated Fairy Gazette, A Christmas Celebration.

Twenty First Day of Advent - Winter Solstice

Twenty First day of Advent
Basil and Rosemary's Open House, The Illustrated Fairy Gazette, Winter Edition

"God bless the master of this house,

Likewise the mistress too;"

The Wassail Song

Twentieth day of Advent - Lantern Light

Twentieth day of Advent

"In dulci jubilo

Let us our homage show;

Our hearts' joy reclineth

In praesepio,

And like a bright star shineth

Matris in gremio

Alpha es et O!"

(O that we were there.....)

Nineteenth Day of Advent - See Amid the Winter's Snow

Nineteenth day of Advent

"Our orchard home is cloaked in the magic of Christmas, veiled in snow and glittering with frost....."

The Illustrated Fairy Gazette, Winter edition

Eighteenth day of Advent - Dashing Through the Snow

Eighteenth day of Advent

Another fairy with happy young sleigh-riders!

From "The Illustrated Fairy Gazette, A Christmas Celebration"

Seventeenth day of Advent - Music

Seventeenth day of Advent

"Come now, a roundel and a fairy song.."

Wm Shakespeare, A Midsummer Nights Dream

Sixteenth day of Advent - Skating

Sixteenth day of Advent

 "This is the season of Goodness, Beauty and Truth,
both in the Peaceful Realms and in the mortal world."
The Illustrated Fairy Gazette, A Christmas Celebration

Fifteenth day of Advent - Visiting

Fifteenth day of Advent

"...fairies flit through the trees and meadows carrying gifts of sweets and desserts to friends and relatives"

The Illustrated Fairy Gazette, A Christmas Celebration

Fourteenth Day of Advent - Snowmen

Fourteenth day of Advent 

Fairy snowmen, with wings!

Thirteenth day of Advent - Sleigh Ride

Thirteenth day of Advent

"We're riding along with a song 

of a wintry fairy land."

(In truth it is cold, we are expecting a heavy snowfall this weekend and perhaps not all will be merry.  But it will be pretty, which I will try to notice through the tunnel of my parka hood between episodes of shoveling snow and scraping ice off the car window.)