
Fairy homes started appearing in Kansas. How did they get there? For once, I want you to watch the video before I talk about it.
I love everything about this story. Like last week’s Weed Interventions, I think that the idea of coming across something random and magical can make life so much better. And the fact that they’re inspired by one family’s losses and challenges makes them even more beautiful.
“In the beginning, we didn’t do this for other people. We did it for us… I would love for [my children] to not experience the pain of divorce, and to stay in that childish space for a little bit longer. But once we saw the happiness that it brought to other people, we were hooked. It really is amazing to watch people smile. And to witness that, to be a part of it, why wouldn’t you want to create more?”
I am feeling inspired to start putting my own version of these happy surprises in places where I think they would be appreciated. Like this blog, I think it would be just one more little thing I could do to bring a some light into an often dark and scary world. If some of you want to sprinkle a little magic around your hometown, but you lack the time or the skills to make your own, you can buy fairy doors on Amazon and Etsy. You can also find project inspiration on Pinterest.
September 30, 2019 at 7:08 am
Thanks Donna! The fairy houses are super adorable! and the WEMA tent was quite clever! Did you by any chance run across the blog mentioned in the video?
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September 30, 2019 at 3:09 pm
I tried to find it, but I wasn’t successful. The blogger’s name was Alex Damian, but the story is a couple of years old. Maybe she shut it down.
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September 30, 2019 at 7:26 am
Beautifully sad.
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September 30, 2019 at 9:38 am
What a great idea. Wish it would work where I live, but sadly it would not and I live in the woods. All buy one road is a dirt road but there really is no walking trails but there is a trail of sorts so I will be thinking on this idea. Hal
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September 30, 2019 at 3:10 pm
Even if it were just for you, would that be so bad?
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September 30, 2019 at 8:28 pm
How charming!
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September 30, 2019 at 9:37 pm
They would be wonderful to find and wonderful to leave!
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October 1, 2019 at 7:39 am
I couldn’t believe the city would make them take the magic down. I kept hoping there’d be a happy ending for the Firefly Forest. So sad that some humans have utterly lost the ability to feel joy, or recognize it in others.
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October 1, 2019 at 8:59 am
I felt the same. What a terrible ending. I am hopeful that they decided to reinvent Firefly Forest wherever they ended up.
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October 3, 2019 at 5:27 am
I hope so too. The world needs more magic, especially the caring kind.
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October 3, 2019 at 6:18 am
I used to say that I’d love to keep tiny, beautiful things on me (like the crocheted animals by SuAmi http://etsy.me/plKhn1) and slip them into the pockets of unsuspecting people who seemed like they needed a little magic. This is kind of the public equivalent of those happy little surprises.
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October 3, 2019 at 5:25 pm
Yes! We all need happy little surprises to keep faith with life. -hugs-
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October 3, 2019 at 10:28 pm
Thanks! You, too.
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