Merry Christmas

Hi All, Happy Holidays,

Well, Tis almost time to "RIP" open my Queen Bee Box.
Just a few short hours away.. Alls I have to say is;

*~* LOOK OUT TREE HERE I COME !!! *~*

Sparkling Holiday wishs to all

~(*)~(*)~(*)~(*)~
Bee

Merry *~* Merry On this Winter Solstice Eve

Solstice



Holly leaves, fire shines bright.
Fur bows cent this most wonderful night.
Yule logs burn to renew the sun bright
Blessed be to all who partake in its light.

BeeCharmer
12/2006

Lady Ravens Yule Gift

Merry Christmas my Dear Lady Raven,

This gift is for you with many thanks for all the Merry Making you have given us lucky , lovely , & Sparkling *~*Fairies at Castle Raven this last year..

*~* You have been delivered a very special treasure. *~*


The wardrobe is constructed from solid mahogany which came from the ancient forest of the; Faynavia Tahfirara.
The Mirror is made of crushed & polished crystal acquired in the realm of “Zelle of YuesGrove”. This wardrobe is unlike anything in this world.
With the help of my house elf Knobby I searched the world for this gift. This is a very powerful magical object. Unlike the Mirror of Erised, Alice’s Mirror, or even a Witch’s Glass. This wardrobe is “Portal Exceptional”. Do not let this wardrobe fool you*~* the three doors all have a separate purpose... But only to the one who holds the key.

The door on left; Is an all seeing eye something like the Wicked Witch of the West’s crystal ball. It enables you the holder of the key to see any where in the world in this present time. Anytime of the day or night. Enabling you to see all when ever you like. So when fairies go missing no more worries. If I partake in too much honey wine you can find me quickly <---- LOL.

Insert the key in the left door for the mirror to activate. And call to the mirror with your request.

The door on the right; Will enable you to see the future, but with this there comes a “WARNING”. It can be a dangerous enterprise to seek the futures view too often...
Insert the key at your own risk and call to the mirror with your request.
The Center door; is the best of all. This door enables you to step into any world, in anytime you choose; King Arthur’s Court... Narnia, The Land of Arcane, or Dragons living room. The worlds of time are yours....

Insert the key in the middle door think your happy travel thought and step into the mirror.
To return home place the key upon your third eye and say to yourself “To Castle Raven *~* “Away”

The beads on the keys necklace are polished Aquamarine & Chrysocolla.
The beads were cleansed by Sea Witches in ocean water by the light of the Full Moon.There is more magic in these beautiful stones when worn or carried.
Aquamarine will enhance the utilization of psychic powers. Holding these stones or wearing them around the neck reduces our conscious mind's hold on the psychic mind. It allows the ever-present physic impulses to be heard and to enter our conscious mind. Thus this helps “you” the holder of the key to pass through the mirror and return...
Chrysocolla, Will drive away unreasonable fear and illusions and grants the power of discretion and increased wisdom. Thus protecting the owner of the key.

Enchanting

Hi All, Some time ago it was posted on the KF forum that I won a Outstanding Poetic Achievement crystal trophy award and Poet of Merit bronze metal from the " International Society of Poets " convention held in July in Las Vegas.
I had entered a poem at my publishers request.. It so happened it was a poem I wrote for Jennifer (KF resident fairy Godmother)
To my surprise I was recognized by the society...
The poem has since been given to Jennifer as part of the scap-book that whichywoman compiled for her..
The forum has not seen this poem so I thought I would post it now ...




Enchanting


Views of the sea, as you stand upon her amorous masterpiece.
Swans arrive as twilight approaches the enchanted forms.
With wings a tilt the swans magically pull down the veil of the sun.
Tis born, another Sea View Moon.

Teresa McNAir
7/2006

The Tiniest Fairy

Hi All and a Merry Christmas,

Some of you may have read this story but I really think it is worth a second read..
Such a sweet an lovely tale..




A Yule Story for Children ~ The Tiniest Fairy
~Author: Lady Abigail


In a time before time had been named, when life danced as a dazzling rainbow upon the mystical Earth, magick lived inside each earthen creature. Some, the big ones, were having a harder time seeing the magick now, than in the past. They were starting to forget that magick is all around you, if only you believed.Alicia was a small and tiny earthen spirit with sparkling blue eyes and a pinched up nose; even in the fairy world, where all things are small, she was the smallest of them all. Her home was deep inside the strong and twisting roots of a big Oak. It was safe and none of the winter cold snows could find their way a in. She loved playing around her cozy and warm home with her mom and dad. They would play hide and seek and she could easily hide in the corners or under the furniture. They would read books by the fire light and sing songs that only the fairies knew. Alicia was frightened of the other earthen creatures, as well as of what might be outside her cozy home under the big Oak. She had never been out before and saw no reason to go into the “outside.” When company came over Alicia would not come out of her tiny seed pod bed. When the Bunny family who lived next door came to visit, she was frightened that being so small, one of the many bunny babies might accidentally hop on her. She would only peek over the beds edge with her tiny pinched nose when the Gloends, a family of glowworms; came to visit, because she wanted to see where the warm yellow glow was coming from. At dinner one evening, Alicia’s mom and dad told her that soon winter's hold would be ending. That frightened Alicia since she only knew the winter and could not imagine what might happen if it was to end. They explained to her that in all the magickal world, it was her magick that would call in the changing of seasons and the turning of the great wheel. On the eve of the next night Alicia, her mom and her dad would go on a journey into the forest. Here, there would be a great gathering and all the mystical creatures of Earth would see her gift of magick. But Alicia shivered with fear -- what was this wheel and how can she stop this magick and changing? She liked things just as they were and didn’t want anything to change at all. She didn’t want to go to a gathering where so many would be. She didn’t know what this gift was that she was to give. What if she got lost and no one could find her? Or maybe the others would see her. Maybe they would not like her or make fun of her or laugh at her being so small. Her greatest fear was that maybe she had no magick. She had not seen it. She couldn’t fly like her mom and dad, she kept falling on her elbows. She couldn’t make things like flowers or snowflakes like her mom and dad; all she ended up with some ice that melted. She couldn’t even make light with her wand. How would her parents feel when they found out, what would she do? Even as frightened as Alicia was of going into the “outside, ” she was more frightened of what others might think of her. She didn’t want to disappoint her mom and dad, so she decided it would be best if she hid. She would go into the “outside;” no one would look for her there. She would not go very far. Just far enough away where she could hide until the gathering was over, and then the change would not happen.Alicia’s mom was roasting acorns for the great gathering’s feast and her dad was busy polishing up his ice wand. Alicia knew no one would see her leave, or think she would go into the “outside” alone, since she never had before. With her wand in a small bag tied to her waist, Alicia carefully opened the door of her house and stepped into the “outside.” She closed the door quickly and quietly so her mom and dad would not hear it creak. Then, she turned to see what was here in this “outdoors.” It was white everywhere. She walked along for a little while when all of a sudden “crunch” she sunk into the snow up to her wing tips. It took a bit of work but she wriggled her way up and out of the snow. Now she was really cold and she could see it was getting darker. The bright bluish color of the sky was now turning a purple hue with streaks of red and yellow. She wasn’t sure, but if night was coming she had to hide quickly. If she could fly just to the edge of the forest she would find a place to stay until the gathering was over and then she could go home again. Then it would be safe because nothing would change. That is what she wanted.Alicia was frighten and getting colder, but she had made up her mind. She had to do this, or everything she knew was going to change forever. She shook herself off and looked toward the forest edge. With all her will and might she jumped up and began flying forward. Then back a little, then up, then down, then around in some circles and then slower and then faster and then it happened. Bang! She flew right into a tree branch hanging low weighted heavy by the snow. Alicia did not know what exactly had happened as she rubbed her head, but when she rose up again out of the snow it had gotten very dark. She could see tiny lights twinkling above her now. She looked around trying to figure out what direction to go. By now the gathering must be over and she could go home. Everything would stay the same. But which way was home? Alicia couldn’t see where to go, so she didn’t want to try to fly. What if she hit another tree, it was dark now and she couldn’t make anything out, plus her head still hurt from before. She had to be very careful deciding what way to go now. All of a sudden, she heard someone calling her. “Alicia, Alicia.” She felt her body begin to shake so hard that the tiny ice cycles that had formed on the tips of her wings, tinkled like little bells. As she turned around to look behind her, she saw a woman lying on a big pile of fur blankets. She was not a fairy, but she was beautiful, dressed in a green, red and white gown. Hundreds of earthen creatures stood all around her, many Alicia had never seen before, but none were scared or frightened at all. Although Alicia didn’t understand it, she wasn’t frightened either.There seemed to peace about this woman, it was something calming. “Alicia, I have been waiting for you. I need your help.” the Lady said. “Waiting for me?” Alicia asked. “Yes, Alicia, ” she said. “Its dark now and we need your light to light the way, so that we can see what lies before us.” “My light?” Alicia asked, remembering she had not been able to make her wand light before. “It’s your magick Alicia, your magick that will call the light from within me.” the Lady said.Alicia slowly began to walk toward the woman. That’s when she saw that this quiet lady was going to have a baby, and she was going to have it any moment. All the fears and worries Alicia carried with her were beginning to melt away, just like the ice on her wing tips. As she looked into the meadow green eyes of this lady she wanted more than anything else in her small life to make a light for her.Alicia, still trembling, took her wand from its little bag, and raised it up. With every magickal hope she had ever had, she put her energy into lighting her wand. The lady smiled gently at her and in that instance there was a great flash of light which came from the tip of that tiny wand. It was a brilliant luminous light which filled every corner of the night. As Alicia held her wand high she looked over to see that now the lady was holding in her arms a baby; a wonderful little baby boy. Suddenly, she understood it all, everything her mom and dad had been telling her. This was the magick, this was her special gift. Alicia, the tiniest of all fairies, she was the one who carried the spark, the spark which released the light of the world and the turning of the wheel of life. In her tiny being she had carried that magick, the magick to unlock the power of love and understanding for the world to share. Standing in that brilliant light, Alicia understood who the Lady was and the importance of this baby. She was a part of the rebirth of the Light. This baby was the Light again reborn of the Goddess. The beautiful Lady was the Goddess of life, and Alicia was that spark of magick which survives all time and through which we find boundless possibilities.Soon the edge of the forest was filled with earthen creatures and spirits from all over the mystical world. Alicia’s mom and dad watched their fairy child as she beamed with joy. The Lady holding her baby boy, blessed all those who shared in this time of magick as the feast was served and great happiness was shared by all. Alicia didn’t even notice that she was floating on the air. She was no longer weighted down by all her silly worries or fears. She knew that even though she was tiny she had the power to light the world. Now she understood, magick is all around you if you only believe, and trust in yourself.So each year as you light a candle to call the light, remember the tiniest fairy, for it only takes one tiny spark to give light unto the whole world.

Dragon Ornaments

Hi all, Well this was a job... You could not believe how hard these pictures were to get.. I just could not get it right, So here are some. I have 9 dragons new this year and they are much prettier than the pictures show.. Each dragon is holding a beautiful crystal.

Sparkling Snow flakes

Bee

Castle Lights

^ Fire Fly Lane; Entrance to Castle Raven ^

Fairy Caught in the act

Scotch on The Rocks has finished the lighting of the Castles Entry Way tree AHhhhhh she is Grand!! ------------>

Castle Raven

Hi My fairy friends, Here are a couple of pictures of Castle Raven :-)

To the left *~* the rear entrance in the early morning as I returned from my morning walk.

To the right *~* A night photo snapped through my witches glass on my way back up the hill to the castle entrance after helping Scotch on the Rocks with the piling of wood for the Yule Fire.

Sparkling wonder isn't it!

Bee

Antique Christmas Post Cards

Hi all, Here are a few more post cards from my antique post card collection. These really make me happy. I always look at my cards and my KF jewelry when I need a lift. The last few days I find myself really looking at them a-lot.... Please enjoy these images from times long ago....

Sparkling
Bee

Bee's Birthday Gift...

Hi All, Here is a photo of my surprise 50th birthday gift from , Whichy.. It was a surprise... I really love this!!! She has seen to it that I am a Queen Bee.. And I even have a tiara.. Finally!!!

Whichy is the greatest..

Sparkling Queen Bee

More Holiday Decorations

Hi My fairy friends here is my "KF tree topper" that I use for a stand up angel. I just love her she is gorgeous!! Another picture of my tree and a close up of my tree ornaments. A collection of a life time.. I think there is just about everything on that tree..

Stay tuned for some pictures of my new dragon ornaments.. ( If I can get a good picture of some of them???)

Sparkles

Bee

My Christmas Queen Bee box...

Ok girls, here it is the first one under the tree....
All wrapped up by Sir Scotch on the Rocks!!

My Christmas Tree

Here are a few pic's of my Holiday decorations..

Sparkling
Bee

I Told YOU !! Fairy Snow flakes

The Fairy's and I awoke to fresh fallen snow..

Sparkling Season

Silence in the woods today,
A cool crisp breeze blows the fall leaves away.

A sparkle in the the sky I see,
Then another floating right by me.

Tis the first snow of the year you see,
That leaves these woods a glow.

So the fairy's of the Fairy Knowel
can awake to fresh fallen snow.

BeeCharmer
Nov 2006

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

May your day be filled with falls bright light.
May you sample every little bit of Thanksgiving's culinary delights..

Sparkles
BeeCharmer

*~* I just had to share this *~*

Nature's Guardian Angel

By Josephine Wall

Gliding through the heavens, natures guardian angel keeps a watchful eye on the earth an her children, rejuvenating and replenishing where needed.

As she passes high above, the fruits of her labors can be reflected in her billowing cloak.

Beauty abounds under her loving and vigilant care.

This was my Birthday card from my hubby

Look closely at her to see all her splendor..

Sparkling Bee

Semper Fi

Hi All This is a copy of a letter from my MM group shared by another MM whose son was serving in the Middle East.

May God Bless and protect all our troops Until their return !!

Semper Fi

Tess



Marine Moms Save a Marine...…Well sort of. HAD to share this with you all.We've had a huge Support Our Troops drive going and have been sending our Marines and other soldiers care packages. We divided the packages into food products, male personal items and female personal items.One of our Moms (names have been deleted to protect the innocent!) sent us this message.
This is a little long (I apologize), but please make read - promise you will enjoy it!

To top off my son's email he was able to call yesterday!!! I've just been in absolutely the BEST mood. Not only did he call, but we were able to talk for a long time and it was so wonderful. He shared so many stories and had my laughing so hard. He wanted me to thank all his "Moms" and to let ya'll know that he and his fire team received their care packages and they were a wonderful morale booster. He said all of them had the Channel 11 footballs in their care package and they were out in the open area throwing the footballs around and other Marines were asking, "Hey where did ya'll get the footballs?" My son said at first they would all respond, "The Houston Marine Moms!". He said after awhile they were all laughing and they would just say "Our Moms". He said they call the footballs their WMD's. I asked why and he said that when the lights go out at night they all throw them really hard at each other and just have the best time. He was laughing so hard sharing these stories with me. He had me rolling. He told me how wonderful the care packages were and wanted me to tell everyone thank you. He said that one guy we'll call "Marine X" did get a girl care package and everyone was giving him a hard time. My son said, "Marine X got some really nice smelling lotion and everyone really likes it, so everytime he goes to sleep they steal it from him." I told my son I was really sorry about the mistake, and if he wanted I would send Marine X another package. He told me not to worry about Marine X because everytime I send something to him Marine X thinks it's for him too. He said when my husband and I sent the last care package Marine X came over to his cot picked up the box, started fishing through it, and said, "What'd we get this time?" ) My son said they had the most fun with Marine X's package. He said he wasn't sure who we were sending the pack to, but the panties were size 20, and he said one of the guys got on top of the humvee and jumped off with the panties over his head and yelled, "Look at me, I'm an Airborne Ranger!!!!". He said one of the guys attached the panties to an antenna and it blew in the wind like a windsock. He said it entertained them for quite awhile. Then of course, they had the tampons. When he brought this up my imagination was just running wild, but I let him continue. My son said they had to go on a mission and Marine X wanted the chapstick and lotion for the trip. He grabbed a bunch of the items out of his care package and got in the humvee. As luck would have it he grabbed the tampons, and My son said everyone was teasing him about "not forgetting his feminine hygiene products". My son said things were going well, and then the convoy was ambushed. He said a Marine in the convoy was shot. He said the wound was pretty clean, but it was deep. He said they were administering first aid but couldn't get the bleeding to slow down, and someone said, "Hey use Marine X's tampons". My son said they put the tampon in the wound. At this point my son profoundly told me, "Mom did you know that tampons expand?" ) "Well, yeah!". They successfully slowed the bleeding and got the guy medical attention. When they went to check on him later the surgeon told them, "You guys saved his life". If you hadn't stopped that bleeding he would have bled to death. My son said, "Mom, the tampons sent by the Marine Moms by mistake saved a Marines life." At this point I asked him, "Well what did you do with the rest of the tampons?" He said, "Oh, we divided them up and we all have them in our flak jackets, and I kept two for our first aid kit". I am absolutely amazed by the ingenuity of our Marines, and can't believe that something that started out as a mistake ended up saving someone's life. My sister said she doesn't believe in mistakes. She said that God had a plan all along. She believes that female care package was sent to Marine X to save our Marine. Either way ladies our efforts have boosted the morale of many Marines, provided much needed items for our troops, AND saved the lives of a Marine! God bless each of you for your efforts and hard work, and God bless our Marines!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOVEMBER GIRLS !!

Happy birthday, To all my November Birthday Sisters.
I hope your days are wonderful....

Sparkling Birthdays to all

BeeCharmer


Oh those birthdays come just once a year
But the birthday fairy's are always near.
To sprinkle fairy dust around your feet
So you can spread happiness to all you meet..

BriteRavens Servants

The mice will play -->>while the cats away..
Looks like they are planning a take over to me? LOL
I came upon this gathering on my way to the servants entrance of the cellars..

Bee

Queen Bee Cell

Hi All, Well it is that time of year again. Time to work my hives and prepare them for winter time.. So a few days before Halloween I did the job and found a special suprprize. A perfect Queen cell left for me to see.. These are rare fully intact. Usually when you pull the frames from the hive for cleaning and removal they get torn up.. But not his time.. I thought I would share this remarkable accomplishment of mother nature. Few have seen this other than bee-keepers .

A queen cell is made special to born a Queen bee. The little workers prepare it and then a egg is laided by the current Queen as she is going to leave the hive to find new digs or she is failing in health and the worker bees know it.. They treat this larva very special*~* the " nurse bees" ( they can not fly) feed the Queen bee larva royal jelly and special hormones.. Then there you have it she crawls down the little tunnel to the end and the nurse bees chew her out.
( You can see that tunnel in the photo)

Anyway This is a true wonder of nature..

Sparkles
Bee

JACK-O-LANTERNS

Hi All, Halloween was great, I got my Jack-O-Lanterns carved in the nick of time.. Here I am in all my Red Witch glory. Accompanied by my minion of Jack-O-Lanterns.. The two small ones my hubby bought me at Walmart for some reason he said he felt bad because I only had two pumpkins to carve this year.. Little did he know *~*
I PLANNED IT THAT WAY!!!!
Carving more than two big ones is getting to be a big job for me!!!!

Sparkles
Bee