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Since we are faeries at heart, Jenn and I have been going to the Spoutwood Fairie Festival since 2004 (in 2004, after the first day at the festival together, I proposed to Jenn there--eight years ago today!). It is the happiest, most magical time of our year, and we look forward to it more than I could ever say~ :) I recommend it to EVERY single person who has even a pinch of magic in their hearts. It is the most community driven, joy filled event in the world--it is a dream come true~ <3 (You can go back through my Fairie Festival tag and see our story of the festival through our years there~ <3333 If you're wondering "what's the festival really like, and why should I go?" I wrote an entry last year that scratches the surface of what the festival means to me. <3)

The 21st annual May Day Spoutwood Fairie Festival is this weekend--come out and have a fabulous, magical time! If you're going to be there, we'd love to meet you! <3 :) Please tell me here in the comments if you think you're coming! :) <333 (WE WILL BE VERY EASY TO SPOT, if you want to say hello to us--I have pink hair, Jenn has purple hair, and on Saturday, we're wearing our wedding gowns!)

The Fairie Festival is my home in this world, and I am blessed beyond words at the magical, joy-and-love-filled weekend that awaits me--I have no words for my gratitude or my ecstaticness~ <3333333

Us, last year~



The 21st annual May Day Spoutwood Fairie Festival!

The May Day Fairie Festival is the brainchild of Rob and Lucy Wood, owners of Spoutwood Farm, an organic farm in the Community Supported Agriculture movement. It began as a party for about 100 friends, and has been celebrated by 16,000 “friends” of the little people from the local area, all across the US and across the Atlantic. Previously a one-day festival, a second and third day were added as a response to the festival’s rising popularity.

Me and a baby water fairy in 2004~


Once again, the festival will celebrate the beginning of spring and all of the nature spirits return to the warm world with 70 arts and crafts vendors (mostly featuring handmade art inspired by the little people), performances by musicians and dancers, storytellers, participatory maypole dancing, fairie craft activities such as wand and garland making (involves a small fee), food vendors, fairie and other nature spirit environments to explore, a Nature Place offering a place for environmental, health, animal interest and other groups to share their vision, fairie and gnome habitat tours, fairie tea parties, guest appearances by the Green Man, the Mossmen, Sweet Pea and others.

Jenn, 2009~


The fairie and May Day themes go back to ancient times in almost all cultures, especially to the Celts of the British Isles who had a festival on the first of May called Beltane. It was a time of great rejoicing at the return of the earth's abundance in spring and the impending bounty of summer. The Celts celebrated the spirits of nature by honoring not only the plants that they could see and smell but also the unseen beings of the fairie realm.

When: May 4 2012 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM, and May 5 & 6 2012 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM each day

Us, 2010~


Where: Spoutwood Farm Center 4255 Pierceville Rd Glen Rock PA 17327 717-235-6610

Admission: Admission is $15 for people over 12, $5 for people 12 and under, and free for those 2 and under. A three-day pass is available for a reduced price of $30...the three day pass can also be used to get through the gates quicker, even if you are only using it for two of the days. Those who decide to volunteer when they arrive at the festival can request a 2-hour job assignment; upon completion, the admission fee will be refunded.

Us, 2008~


About Spoutwood Farm: Nestled in the rolling landscape of York County is Spoutwood Farm - a family owned farm and part of the Community Supported Agriculture program, supports more than 100 families with organically grown food throughout the year. Spoutwood Farm supports sustainable living practices and offers workshops and classes in streamside ecology, mead making, medicinal herbalism and more. Spoutwood is a 501©(3) non-profit organization.



Kubiando is a Way of Living

Knowing that the Universe supports you
Understanding Life’s Lessons along the way
Believe in Yourself
Invent new ways of being and be an Inspiration
Always do your Best
Never, never, never, give up
Divine guidance surrounds you
One Love, One Circle of Life

(From Kubiando.com~)

I hope to see you there~ <3 <3 <3

Everything is Story. These days are like pages, rustling as each one turns--sun down to stars and back to sun again, light racing across blades of grass, leaves lengthening, flowers spilling open. This is a rich time, a greening time, and everything around me sings.

In our story, I will assume you know the secrets: that Beltane lies across from Samhain, that the days leading up to Midsummer are open and sheer--a veil between worlds that Witches can see through. The fireflies that light the evenings, coming so close as to almost kiss me, are lanterns in the doorway, and at the brambled hedge between my meadow and the greater field, there is a gate. Perhaps I just imagined it, but everything is thin and fragile, and I'm not really certain what I see. Fairies, maybe. Ghosts dancing. It doesn't really matter, everything can be defined by what you see, after all. That is why all stories are different.

So, I kneel in my garden, far past dusk. There is a thin line of lighter blue upon the horizon, and the spangles of stars race, brilliant across the heavens--celestial veins. My eyes are sharpened, in the dark, and I continue digging small holes, filling them with water, until I can see my face reflected. Then, in goes the small plant, and dirt presses around it, under my fingers (I feel, sometimes, as if I'm tucking them into bed). The watering can spills over them again, and the leaves glisten in starlight. I stop when I can no longer see the shape of my face, in the earth, in the water--it has become too dark, even for me. That's when I know it's time to go home.

They say the best way to scry is to dig a hole in the earth, and fill it with water, by starlight--visions will come, truth and stories to fill you. I? I see my face, and I see my smile, as I gently set roots down, into stars. I see hope. I see...

"What are you planting?" the fireflies whisper. I could answer a truth, in kind. Cucumbers, watermelon, sweet tomatoes that twine their vines about my hands--corn seeds that glitter like gold in a palm. Hard, wrinkled peas that will someday yield pods. But there is another truth, and another story, so I whisper back, "possibility." Because the dark is too soft, too cold, for loud voices.

And I don't want to disturb the ghosts beyond the hedge.

Since we are faeries at heart, Jenn and I have been going to the Spoutwood Fairie Festival since 2004. It is the happiest, most magical time of our year, and we look forward to it more than I could ever say~ :) I recommend it to EVERY single person who has even a pinch of magic in their hearts. It is the most community driven, joy filled event in the world--it is a dream come true~ <3

Come out and have a fabulous, magical time! If you're going to be there, we'd love to meet up if only for a little while! As the time draws a little closer, I'll be revealing our faerie costuming for this year, so you'll know how to recognize us~ <3 :)

Me and a baby water fairy in 2004~


The 19th annual May Day Spoutwood Fairie Festival!

The May Day Fairie Festival is the brainchild of Rob and Lucy Wood, owners of Spoutwood Farm, an organic farm in the Community Supported Agriculture movement. It began as a party for about 100 friends, and has been celebrated by 16,000 “friends” of the little people from the local area, all across the US and across the Atlantic. Previously a one-day festival, a second and third day were added as a response to the festival’s rising popularity.

Once again, the festival will celebrate the beginning of spring and all of the nature spirits return to the warm world with 70 arts and crafts vendors (mostly featuring handmade art inspired by the little people), performances by musicians and dancers, storytellers, participatory maypole dancing, fairie craft activities such as wand and garland making (involves a small fee), food vendors, fairie and other nature spirit environments to explore, a Nature Place offering a place for environmental, health, animal interest and other groups to share their vision, fairie and gnome habitat tours, fairie tea parties, guest appearances by the Green Man, the Mossmen, Sweet Pea and others.

Jenn, last year~


The fairie and May Day themes go back to ancient times in almost all cultures, especially to the Celts of the British Isles who had a festival on the first of May called Beltane. It was a time of great rejoicing at the return of the earth's abundance in spring and the impending bounty of summer. The Celts celebrated the spirits of nature by honoring not only the plants that they could see and smell but also the unseen beings of the fairie realm.

When: April 30th from 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM, and May 1st and 2nd from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM each day

Where: Spoutwood Farm Center 4255 Pierceville Rd Glen Rock PA 17327 717-235-6610

Admission: Admission is $15 for people over 12, $5 for people 12 and under, and free for those 2 and under. A three-day pass is available for a reduced price of $30...the three day pass can also be used to get through the gates quicker, even if you are only using it for two of the days. Those who decide to volunteer when they arrive at the festival can request a 2-hour job assignment; upon completion, the admission fee will be refunded.

Us, 2008~


About Spoutwood Farm: Nestled in the rolling landscape of York County is Spoutwood Farm - a family owned farm and part of the Community Supported Agriculture program, supports more than 100 families with organically grown food throughout the year. Spoutwood Farm supports sustainable living practices and offers workshops and classes in streamside ecology, mead making, medicinal herbalism and more. Spoutwood is a 501©(3) non-profit organization.



Kubiando is a Way of Living

Knowing that the Universe supports you
Understanding Life’s Lessons along the way
Believe in Yourself
Invent new ways of being and be an Inspiration
Always do your Best
Never, never, never, give up
Divine guidance surrounds you
One Love, One Circle of Life

(From Kubiando.com~)