Myth-weaver, Countess of Curls from Tír fo Thuinn, sharing enchanting and spooky tales with a sprinkle of magic. http://buymeacoffee.com/niftybuckles https://x.com/NiftyBuckles Follow me on Mastodon @NiftyBuckles
30 Oct 2019 6 minute read 2 comments Nifty Buckles
Aah! Magnificent autumn with its dazzling scarlet and golden leaves falling gently around a tree. I recall my dad raking these same leaves only to turn around and watch my sister, myself and our friends dive into them with glee. Thankfully, my dad wa...
23 Oct 2019 1 minute read 0 comments Nifty Buckles
Sometimes certain houses may present a fairy tale feeling to the observer, some have a magnificent effect on us just by their unique design. One such house in particular, is the Spadena House located in Beverly Hills California. This house is termed...
15 Oct 2019 5 minute read 0 comments Nifty Buckles
Little Red Riding Hood is a European Fairy/Folk tale that originated in the 10th century centered on a young girl that was gifted a red cape crafted by her grandmother. Her kindly Grandmother becomes ill and the young heroine must deliver some cakes...
11 Oct 2019 2 minute read 0 comments Nifty Buckles
The Halloween/Samhain countdown continues with Witch Bottles of Folklore. What are they? What are they used for? Witch Bottles would immediately gobsmack any oncoming witch or warlock with terror, spotting witch bottles in a house's window could send...
8 Oct 2019 2 minute read 0 comments Nifty Buckles
#FairyTaleTuesday Halloween/Samhain countdown continues... The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short fictional story crafted by Washington Irving in 1820. It was based on folklore of the American Revolution. A Hessian soldier was decapitated by a cannon...
7 Oct 2019 2 minute read 0 comments Nifty Buckles
The British Isles is an ancient place steeped with robust folklore similar to their full-bodied tea. Samhain is fast approaching and many folks are reminded of carved pumpkins, ghouls, witches and black cats who enrich story telling around a camp fir...
5 Sep 2019 3 minute read 0 comments Nifty Buckles
Do you like Owls? I love them. They sit majestically upon tree branches, barns, on top of roofs and old split rail fences. Recently, I noticed an article from audubon.org regarding a wisdom of Burrowing Owls that began to nest and plant themselves in...
8 Aug 2019 1 minute read 0 comments Nifty Buckles
I always found an ever abundance of nettles during the summer months when I was a wee child. The ones that really stuck with me, (pun intended,) was the stinging nettle Urtica diotica that I would eventually run into while playing hide and seek, or t...
7 Aug 2019 1 minute read 0 comments Nifty Buckles
Have you ever seen a Fairy lounging on a Fly agaric toadstool? The Amanita muscaria is a type of toadstool that the fae love to sit upon. Fairy rings are also called elf, pixie or witches rings they can grow to be enormous! Most fairy rings are outli...
28 Jun 2019 1 minute read 0 comments Nifty Buckles
Story telling has been around for a very long time. Many cultures did not write their tales down they were told orally. Indigenous people of the Americas still do this today. Celts also had and still have their own Seanchaithe ( story tellers and His...
