tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88444647243927108672024-03-13T02:12:14.659-04:00Catty-Corner CottageGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.comBlogger305125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-3466503391271832742019-09-14T13:15:00.001-04:002019-09-14T13:15:14.576-04:00Magical Oregon Trip September 2019 - Day 5 and Souvenirs <br />
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Oh Portland, city of my heart, in the state of my heart. Only in you will a random telephone pole on a random city corner have stunning roses twined around its base.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>I don't know how I missed seeing this until our last morning of the trip, but there it is, right on our walk to Hawthorne.<br />
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For our last morning, we decided to eat at the Bread and Ink Cafe. I ate this same exact meal last trip, and it was eye-roll-back-into-head good, so why not repeat?<br />
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Three things happened at breakfast: first, I took a photo of my plate and sent it to the group chat with Shveta and Bryonie. Bryonie's instant response was "oh, you're at the Bread and Ink! I'm watering outside the Brae if you want to stop by!" Of course we did.<br />
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Second, when we were a few bites into our meals, people near the front door of the restaurant started running outside. From our seats near the window we saw people outside running too. My fight or flight kicked in and I worried that there was an active shooter outside or nearby. Come to find out, two guys had started fist fighting in the middle of busy Hawthorne! A few minutes later, police sped down the road and blocked off all traffic on Hawthorne. Wow. Dinner and a show.<br />
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Then, when we were halfway done eating, a really sweet woman came and sat across from us at our table. She told us we were both really beautiful and had mermaid hair. We thanked her and told her that people don't say things like that to each other often enough!<br />
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After breakfast, we walked down a few of the charming streets near Hawthorne, and I picked a bouquet of street flowers to press when I got home. <br />
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We arrived at the Brae and Bryonie was indeed watering. I asked her if I could take a smattering of flowers from the garden to also press, and she agreed. I left an offering to the Brae in thanks before leaving.<br />
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And then it was indeed time to go home. I was starting to feel quite poorly, so I stopped by a health store in the airport and bought some masks. If you want to have an empty row on the plane, wear a mask.<br />
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As another small touch of synchronicity, we ended up in the same row with the same people as our flight out to Portland on Monday. They remembered us and we had a good laugh.<br />
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Unfortunately, the mask ended up being needed: I came down with bronchitis (that I'm still, as of now, fighting against) at the tail end of the trip. But I am SO thankful that if I had to get sick, it was on my way home, not before or during this incredible, magical trip to Portland.<br />
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A few photos of the souvenirs I picked up on the trip. This doesn't include the natural souvenirs, like rocks, pebbles, or pressed flowers.<br />
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First, the sweet little statue that I had seen in photos from the Brae. This is the one that they had no more of, but then Bryonie found one left behind a stack of pillows on the second to last day of our vacation! Portland magic.<br />
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Two brand new Fernie Brae-branded Brian Froud art pillows. They screamed my name and I had to listen.<br />
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A t-shirt from Toby Froud's short film, Lessons Learned. <br />
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Thigh high grey and red striped fairy socks from Sock Dreams. Now that I've tried them on, I suspect I'm going to buy many more pairs.<br />
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Two jars of Marionberry jam, procured on half off sale. <br />
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A Fernie Brae pin of the Love Token Troll by Brian Froud. He already makes me feel better to wear him on days I feel a little down.<br />
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A tiny rose Shveta bought me at the Rose Garden as a reminder of my resolution to WRITE. <br />
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An amethyst shard. (It was in a bowl at the Brae labeled "Dark Crystal shards??" and how could I resist that)<br />
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Fairy wing earrings from Helen Nevett of Under the Ivy. I love her work, but she's based out of England and shipping is expensive, so this was a great chance to get these. <br />
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This is the postcard that Shveta and I both had to get at the Powell's store on our first day.<br />
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Is. <br />Perfect.<br />
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Postcards from Lessons Learned.<br />
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A Brian Froud card to frame.<br />
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And one more Froud card to frame.<br />
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Once again, Portland, Oregon, thank you for your love. For making me feel alive with magic, and for inspiring me so very thoroughly. I will miss you until we meet again.Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-9775256004789100722019-09-14T12:48:00.000-04:002019-09-14T13:26:29.283-04:00Magical Oregon Trip September 2019 - Day 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ahh, the last full day of our Oregon trip dawned, and it was bittersweet. Our breakfast was the second round of delicious <a href="https://www.bluestardonuts.com/donuts/">Blue Star</a> donuts we picked up the day before, along with fresh pears from Ruby's garden. <br />
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<a name='more'></a>As Shveta worked on getting her words in for the day for her novel (she was so good about sticking to this on the trip! Very admirable) I went out and took some photos and video for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17842708708636988/">Instagram stories</a> showing the beautiful place we stayed. This is definitely my new home away from home in Portland for every forthcoming trip.<br />
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Here's another shot of the beautiful sauna in the back yard. We ended up utilizing this in the afternoon...outdoor shower, outdoor bathtub filled with cold water to jump into after sweating in the steamy sauna.<br />
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On our way to Hawthorne, we walked by this little fellow on the sidewalk. At first glance he was just sticks and moss, and I suppose one could still argue that's all he is, but I saw long moss antennae, a twisty tail, and I knew he wanted to be a faerie creature, commemorated in a photo. <br />
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We walked to Hawthorne to get Shveta a coffee since she was feeling a little shaky, and had a conversation with a guy in the shop that could have gone south, but ended up being quite pleasant. He asked us what we were dressed up for, and I gave my typical response. "For life!" He enjoyed that answer.<br />
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We took a Lyft from Hawthorne to the Rose Garden, where Shveta and I had a lovely conversation encouraging each other in creative pursuits we both felt unsure about. For me, it was telling her about the story ideas that wouldn't leave my mind, but I was also afraid to put on the page. She was a wonderful encouragement, and her words "write it for you then, not for anyone else. Pretend it's all just for you" really struck home.<br />
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Since the story I want to tell is a version of Beauty and the Beast, it was apt to discuss it among the roses. And what roses they were! <br />
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Didn't Shveta look magical this day? (and every day) We had a group of lovely older ladies stop to take our photo among the roses on their phones. <br />
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Shveta's beautiful bracelet looked lovely with the vivid roses.<br />
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The Brae had their screen set up for the showing of the first episode of Dark Crystal the next night. Sadly, just hours after we would be leaving town.<br />
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And Sid sat in a cage near the screen. (Don't worry, the door was open, and besides, pirates are used to being behind bars)<br />
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I also remembered to take a photo of Grandfather wearing a gorgeous mask by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/wingandtalon">Wing and Talon</a>. <br />
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We walked to Belmont Street, where we'd heard there were more fun stores. Bryonie had told me about Movie Madness during my last trip, a video rental store with a huge collection of original props and costumes. I know Tom loves film, so I wanted to take some photos for him.<br />
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His favorite musical is West Side Story:<br />
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The soap from Fight Club!<br />
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The costume on the left was so small and delicate, but so lovely!<br />
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A dress Ginger Rogers wore in an old movie I really love, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Major_and_the_Minor">The Major and the Minor</a>. <br />
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And my favorite item in the place: Danny Kaye's jester doublet from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Court_Jester">The Court Jester</a>! (He's my all-time favorite actor)<br />
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And I discovered, too late for this trip, this amaaaaaazing bar!! It's called the Nerd Out, and the tables and walls are covered in comic book pages and covers, there are action figures everywhere for adults to play with, and there's a projection screen playing nerdy movies (Gremlins, while we were in there). There's also a brochure they have with a map of Portland, and all of the nerdy geeky stores in the area. <br />
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We were waiting for Bryonie to come pick us up so we could go get dessert at a "charming and quirky" place she recommended. As we stood at a grocery store waiting for her, I looked across the street and saw a scene straight out of a Charles de Lint novel. Two stunningly gorgeous old Victorian homes sat catty corner from each other, with what appeared like a patio between them strung with multicolored lights, and flickering with tiki torches. I had to know what this place was, so we crossed the street. <br />
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When Bryonie picked us up, we mentioned how amazing the place looked, and she admitted it was one of the two places she was considering taking us for dessert. It's a "bohemian cafe with an outdoor hookah garden," and we decided to go ahead and get our dessert there.<br />
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It was a perfect evening, gorgeous weather, not too many other people there were smoking the air up (at first), and we had a wonderful time.<br />
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I got a lavender steamer to drink, since my throat was starting to get a bit sore, (uh oh) and a slice of Marionberry pie a la mode, which was just (kisses fingers)<br />
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Next thing we knew, we looked at our phones and<i> four hours</i> had passed. The conversation flowed so intensely and blissfully, none of us had any idea. Bryonie dropped us off at Ruby's (we had her come inside to see our lovely home away from home) and we hugged and said what we thought was our final goodbye.<br />
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Tomorrow would be farewell Portland. Do I really have to leave?Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-654361742003649282019-09-10T18:56:00.000-04:002019-09-10T18:56:16.644-04:00Magical Oregon Trip September 2019 - Day 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The city is magic, but Oregon nature? It truly overwhelms me, in the very best of ways.<br />
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Bryonie came and picked us up at Ruby's the morning of the third day of my trip, and we headed out to the Columbia River Gorge (a scenic stretch of highway by the river that divides Oregon and Washington, with dozens of waterfalls, large and small, all within a half hour of winding road). First, we stopped off at a patisserie Bryonie recommended (she and I had gone there last year together, and I remembered liking it!) and as we got out of our car, an older woman sitting at a table outside called out "you are such lovely faeries!"<br />
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(sigh) Oh, to live in a city where people "get" the energy we are trying to give out. I cannot tell you how many times in my home city I've had people try to peg me down in my daily wear (like the outfit I'm wearing above) by calling it "hippie," "renn faire," "Jesus," or a confused "why are you dressed like that?" Gosh it was such a refreshing change.<br />
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I told Bryonie and Shveta that I really wanted to visit Fairy Falls, which was up a hike from Wahkeena Falls. It's my favorite waterfall in the gorge, but I haven't been there since I was eighteen or so. I remembered that the hike was vaguely exhausting when I did it all those years ago. What I failed to remember, and failed to notice on the below website, was that the trail wasn't just vaguely exhausting: it was 1,500 feet of elevation gain in a mile and three quarters. That meant switchbacks every 50 feet or so with crazy stupid inclines up a cliff face.<br />
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I had a bit of a suspicion going into this forest walk that I might possibly get emotional over going back to the gorge for the first time in almost twenty years. You see, the Columbia River Gorge was where I first started exploring myself as my own person, my beliefs, my love of nature and its magics, way back in late high school when my then boyfriend (from Corbett) and I would go to the gorge and spend all day walking and sitting and communing with nature quietly, writing in our journals and just being emotional, spiritual late teens.<br />
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So I suspected I might be a bit emotional. But I didn't expect to burst into tears the moment I stepped out of the car and saw Wahkeena Falls.<br />
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Thankfully I was with two soulmate sister dear friends, who were absolutely understanding of me. <br />
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The synchronicities of this trip continued, by the way, as Bryonie opened the trunk of her car and showed us a pair of wings (made by Toby!) she'd brought with her in case we wanted to take pictures in the gorge. The coincidence of this was...I recently bought my own first pair of wings, and almost brought them with me on the trip for the exact same purpose. I decided at the last minute that they were too delicate and I was too nervous bringing them, even if I kept them in my carry on, but that she had the same thought and made it happen anyway...pure magic!! <br />
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I'm pretty sure at this point we weren't even to Wahkeena Falls yet, but you can see the elevation has already increased.<br />
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Three trolls disguised as boulders looked down at us from above. You may fool some, dear trolls, but we are used to the fey, we see who you really are.<br />
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When I was in high school, my then boyfriend and I had a deeply spiritual experience at a waterfall in the gorge with a bridge that stood right in front of it, so close that you could feel the water hit your face as you passed. When I asked if we could go to Fairy Falls, it was without realizing that this waterfall was Wahkeena, and we would be walking right by it. Seeing it again stirred up so many memories. And the blackened, jutting remains of a tree right near it was just a strong and powerful reminder that though I've been through a lot since I last stood before this waterfall, I am also strong...I am resilient, and I contain the same magic, indeed, perhaps even more, than I did then. <br />
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It was a strong and powerful message I was contemplating, and my dear friends gave me the space and time to be in that moment.<br />
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They did both capture it though...Shveta in this video:<br />
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And Bryonie in this photo, which I love so very much I plan to frame it for my wall.<br />
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I had brought my phone tripod with me, and we set it on the bridge to get this photo of all of us.<br />
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Up, up, up the trail we went, huffing and puffing and pausing occasionally. Much deep and meaningful conversation was had as well. There's something about these forests in the gorge that invite people to have really wonderful and magical conversation, and I was so thankful to be there with two dear kindred friends. A few times along the way, hikers stopped to compliment our fairy ensembles, and one or two hikers even took our photo.<br />
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The elevation increased and increased...<br />
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Until finally we came to the lookout where the switchbacks ended (at least the long line of them did). We stopped for a moment to rest, and Shveta asked us a fun and thought-provoking what-if question (which might just turn into a short story she may write, so it will remain a mystery) we discussed for a while as we admired this view, our reward for that steep climb.<br />
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It was a bit heartbreaking to see some of the blackened trees on our hike. Thankfully this part of the gorge had damage, but the treetops were still green, so death and life mingled together. <br />
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Bryonie took this beautiful photo of Shveta and I hugging each other, framed by the blackened trees. Life, and love, endure!<br />
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Finally at this point in the trail, even though we were still on a steady incline, we started seeing the tumbling, rumbling stream, dancing alongside the pathway with us. The air grew cooler, and it was easier going. And I knew, I just knew, that around any corner, we'd see Fairy Falls.<br />
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We stopped at a beautiful small bridge where the water tumbled from rock to rock, almost like its own little waterfall or display. Bryonie noticed the blackened roots of a tree that were quite beautiful. We took turns wearing the fairy wings for photos, and when I went to take Bryonie's picture, I noticed this little Froudian faerie fellow looking right at us with his keen eye.<br />
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The view from the lovely little bridge right by the roots:<br />
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A little bit further, and we made it to another bridge. A young couple was coming down the trail from the opposite direction, so we stopped them and asked if they had passed Fairy Falls, and how much further it was.<br />
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"Of flat trail?"<br />
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"No, pretty much all like this...."<br />
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We had already been on the trail for about an hour and a half, and we looked at each other, quickly realizing that, with our time constraints, we would not be visiting Fairy Falls.<br />
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Instead, we sat down on the bridge to rest, and to talk some more. <br />
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As we sat there on the bridge, much like you see above, a hiker came along, and good-naturedly exclaimed "oh! Bridge trolls! I don't have any money for a toll!"<br />
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Shveta immediately responded. "That's ok, just tell us one wonderful thing that happened to you today."<br />
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"Why, meeting you fine ladies of course!"<br />
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"Then the toll is met! Pass on sir!"<br />
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(I kid you not, this exchange truly and actually did happen)<br />
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Looking at the part of the tumbling stream near the bridge, I realized it looked possible to make my way out to a fallen mossy log in the middle of the water. So Bryonie and I did so, and took more faerie photos. Isn't she SO pixie-ish? <br />
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My favorite picture from the log:<br />
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The water was absolutely freezing cold on my feet, and when I reached the shore, they were a bright crayola red. <br />
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With the cold temperature of the water in mind, I had to include this picture of Bryonie trying a pose with her feet in the water. "HOW do you manage to look so tranquil with your feet in this cold water?!" she exclaimed.<br />
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With the sun glowing in the sky, we made our way back down the trail.<br />
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Passing portals we hadn't noticed before...<br />
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And admiring the sun in the trees.<br />
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And the moss everywhere.<br />
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That morning, when Bryonie came to pick us up, she brought a gift for me. She had read and heard <a href="https://enchantedlivingmagazine.com/what-you-wish-for/">my story</a> of the encounter I had with the faeries last year on the Oregon beach while looking for a seeing stone, and brought me one she found on the beach. <br />
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I also picked up a piece of rock at the waterfall on our way back to the car, to remember this wonderful and magical trip with two dear friends.<br />
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We took the afternoon nice and slow. After stopping by Blue Star donuts to pick up a couple of fancy sugary treats to go, (we ate one that afternoon, and one the next morning a piece, and oh my gosh, I've never loved donuts more) we stopped by The Fernie Brae to pick up a couple of things, and then Shveta and I ate lunch at a nearby "grapes" (crepes) shop on Hawthorne. It was delicious! We went back to the room, relaxed for a little while, and then went back out for Indian food for dinner. We didn't have much appetite since lunch was still in our bellies, but what we didn't eat, we reheated the next day for lunch (and it was SO good. Note...I love Tikka Masala)<br />
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The only bummer was the Mango Lassi, which I'd been craving. It was "off," so I didn't finish it. But honestly, it was the only "off" thing in this entire day of magic. I couldn't have asked for a better day, full of magic and fellowship, and the healing that only nature can bring.<br />
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It was our first full day in Portland, the second day of our trip. And what a gorgeous view to walk out to that morning!<br />
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Our BnB had a pear tree right in front of it, and Ruby encouraged us to pick pears to eat, which we did a couple of times.<br />
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Friendly neighborhood street cat!<br />
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We had breakfast at Harlow, a cafe on Hawthorn I'd heard many good
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which had been closed the day before. Alessandra was a delight to talk
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I was so tempted by this limited edition giclee artwork, but I didn't know where I'd put it.<br />
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Have to admire these fellows every time I visit the Brae.<br />
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And of course say hello to Wendy's faeries.<br />
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Somehow I missed this lovely fairy door on the skirting boards last time I was there. <br />
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After we dropped off our packages at the BnB, we took off across town on the bus system (which we discovered is not very user-friendly to non-locals) to visit the Kennedy School, a neat location that has been on my bucket list for Portland.<br />
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It was indeed lovely, this old school converted to a hotel and restaurant.<br />
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With neat art on the walls:<br />
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And each room named for a book:<br />
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Shveta exploring the front entry:<br />
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The information board in the lobby is also themed.<br />
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The restaurant was very pretty and we sat down at the bar.<br />
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But although they gave us menus, they never returned to take our order! So. Hmm. Ok then. It wasn't a total waste of time going there, but the service leaves much to be desired.<br />
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The art on the wall sure is pretty though.<br />
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Shveta's friend, author <a href="http://www.lainitaylor.com/">Laini Taylor</a>, came and picked us up at the parking lot, and the plan was to go to the Rose Garden. We swung by a lovely French restaurant to get some food first, and then I wanted to stop by Sock Dreams to get some fairy socks. We never did end up making it to the Rose Garden, but we enjoyed shopping and saw many lovely things. <br />
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I had many friends tell me I needed to go to Cargo, so we did. I loved this gorgeous huge mural on the outside.<br />
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Then dinner was at Farmhouse Kitchen, a Thai restaurant.<br />
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Shveta, Laini and I felt this funky spigot backdrop would make a fun photo.<br />
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The atmosphere was really lovely<br />
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And my food was quite good (though I wasn't a fan of the tofu)<br />
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Shveta's food:<br />
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And Shveta had coconut ice cream colored with flower petals for dessert.<br />
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Afterward we stopped by Laini's lovely home, where we met this handsome Yeti she hand made.<br />
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And then day 2 was in the books! It all went by so fast!! Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-47202174098098650122019-09-09T14:03:00.002-04:002019-09-09T16:39:49.266-04:00Magical Oregon Trip September 2019 - Day 1 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A year ago this month, I returned to Oregon for the first time in thirteen years, both so that I could go on a spiritual retreat after a year and a half of hell in my personal life, and also so that I could discover whether my love of Oregon from my teens and early twenties was still alive. I discovered quite quickly it was. <br />
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This year's journey only further solidified to me that not only do I love Oregon, but it is, as in all true healthy relationships, a love that is fully reciprocated. As <a href="http://shvetathakrar.com/">Shveta</a> and I planned our trip, the number of beautiful synchronicities, the details that slid smoothly into place, were inarguable.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>It started with our travel plans. Finally after planning to do this trip together for months, we sat down on chat with our two Southwest low fare calendars (hers out of Philadelphia and mine out of Columbus) to figure out exactly when would be the best time for us to go. One set of days after another were Xed off our list; either she'd be getting to Portland hours and hours before me, the trip had too many layovers for one or the other of us, or was too expensive. Finally, we knew we had the right trip when we discovered that if we went from Labor Day through Friday the 6th, not only could we both have low fares and short plane rides, but we'd both be flying into Chicago, and then traveling together on the long leg of the trip. And then coming back, we'd be doing the same. We would arrive and depart together.<br />
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The flight was in the early hours of the morning: my plane departed at 6am, but this meant that with time changes, we'd arrive in Portland by 11 in the morning, and have almost a full first day.<br />
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The magic continued as we searched AirBnB for a place to stay on our trip. I immediately told Shveta that though I loved the place I stayed last year (where she had stayed a week and a half before me, and recommended to me), I just couldn't do a place again that had shared bathrooms (there was one morning I had to wait over an hour to go to the bathroom because the other guests took consecutive showers that lasted foooreeeeeeeever). We started hunting for places in the Hawthorne area near the <a href="https://www.ferniebrae.com/">Fernie Brae</a>, which of course is home central for any magical fey-person's trip to Portland, and I saw a sweet and lovely <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/32851850?source_impression_id=p3_1568049904_eJqa3GB3eem%2BcZ%2Bg">basement apartment</a> with its own bathroom, living room, and full sized kitchen. Not only that, but the back yard had a sauna! I sent it to Shveta and she agreed it was perfect. It wasn't until we were looking closer at the reviews before booking that we noticed: it was the same house we stayed in last trip! We found out that our hostess, Ruby, decided to take back the main part of her house and renovated the basement to create this apartment shortly after our trips last year. Well, we certainly knew where we were staying.<br />
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It was wonderful to see Shveta at the Chicago airport. As the magical, fairy tale aspect of our trip continued, we went to get breakfast at the terminal, and the first restaurant was too blah, the second was too meaty, and the third was juuuuust right. <br />
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Shveta was first on the plane at boarding, and managed to get us seats in the roomy exit row. We either napped or watched episodes of Age of Resistance (me) or worked on our novel (Shveta) the whole way, until we knew we were about to land when we saw this view:<br />
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This is the most beautiful view of Mt Hood I've ever had flying into Portland.<br />
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I had a little burst of shocked laughter when Oregon's love affair with me continued at the airport. We were making our way to the baggage claim when we heard gorgeous live music playing. I do adore it when airports have live musicians. Walking by, I saw it was <a href="https://www.worldcello.com/">Adam Hurst</a>, who plays at almost every Faeriecon event. Yes, Oregon, I am paying attention. 💚<br />
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After we dropped off our bags at the AirBnB, (it was early enough that our hostess was still cleaning between guests) we walked to Hawthorne to get some bottles of water and explore.<br />
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In case I had not yet received the message, Oregon left me this straightforward response on the curb right across from our AirBnB at Ruby's house. <br />
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Walking down the gorgeous streets from our temporary home to Hawthorne was always like a miniature story. On any given day, we could see fearless groups of crows parading magically in the streets, moss and feather debris scattered on the sidewalks, squirrels darting and dancing around lovely-barked trees along the sidewalk, and of course charming houses and gardens in various states of late summer/early autumn overgrowth. <br />
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We only had time to stop by the charming New Seasons Market across from Fernie Brae to get some bottled water and a brownie before Ruby texted us to let us know the room was ready. I always feel better about exploring on a vacation once I've been able to unpack and settle in my space, so we returned to the room.<br />
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There was a lovely little bedroom, including plenty of hangers for all our dresses and skirts:<br />
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A full kitchen, which we utilized somewhat, mostly for leftovers.<br />
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A cute and cozy bathroom:<br />
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And the living room, which I apparently forgot to photograph, but you can see on her AirBnB listing linked above.<br />
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We stopped by the branch of Powells on Hawthorne, where both of us bought a tourism postcard that made us giggle (see my last day post with souvenirs to see it), and returned to the room to get changed and refreshed for an evening at Bryonie's house with her husband and son, and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0296614/">Toby</a> and Baz.<br />
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Much merriment ensued. I was able to give Bryonie and Toby their personalized Gelfling Essence bottles I made them, and the two extras I made for Bryonie to give away as trivia prizes at the Fernie Brae. We talked about Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Shveta and I spirited Toby away at one point to ask him spoilerific questions, since Bryonie hadn't finished the series yet), had a lovely supper and fun conversation.<br />
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I also got to not only meet, but try puppeteering Toby's friend, the goblin pirate Sid, or Sydious Rynholm. <br />
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This led to a fascinating discussion about what we think might have been alternate career paths for us if we could choose multiple things. I've always loved puppeteering, and would have loved to have tried it as a career. <br />
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After supper, Bryonie's son brought Sid to Toby, and we were all given an impromptu show, discovering how a goblin pirate would respond to an air pump for balloons wielded by a young boy. A hint: a tin posterior was involved. <br />
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By then, it was after 9:00 Portland time, after midnight back home where we were from, and we had been up since around 3am, so we stumbled back to our AirBnB, full of happiness and ready for the next day's adventures.Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-23111150794301508282018-10-06T16:08:00.002-04:002018-10-06T16:08:51.953-04:00Magical Oregon Trip September 2018 - Day 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good morning! It was time for my last day in Portland. My inability to sleep in continued this day, but it meant that I was able to enjoy a cup of tea in the kitchen with my hosts, and accept their son's request to have me walk with him (and mom) to school.<br />
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And what a cool school it was. Chickens in the school yard, posters for an LGBTQ group at a K-8 school, and kids and parents with creative and artistic style. Sign me up!<br />
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After dropping him off, Bryonie and I walked to a nearby fresh bakery she likes for breakfast (the name of which I can't remember)<br />
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I took photos of lovely houses and gardens along the way. (dreamy sigh)<br />
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I really love how many crows there are in Portland. And they have very little fear of humans. This fellow was only about four feet away from my feet, but I didn't get the photo till he was a bit further away.<br />
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This set-up in the bakery is a guy who Bryonie explains goes to local festivals and events. He listens to what the gnomes tell him to add to the locally made brews, and infuses them with herbs and plants according to what he thinks should be for each person. <br />
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A delicious meal! <br />
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Eaten out on the sidewalk.<br />
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After breakfast, we drove back to Forest Park, the location of the Witch's Castle. Bryonie knew of more options for parking than I had originally realized when I tried to go here on Sunday morning. We got a good parking spot, and went for a walk.<br />
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Hard to believe all this nature is in the middle of the city.<br />
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Bryonie walking ahead.<br />
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I'm not sure what this is used for, but it looks like an amphitheater to perform for nature.<br />
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In Oregon, even the fences are furry.<br />
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A beautiful large shelf mushroom. Someday I'd love to get some of these to use as shelves, as my friend Bryony Whistlecraft has done.<br />
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I just cannot get over all of the magical beauty of Oregon.<br />
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Finally we approached the Witch's Castle, which stands at the intersection of three paths of the trail. From the directions we approached, it was not as impressive a sight, with lots of graffiti: <br />
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But a little exploration yielded much prettier views:<br />
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We walked back to the car, and drove back to the house, walking over to the Fernie Brae so that Bryonie could give her employee a break for lunch.<br />
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While she caught up on business, I sat in the back room and left a message for the faeries in a book left there for that purpose.<br />
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After we picked up Bryonie's son from school, it was time for Taco Tuesday with the Froud family. Which apparently on this occasion involved a very intense, 20-minute or so game of dodge ball in the basement with foam balls and cotton snowballs, involving both kids and all five adults. <br /><br />(Two rounds of it, once before dinner and one after) <br /><br />I had a great time hanging out with these wonderful, magical people, and I think it shows in the pictures.<br />
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Too soon it was bedtime, and I woke up early the next morning to get an Uber back to the airport and head home. My trip to Oregon was at an end. But my goodness, I'll remember it forever. And start planning the next one as soon as I can.<br />
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Some of the goodies I picked up on my trip....<br />
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The goblin ornament / pendant by Toby Froud on the right was one I got from The Fernie Brae two Christmases ago. The left one I picked up on my trip. <br />
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Picked this up for my car at the Made in Oregon store at the airport.<br />
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While I was gathering my purchase items from The Fernie Brae, I saw these tiny concrete mushroom stakes for the garden, and decided to pick one up as a garden reminder of my magical trip.<br />
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Well, apparently everything at The Fernie Brae is pure magic, because look what happened after I planted this mushroom:<br />
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Once in a while, I'll have a mushroom or two sprout in this part of my garden, but this many? Never ever ever before! Magic, I tell you.<br />
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I've wanted this chapbook of Tom Hirons' phenomenal poem since it came out, but didn't want to pay for shipping from England. Problem solved, thanks to The Fernie Brae!<br />
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My coworker who lived in Oregon before moving here has mentioned before how good Marionberries are, so I had to pick this up at the airport as well to try.<br />
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Loved this postcard too.<br />
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Picked this up at New Renaissance Bookstore.<br />
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Virginia Lee card/print I love so much from the Brae.<br />
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My biggest souvenir of the trip, however, is still waiting to come home to me. You may know my love of foxes and hares / rabbits. I have also been obsessed with this painting by Brian Froud ever since it was the first teaser image they released for the book <i>Faeries' Tales </i>when it was released four years ago. I thought The Fernie Brae had sold the last of their limited edition signed and numbered giclee prints, but when I arrived there for the first time, I saw they still had one! I had to have it.<br />
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It's currently at the frame shop being framed, but I'm rearranging an entire room's worth of art on the walls to make a space for it to be featured when I get it back.<br />
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Thank you for following along on my Portland trip! Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-6102435113331109712018-10-02T11:24:00.002-04:002018-10-02T15:38:16.699-04:00Magical Oregon Trip September 2018 - Day 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Day three of my trip started out with packing up all my belongings back into my suitcases. I was moving to new digs: my friend Bryonie's lovely guest suite in her house. I dropped my stuff off at her house, and was so agape looking around her lovely home, we were almost late returning the rental car to the airport!<br />
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On the way back to her house, we stopped by this wonderful cafe, attached to an antique store. I tell you, if I lived in Portland I'd be coming here all the time. Good food, AND antiquing in one place? Genius! <br />
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Of course not everything I admired could come home with me, so I took photos of the things I liked but didn't want or couldn't afford.<br />
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I get a huge delight out of the way vendors label art they don't know the name of. <i>Hope</i> by Watts becomes "Sleeping Girl." Heehee.<br />
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I loved this one...the blank space on the canvas really works beautifully.<br />
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This one was small, but so vivid and beautiful.<br />
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And since crows, walking the streets of Portland with jet black wings, flying in front of my face at the ocean, and sending me messages in mementos at stores (story coming) were such a part of my trip, I took this photo too.<br />
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This Scottish bunneh made me giggle, and would have been hard to pass up, were it not for his skin-colored doll legs. Eep.<br />
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Bryonie ended up finding a beautiful cabinet for display at The Fernie Brae, and I bought an antique postcard from Multnomah Falls.<br />
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We came back to Bryonie's house, where I continued my gawping tour. I love how she has her FAO Schwarz Froud Goblin displayed on a wall plinth! Need to try to find one of these for my own Bimble plush.<br />
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The painting below the goblin is a gorgeous original from her family in a worn and carved frame. If you watch Toby's film, <a href="http://www.stripeypajamaproductions.com/">Lessons Learned</a>, keep an eye out for it! <br />
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Just the sort of art wall I love! <br />
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And the moving and enviable portrait of Bryonie by Brian Froud, along with other marvelous treasures.<br />
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A friend of an artist from the exhibition was in town for the day only, so we swung by the Brae so that he could see the show. I took more photos inside at this point, since there were fewer distractions.<br />
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The display case you see when you first enter:<br />
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And of course the quote from Thomas the Rhymer from which the shop gets its name.<br />
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I've been eyeing these fungi mugs for a while now. Didn't jump on it this time, but maybe someday.<br />
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At the exhibition, this sculpture wasn't labeled, so I didn't realize it was done by Bryonie! Isn't he magical?<br />
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A prop bottle sculpted by Wendy, used in Lessons Learned.<br />
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A faerie girl by Toby Froud, part of the decor.<br />
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Ouk, sculpted by Wendy Froud, a goblin belonging to the store, causing mischief and magic.<br />
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Love these architectural pieces by Toby Froud for the Brae. Bryonie sold these at one point, and I didn't jump on buying them. Of course I regret it now.<br />
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And these astonishing corbels Toby also made for the Brae. These haven't been made available to buy yet.<br />
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The centerpiece of course is this fireplace carving Toby did for the store. Someday maybe I can convince him to let me commission one for myself.<br />
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Back to Bryonie's house with another shot of her lovely living room and dining room. Love the felted mushroom garland, and her son's art throughout the house. (he is, seriously, a very talented young artist)<br />
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Bryonie's son was home from school, and I got to meet the magical and imaginative whirlwind that he is! What a wonderful kid. Bryonie suggested a tea picnic on her lawn, and that sounded good to everyone.<br />
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Dinner was delicious rice and a vegetarian mix I picked up at the local supermarket across from the Brae. After the adults put the kiddo to bed, Bryonie and I went downstairs and watched Lessons Learned, which was fun as I could pick out the little items I recognized from her home and shop. We talked for a couple of hours, and then I went to bed, in her comfy cozy guest room, looking forward to the next (last...sadly) day in Oregon.<br />
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The second day of my trip started off with new housemates, a couple staying in the room next door, deciding to take sequential showers that tied up the only bathroom for at least an hour. (sigh) Note to self: Next time I AirBnB, be sure the room has its own bathroom.<br />
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Finally made it out the door to breakfast at the Bread and Ink Cafe. Just look at that couple canoodling by the door like an ad for the restaurant. Too cute.<br />
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For breakfast, I got their Belgian Pearl Sugar Waffles. This is described on their website as "buttery and caramelized, served with seasonal fruit (cinnamon apples in my case), whipped cream, and our house cardamom syrup." One of the things I love so much about Oregon is that you don't have to be a foodie to appreciate the unique ways they find to mix foods. Cardamom syrup? Sign me up.<br />
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I took my first bite, and choirs started to sing. Now, in fairness, by the time I finished, I was pretty overstuffed, but if I had been traveling with anyone else, this would have been splendid to split for two.<br />
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Every time I walked to and from Hawthorne from my AirBnB, which was about three streets away, I intentionally walked a slightly different path, so that I could see all the lovely houses and yards. So beautiful and charming...it's too bad these houses cost about ten times as much as ours!<br />
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Buried back there somewhere in the below picture is my AirBnB. Note how wild people let their front yards grow, but remember the picture of me sitting on the porch last night...that's why you are able to feel so cozy and tucked away even sitting on your front porch.<br />
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Which I demonstrate again here, as I sat on the front porch again.<br />
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After breakfast, I debated how to spend my day. Originally, I was going to drive out to the gorge to see the waterfalls, but the 3 hours of driving on top of jet lag the day before, while worth it, had exhausted me, and the idea of another over an hour of driving didn't appeal to me, nor did the possibility, with recent wildfires, of seeing my beloved gorge damaged. Especially when the whole catalyst for this trip was a year of loss. Another loss on top of that was not what I had in mind.<br />
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So I decided to give the gorge more time to heal before I visited...by this point I already knew that I would have to come back again (and again, and again). I decided instead to go for a hike in Forest Park to the Witch's Castle, which was on my vacation bucket list.<br />
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As I drove over one of Portland's many bridges, all of a sudden I remembered that I had another place on my trip bucket list, and filed it away to remember. But when I arrived at the little parking lot for Forest Park, it was completely packed, with no parking for several streets around. I was flustered and disappointed, but the streets around me looked familiar, so I punched in the name of the store I had just remembered was on my bucket list. It was a couple of streets away, and there was a parking spot literally right in front of the store.<br />
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The store is New Renaissance bookstore, and it was the place as a teen that Jesse and I would visit in Portland and spend hours exploring and learning to expand our horizons with new beliefs and thoughts. So basically, the nostalgia was strong.<br />
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I walked in, and was immediately hit with a wave of memory. The store looked exactly as I remembered it from twenty years earlier.<br />
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I walked back to the corner of the store where their fantasy fiction can be found, and sat there, soaking in the memories and nostalgia.<br />
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And then I had a proud and emotional moment, when I saw that New Renaissance Bookstore, the place that greatly influenced my formative years, now carries the magazine for which I write and edit. I imagined some teen girl walking into this store and finding my magazine.<br />
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And I imagined telling the seventeen year old me that someday this bookstore would carry something I'd written.<br />
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I bought a few items you'll see in my trip haul, and even the bags for the store were exactly the same. It was the perfect dose of nostalgia I was hoping for. <br />
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I drove back to the AirBnB, and originally had planned to go to a nearby thrift store, but I ended up falling asleep for a nap. I woke up and got dressed for a special event: The exhibition opening of Found Things from Lost Lands at The Fernie Brae. I wanted to go all out, but I was limited by what I could pack, so I wore my peach vintage dress, a peach flower crown, and my splendid <a href="https://fancy-fairy-wings-things.myshopify.com/products/aphrodite-3-and-1-2-inch-oceanic-fairy-wing-hair-combs-with-silver-veins?variant=9144073519164">Fancy Fairy</a> wing hair clips.<br />
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Along with a faerie necklace made by my friend Sarah.<br />
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On my way to the party, I passed by this house...the night before as I was walking back to the AirBnB, there was a guy on his porch here playing his harmonica. Love it.<br />
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I went to take a picture of this tree almost kissing the foundation of a house on the walk, and an indignant squirrel glared at me.<br />
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As soon as I walked in The Fernie Brae, Signe waved hello to me and came over for a giant hug. This event was a celebration of the debut of her incredible novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Queen-Novel-Signe-Pike/dp/1501191411/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538437502&sr=8-1&keywords=lost+queen&dpID=61kH7I%252B1cuL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch">The Lost Queen</a>! Left to right, author Signe, myself, artist and proprietress Bryonie Arnold, and lovely and creative Sarah Froud.<br />
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Immediately the whirlwind began. I was so excited to meet so many kindred spirits. I can think of no other experience outside of Faeriecon where I could walk two feet and engage in a new conversation with a wonderful, creative, magical, and fey new friend.<br />
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Did I mention fey new friends? I didn't just mean the ones that were human-shaped....<br />
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Really, the best way to describe the event is probably the write-up I did for a Faerie Magazine newsletter the day after the event:<br />
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fairies gathered, as they are wont to do, at the Fernie Brae in
Portland, Oregon this past Sunday evening. But there was a special
occasion afoot: a celebration of author (and fairy expert) Signe Pike's
new book, The Lost Queen, a novel telling the story of Languoreth, a
queen of sixth-century Scotland whose twin brother inspired the legends
of Merlin.<br />
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In honor of this very special guest,
store owner (and fellow fairy expert) Bryonie Arnold arranged for a
gathering of a very magical sort, sending out a call for submissions to
artists: create art based on the theme "Found Things from Lost Lands."
The artists, and the fairies they brought to life, answered the call,
and the result on Sunday late afternoon was a mingling of guests both
natural and supernatural, as artists mingled with elves in pointy ears
and flower crowns, leaning in closely to see the details of a myriad of
creations, including intricate art by Virginia Lee, a mysterious
painting by Iris Compiet, and two new sculptures by Toby Froud, newly
returned home after over a year of working on the new Dark Crystal
miniseries. "Finding What Was Lost," Toby's sculpture created especially
for the event, features a goblin with sharp pointed teeth plunging a
hand through the earth to reach for a mysterious coin buried among the
roots. We are all reminded that not all lost things are meant to be
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Another artwork that immediately drew
the attention of author Signe Pike was a piece by doll and puppet maker
Maeve Fianna Callahan (<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.maevenafianna.com&source=gmail&ust=1538524367913000&usg=AFQjCNG_CIOpGIBh8ijzyJyL6XnYQ0Su2w" href="http://www.maevenafianna.com/" target="_blank">www.maevenafianna.com</a>)
entitled "Morwen," depicting a mysterious Leanan Sidhe with dark wet
hair dripping into her eyes, and a tattered grey-blue gown with golden
spirals on the bodice. The artist had not yet read the book when she
began the process of creating the piece, but was engrossed in the
reading of it as she completed the work. I stood next to Signe as she
leaned closely to gaze in awe at the details of the piece. "The process
of creating this book was a six year project. Something about this piece
really touches me and speaks to that." </div>
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As I
stood talking to one fascinating person after another (a slow flower
movement floral artist, whose goal is zero impact arrangements. An
artist and sculptor who worked with Toby Froud on The Dark Crystal, and
made his start interning at Disney for the film Beauty and the Beast), I
saw a spiky-haired pointy-eared boy fairy with a stick of incense
tucked behind his ear lean in close to a furry creature curled up in a
nest, a smiling being by the name of Quae the Collector, by artists
Quinn & Bloom. "Yes, you're beautiful" the fairy boy whispered as he
stroked the back of the small creature. </div>
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so it is, and so it all was. A night where reality blends with fantasy,
and creatures created by artists touched by Faerie are no less real than
those of us admiring them.</div>
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This unseelie fey by Toby Froud immediately made me want to write a little story about him. Still need to do it!<br />
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I got to meet my wonderful friend Cat Mallard, who also had a beautiful artwork in the show. We have been friends on Instagram and Facebook, and it was so marvelous to see her in person.<br />
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Here, we asked Cat's friend to take a photo of us having posed "candid conversation," and Toby accidentally walked in front of the camera so he could actually make real conversation with us. We added him to our posed shots...<br />
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...but it was hard to keep a straight face.<br />
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Signe signed books, and had wonderful conversations:<br />
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I nosed in on this conversation Bryonie was having, and she introduced me to her friend, Ben Adams, who had worked on the set in California for the new Dark Crystal miniseries.<br />
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...and has the shirt to prove it!<br />
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My friend Rhiannon also made it to the event! I was so happy to get to meet her in person too!<br />
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Bryonie was talking with a few guests about some of the runes, sigils, and symbols they tucked into the Fernie Brae as they were renovating it. I love these little touches.<br />
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Cat and her friend and I went to dinner after the event was over. On our way out, we noticed that Bryonie had set up a little autumn equinox ritual at the front of the store. On one side, you were to write something you wanted to release, and on the other side, something you want to call to you.<br />
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We planned to walk down Hawthorne and eat at Harlow, a restaurant highly recommended. But apparently they close at 6 on Sundays (?!). I took a photo of their framed art of Nick Offerman through the window to send to Tom.<br />
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After dinner and much conversation, the ladies walked me to the side street where I walked back to my B&B alone by the light of the gorgeous, beautiful full moon.<br />
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<br />Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-13772293938401530062018-09-30T16:38:00.001-04:002018-10-08T21:34:23.858-04:00Magical Oregon Trip September 2018 - Day 0 and Day 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We were high school sweethearts, Portland, Oregon and I. My first boyfriend lived on the Columbia River Gorge Scenic Highway, so I would visit him once a year or so. The gorge was where I came alive, carting a bag with journals and sketchbooks and fantasy novels to the hiking paths by the abundant waterfalls and staying there all day, imagining, dreaming, and coming to understand my personal beliefs and spirituality.<br />
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But like many high school sweethearts, we drifted apart. The last time I visited Portland was thirteen years ago. However, when I had a year of major upheaval this last year, one devastating situation and loss after another, a little voice in my head told me to come back...go back to Portland.<br />
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The plan was to find out for sure if my sentimental feelings about Oregon and Portland were made golden-toned by memory and bias, or if I still loved it. The goal was to "get it out of my system."<br />
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I failed miserably.<br />
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I packed late for my trip...not finishing until the day I was leaving (Friday). Baby Ella decided she wanted to go with me. Sorry, little one, not this time!<br />
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My flight didn't depart until 4:30p.m. that day, so I had plenty of time to lounge around.<br />
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On the trip there, I ended up sitting in the second row back on the plane, with another gentleman in the aisle seat, and no one in the middle. The plane was newly renovated, and it was a wonderful way to spend the flight. I had movies and tv shows downloaded on my iPad, so I watched those, read a bit of a good book, and napped. Before I knew it we landed in my layover city, Oakland California. I grabbed some dinner, and finished the last hour hop up to Portland.<br />
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The first hurdle was getting my luggage, which went smoothly. I'm always nervous on long flights with a layover that they might lose my luggage, but so far Southwest hasn't. The second hurdle, however, was a doozy...getting my rental car.<br />
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I've actually never rented a car on my own before, just once before with Tom. So I was extra precautious when inspecting it to make sure there was no existing damage I might be blamed for. Next hurdle: the car was a keyless start vehicle. I couldn't figure out how to start it! And when it did start, it was so quiet, I wasn't sure if it was on or not! Finally after an embarrassingly long time, I figured it out and drove to my AirBnB...first time staying at one of those too!<br />
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The hostess had left a front door key in a key locker by the door, which had a passcode. I knew the passcode, but I couldn't figure out how to get the darn key locker open! Finally got it, and then I couldn't get the cover back on and closed. Meanwhile I was tripping over my luggage, it was about 11:15 their time, and 2:15 my time back home, so I was exhausted. <br />
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Oh dear, I thought to myself...what have I gotten myself into? I finally made my way back to my room, which was lovely and warmly decorated, with a soft and comfortable bed (and virtually no wall outlets! Ack!!). My brain absolutely wouldn't let me sleep that night though. I was keyed up from the trip, and I also worried about whether I'd gotten the right sort of insurance on the rental car.<br />
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I wound up getting up at about 4:30 in the morning, which was 7:30 my time, later than I normally wake up, but very early for Portland. I got dressed and ready for the day, since I wasn't about to get back to sleep. Packed up the car, and headed out on the road for the main reason why I rented the car in the first place: a trip to the coast. <br />
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As I drove out of the city (on 55mph roads, an easy drive), I started to relax a bit more. The sun rose in the sky, mists obscured parts of the evergreen forests, and at one point a rainbow shone in the clouds.<br />
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I stumbled on this rock tower someone had made, which beautifully mimicked the hill of the famous Haystack Rock on the beach.<br />
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And as I input the address of the breakfast diner of my choice into my phone, and turned out of the parking lot, these wild rabbits (who looked quite a bit like domestic rabbits??) cheered me on. <br />
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Breakfast was at the Pig and Pancake, recommended from a Google search. The splendid thing was, as soon as I walked in, I recognized it as somewhere I'd eaten before, years ago, when I came to the coast with a close friend.<br />
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Once I was fed, I hopped back into my car (I was starting to like this keyless entry, keyless start system!) and drove back out of town. Cannon Beach is lovely, but it's a tourist spot, and it was a Saturday. My destination was further South...to Oswald State Park, a place I had gone 13 years ago with friends, camping in an old-growth forest and walking down to the beach. I wasn't the one who drove the last time I was there, so I didn't remember the name of the place, but I had done some Google research, and had a good suspicion Oswald was where I wanted to go.<br />
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On my way from Cannon Beach to Oswald, the skies absolutely opened up, and it started pouring rain. I simply shrugged and pulled the hood of my sweater up, tucking an umbrella in my bag in case I needed it. Rain wasn't about to stop me from seeing the ocean and exploring the magical forests I remembered.<br />
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Would the forests be as magical as I remembered they were?<br />
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Let's just say it's about an ten minute walk to the beach, and it took me almost an hour.<br />
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I was taking this photo of a gorgeous portal in a tree's roots, when an older couple came up behind me and the guy said "you look like a fairy, in these woods! You should take a picture in that hollow." "Would you mind?" I asked him. He graciously obliged.<br />
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By this point, my fears and doubts, nervousness over solo travel (something I'm very much not used to doing) had all dulled immensely, in the light of this beautiful forest full of wonder and magic, dripping with moss and a green so vivid it grabs you by the shoulders and shakes you dizzy.<br />
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The path from the forest to the beach was just how I remembered it...one minute you're walking through trees and by a stream, and the next you round a corner and there it is in front of you: the gray and misty ocean, with rocky hills and precipices jutting down into its depths.<br />
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I walked down the beach looking for something...the right spot for me to just sit and "be" for a while. I knew it when I found it: a fallen tree that ran parallel to a freshwater stream, flowing out of a ravine and past my feet to join the ocean. It was a borderland, a space between, neither fully one thing or the other. I loved it. <br />
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As I sat here, not yet writing, not working on anything, just *being,* a crow flew past me, so close I almost felt like I could reach out and brush its wings. I started to cry, and as I blinked back my tears, a second crow flew by in the same direction, right to left, right in front of me.<br />
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I saw no other crows the whole time I was at the beach. Plenty of seagulls, but no other crows.<br />
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After a little while...probably a half hour or so...I crawled down from my perch on the fallen tree, and started exploring the rocks around me.<br />
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I found a patch of Lamium...it made me happy to see this plant that I grow by my front door here at the ocean.<br />
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I saw this rock with a heart-shaped indentation cut into the top by nature.<br />
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But there was one thing I really wanted to find. I whispered to the faeries at the ocean: "Please, I'd love to find a seeing stone. Just one. Just one seeing stone, that's all I want." For those who may not know, a seeing stone is a stone that has had a hole bored all the way through it by nature. They are especially easy to find near creeks or rivers, or bodies of water where one rock might rub repeatedly over another one, wearing it down over a long period of time.<br />
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I scoured the beach near the stream, peering down at the rocks. I'm sure I looked an odd sight to the surfers who were out that day to ride the waves. Then finally I found my seeing stone, and I started rocking with loud laughter. The faeries certainly have a sense of humor:<br />
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The rock was about twenty pounds, huge, and heavy, with the tiniest little portal hole bored into the top of it. There was absolutely no way I could take this stone with me, let alone wear it on a string around my neck as I had pictured. <br />
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But I hadn't been specific to the faeries when I made my plea. I should have known better. After almost an hour of further searching, there were no other seeing stones. The faeries had left me with a wonderful story, and had a great big laugh with me, but there would be no other seeing stones for me. Lesson learned. When you make a bargain, be specific.<br />
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I did, however, also find this rock as I was searching with a faerie footprint on it. This footprint was about the size of a silver dollar. <br />
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I left this rock for someone else to find.<br />
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Admired a beautiful fungi on the side of the fallen tree, as I hopped around the rocks in the stream.<br />
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And then, looking down at my feet the whole way back to the trail, I made my way back to the forest. <br />
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To more enchanted trees and whimsical mushrooms:<br />
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And drove back to my cozy room at my AirBnb, such a gorgeous and cozy location. I’m so glad my friend Shveta recommended I stay there after she stayed in the same room a few weeks before. I laid there for a while, still too hyped up to sleep, but too tired to do anything more just yet.<br />
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I did, by the way, take one stone back with me. While searching for a seeing stone, I found this rock with a gorgeous swirl patterns grooved into it by the flow of water. I'm not sure if it was the river or the ocean that created this pattern...maybe it was both. I like to think it was both.<br />
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The AirBnB had a cat, and the cat needed to be petted.<br />
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My friend Bryonie had texted me that she was still at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ferniebrae/">The Fernie Brae</a> setting up for the exhibition the next night, so I walked over to Hawthorne, a three block jaunt away, to see her. On the way I had to snap a photo of this...it's so perfectly Portlandian. Concrete stairs busted...make it an art feature instead of an eye-sore!<br />
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As I was getting ready to cross Hawthorne to get to the Brae, I saw Toby Froud and Bryonie's husband Eric walking into the store. What timing! I didn't take photos that evening...I wanted to soak in the atmosphere of the Brae, and meet the people who were there. I instantly felt at home, and wanted everything I saw! I asked where Grandfather was (a puppet from Toby's film <a href="http://www.stripeypajamaproductions.com/">Lessons Learned</a>), and Bryonie took me down to visit him in the basement, where he was resting, taking a break from being social.<br />
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Sera Fae was there, so I was able to get Fhairy Strands woven into my
hair. This time I got copper and gold both. I talked to everyone there,
and when I walked into one of the rooms of the Brae tucked into the back of the store, I saw the item that would end up being my biggest souvenir from the trip. More on that later!<br />
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I had dinner at a "burger joint" right next to the Brae that serves all plant-based food (what even is Portland? I love you), and walked back to the AirBnB, where I sat on the front porch and listened to the crows call from the tree across the street as the sun set.<br />
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I walked in and met my hostess, and we ended up talking for about an hour about my year, how much I love Portland, and so on. I complimented how wonderful her house smelled, and she gave me some starter sample packs of essential oils. I used one in the hot shower that night, and fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.<br />
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How could day 2 of my trip get any better? Well, by including a magical event at the Brae, of course!Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-23277858073265781742015-10-21T21:47:00.001-04:002015-10-21T21:54:34.890-04:00Disney World 2015 By the Numbers. Links to All Blog Posts.To anyone who wants to read all of our trip blogs, now up, in order, here are links to all of them.<br />
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<a href="http://cattycornercottage.blogspot.com/2015/10/disney-world-2015-day-1-magic-kingdom.html">Disney World 2015 Day 1 - Magic Kingdom Part 1</a><br />
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<a href="http://cattycornercottage.blogspot.com/2015/10/disney-world-2015-day-1-magic-kingdom_15.html">Disney World 2015 Day 1 - Magic Kingdom Part 2</a><br />
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<a href="http://cattycornercottage.blogspot.com/2015/10/disney-world-2015-day-2-animal-kingdom.html">Disney World Day 2 - Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom </a><br />
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<a href="http://cattycornercottage.blogspot.com/2015/10/disney-world-2015-day-3-epcot-part-1.html">Disney World 2015 Day 3 - Epcot Part 1</a><br />
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<a href="http://cattycornercottage.blogspot.com/2015/10/disney-world-2015-day-3-epcot-part-2.html">Disney World 2015 Day 3 - Epcot Part 2</a><br />
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<a href="http://cattycornercottage.blogspot.com/2015/10/disney-world-2015-day-4-mickeys-not-so.html">Disney World 2015 Day 4 - Mickeys Not So Scary Halloween Party</a><br />
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<a href="http://cattycornercottage.blogspot.com/2015/10/disney-world-2015-day-5-hollywood.html">Disney World 2015 Day 5 - Hollywood Studios</a><br />
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<a href="http://cattycornercottage.blogspot.com/2015/10/disney-world-2015-day-6-magic-kingdom.html">Disney World 2015 Day 6 - Magic Kingdom Keys to the Kingdom Tour </a><br />
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<a href="http://cattycornercottage.blogspot.com/2015/10/disney-world-2015-day-7-final-day-magic.html">Disney World 2015 Day 7 - Final Day, Magic Kingdom and One More Halloween Party Part 1 </a><br />
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<a href="http://cattycornercottage.blogspot.com/2015/10/disney-world-2015-day-7-final-day-magic_21.html">Disney World 2015 Day 7 - Final Day, Magic Kingdom and One More Halloween Party Part 2</a><br />
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By the numbers, this was our trip.<br />
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We got <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>22</b></span> signatures on my Mickey Hat.<br />
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Belle, Elsa, Merida, Anna, Aladdin, Jasmine, Ariel, Fairy Godmother, Tiana, Naveen, Tinker Bell, Peter Pan, Lady Tremaine, Snow White, Pocahontas, Aurora, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Mulan, Gaston, Drizella, and Anastasia.<br />
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Ok, so does anyone want to guess how many characters total we met (including the same character in different outfits/locations?)<br />
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In 7 days....<br />
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we met <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>65</b></span> characters.<br />
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Merida<br />
Belle (yellow dress)<br />
Gaston<br />
Cinderella<br />
Rapunzel<br />
Lady Tremaine<br />
Drizella<br />
Anastasia<br />
Ariel<br />
Duffy<br />
Beast<br />
Dug<br />
Russell<br />
Pocahontas<br />
Minnie (safari)<br />
Mickey (safari)<br />
Buzz Lightyear<br />
Pluto<br />
Belle (village dress)<br />
Tigger<br />
Pooh<br />
Aladdin<br />
Jasmine<br />
Mulan<br />
Donald (Mexico)<br />
Mickey<br />
Goofy<br />
Minnie<br />
Snow White<br />
Jack<br />
Sally<br />
Halloween Mickey<br />
Pooh (Halloween)<br />
Piglet (Halloween)<br />
Tigger (Halloween)<br />
Eeyore (Halloween)<br />
Chip<br />
Dale<br />
Sorcerer Mickey<br />
Goofini<br />
Donaldo<br />
Daisy<br />
Minnie (Circus)<br />
Peter Pan<br />
Tiana<br />
Naveen<br />
Tinker Bell<br />
Piglet<br />
Pooh<br />
Eeyore<br />
Tigger<br />
Aurora<br />
Talking Mickey<br />
Fairy Godmother<br />
Elsa<br />
Anna<br />
Woody<br />
Jessie<br />
Doc<br />
Dopey<br />
Bashful<br />
Grumpy<br />
Sneezy<br />
Sleepy<br />
Happy<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I made<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> 25</b></span> Disney Crafts/Items for Trip:</span></div>
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necklace</span></div>
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necklace</span></div>
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Robin Hood bags</span></div>
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</span></span></span>Pop
Century anniversary window banner (Hitchhiking Ghosts)</span></div>
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</span></span></span>Hitched
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</span></span></span>Rapunzel
Mousekeeping envelope</span></div>
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This was the design I made and ironed on our trick or treat bags.<br />
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And that was our Disney World 2015 Trip!!Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-2357273479059419442015-10-21T21:13:00.000-04:002015-10-21T21:13:16.983-04:00Disney World 2015 Day 7 - Final Day. Magic Kingdom and One More Halloween Party Part 2Next on our meet list was Woody and Jessie. They meet in a far corner of Frontierland we had never been to before, and will likely never see again.<br />
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I love this picture below anyway, but it's also a great shot of my hat! <br />
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We rode the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train again...<br />
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And then it was 4:00 and time to go to the Will-Call area at the front of the park to pick up our tickets to that night's Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. We decided too late to have tickets mailed to us, and had to pick them up there. We waited in line at the Guest Relations/Will Call area right outside the park, and when a window opened up, we were surprised to see Emily, our tour guide from the Keys to the Kingdom tour the day before! We thanked her again for such a great tour, and she seemed to be taking extra long getting us our Halloween party cards. When she handed them to us, she said "I put two extra fast passes on there for you."<br /><br />Awww, how sweet! Once again, Disney magic.<br />
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So we used the fast passes to ride the flying Dumbos, a classic...<br />
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And got a few more pictures on Main Street<br />
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...and then we found a good spot to watch the Hocus Pocus castle show. Neither of us are massive fans of the movie, so we weren't planning to see it, but then we watched the excellent Mousesteps video of the stage show, and it looked amazing. It was even more so in person. The castle projections were gorgeous.</div>
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Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-14615602099221703252015-10-21T12:10:00.001-04:002015-10-21T20:57:11.657-04:00Disney World 2015 Day 7 - Final Day. Magic Kingdom and One More Halloween Party Part 1Our last day at the Disney World parks dawned, and we had early morning reservations at The Crystal Palace for a character breakfast with Pooh and Friends.<br />
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Now, I need to preface this by saying that when Tom and I go to Disney World, we try to save money where we can. We stay at a Value Resort, (which isn't much of a burden, since I honestly think Art of Animation is more fun than the more expensive ritzy resorts) we pack a suitcase with breakfast foods, snacks, and sandwiches for lunches, and only eat one meal out a day. Generally, this works pretty well for us, but by the start of our 7th day of no cereal, mostly granola, apples, and pb&j sandwiches, we were READY oh so READY for an all you can eat breakfast buffet on our final morning.<br />
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Our reservations were for 8:05, and we got there just in time. We only waited for a few minutes outside before being called in, but it was long enough to photograph this adorable hidden Mickey in the water on the porch. <br />
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And take a picture in front with my Piglet Disneybound outfit on.<br />
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"Disneybounding" is when you wear a normal outfit that isn't quite a
costume, but reminds everyone of a character. Some are more overt than
others, and when we decided to do the Pooh and Friends breakfast buffet
so I could meet Piglet, I knew I wanted to try to put together a Piglet
Disneybound ensemble. A thorough search of Ebay produced this knit
bandage dress, and I made the Piglet clip-in ears from felt to finish
off the idea. I knew that in Florida, even in October, I wouldn't be
able to wear a knit dress all day, but I wanted to wear it for as long
as I could.<br />
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We sat down at our table, and it was really only a few moments later that my favorite Disney animal character came up to our table!!!<br />
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I struggle with anxiety, and Piglet is an inspiration to me. I love how even though he's timid and afraid quite often, his friends always support him and don't mind. <br />
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Tom took this below picture, which is a serious contender for my favorite picture of our whole entire trip.<br />
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We heaped up our plates with Poohs Puffed French Toast, Breakfast Lasagna, fresh fruit, delicious eggs, and much more. We ate until we were stuffed to the gills, and inbetween plates, we met more characters.<br />
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Like Pooh Bear!<br />
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And sad Eeyore....<br />
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Tigger!<br />
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We were there long enough that all the characters came around for a second time. I got another hug from Tigger.<br />
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And Tom asked him to pose alone for pictures for our friend Dave.<br />
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This one made me explode with giggles when Tom showed it to me on his phone.<br />
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Pooh Bear also posed alone.<br />
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On our way out, I took a picture next to the Piglet topiary at the entrance. What a great morning experience!!!<br />
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We waited in line to get Aurora's signature on my hat. She was the last character meeting in the Magic Kingdom who I wasn't sure if I'd get or not (I knew I had a fast pass for later to meet Anna and Elsa)<br />
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Right after Aurora I changed out of the knit dress into my Frozen skater dress from Hot Topic instead. I knew we were meeting Anna and Elsa later, so it was appropriate, and it was the most comfortable thing I wore all week. Yay! More skater dresses with leggings at next year's trip, please!<br />
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Our first fast pass of the day was to meet Talking Mickey in his regular, non-Halloween outfit. As we were standing in the room waiting for him, the group ahead of us told the attendant that they were from Colombia. He told Mickey, and Mickey said "Oh, Colombia! Gosh, I've been working on my Spanish. Let me give it a try." He then said something (no idea) in Spanish, and they all cheered. Even when they were posing for pictures, he said "Digan Cheese!" instead of "Say Cheese!"<br />
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Talking Mickey is amazing.<br />
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On our turn, the attendant said "Look Mickey, they're celebrating their anniversary!"<br />
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"Gosh, congratulations on your anniversary! What's your secret?"<br />
"We model our love after you and Minnie!"<br />
"Aw, that's great. I'll have to remember that! Let's pose for a picture. You stand here, I'll stand in the middle, but don't let me come between you!"<br />
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Next we were in line to meet the Fairy Godmother. Again, she's a character who switches out with other characters at the location, and the Tremaines were meeting there when we arrived. Like with Chip and Dale, we joined the line, and when we got to the front, we just let other people pass ahead of us until we were first in line for the Fairy Godmother. I had her sign the very top of the hat so that she could overlook all the characters. <br />
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Next it was time for our second fast pass, meeting Anna and Elsa and giving out my last two necklaces. The sisters got the same matching design. Elsa's side has a snowflake, and Anna's has a sunflower, as we found out she loves sunflowers in their "Frozen Fever" short. <br />
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Full credit for the center image goes to <a href="http://davidkawena.deviantart.com/art/Walt-Disney-s-Signature-Collection-FROZEN-427784631">Davidkawena</a> of DeviantArt. Most of my necklaces were a combination of reference sources and my own work, but this image of Anna and Elsa is fully his work, just drawn onto the necklaces by me.<br />
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From all the videos I'd seen of their set up, I knew they no longer met together, but I always saw Anna on the left and Elsa on the right (first and second). Instead, we met Elsa first, and she was delightful.<br />
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Anna was next, and I was surprised to find that even though she's my favorite sister, I liked our meeting with Elsa better. Anna was fine, I just was pleased to note that Elsa was so warm and friendly. Usually on some days, Elsa acts rather queenly and can come off as cold and aloof, but not this day!<br />
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And with that....this final day's final post has to become a two parter as well, because we tried to cram as much as humanly possible (especially while I was battling a cold) on our last day in the Magic Kingdom.<br />
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Next, part 2 of our final day, including more Mine Train! Light up ears! Seven Dwarfs Mine Train! Seven Dwarfs! And Hocus Pocus! <br />
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<br />Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-78742773801866606902015-10-20T21:56:00.000-04:002015-10-20T21:56:10.952-04:00Disney World 2015 Day 6 - Magic Kingdom Keys to the Kingdom TourThursday was our sixth day in the Disney parks. And we woke up quite excited to make our way over to the Magic Kingdom before it opened for our 5 hour Keys to the Kingdom behind the scenes tour of the park, including the famous utilidors.<br />
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Our tour start time was 8:30, so we had time to take some pre-opening low-crowd photos around Main Street and the castle. <br />
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For the next five hours, my camera was tucked in our backpack, and my cell phone was firmly ensconced in my back pocket. There were no photos on our tour, but on the lunch break at Columbia Harbor House in a roped-off room upstairs, I took one picture of our gorgeous view of my favorite attraction:</div>
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And our name cards at our lunch included these wonderful exclusive Keys to the Kingdom pins. <br />
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The tour included a walk down Main Street with an explanation of some of the names in the window, then turning left to go into Adventureland and ride the Jungle Cruise with our excellent tour guide Emily acting as skipper talking about all the behind the scenes details of the ride and its origin. Then we walked over to Frontierland via the back of Adventureland, stopping to sit at Pecos Bills (I think) to rest as she talked to us about the early history of Disney. At the back end of Frontierland, we got our first peek behind the scenes. Past a rustic log fence, a larger wooden barricade covered the walkway, and beyond that there was a diagonal yellow line going across the road. We were on the road where the parades start from in Frontierland. The giant barricade was opened for the floats, and the yellow line across the road was the sight line. If you were behind the sight line, you could be relaxed and yourself. But once in front of the sight line, you have to be in full-on Disney mode.<br />
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We walked further back and got to see the storage buildings where they keep all of the parade floats. It was so fun to see them all packed in there (seeming to be random, but apparently in meticulous positions) Easter with Christmas with Electric Light with Festival of Fantasy. We got to see how the floats were driven, and hear a few music tests. We also got to see the vacuum building, with disguised "trash cans" throughout the parks where waste management can toss garbage and have it sucked directly to the building.<br />
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This all doesn't sound too exciting, but it really was. It was riveting. Not once in the entire five hour tour did I feel like I wanted to pull out my phone or distract myself. We did lunch and then she took us to the Haunted Mansion, mentioning a few hidden Mickeys I didn't know about. We got to go through an employee only passthrough area with "servant bells" on the walls for all the different rooms. Then we all rode (separately...no room in a Doombuggy for 20 people) the Haunted Mansion and met up afterward. She took us through Liberty Square, pointing out period details I'd never noticed (Imagineers are METICULOUS for detail), including the story of the Liberty Tree, and then we walked back to a backstage area near Casey's Hot Dogs. She pointed out to us that the entire Main Street USA area was just one building spanning from one US flag (missing a star or a stripe so they don't have to come down in bad weather or dark) to another US flag. The area she pointed out was so small, it's amazing to think that the perspective effects on Main Street fool you so thoroughly. Anyway, from this point it's time to go down into the ultilidors. It was fascinating to see the inner workings of the Magic Kingdom. We walked for seemingly hours down corridor after corridor, and then she showed us on the map that we had actually only done the tiniest loop of the utilidor system.<br />
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After the utilidors, the tour was done, and we all gave our tour guide Emily a standing ovation. It was so excellent.<br />
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I had scheduled our fast passes that day for after when I thought we'd finish with the Keys to the Kingdom tour. Our first fast pass was again for the 7 Dwarfs Mine Train. <br />
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Then we went over to the Storybook Circus area to meet Goofy, Donald, Daisy, and Minnie.<br />
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We had a special meet and greet planned for Goofy. At the circus, he's the Great Goofini, a daredevil. We had an idea for our meet and greet conversation, and thought when he was dressed as the daredevil Goofini was the perfect choice.<br />
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When we walked up, I said "Goofini! Greatest daredevil!" and Tom said "I dunno, what happened here?" and gestured to his wrecked cycle. Goofy gave him a gentle teasing shove.<br />
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"Ok, Goofy," I said. "We had an idea. See, my husband and I have heard about your Goofy Yell, and we've both been practicing..."<br />
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"I thought we could have a Goofy Yell contest, and you could tell us who you think the winner is." To this, Goofy nodded enthusiastically. "And maybe the winner can get one of your trophies!" I said, pointing to the one by his wrecked bike. He shook his head no, but indicated I should go first.<br />
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We really have been practicing, and apparently my Goofy yell was so impressive, I knocked him over into the cage behind him. We laughed pretty darn hard, as did the Cast Members and half the line waiting for him.<br />
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He grabbed my hand and raised it in triumph, all the while Tom was saying "wait, Goofy, I get to try too!"<br />
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Tom gave his best Goofy yell, but I can hit the high note at the start better, so Goofy again raised my hand in triumph. I won the Goofy Yell Contest! Sadly, no trophy, but a great memory.<br />
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Next we met the Astounding Donaldo, Snake Charmer. (Donaldo had to check on something, so we had to wait a moment. While we were waiting, Goofy came back from behind a curtain...or tried to. A few minutes of slapstick curtain-fumbling ensued, also laugh-worthy.)<br />
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Unfortunately the photo pass photographer must have been having technical difficulties, so the character attendant had to take the only pictures we got with our camera and we wound up with two blurry pictures. Oh well. It was a fun meet and greet. We told him we'd met Chip and Dale the day before, and they refused to give him any relief from the hassle. <br />
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It was just a little bit earlier that I had commented to Tom sadly that we had yet to have been given the honorable red card in line for anything. The red card is a way Disney tracks wait times, by giving it to a random person at the start of the line who then hands it to the CM at the end of the line. Among Disney Dorks, it's a badge of pride to be given a red card. Well, I got a red card for the other side of the Circus tent meet and greets! So like any Disney Dork, I took a picture with it.<br />
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We met Fortune Teller Daisy, and asked her to look in her crystal ball to see when Mickey would propose to Minnie (you can tell that's a joke we went with a lot for the characters)<br />
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She looked in the ball and didn't have much luck, but pointed out that we were love inspirations to them (she's drawing a heart with her hands here)<br />
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Of course we had to tell Minnie about our seeking news on a ring for her finger. <br />
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After this, we walked back over to Frontierland to watch the Festival of Fantasy parade from an actual good spot. On our way, we saw Pooh and Tigger walking to their meet and greet area. <br />
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Festival of Fantasy was so beautiful. There was a group of teen girls next to me that several characters responded to. I did get at least one direct acknowledgement: Prince Naveen waved and wished me a happy anniversary. Aww, thanks! <br />
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In 2013, there was one face character I wanted to meet during my trip who just was entirely elusive. Every time we were in the Magic Kingdom, it seemed like he had just left, or wasn't there yet. Part of the reason was because his ride was down for refurbishment, but it was so frustrating!!<br />
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So this trip, I resolved...I WOULD meet Peter Pan.<br />
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He signed my hat....<br />
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....And I gave him two buttons he really liked. <br />
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Awww. He was a sweet Peter Pan.<br />
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And did a flying picture.<br />
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Side note: Tuesday night during MNSSHP, we discovered that we really adore the Rapunzel bathroom area's little sitting spot charging area. This is a new area since the last time we visited, and it seems like not many people know about this little nook where hidden chargers in the barrels can recharge your devices as you sit on the benches and recharge yourself. The music played in that area is beautiful instrumental baroque sounding music, you can hear tiny strains of music and sounds from the Haunted Mansion next door. It's so peaceful. <br /><br />But on Friday afternoon when we were sitting there resting, you'd occasionally hear a rooster crow. This is because Peter Pan's meet and greet area is near there too, and people ask him to crow.<br />
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Next on our meet list at the Magic Kingdom was Tiana. I didn't realize that if you meet her in the morning, she meets alone, but in the afternoon, she meets with Naveen. So we got a bonus Naveen, and he was *handsome*! <br />
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They both signed my hat, and it was so cute...Tiana signed first, and put "Tiana <3s" and then Naveen signed below.<br />
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Stupid me forgot to make a button or necklace for Tiana, but I had made one of my Mousekeeping tip envelopes with a picture of Tiana, exhausted from a day of work, and even a bonus Naveen in frog form.<br />
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I showed them a picture of the envelope on my phone. Here, Naveen is saying that I got his eyebrows right. (Naveen was FLAWLESS. So was Tiana, but I've never seen him so flawless. The accent, the look...everything)<br />
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Tiana pointed out that she still absolutely has nights like that when she comes home that exhausted from her restaurant.<br />
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Tom and I went to the Winnie the Pooh ride, which was cute, but not worth the long lines. What was awesome though was that we got another red card! Huzzah! <br />
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It was at about this point when we were in line for Pooh's ride that I realized my sore throat was undeniably turning into a cold. But I refused to let a little cold stop me. <br />
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Next, I wanted to try meeting Tinker Bell again. Last trip we met her, but she acted kind of strange about meeting us. I wanted to try it again. This time, she was so crazy fast and talkative (like Aladdin and Jasmine) I felt like I didn't even have a chance to blink.<br />
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I had two buttons for her too, but they stayed in my pocket, meeting her was such a whirlwind fast thing I forgot :/<br />
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Tinker Bell actually quite reminded me a bit of my friend Stacy Stolman who used to work at Disney. <br />
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Thursday was another Halloween party night, which meant regular guests had to be out of the Magic Kingdom at 7. It was a beautiful night...too beautiful to just go back to the resort even with a cold. So Tom snapped one more lovely picture of the castle on our way out, and we went over to Epcot.<br />
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We walked around World Showcase, picked up a tiny little plate in China that my mom asked for (she broke hers after her 2013 trip), and I stopped by Club Cool and did about five shots of Beverly. Mmmmmm<br />
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On our way out of the park, we stopped by Guest Relations to put in a good word for the Snow White character attendant on our Epcot day. She was especially sweet. <br /><br />In Character Relations, Tom asked if he could keep their Mickey phone. Jokingly of course. But he would really like one of these someday.<br />
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Leaving from Epcot, we went back to the hotel and sadly started packing. We knew tomorrow would be our last day in the parks, and we planned to be there as long as we could.<br />
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Wednesday was our fifth day in the parks, and we went to Hollywood Studios, as it is currently named for who knows how much longer.<br />
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Our first ride was Toy Story Midway Mania, which I found to be a lot
more fun the second time around. (We had a fastpass last time we went in
2013 too, but we never went on again, since the standby line is always
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Next we went to the Beauty and the Beast stageshow. In 2013, we had seats pretty far back, so we wanted to make sure ours this time around were better. <br />
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Then it was Tower of Terror fastpass time. Ahh we both love this ride! Our favorite Disney rides probably go: Haunted Mansion, Expedition Everest, Tower of Terror. </div>
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We wanted to meet Chip and Dale this trip, and we've never met them in their Hollywood Exec outfits. We stood in line with Minnie still meeting in this spot, but we knew she traded out with Chip and Dale. We made it to the front of the line before they switched, so we just kept letting people ahead of us till the switch happened. The CM character attendant had been out in the sun all morning, so I tapped her on the shoulder and said "thanks so much for still exhibiting the Disney spirit in this heat and sun!" and gave her one of the buttons we brought to give to random people (we also had given out tons of them to little kids in lines and buses with us). Her reaction was amazing and sweet. </div>
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And then of course there was getting to meet Chip and Dale. </div>
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THIS was the biggest Disney magic moment of the trip for us. The video just does it no justice, but watch it anyway. Being in that room with the massive screen showing flawless movie footage in vivid sharp detail was amazing, but hearing everyone explode in awe at Elsa's finale and then having it start to snow? It was beyond beyond.</div>
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Then add to all that the fact that Elsa....was the <a href="http://cattycornercottage.blogspot.com/2013/10/our-disney-world-adventure-part-4-park.html">friend of Belle</a> from our last trip who absolutely made my happiest memory of that entire trip. When we recognized her, we were both so elated. (And made sure we left kudos for her later at Guest Relations)</div>
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Meandering over to the Streets of America, we knew we had to find Mr. Gold's storefront (from Once Upon a Time). It wasn't as obvious to find as we thought it'd be. </div>
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We sat down and ate some lunch, still processing how amazing the Frozen Singalong was, and then went over to meet the big cheese again, in his Sorcerer Mickey outfit.<br />
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This artwork was in a Frozen theme store, and it's also up on the walls around the Epcot Frozen meet and greet work area. I LOVE this artwork, and I wish they had it on a shirt or posters. (Note: I did find it on the bottom design of a shirt with Anna on it, but it was...bling-y. I hate blingy shirts as they never last)</div>
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We've heard the waiters here can be great fun or so so. Sadly, ours was terrible. It seemed the only part of the "family atmosphere" he wanted to portray was the grumpy uncle, tossing our plates, silverware, etc on our table and never coming back for refills on the drinks or anything. It was the only reservation meal on our trip that I tipped under the standard 20%. </div>
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But we still enjoyed our meal, the atmosphere, and I totally don't dismiss the place based just on one waiter. We still joked around with the waitress near us who was acting as she was supposed to ("elbows off the table!" "finish your vegetables!") and we even left a hidden Mickey for our waiter from our two drink glasses and the mixer cup they served our PB&J milkshake in. <br />
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Lastly that evening we got over to the Fantasmic stage about an hour early to make sure we got good seats. We really did! It was our first time seeing Fantasmic, as we missed it in 2013. Wow, it was incredible! I teared up a few times. <br />
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We meandered out slowly, trying to miss the initial crush of humanity when the show first ended. We stopped by a store near the entrance, and I tried on a pair of Minnie ears I later bought. <br />
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Tom was taking pictures of this awesome Steamboat Willie statue, and I tried to photobomb his picture. I actually love the resulting photo, because to me, this is how I feel THE ENTIRE TIME I'M AT DISNEY WORLD. <br />
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Two more trip days left...and we were intent on enjoying every last drop of them.Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-38511155236725985272015-10-18T19:00:00.001-04:002015-10-18T19:13:43.020-04:00Disney World 2015 Day 4 - Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party Tuesday was day 4 of our Disney vacation. We had tickets for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party that night, and with those extra tickets you can get into the parks at 4pm, so we skipped out on paying for a full day for a half day, and instead planned to do Disney Springs and resort hopping. <br />
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Well, I'm not as young as I used to be, so we wound up just doing Disney Springs and then heading back to the hotel to unwind a bit before the Halloween party.<br />
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The Disney Christmas store had this great life size postcard on the outside wall.<br />
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And one of the toy shops had this massively enormous Duffy bear, dressed in Halloween style. <br />
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We bought a couple of pins, but I kinda wish I'd picked up this one of Minnie as a Japanese fashion "Mori Girl." <br />
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After resting up at our hotel for a few hours, we got dressed up in our Robin Hood and Maid Marian costumes my mom and I had spent numerous hours putting together.<br />
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The costumes were a hit, and we got our biggest response from the Cast Members, which to me is the biggest compliment. And surprisingly not as many "Hey Peter Pan!" comments as we were expecting.<br />
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One lady was walking away and thought we were out of earshot when she said "oh she makes the perfect Maid Marian!" Sometimes the compliments you weren't meant to hear are the most flattering.<br />
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And of course we needed some castle shots in our finery too.<br />
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I had made trick or treat bags for us with pictures of our characters. Tom discovered that holding his like this looked like a sack of loot, and became an accessory to the costume. :) <br />
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Since we wound up buying the Disney Memory Maker photos after our trip, we got a few special shots like this one of us holding Tinker Bell. <br />
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And this little animated picture, which would have been better if we weren't standing there grinning like all was normal. LOL<br />
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At about 4:45 we headed over to the Storybook Circus area to join the line to meet Jack and Sally from A Nightmare Before Christmas. Even though the Halloween party doesn't officially start until 7pm, the popularity of Jack and Sally's meet and greet was disastrous on the night of the first party this year (people reporting 3 and 4 hours in line, having to cut the line before everyone met them), so they are the only characters who come out before 7. <br />
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We had a pretty good spot in line...not too many ahead of us.<br />
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We stood and talked with the dad and his two kids behind us in line. The dad was dressed as Kurt Russell in Big Trouble in Little China. Anyway, Tom confessed to them my secret...I was nervous to meet Jack, because in person, he reminded me of an alien from the end credits of Star Trek: TOS that always scared me as a kid. I described the alien, and the dad pulled out his phone. Apparently he carves pumpkins as a hobby, and he showed me this.<br />
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Let's all sing together now...Iiiiit's a small world aaaaafter allll.....<br />
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Anyway, Jack and Sally wound up coming out at about 5:30, and they were delightful. <br />
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I had gifts for them, but hadn't had enough time to make anything. I got Jack a very Burton-esque pumpkin from Hobby Lobby...<br />
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The gifts were a hit! We posed for pictures and off we went. <br />
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Then it was time to meet the Big Cheese in his Halloween attire. No fastpasses are useable at parties, so we had to wait in line for him. It was worth it though!<br />
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Just look at our grins to be able to not only meet but talk to Mickey Mouse!<br />
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He asked us where we were from, and we told him Ohio. "Ohio!" he said. "That's in Canada, right?" <br />
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I love this picture below because to me it looks like two people honored and elated to meet a visiting dignitary or the Queen or something.<br />
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Disney...is only meetable at the Halloween party, and at Crystal Palace
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Lots of hugs all around, because really there are few characters as huggable as the ones from Pooh's Corner. <br />
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We had heard the trick or treating was especially good at the Tiki Room. Personally we discovered that this is true if crowds are low and it's easy to go to all four barrels (they are two and two, so when crowds are thick you're kind of expected to visit one of the two side by side, but if they're low you can go to every barrel), but if it's busy, we think the trick or treat trail from the Storybook Circus area to Tomorrowland is better.</div>
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Goodnight, Leota. Goodnight, Haunted Mansion. Tomorrow we are going to Hollywood Studios!<br />
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<br />Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-50142617098230574072015-10-17T20:34:00.001-04:002015-10-17T21:07:46.799-04:00Disney World 2015 Day 3 - Epcot Part 2Next on our tour of Epcot, after of course hunting down more of the Remys in different countries, we went to China and met Mulan. I also had a button for her, which she enjoyed.<br />
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I asked her if I could borrow her cricket, as I had some postcards to write out for people back home, and I heard that he was a good and fast writer (a reference to her movie of course). <br />
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Next, after more time in the world showcase, we met Donald in Mexico. More hugs all around...<br />
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...and we told Donald that we understood him: he wasn't an angry bird. His reactions were entirely proportionate to the stuff he has to put up with. <br />
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Mexico was our last stop in the world showcase, which meant it was time
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Mickey was first. He pointed out our anniversary buttons as many do, and we pointed out to him again that he was an inspiration to us in his relationship with Minnie (but would he ever put a ring on her finger?)<br />
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Goofy was next. We told him how we'd heard about his adventures in Potatoland, which was a joke we kept referencing on our trip.<br />
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Minnie was last of the three in the Character Spot. She was off checking on her cheesecake, so we had a moment to talk to the two CMs at her station, and it was great.<br />
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This was Minnie's reaction when I told her we asked Mickey if he'd ever tie the knot.<br />
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She asked to see my ring.<br />
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And then laid it on top of her hand to "try it on." You can see we were amused. <br />
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We had dinner reservations at Via Napoli, and we were really impressed with the delectably delicious pizza. They also seated us right by a window view of the Italy area. It was beautiful and yummy.<br />
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By the time we finished eating, it was dusk, and I suggested we walk back around World Showcase the long way, hoping that maybe Snow White would be in Germany. And she was!!<br />
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I wanted her to sign my hat, but we were having technical issues with the white oil paint Sharpie. She was a perfect Snow though, saying in a sweet little voice "oooh, I do believe it's Sleepy!" <br />
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We did get it working eventually, and she signed the ear under Lady Tremaine. This below picture shows quite clearly the massive signature Gaston left on the back of my ear hat. It was a great talking point for every other person signing the hat from that point on. I mean, look at it!! It was hard to get 22 signatures on that hat with that massive signature in the way.<br />
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And thus ended Day 3 of our Disney trip.Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-25504254447873114202015-10-17T17:59:00.001-04:002015-10-17T17:59:50.627-04:00Disney World 2015 Day 3 - Epcot Part 1 Monday was our third day at Disney, and our first official Epcot visit day. (We had been to Epcot on our first day to say goodbye to Duffy, but that's all we did) We first entered the park, and like the last visit in 2013, the first character we saw was Pluto. This time we got in line in time to meet him (last time his line was just ending, and we never saw him again on the trip).<br />
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Hugs and the typical pose first...<br />
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We went on our first fastpass to Mission Space. We went on the green side because we'd heard the orange side could really mess you up for the rest of the day. Green was fun, and we'd probably go on it again if the line was short.<br />
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Next it was late enough in the morning that I knew Belle was meeting in France. We went over to give my favorite Disney princess my favorite necklace I had made.<br />
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The left book says "Far Off Places," the book she's reading says "Daring
Sword Fights," the book in the basket says "Magic Spells," and the book
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Club Cool, the Coke-sponsored spot where you can sample different Coke
products from around the world. There's this Italian carbonated beverage
called "Beverly" that has a reputation for being the most repugnant and
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We then picked up a map and set of stickers for the Remy's Ratatouille "Hide and Squeak" scavenger hunt. We were clued into this by, of course, our friends at <a href="http://www.mousesteps.com/special-events-mainmenu-37/epcot/1736-remy-s-ratatouille-hide-squeak-cooks-up-fun-during-the-epcot-international-food-wine-festival-scavenger-hunt-review">Mousesteps</a>. (The following images are c. Denise of Mousesteps)<br /><br />
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You pay $8 for the above...a set of stickers and a map of the Epcot World Showcase. In each country, Remy is hiding (life size, or slightly larger but not by much) somewhere, posed next to one of the ingredients. You have to match each country with which ingredients he's holding, and put the sticker where it belongs.<br />
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We LOVED this. It was our first time really going around World Showcase much (In 2013, we only had a half day or so at Epcot, and barely saw the World Showcase area at all.) and this was the perfect way for us to explore. The challenge wasn't easy: some of the Remy figures were in pretty tough places to find. This video from Mousesteps shows them all.<br />
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Once we picked up our map, we stopped in England to eat our lunch, sitting on the ground in a maze. As we were eating, a wee squirrel crept closer and closer. Being used to non-Disney squirrels, I was amused, but kept waiting for him to dart off, until he was practically on top of our food. We gave him a few bits of granola and bread.<br />
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After food was eaten, we went back to the cute wee room at the back of the England pavilion where you can meet Pooh and Tigger in Christopher Robin's bedroom.<br />
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First we got hugs...<br />
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Then I asked Tigger to try a jumping shot with me. It didn't go so well, but it was hilarious. <br />
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But you can see a little bit in this picture that Pooh and Tom were off-camera, and tried to jump into our picture at the last minute. So fun!!<br />
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Next after hunting around a few of the showcases for the Remy figures (Italy was my favorite and made me laugh out loud when we found it) we went to Morocco to meet Aladdin and Jasmine. I had buttons for them, but it was all over in the blink of an eye.<br />
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A few posed shots and that was it! But I got their names on my hat.<br />
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And with that, I think this Epcot day is going to have to become a two parter! Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-68517265378432280562015-10-15T22:23:00.000-04:002015-10-15T22:31:58.399-04:00Disney World 2015 Day 2 - Animal Kingdom, Magic KingdomOur second day of our trip dawned a little grey and dreary. Our plans were to go to Animal Kingdom, followed by Magic Kingdom when we were done. Our first morning fast pass was for the safari, which is always our preference. It's a good idea to go to see the animals first thing in the morning, when the heat of the day doesn't force them to hide in the shadow of the trees.<br />
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The lion family are always a highlight of the safari trip, but usually the view one gets of the male lion with his beautiful mane is of his backside curled up on the top of a tall rock formation where he likes to nap and sun himself. It's quite rare to see him anywhere else, but we lucked out on this safari trip! </div>
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We then went to see the Festival of the Lion King. Last time we were there, we definitely enjoyed it, but I thought the vocal performances could have been improved. This time? Wow, it was phenomenal....the epitome of what this performance can be. The guy who did the musical act for Scar's "Be Prepared" was especially impressive, with a growling bass voice. <br />
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Our next fast pass was for Expedition Everest, which is our favorite roller coaster on Disney property, and my second favorite ride. We waited a little bit longer to be able to ride in the front seat, which is especially important on this ride, since (if you've never been on it) there's a part where the roller coaster track seems to end at a cliff's edge, and after a moment's pause, you start falling back down backward instead of going forward. It was so totally worth waiting for front seats.<br />
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As you can see from this picture, by now the overcast skies had turned into a drizzling rain. We got out these ponchos several times throughout the day, and then put them back away...out, and away...out and away. <br />
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Next we went to the Wilderness Explorers camp to meet Dug and Russell. They were both very excited to see it was our anniversary, and Russell wanted to pose with 7 fingers displayed (it's hard to see his thumb as finger 7)<br />
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Next we met Pocahontas, the only Animal Kingdom stop for my hat signatures. Here I have to vent a little bit. Last time we were at Animal Kingdom, we also met Pocahontas, and I was surprised by how very very thin she was. Now, I have no problem with a variety of body types, and loving and accepting all of them, but to me...Pocahontas should, of all the princesses, be *strong* and display an athletic body type. I was curious to meet her again during this trip to see if we got a more athletic-built Pocahontas, and again I was surprised by how thin she was, even by Disney princess standards.<br />
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I believe there's only one place in all the Disney parks to meet Mickey and Minnie together, and that's at Animal Kingdom. We got our picture with them, and then explained that they were an inspiration to our relationship. They must have liked that, because they set up the second pose.<br />
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We went to the Finding Nemo stage show, which is our favorite in the Animal Kingdom, and promptly got the songs stuck in our head all day.<br />
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We went on the nature trail and saw the flying fox bat enclosure, where I stayed and stared gleefully for much longer than most of the other tourists, as flying fox bats are among my favorite animals. I thought I took a marvelous video of one crawling hook over hook down a rope, but apparently I didn't hit "start" until I thought I was hitting "stop," and I got a video of the pants leg of the person next to me instead. Wah wah. <br />
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That was the last thing we really wanted to do in the Animal Kingdom, so next we took a bus over to Magic Kingdom.<br />
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We really wanted to be Galactic Heroes and get 999,999 on Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin ride. Sadly that didn't happen, even with knowing what targets to hit. Maybe next time. I love the look of intense concentration on our faces on the ride. <br />
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We then rode/watched the Carousel of Progress, since we were right there and hadn't been on it before. It was amusingly outdated in its misogyny, but yet somehow charming and endearing. I'd ride it again.<br />
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That night was a Halloween party night, which meant all other parkgoers had to exit by 7pm. On our way out of the park, we had the Main Street photographers take a few pictures.<br />
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We waved one more goodbye to the glowing Mickey pumpkin wreaths and went to Disney Springs for a little bit longer, sampling the holiday sandwich again at Earl of Sandwich. Then day two of our trip was over, and another day to look forward to in the morning.<br />
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<br />Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-67784123178643506102015-10-15T16:26:00.002-04:002015-10-21T20:59:58.040-04:00Disney World 2015 Day 1 - Magic Kingdom Part 2So last we left off, we had just met the Tremaine family at the Magic Kingdom, and laughed and cried together. Our next fast pass was for a meet and greet with Ariel in her grotto. On our last trip, we got to meet Ariel first thing on our first day at Magic Kingdom with no wait, but I knew that since on this trip, our first day was a Saturday, we probably should use a fast pass just to make sure we saved time. I was right: the regular queue was almost an hour. <br />
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For Ariel, I made one of my favorite necklaces of the bunch. Her central figure is surrounded by nouveau swirling ocean and her red hair, and a single pearl dangles from a curl. To each side, I attempted a more "realistic" version of Flounder, and of Sebastian, although honestly there's no real way to do a "realistic" Sebastian unless you just draw a plain crab, so he still looked a little cartoony. Anyway, it was one of my favorites.<br />
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And guess what? Ariel's reaction was phenomenal. It's probably the best reaction we got on video. And I don't know if it comes across in the footage or not, but it was fascinating because I could actually see her break character a couple of times in excitement. She didn't do anything obvious, but it was a small change, allowing emotion to show through.<br />
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I mean, not that she's a character or anything. She IS Ariel. What am I talking about? Nevermind, just ignore me.... <br />
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We had our portraits done in the magical lenticular haunted portrait
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Then of course we had to ride my most beloved ride in any Disney park (The Haunted Mansion). We wound up riding it 7 times this trip, and I would have ridden it FAR more times, but the crowds were heavy on the days we went to Magic Kingdom, and the line was rarely short.<br />
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We knew we had to park hop that afternoon over to Epcot to catch Duffy the Disney Bear's final meet and greet session, but on our way out, we caught the Festival of Fantasy parade. We weren't right up front to see the details, but the floats are so huge you can still enjoy it.<br />
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Then we were off to Epcot for Duffy's last meet and greet. Last time we visited Disney, we didn't yet "get" Duffy, but we learned more about him, and now we love him very much, and it was sad to see him go. <br />
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While we have to be away from Disney, as I mentioned, we've been relying on excellent sources of information and footage from the parks online. By far the best resource we've found is <a href="http://www.mousesteps.com/">Mousesteps</a> and their wonderful weekly YouTube show, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2395F3534D2AFF0E">Mousesteps Weekly</a>. They've had 162 shows so far, (not counting their extra shorter footage on YouTube) and we've watched them all, so we were excited to meet Jeff and Denise. They were really lovely in person, and we wound up standing around for a couple of hours just talking about Disney enthusiasm with them. Definitely a great part of the trip. Thanks guys!<br />
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I had brought our mini-Duffy plushy with me on the trip for our Duffy meet and greet, but a couple of days later we were wandering Epcot's Mousegear store, and Tom turned to me and said "you really want a full size Duffy, don't you?" So we came home with a regular size Duffy plush <3<br />
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And then it was a hop on the monorail to go back to Magic Kingdom for the rest of the evening. We had late-evening dinner reservations at Be Our Guest Restaurant, a difficult reservation to score, at 9:15p.m. We asked for a table in the West Wing, the most atmospheric room of Beast's castle, "however long it took." The end result of this was that we were called for our table and escorted into Beast's castle as the Wishes fireworks were exploding directly overhead. Disney magic indeed.<br />
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I changed into a yellow dress I found a year ago. The dress color, combined with the stained glass looking rose pattern on the bodice, made me think of Belle's ballroom gown from my favorite Disney movie.<br />
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So of course you know what that meant. After dinner, when we were invited to meet our host in the Study, I had to ask him to dance.<br />
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Our first night at Disney was also Extra Magic Hours for park guests staying at Disney resorts. That meant from midnight to 2am the parks were far less crowded. We took advantage of this by riding the Haunted Mansion again, in what was the most atmospheric ride of it from the week. Later, on Halloween party nights, the mansion might have had neat mood lighting and fog, but this first night in the dark, in a small quiet group, it seemed almost like we were doing some ritual. Very somber. I believe that it was this time riding the ride, as I tapped the heads of all the famous bat stanchions in a row holding up the divider chain, that I noticed there are 13 in a row. Nice touch Disney!<br />
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We also used this chance to ride the Peter Pan's Flight ride. The standby line was almost never under 45 minutes or so the whole time we were there, and that night it was 20 minutes. They recently revamped the queue line for the ride, and it was the best part of the ride. It was wonderful!! You could play with interactive shadows, be dusted with pixie dust, and walk through interactive areas in the children's ooms. So fun!!<br />
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As it drew on toward 1:20am or so, I turned to Tom and admitted I thought I needed to go back to the resort to sleep. He agreed, and we just happened to walk by the castle, streets almost totally empty, JUST as the "kiss goodnight" was starting on the castle. It was a true Disney magic moment, and a perfect way to end our first day.<br />
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And so our first full day at the Disney parks drew to a close, and we stumbled off to bed...feet aching but hearts very very happy. And many more days to look forward to! <br />
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<br />Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-41598799186270998002015-10-14T20:53:00.002-04:002015-10-14T21:12:44.713-04:00Disney World 2015 Day 1 - Magic Kingdom Part 1 October 2nd through October 10th, Tom and I took our second trip together to Disney World. We last went in October of 2013, and totally fell in love with the entire universe of Disney magic. We wanted to go last year, but house expenses stopped us. That meant we had two years to plan and dream about our next Disney adventure.<br />
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One fun thing we found out about last trip was the fact that vacationers to Disney World will often decorate their resort room windows while they are there. We got some adorable Halloween Mickey-eared gel clings from Walgreens, some Halloween tinsel from the Dollar Tree, and I made a special banner that says "We're Celebrating!!! Two Foolish Mortals, 7 Years Hitched." We figure I can paint over the year for every time we go to Disney World for our anniversary.<br />
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Even as we were putting it up in the window on our first night, we had several passersby remarking on it. Yay, a hit!<br />
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Our first night, we arrived around 8:00 and didn't get our room settled until about 9:30. Of course it was pouring rain, but better a rainy day at Disney...<br />
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We knew we needed to run to Disney Springs to pick up a Mickey ear hat. Ah, the Mickey ear hat. Last trip, we bought one to have the face characters (Ariel, Merida, Belle, etc as opposed to Pluto, Goofy, Mickey) to sign. We got a white oil paint Sharpie, and it worked out wonderfully. Tom suggested we should do the same thing for this trip too, only buying a fresh new hat, so it could be a record of what we did each time. (and wait until you see the final result of the hat from this trip...we are definitely avid character hunters)<br />
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The next day was set to be our first day in the parks, and we didn't want to waste time in the morning getting an ear hat at a store, so we decided to run to Disney Springs on our first night and get one.<br />
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While we were there, we stopped by Earl of Sandwich. We've been watching...um....pretty much TONS of videos of YouTubers who go to the Disney parks in order to hold us over between our trips, and we had heard from several people that the holiday sandwich was not to be missed. It features turkey, cranberry, stuffing, and even a bit of mashed potato, and is deeeeelicious as advertised.<br />
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The next morning, bright and early, we excitedly rose from our beds (not quite as comfortable as Art of Animation) and made our way to the Magic Kingdom for the park opening ritual. Once again, we had seen countless videos of people watching and being excited by the morning opening ceremony, but it's still not the same as being there in person. <br />
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Our first stop was at Merida's meet and greet area. Now, I have to explain the special plan I had for this trip. One of the most precious things to us about Disney is the way that the entire world around you is based on the concepts of belief, magic, imagination, wonder, and amazement. And not only that, the employees are all empowered to do whatever they can to make the day more magical for the park attendees. The days at Disney are sometimes marked by little moments known as "magical experiences," in which you may be (or see someone be) surprised by something special: a free ice cream sandwich, an extra ride on your favorite ride, etc. Many strong Disney enthusiasts will try to spread this magic themselves, by bringing little giveaways to the park to give, or little things like decorating their windows as I mentioned above.<br />
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This trip, I knew I wanted to make something for my favorite Disney princesses, and I wound up making necklaces for six of them. I would draw an artwork on the shrinky dink blank (most of them were original, a couple were inspired by drawings found) and then bake them down into the size of jewelry findings. I'd then connect them together into a necklace.<br />
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Merida's necklace features the triple bear pendant she traded to the witch...er...woodcarver!!!...in exchange for the pastry that transformed her mother into a bear and "changed her fate." Three wisps lead in a line, guiding her to the pendant.<br />
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It went over wonderfully, and I was thrilled with her reaction.<br />
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Our next step was to go over to the New Fantasyland area we love so much. <br />
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Then it was time for our first fast pass: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. It.Is.Great. We loved it! Would I stand in line to ride it for over an hour, as the regular standby line almost always is? No. But it makes for a great fast pass choice. <br />
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Tom and I went to Enchanted Tales with Belle next. The last time we went to Disney, I got to participate in the tale as the Wardrobe, and Tom fondly remembers how incredibly happy my grin was. This time, he was chosen to participate as a knight.<br />
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From Belle to....Gaston! We discovered very quickly that the videos that went viral late last year of Gaston doing things like push-up contests and arm wrestling successfully made his meet and greet....*extremely* popular. We were sitting in his tavern looking out the window and waiting to join his queue line for his next meet and greet time, and about a half hour early we noticed the line starting to form, and decided to go ahead and wait in line. They had to cut the line before Gaston had even arrived. Popular fellow! And of course he also is so entertaining people want to stick around and watch his interactions with other people too.<br />
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Tom and I have seen videos of this Gaston online, and we jokingly called him "handsome Gaston." He fits the part physically for sure!<br />
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And he's hilarious. I tried not to laugh the entire time...really I did. And failed.<br />
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I gave Gaston two buttons: one of them says "Every last inch of me's covered with hair" with a drawing of him, and the other is the image of him Belle sees outside her door when she peers out to see who's there.<br />
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I had this idea for a pose, and at first it went as planned. <br />
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Next we had a fastpass to meet Rapunzel and visiting princess (Cinderella) in Fairy Tale Hall. I gave Cinderella a button that had "Have Courage and Be Kind" on it...which I am absolutely obsessed with in the new movie.<br />
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Next I had a necklace made for Rapunzel.<br />
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The center image was from a Tangled coloring page. Note the hanging lanterns, but only one has the royal sun crest, just like in the movie. <br />
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Rapunzel also pointed out that this means we're both artists, and we should do paintings around the castle together. Aww!<br />
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I also forgot to mention that all of the necklaces had a note inside their boxes that said "For all you do every day to bring joy to the lives of children of all ages. Thank you sincerely." <br />
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Next we met the Tremaines, which of course we knew (from watching yet more videos) was going to be deliciously fun. I had made special buttons for the three of them: Anastasia and Drizella's buttons both have pictures of them that say "I'm the pretty one," and Lady Tremaine's says "Brains of the Family."<br />
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And the two girls responded to them just how I thought they might. They immediately fought over whose button was true.<br />
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Not pictured, but also hilarious, when they signed my hat, they saw that Cinderella had already signed, and imitated what her meet and greet might have been like "oh lovely to meet you, blah blah wah wah, now let's pose for a picture, byeeee." Tom piped in with "oooh I have to wear gloves to hide my claw hands. And watch out for the drool coming out of my mouth." They tittered delightfully and kept repeating that too.<br />
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Aaaaand that's about all I can fit into the first blog post. We're only halfway through our first day! Next post: giving Ariel her necklace and getting my favorite reaction of the trip on video, saying goodbye to Duffy the Disney Bear at his last meet and greet and meeting new friends Jeff and Denise, and dinner in the Beast's castle, followed by a dance. And yes, that's all still day one!!!!<br />
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<br />Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-68691410549444242622015-06-09T16:30:00.001-04:002015-06-09T16:30:21.539-04:00Catty-Corner Gardens, Spring through Early JuneUmm...Hi, wow. Has it really been half a year since I've blogged here? Just about. Well. All is well. The garden is having its best year ever. Want proof? Here ya go....<br />
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...and to think we're only in the first week of June! So many things haven't even bloomed yet. <br /><br />Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-31284542329743732712015-01-18T16:37:00.000-05:002015-01-18T16:37:02.665-05:00Winter Roses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><br />Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-32795745935015951522015-01-09T17:12:00.000-05:002015-01-09T17:12:13.559-05:00New Bed Pillows In January and February, it's hard to do much on the house, or think about doing much on the house. Literally the sun sets so early you can't even see things clearly to work on projects, and it's so cold all you want to do is hibernate under a blanket on the couch. Today, though, mom and I cranked out a couple of new pillows for the bed using a gorgeous tapestry fabric sent to me by my friend Briony. <br />
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Our bedroom is on the second floor of our Cape Cod, a house style which anyone who has lived in can tell you isn't the best insulated against the extreme heat or cold. But in our warm tree bed we sleep well at night, despite the howling winds and bitter cold. <br />
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<br />Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-72638657443915111622014-12-07T19:27:00.002-05:002014-12-09T17:42:25.148-05:00Merry Christmas 2014!Christmas! It's my favourite holiday. And I am one of those Christmas decorators who likes to make sure that every room of the house has at least a touch of the holiday inside. Every year, I try to do a little bit more, and this year I'm really happy with the decorations I accomplished. <a href="http://cattycornercottage.blogspot.com/2013/12/christmas-at-cottage-2013.html">Here</a> are the decorations last year, and <a href="http://cattycornercottage.blogspot.com/2012/11/to-catty-corner-cottage-holiday-2012.html">here</a> are the ones from 2012. I tweak a little bit every year and add to things too.<br />
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The outside front got an upgrade this year, with wreaths hanging from the windows. Silly me just realized this year that I have the sort of windows in our house that make it quite easy to hang wreaths. The only window in the front that is left un-wreathed is the bay window center, so that our tree can be featured there. I'm extremely happy with how the front looks this year. New door color! New roof! New decorations! <br />
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This year, after trying and failing to get any spare greenery from Christmas trees twice at Home Depot, we hit paydirt the third time. I loaded up the car and wound up with enough for the window boxes plus a little vignette at the back gate. <br />
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This year, we put our usual Christmas ornament wreath on the back door, but I added a garland of fresh greenery to the back deck. <br />
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The arbor gets a twist of garland and branches draped from the top.<br />
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One thing I noticed while contemplating my decorations this year was that for the last two or three years here at the house, I've done the exact same decorations on the hall table. Like, exactly the same. So this year I wanted to do something a little different. <br />
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Branches in vases replaced the asymmetrical display of my bust that normally sits on the table the rest of the year. The deer-handled silver bowl I love so much is still front and center. <br />
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You guys get a candid shot of the fireplace...I forgot to move Corvin's toy mouse collection from its usual spot at the base of the fireplace tools. ;) <br />
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The dining room! We went a bit lighter on the snowflake flurry in here, since the princesses weren't completed last year. Since I also got my much-desired new chandelier in here this year too, I was excited to drape a garland from its arms this year. <br />
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We tuck the table that's normally in the living room in the corner of the dining room at Christmas time. This year, we have a new Niroot Puttapipat book to add to our collection, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jingle-Bells-Niroot-Puttapipat/dp/1406355747/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1417997589&sr=8-3&keywords=niroot+puttapipat">Jingle Bells</a>. Niroot's silhouette Christmas card from last year is framed behind it, along with my Iseult statue. <br />
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There's still a definite snowflake theme in here! <br />
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The upstairs bedroom has gold filigree ornaments hanging from the branches at the windows.<br />
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This year, I twined a garland at the base of the bed, and hung a mini-wreath with gold ribbon at the top wall.<br />
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In the Dreaming Room, the smiling bust that normally sits in the entry sits on my work desk with a holiday wreath on her head. The Merry Christmas scenery globes I made last year sit to either side of her. <br />
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Throughout the house on our crystal doorknobs I hung bells to ring out the season.<br />
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Last year I decided to put my collection of glass bird clip ornaments on their own tree. The tree was too small, however. This year I took advantage of a sale at Balsam Hill to buy a <a href="http://www.balsamhill.com/First-Snow-Pine-Tabletop-Trees-LED-Battery-p/wrg-1441016.htm">pre-lit organic-looking tree</a> with pinecones and berries. I looooove how it looks!! <br />
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Here are a couple of new ornaments from this year. <br />
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The raven might be my new favourite. <br />
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Another jingle bell on a doorknob. <br />
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The downstairs bathroom has a vintage embroidered tea towel I picked up this summer. <br />
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And an old embroidery and rocking chair music box. <br />
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The Noel ornament I always hang from my fairy's hand on the coffee table in the living room is now hung by a small wreath pin given to me by a friend, instead of a wire hook. I love how that looks! <br />
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My usual arrangement of poinsettias, Christmas lights, and holly and ivy on the top of the bookshelf in the living room is made a trillion times better by the addition of my Wendy Froud troll girl. <br />
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I love how the light shines through the hole in her holey stone in this picture. <br />
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And this year we got a new Christmas tree! Ever since we've been together, we've used my parents' old Christmas tree, the same one I've used since I was 10 or so. It was about time to get a new tree, and this year we traded in our 6' tree we put on boxes to make it taller for a 7 1/2' tree. <br />
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We really have a Niroot Puttapipat Christmas. In the living room, I display another gorgeous pop-up from his book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Night-Before-Christmas-Magical-Cut-Paper/dp/0763634697/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417998252&sr=8-1&keywords=niroot+puttapipat">The Night Before Christmas</a>, in front of the two original artworks we own by him. <br />
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Here's another bonus shot of the mantel after dark, with the lights glowing. <br />
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And we have the lit garland on the stair rail, and our family Tomte sitting on the bannister. <br />
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Last year's Christmas vignette in the kitchen came out again! British Santa, and two jars with little holiday vignettes inside. <br />
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Merry Christmas!!!!Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844464724392710867.post-91696946175013352672014-12-05T18:46:00.000-05:002014-12-09T17:39:59.401-05:00Frosty Morning and Cookie Day 2014The other day, I woke up to a lovely hoarfrost. The world was covered in a thin layer of icy fuzz. <br />
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The frost just makes everything beautiful, even though it's perilous to the plants. <br />
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I think my favorites in the yard were the blackberry canes. Covered in frost, all the shades of green and brown were so subtly lovely. They looked like velvet millinery leaves for a vintage hat. <br />
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Today was our annual cookie making day! Three generations...my Grandma, Mom, and me...come together and make cookies. Peanut butter and Hershey Kiss cookies, Russian Tea Cakes, and frosted sugar cookies. <br />
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The first two types of cookies take about two hours or so to make. The sugar cookies take the rest of the day. But I love them!<br />
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My theme for the shapes this year had a bit of a theme....<br />
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At the end of the time, we asked my dad to take a picture of us. First he took a selfie. <br />
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Then he took what is, in my opinion, one of the best pictures I've seen of the three of us together.<br />
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It was a good day.<br />
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