Once upon a time, a fairy, fairy long time ago, before the Gnoman Empire, before the Gnomads traveled all over the lands, before the Human Gee-Gnome was discovered, but… a little after Gnomo-sapiens had suddenly got the urge to stand up and walk their walk and talk their talk, there was a tiny undisturbed hamlet in a place hidden away and UnbeGnomest to man.

Published: Sunday, March 19, 2017

Asarum traveled home, but the fairies of Summer still talk about him.

Published: Monday, September 17, 2012

The time had come to say farewell. Asarum was full of eagerness to see his parents and neighbors, and to live once again in his beloved woodland. But he had come to love his cousins and their town of Summer. He would miss his little cottage, his garden, and even the Big People.

Published: Monday, September 10, 2012

Asarum's cousins stopped by to recruit him for a game of fairy stick. They were quite surprised to find him raking up leaves. This was the sort of thing the Big People did! Of all the chores Asarum might do, this seemed the least likely. Compared to the town fairies, he kept his yard wild and unkempt, but even the town fairies didn't rake leaves!

Published: Monday, September 03, 2012

Asarum's cousins were almost finished with their preparations for the winter. They just needed a little wax for their candles and a little honey for their cakes. "I guess we can't put it off any longer," said Dicentra. "Shall we draw straws?" She grabbed three straws and they each pulled one.

Published: Monday, August 27, 2012

The nights were growing cooler, and the fairies in the town of Summer began to make preparations for the long winter ahead. They loved to play in the snow and skate on the ice, so they didn't mind the onset of winter. Some of the more artistic fairies even made intricate frost patterns on the windows of the Big People's houses. Such art pieces drew fairies from far and wide. Yes, winter was a...

Published: Monday, August 20, 2012

Asarum stopped in to visit his cousins on a perfect autumn afternoon. He found Levisticum hard at work trying to divide some plants. Levi wiped his brow when he saw his cousin approaching. "Hello, Asarum. I'm glad for an excuse for a break. Can I get you some tea?"

Published: Monday, August 13, 2012

Asarum's cousin Levisticum came knocking on the door one August day. "Time to learn all about apples!" Levisticum said brightly. "How wonderful!" replied Asarum. His cousins had been telling him all summer about apples. In his native woodland, they didn't have any of this fruit, but it seemed very important to these fairies in the village. He was eager to find out how they tasted.

Published: Monday, August 06, 2012

Asarum and Nymphaea decided to do a little fishing one fine afternoon at the pond near Asarum's cottage. They perched on an old wooden bridge over the channel that fed the pond, chatting and laughing in between checking their lines.

Published: Monday, July 30, 2012

A heavy July rain soaked everything in the town of Summer. Pools formed in the low places, connected by rivulets of runoff. Perfect timing to try out the canoe Asarum had just carved from a tree limb!

Published: Monday, July 23, 2012