For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my five favorite tea blends that are easy to find in bag form at local grocery stores. Each of these blends are in the Bigelow brand, but I do still love other brands like Celestial Seasonings, but my current favorite is Bigelow (and…
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Clara, Nutcracker Heroine
For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to discuss the heroine of one of the most classic Winter fairytales. Clara is the main character of The Nutcracker, but in particular, I want to look at her as she is portrayed in the Disney re-imagining The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. I actually…
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For today’s post, I have decided to share a poem about being cozy inside watching a steady snowfall. Watch the Snow by Maranda Wabik Snow falling in a blanket As I am cozy inside Watching the flakes accumulate I can hide in my cocoon No need to leave anytime soon The wintery time of reflection…
Read MoreYuletide in Avalon Poem
For today’s post, I have decided to share a poem that I have written about Winter in Avalon! Yuletide in Avalon by Maranda Wabik Snowflakes dancing In the air Fir trees blanketed in snow The Isle of Avalon Is ready for Solstice Morgana le Fay And the Ninefold Sisterhood Reside on the Isle Where they…
Read MoreIce Crystals Poem
For today’s post, I have decided to share another one of my poems. Ice Crystals by Maranda Wabik Frozen waters Lake becomes a MIRROR Into my Soul Flakes of Snow Catch on my EYELASH My vision blurs As my inner knowing WHIRS The Crystalline Truth Of where I am Meant to be Becomes more vivid…
Read MoreThe Nutcracker, An Iconic Holiday Ballet
Welcome to the final day of Winter Faerytale Week here at White Rose of Avalon. For this post, I have decided to discuss the classic holiday fairytale The Nutcracker and in particular, the iconic ballet based upon it! So most of us are familiar with the music of The Nutcracker, as it just sounds…
Read MoreThe Frost King; or The Power of Love by Louisa May Alcott
For day six of Winter Faerytale Week, I have decided to focus on a tale by Louisa May Alcott. The Frost King; or The Power of Love is one of the Wintery fairytales written by the author best known for her iconic novel Little Women. This is the story of a faery named Violet…
Read MoreRed Riding Hood, Allegory for the Phases of Womanhood
For day five of Winter Faerytale Week, I have chosen the topic of the tale Red Riding Hood. This tale has a very Wintery feeling for me, as the young girl is taking a care package to her grandmother during a bleak time. She is walking alone in the forest, after having been…
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Welcome to day four of Winter Faerytale Week! For this post, I have chosen Snow White and Rose Red as my topic. The Snow White of this tale is not the same character as the Snow White of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Instead, this is a tale of two sisters…
Read MoreSnow White, Child of Winter and Bringer of Spring
Welcome to day three of Winter Faerytale Week! For this post, I have decided to discuss the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves with a focus on the deeper meaning of Snow White as a character. I thought that this would serve as a good companion piece to yesterday’s post on the…
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