The Journals:
I have left Journal/ Guestbooks at several of the Locations where fairy doors have appeared and invited people to share their own experiences, thoughts, drawings, musings and observations. On this web page I have posted a few of the journal pages with "translations", as they may be difficult to read in the photos. |
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Here are some of the Journal/Guestbooks which have already been filled. Sweetwaters café is on their 12th book (as of 7.23.07)...
people tend to loiter there long enough to read, write and draw. |
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Dear fairies
The doors are very Kylie very cool! megan |
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Dear fairies
You've given us one Julie, Megan |
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Journal/Guest Book Entry , page 131 from Sweetwaters Cafe
11•11•05 |
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Kristen says "Hi"...All the way from Sweden. 11 Nov 05
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Der Fire
i Lov you. |
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Dear Fairy
I love you. |
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Journal/Guest Book Entry , page 75 from Jefferson Market
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I was lucky enough to see Lillian make her entry in the journal at Sweetwaters Café
9.22.05 |
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Lilly's
Journal/Guest Book Entry , page 177 from Sweetwaters Café 9.22.05 |
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Lilly was very careful to return the pen to its proper place.
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Dear Fairies,
"We are so glad that you have moved here. Won't you please answer your door? When are you going to come out? Why are you afraid of us? What do you eat? - Anna (age 5) "I was the one knocking at your door. Don't be scared. I like you fairies. You have a cute house." (more from Anna) "We have so much to say. Please come out when I knock" (even more from Anna) This is a picture of your house. Anna, Pittsfield Twp. |
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Journal/Guest Book Entry , page 87 from Sweetwaters Café
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July 9, 2005
Today I have found all the doors I could Posabaly find they where all adorabul. I love farries! Thank you for being so cute! (p.s. I'm from Colorado) from Chelsea (p.s. I'm reading Spiderwick it has farries) Dear fairies my name is Isabel Sandweiss, and I am so happy that you came to ann arbor. and I hope you come live at my dads orfice. I hope I can see you sometime Love Isabel |
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Journal/Guest Book Entry , page 28 from Jefferson Market
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10 August 2005
Gram and I came to see the fairy doors. Abby Saborio age 3 1/2 |
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Journal/Guest Book Entry , page 99 from Sweetwaters Café
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Hi Fairies
I think that at night you come out to give good dreams to dreams to people. Sarah |
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Journal/Guest Book Entry , page 100 from Sweetwaters Café
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Dear Fairies,
Please come visit Rennie, Alysha and me at Lawton School. we miss you. Your beds are still waiting for you to come. We have room for 3. We will take good care of you and feed you yummy treats. there is lots of fresh air. Your good Patricia |
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Nikolas 2yrs |
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Fairy Response:
"I think I saw a fairy who looked like this.... |
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Sweetwaters Café's 6th Journal/Guest Book
Entry , page 101 |
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I CAME TO VISIT AND HAVE COFFEE LAST WINTER - WHEN TO MY SURPRISE A LITTLE BOY WAS UNDER MY TABLE, WHISPERING BEHIND A VERY BUSHY PLANT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES - THE MOMMY CAME BY LOOKING FOR HER SON AND THE BOY MOTIONED TO MY FEET AND SAID "THE FAIRIES ARE SLEEPING... SHHHHH!' FROM THAT MOMENT ON, I HAVE BELIEVED IN FAIRIES. |
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Sweetwaters Café's 6th Journal/Guest Book
Entry , page 32 |
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A wonderfully articulate message from the 3rd journal/guestbook
at Peaceable Kingdom: 8/11/06 |
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Two Paiges write on 2 Pages of the 3rd Peaceable Kingdom Journal/Guestbook
(I only just saw this entry which corresponds to the photo sent to me) |
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"I witnessed a tiny cat
sitting outside the door. It vanished when I got too close. It seemed to want something to eat." "It looked a bit like this" |
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From page 17 of Peaceable Kingdom's 3rd Journal/guestbook.
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From pages 70 & 71 of Sweetwater Café's 10th Journal/guestbook.
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Dear fairies,
Could you draw from Sarah |
This Page, please?
V THX! |
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he wont catch her......
unless she lets him. if she duz... he will be verrry gentl & not too drooly. |
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mus' be jes a game , eh?
Burmese Mountain Dogs hardly ever eat fairies. |
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