A couple of weeks ago,
I mentioned that I really wanted to take the girls to see the Fairy Houses in Portsmouth. Well, as it turns out, we didn't have to go to Portsmouth after all! Tracy Kane, the woman whose books inspired the display in Portsmouth, organized an exhibit at the
Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut and we checked it out on Sunday afternoon. On the museum grounds were more than 25 intricate faerie houses, created by artists, student artists, gardeners and builders. They were absolutely spectacular! We spent a couple of hours walking the grounds in the pouring rain, reading about each house and looking for the "clue" that each architect left for us. The girls absolutely loved it!
Elizabeth carried the brochure and acted as our tour guide.
Flightingale Infirmary, a faerie infirmary specializing in wing repair.
Mihashirano's Tea House - literally in the water. Check out the sailboat in the picture below.
Prismatic Place at the River's Edge (above and below)
The Ephemeral Shea
Dew Drop Villas
The girls standing in front of a Fringe Faery house - extra faery houses not on the map.
River Valley Farm
Another Fringe Faery house.
Branch Ranch
Airborne Cottages, created by Tracy Kane
More Fringe Faery dwellings (above and below).
Inspecting the Button Up Cottage (below) for clues.
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