Miscellaneous 2024
My dears,
I encourage you to choose the English version of the fairy tale "The Tree and the Bird" as a Christmas present.
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My dears,
look at the windy and festive Wrocław.
My dears,
I wish you very fairytale days. After all, it is the most beautiful time of the year.
My dears,
winter around makes the pre-holiday time fairytale-like.
My Dear Ones,
Today Ania received a pink dragon as a gift from my high school friend. This peculiar creature was created on a three-dimensional printer. It is somewhat similar to the one I wrote about in the fourth volume of "Stone of Power".
My dears,
please look at the lovely puppets living behind the curtain in the library on Autumn Street. They are the ones who entertain children during Saturday performances.
My dears,
I wish you a beautiful, pre-holiday time.
My dears,
I wish you a generous Santa Claus Day and much joy on this lovely December day.
My dears,
Thank you very much for the wonderful cards. I will say with the poet: "the heart grows"... And please give me more!
My dears,
I wish you a little sunshine in this cloudy time...
My dears,
today I share a poem with you, because it is a special day for the Cornflower Girl.
Weronika Madryas
Wrocław, July 28, 2015
The Cornflower Girl
In the eyes of this Little One,
called the Cornflower Girl,
the sky froze,
blue, cloudless, childishly blue…
…What if?
What if,
My Guardian Angel
gave one wing
to protect the gazes
of the blue eyes. And watch over the dreams,
that the Cornflower Girl dreams,
when heavy eyelids
hide innocent blue,
and long eyelashes
shadow on rosy cheeks…
My dears,
what can I say? I am simply very happy! And I share this joy with you.
My dears,
A poster discovered on a cork board at the Institute of Psychology at the University of Wrocław lifted my spirits today and put me in a cheerful mood despite the rainy weather and omnipresent darkness.
My dears,
yesterday afternoon I was walking past the garden of my, well, our, childhood. Dear Emilka, Dear Karol, do you remember this place? It was your garden, Emilka. Isn't it beautiful?
My dears,
just a little caution is enough to make it very pleasant among the cacti.
My dears,
just a little caution is enough to make it very pleasant among the cacti.
Good morning dears :)
The time of Christmas and gift-giving is approaching.
That's why I wanted to show you the Tale of the Tooth Fairy and Mr. Money today. I think this book is a perfect gift under the Christmas tree.
My dears,
At the end of autumn and at the threshold of winter, the company dressed in woolen jackets sat on pumpkins and awaited the first frosts...
My dears,
A nice start to the week with some autumn tea...
My dears,
Please look how lovely. I have a great weakness for squirrels. They are often the heroines of my forest fairy tales.
My dears,
on such a gloomy day you have to smile despite the weather, don't you?
My dears,
We cordially invite both Little and Big to classes on illustrating children's literature. Please send this poster to everyone interested in drawing and painting. Thank you very much for your wonderful support!
My dears,
listen to how Ania encourages you to read The Tale of the Tooth Fairy and Mr. Money, published by Publisher House Arti.
My dears,
it's wonderful to have a bit of spring in November.
My dears,
the manuscript of "Pan Tadeusz" shows the timelessness of thought, word, poetry... A beautiful and moving experience. It is worth visiting the Adam Mickiewicz Museum.
My dears,
Please look at this inspiring little potato that Ania brought back from her school trip. Heck, it has eyes and is smiling at you.
My dears,
I love autumn roses. In the garden of my childhood, a red rose bloomed until late autumn, guarded by a stalk armed with thorns. My grandmother planted it years ago. It never let her down.
My dears,
Last Saturday I had the pleasure of visiting a novelist's workshop. Together with Dr. Małgorzata Kolankowska and students of the University of Wrocław, we talked about the benefits of fairy tale therapy. It was a valuable afternoon and time well spent.
My dears,
I wish you a good day and invite you to a Sunday meeting with a fairy tale.
My dears,
today I wish you lots of sweets! A very sweet evening awaits you…
My dears,
Today is a very special day for me. That is why I am sharing with you a fragment of a poem about My Dearest Grandma and grandma's recipes for autumn delicacies with apples 🍎.
My dears,
it's amazing how literature intertwined with nature. I wonder if the ivy was a conscious choice...
My dears,
look at the autumn, bird afternoon...
My dears,
our golden Polish autumn is beautiful, poetic and colorful... At our feet gold and rust...
My dears,
pumpkin compositions delight and amaze with the imagination of those who create them. Some carve, others paint, and still others make preserves and bake cakes. What's more, pumpkin leaves many possibilities.
My dears,
There are many sorceresses and many sorcerers around us. Look around carefully...
My dears,
the pumpkin man sends you warm greetings.
My dears, autumn has settled in the parks and forests. It has painted the hair of the trees, although soon the gusts of wind will knock down the colorful leaves. It is pleasant to walk on the rustling carpets and soak up the October colors.
My dears,
A good cup of coffee on a Monday morning is a good start to the week...
My dears,
listen to the autumn melody recorded by Ania. I cordially invite you to a Sunday meeting with a fairy tale.
My dears,
maybe someone is going mushroom picking tomorrow? I wish mushroom pickers a fruitful harvest.
My dears,
it's very autumnal in the pumpkin alley... I like rusty October.
My dears,
please look at Ania's photograph.
It's nice to look at, isn't it?
My dears,
I wish you a sunny and fruitful week. The morning mists and afternoon sun put me in a melancholic autumn mood.
My dears,
on such a cloudy day it is worth looking for reasons to smile.
My dears,
on this rainy day I send you some tropical colors.
My dears,
I cordially invite you to a Sunday meeting with a fairy tale.
My dears,
the apple trees have ripened fruit. That's why Ania decided to draw an autumn branch.
My dears,
in autumn bouquets you can find winter flowers like spring crocuses. Please look at Ania's poetic photos.
My dears,
it's nice to start the week with a cup of coffee, isn't it?
My dears,
it's become a bit autumnal and pumpkin-like...
My dears,
I encourage you to support Mrs. Ewelina Augustyn. The funds collected will allow her to publish an extremely valuable book devoted to the issue of adoption.
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My dears,
it's sad when the world around you is drowning...
Look at the beautiful illustration by Aga Kumuda from the collection "Veronika's Fairy Tales".
My dears,
I cordially invite you to English-language shopping. May the book help you both in learning English and move you with its content.
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My dears,
I wish you that the beauty of autumn roses will dispel all worries and bring about radiant smiles.
My dears,
I send you a little sunshine from the Fairytale Green Gables and invite you to Sunday fairytale reading.
My dears,
A heavy rain bathed the world around ... The best thing for bad weather is sweet tea, poetry and a bit of music in the background.
My dears,
I cordially invite both children and adults to classes in drawing, painting and book illustration. Together we will find a way to overcome autumn melancholy.
My dears,
Thank you very much for remembering and for the lovely birthday wishes! They are what make this day so special.
My dears,
Autumn has arrived in Ania's room. And what's up with you?
My dears,
May Ania's ripe tomatoes bring some joy to this rainy, truly autumnal Monday.
My dears,
I wish you a good day and invite you to tomorrow's reading of fairy tales. This is the first and very warm Saturday of this school year. Such a day should not be wasted, so it's time for a walk.
My dears,
on the way to the Fairytale Green Gable you can discover wonderful places, full of treasures, such as a magic ball made by a young artist.
My dears,
Autumn begins on the Fairytale Green Gables... The sun makes the landscape as joyful as springtime.
My dears,
Ania spotted a ladybug in the chamomiles. I wish you equally wonderful discoveries.
My Dears,
in the new school year I wish you lots of reasons to smile, interesting lessons, nice teachers and most importantly true friendships.
My dears,
I invite you to listen to "Ząbek".
My dears,
in a proper henhouse every hen, chicken and rooster has its own name. That's it!
My dears,
I came across the link yesterday and went on a literary sentimental journey. The tree from the photo fits perfectly into the fairy tale about the tree and the bird.
My dears,
the rain bathed the world, and the mist covered the green valley. A very poetic landscape.
My dears,
it's a shame to leave sunny Italy...
My Dears :)
We invite you to the Botanical Garden on Lake Garda, in the town of Gardone Riviera.
My dears,
it's wonderful that the images and time captured in photographs can be recalled on long winter evenings, to once again enjoy the past summer...
My dears,
the cicadas are singing around. It's very hot and very beautiful.
Good morning dears :)
We are at Lake Garda. Please look at how little ducklings clean themselves, following their mother's example.
Who knows, maybe they will inspire another fairy tale or another story :)
See you on Sunday.
My dears,
I am absorbing the beauty of the views that will help me survive the long winter days.
My dears,
I present to you Ania's duck friend, who whenever he sees her, toddles towards her, playfully wagging his rump.
My dears,
it's nice to read and write this and that down in a shady alley.
My dears,
This year's Italy is a series of hot days, hot nights and lots of beauty around...
My dears,
I am delighted to invite you to read the birthday card for Lucy Maud Montgomery. Please visit the link:
https://journaloflmmontgomerystudies.ca/maud150
https://journaloflmmontgomerystudies.ca/news/Maud150/Shared-Values
My dears,
the town, panting with heat, takes your breath away with its irresistible charm...
My dears,
the bench with books encourages you to sit down and read...
My dears,
the cactus surprised me again and bloomed. Please look at the flowers.
Good morning dears :)
Today I wanted to encourage you to read the English version of the fairy tale The Tree and the Bird. The book is available on Amazon. It has a large print and beautiful illustrations. It is perfect for children learning English.
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My dears,
I invite you to read the last part of the story about the tooth.
My dears,
in the holiday season it is worth opening yourself up to the beauty of nature.
My dears,
on the Fairytale Green Hill the sunflowers have bloomed beautifully. It has become cheerful and golden.
My dears, I cordially invite you to read my fairy tale in English translation.
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My dears,
the snowy owl in the Wrocław zoo is just as magical as the one in the novel. You probably know which novel my thoughts refer to. It's such a simple, holiday riddle for fans of fantasy, fairy tales, etc.
My dears,
I invite you to read the next part of the story about the tooth.
My dears,
in the library on Jesienna Street, just behind the curtain, a fairy-tale world is hidden. Among the puppets, you can meet many friends of children. Will the red-haired Anne Shirley join them soon? Who knows...
My dears,
I wish you a wonderful continuation of your vacation and invite you to Sunday reading of fairy tales.
My dears,
I invite you to read the next part of the story about the tooth. You will soon find out who Doctor Renia is, but for now it's a surprise.
My dears,
on a hot day the balcony bloomed delightfully...
My dears,
the proud peacock eagerly posed for Ania's photos. Please look.
My dears,
squeaks in the grass, rustles in the pond,
that the prince was hiding in a frog.
You have to kiss hard
to break the spell.
Unfortunately, the leaf floated too far...
My dears,
a stork here, a stork there... Stork nests attract attention with the beauty of migratory birds.
My dears,
a wonderful, fairy-tale house... It takes your breath away.
My dears,
sunny July days smell of lemonade, ice cream and summer... I wish you such sweet carefreeness.
My dears,
Please look at the sand construction made by an artist I met in Kołobrzeg.
My dears,
Strange things are happening in the upside down house.
My dears,
In the heat of July, I am creating further parts of the story about Tooth, which you will soon learn about.
My dears,
I cordially invite you to read Tooth VII.
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My dears,
a seaside seal with a ball brings back memories of Wrocław's dwarves.
My dears,
I cordially invite you to a summer Sunday reading of fairy tales.
My dears,
do you remember Papkin's anger at Klara's demands "If you don't want my ruin, give me the crocodile, LUBY" from "Zemsta" by Aleksander Fredro? Well, who would have thought that on our way to the sea we would meet a crocodile...
My dears,
I hope that the sweet holiday time does not pass in a hurry...
My dears,
I wish you a nice day.
My dears,
the herbarium was on the summer to-do list. Ania received such a list from her teacher. You also need to catch a frog, make cucumber soup, read a book, etc. How nice to be at school...
Good morning sweethearts :)
I cordially invite you to tomorrow's meeting with a fairy tale.
See you tomorrow :)
My dears,
July landscapes smell of summer, meadows and gooseberries...
My dears,
Do you know the name of the pretty wonder that unexpectedly grew and bloomed at Fairytale Green Gables?
My dears,
During the holidays, it's nice to call from a pink telephone booth or blow soap bubbles, isn't it?
My dears,
Already on the first day of the holiday, Ania discovered a nice but thorny creature in the grass. Our hedgehog Jerzy is the cutest of all hedgehogs, isn't he?
My dears,
I invite you to read the further history of our tooth.
My dears,
The school year has come to an end, so I can only wish you wonderful holidays, which I do with great pleasure!
My dears,
the pre-holiday time tastes like coffee, lemonade and ice cream.
My dears,
It's amazing that as a little girl I went for walks with My Beloved Grandma along the same park alley that I walk today with My Beloved Ania.
My dears,
If you draw or paint, I would like to invite you to the Pałacyk School of Drawing and Painting for extremely interesting workshops, including classes on illustrating children's literature.
Let's meet at the Palace to paint with a brush and words!
https://www.szkolapalacyk.pl/
My dears,
Yesterday's fairy-tale meeting with children was lovely, and the heart I received was touching.
My dears,
take a look around. The world bloomed, smelled, became more beautiful...
My dears,
for tomorrow's workshops with first-graders, Ania and Karolinka have prepared a crossword puzzle for the story Piórko. I have some amazing helpers.
My dears,
This year is special because it marks 60 years since the first Polish edition of the Moomin books, translated by Irena Szuch-Wyszomirska. This is Ania's favorite book. Look at the modeling clay figurines that Ania made.
My dears,
please read about the further fate of Ząbek.
My dears,
For as long as I can remember, roads winding through fields, meadows and forests have put me in a poetic mood...
My dears,
Friday coffee has a special taste, doesn't it? While enjoying this afternoon, I invite you to a Sunday meeting with a fairy tale.
My dears,
Please take a look at the extraordinary workshops at the Papermaking Museum. Fifteen minutes was enough to create your own cards.
My dears,
please look at the new sculpture of Anne Shirley by Ewa Jangas. The sculptor amazed me again.
My dears,
spend a pleasant summer afternoon in the good company of Professor Zbigniew Horbowy and Dr. Wiesław Malka.
Good morning dears :)
On the occasion of today's celebration, Children's Day, I wish you your dreams come true and wonderful holidays that will begin any day now. All Fridays at school, lots of summer adventures and, of course, that we meet every Sunday for Sunday reading of fairy tales. And once again a thousand, million reasons to smile and be happy :)
My dears,
on Fairy Tale Green Gables, fruity, floral, springy and very beautiful.
My dears,
lemon can be sweet too...
My dears,
I have great fondness for the pianist's monument in Park Południowy. Chopin staring at the pond. Spiritual, talented, beautiful...
My dears,
look at the photos of the adorable squirrel that Ania took yesterday while walking in the park.
My dears,
Mother's Day is fast approaching. Ania has already given me laurels today. Aren't these the most beautiful moments?
So I also wish all mothers a beautiful Sunday.
My dears,
I invite you to another meeting with our tooth.
My dears,
Doesn't such a peony blooming on the slope right next to the fence inspire artistic souls? Certainly yes...
My dears,
how nice it would be to find a rustling paper letter to yourself in such a charming mailbox. The old world had a lot of charm...
My dears,
Today I will allow myself a nice memory. Here are my books illustrated for children. It was a great pleasure for me to work on each one.
My dears,
Please read what's going on with our little tooth.
My dears,
Tuscan cats can be as unusual as fairy-tale ones. This one I would call Melchior.
My dears,
I would like to introduce you to Melchior, who joined my collection of crystal balls a few days ago. He's the most well-read cat I know.
My dears,
what can I say, it's simply beautiful among the roses. Wonderful and fragrant, armed with thorny stems that protect the queens of flowers.
My dears,
the cactus doesn't stop blooming. New buds are still appearing. When covered with flowers, it loses its spikyness and does not seem dangerous...
My dears,
Wrocław's streets are full of charm, aren't they?
My dears,
I invite you to read the second part of the poem about Ząbek. Or maybe you know a dental office that would be willing to share such a story?
Dear Authors,
I invite you to send your publishing proposals for literary correction! A well-edited text has a greater chance of being published.
My dears,
The beginning of May spoiled us with good weather. It smelled like summer...
My dears,
Today is International Harry Potter Day. Therefore, it is not difficult to choose reading for the evening.
My dears,
I wish you as lovely moments in the coming days as the one in Aga Kumuda's illustration for my fairy tale "The Lost Shadow of Feliks' the trudger".
My dears,
Isn't it beautiful that the world around us is finally blooming and fragrant?
My dears,
the cactus becomes more beautiful day by day.
Please look.
My dears,
Coffee on Friday afternoon tastes much better than on Monday morning, doesn't it?
My dears,
I invite you to read the beginning of the story about the tooth, which I hope to develop. The illustration was made by Ania.
My dears,
Please look at Ania's beautiful house. This is, of course, a house for insects. Ania is a great fan of detective Łodyga and cares deeply about nature.
My dears,
the cactus is slowly blooming and will soon be covered with flowers. Isn't he adorable?
My dears,
Apparently, the symbol of May in Paris are lilies of the valley. Although they are not that important in Wrocław, they smell just as beautiful and remain just as charming as those in Paris.
My dears,
Daisies are such nice flowers that it's hard not to smile at them.
I wish you many reasons to smile today.
My dears,
Isn't it beautiful when the leaves are so young?
My dears,
Spring is in full swing at Fairy Tale Green Gables. Bees buzz in the blooming apple trees and birds chirp.
My dears,
the Golden Carpets bloomed again. Delightful, vast, fragrant... One would like to dive into the sea of golden flowers.
My dears,
spring should not be missed. And even though it's only April, I remember Agnieszka Osiecka's song.
"It was May, the Saska Kępa smelled,
like crazy green lilac..."
My dears,
I wish you spring in your hearts on this cold April day...
My dears,
my reliable cactus is full of buds this spring and will bloom soon.
My dears,
it's nice to look at the collection of forest elf paintings. The pictures show lotinki from my fairy tales and Mrs. Zosia, the heroine of the fairy tale about the silver spoon...
My dears,
a frog lived in the pond. Perhaps it is an enchanted prince. Who knows? Only a kiss can explain the mystery.
Good morning dears :)
On the occasion of the upcoming Easter, I wish you many joyful, peaceful moments, beautiful weather, a very generous bunny, colorful Easter eggs and a wonderful spring outside :)
And we meet next Sunday, after the holidays, for Sunday fairy tale reading.
My dears,
May Ania's Easter creation bring a spring smile to everyone who looks at it.
My dears,
despite the cold, spring begins at Fairy Tale Green Gables.
My dears,
spring inspires artists, poets and favors declarations of love, doesn't it? So I wish you beautiful and lasting love...
My dears,
I always wanted to work in publishing. That's probably why I find so much pleasure in literary proofreading. Seemingly tedious work consumes me a lot...
My dears,
Have you ever drowned Marzanna? The one in the photo stands and looks at the passing winter and welcomes spring.
My dears,
According to Ania, daisies are the nicest flowers. They are indeed very nice.
My dears,
May you not miss the beauty of spring in the rush of everyday life...
My dears,
On Saturday, two wonderfully luminous rainbows appeared over Fairytale Green Gables. Please look how extraordinary it is. They say that somewhere on their inscrutable end, an elf is guarding a pot of gold.
My dears,
Do you recognize the girl from Ania's illustration? You will soon learn the purpose of the drawing...
My dears,
It's nice when sweet, chocolate roses remain after meeting a nice person. I wish you such meetings this spring.
My dears,
It's a rainy Tuesday today... That's why I'm sending you a rainy illustration by Aga Kumuda from my fairy tale "The Enchanted Cab". The fairy-tale rain was the announcement of an extraordinary adventure. I wish you such rain.
My dears,
I wish spring around you. Let the world bloom and become more beautiful...
My dears,
spring left its first traces on Fairytale Green Gables.
My dears,
the ubiquitous flower stalls made me feel poetic, so I invite you to read the poem.
Weronika Madryas
"March Eight"
Tulips and primroses
they are for mother, grandmother, daughter.
For fifth grade girls,
Kasia, Zuzia and Basia.
And for the nature lady,
who will give them water soon.
March eight is full of flowers,
take the bouquet in your hands!
My dears,
in the fairy-tale city of Wrocław, dwarves invite you for tea. It's very nice...
My dears,
I am sending you spring wonders for a good start to the week.
My dears,
it became warm and sunny. It is worth taking a walk and looking for the first traces of spring.
My dears,
I'm currently working on poems for the primer. Among the deletions, brackets and question marks, short rhymes are born... and it's already Friday. I wish you a good weekend and invite you to a Sunday meeting with a fairy tale.
My dears,
Doesn't this sun-drenched, mossy stone remind you of fairy tales? A forest elf will probably take a nap somewhere there, on a pillow of moss. There is no need to disturb him. It's better to tiptoe around the wonderful forest boulder.
My dears,
Please look at the snowdrops that bloomed on Fairytale Green Gables.
My dears,
today the air smelled of spring and umbrellas were not needed. I wish you long walks and beautiful views, like those photographed by Ania.
My dears,
my cacti, which I look at as I write, grow like mushrooms after the rain. The little ones are barely a memory...
My dears,
the bushes bloomed in February. Golden flowers, like suns, brighten cloudy and rainy days.
My dears,
I thought that since there was an o, it couldn't be missing u, so today it's still a bit misspelled.
My dears,
memorable rhymes are the best solution for spelling problems. So I invite you to read my poem "Ówka".
My dears,
Please look, aren't vegetables inspiring? I find something poetic and painterly in the photo taken by Ania. Perhaps I will come back to this photo to put it into words...
My dears,
take a closer look around. Nature announces the arrival of spring...
My dears,
On a wonderfully bright day, I am sending you a smile and a photo of Ania's home garden.
My dears,
daisies are Ania's favorite flowers. Please look how nice they are, as if they were smiling.
My dears,
I wish you something sweet, something tender and a lot of sun that shines so beautifully in Wrocław today...
My dears,
Ania had been looking for Sleepyhead among the dwarves in Wrocław for so long that suddenly, last Saturday, she spotted a little boy taking a nap.
My dears,
May your sleep and winter time be sweetened by tasty coffee, perfect for today's doughnut!
The illustration was made by Aga Kumuda.
My dears,
Please look at the most well-read cats in Wrocław.
My dears,
I was moved when I received a letter from Mrs. Marta Iskierka, an employee of the Miniatura Publishing House from Krakow. Well, two years ago, Mr. Mieczysław Mączka, the founder of Miniatura and the Gray-Bearded Poets Association, died. Since then, the books have been deteriorating in unheated rooms. I had the pleasure of publishing poetry and prose for children in Miniatura. The books are beautiful - hand-sewn, bound in cloth or leather, with carefully selected graphics.
Let me quote a letter from Mrs. Marta:
"Good morning Mrs. Weronika, well, nothing has changed for now, I have the costs of maintaining the premises and accounting, I could rent it, but it hasn't been renovated for a long time, I don't have the strength or funds for it, I still hope that it will be built somewhere a memorial room where I will be able to give all my souvenirs, Mieczysław devoted his entire life to poets, he was born in Wrocław and maintained a connection with this place, many of the authors of Miniatura are from Wrocław, he participated in fairs, he was associated with Warsaw as the head of the Staromiejski House of Culture, with Nowy Sącz, he founded a publishing house there, cooperated with the Lemkos and the Podhalan Association, initiated their publishing activities, but he died and is no longer needed by anyone. He was counting on the fact that there would be a group of poets who would continue the existence of Miniatura, which is why he founded the Association of Graybeard Poets, but times are what they are, everything has become more expensive, operating costs have increased and no one wants to do so. Your books are the same ones we talked about before, I have heart problems and I can neither lift nor stand in a queue at the post office, visits to Miniatura and even making a parcel are painful for me, because Mieczysław claimed that I couldn't do it I can. Maybe they'll send you on a delegation to Krakow again someday, and we'll make an appointment about books. Regards, all the best, Marta”
It would be wonderful if this noble book collection found its home. Will you help?
My dears,
and Christmas roses are still blooming in Ania's grandparents' garden. Please look how beautiful they are.
My dears,
I wish you peaceful winter evenings, like the one in the illustration made by Aga Kumuda. The fairy tale "The Footrest" will be published soon, in which you will find a cozy interior, a grandfather and a listening granddaughter.
My dears,
dreaming can be disturbing or blissful. We don't remember many dreams, but there are some that remain in our memory for a long time. Interpretations taken from dream books do not convince scientists. Despite this, scientists also try to give meaning to dreams. The idea of social dreaming involves discussing dreams together and discovering the messages hidden in them. There is an extraordinary familiarity and bond between the participants of the social dreaming matrix that accompanies the secrets shared. Because dreams are very personal. I experienced this closeness in the EUNAMES European Society for Narrative Medicine and Health Humanities group led by Maria Giulia Marini. Alice from Wonderland dreamed, the fairies from my fairy tales dream... Some people dream like Peter Pan, who never woke up. And although my great-grandmother used to say "dream mara, God has faith", social dreaming sessions allowed me to look deeper into myself. All I can do is wish you peaceful dreams, reflect on them while keeping your distance...
My dears,
I finished writing the fairy tale Footrest, for which Ania prepared an illustration for the cover. This is an extraordinary story largely inspired by real events. Soon you will be able to read and maybe even listen.
My dears,
Another year has passed since the death of Mr. Mieczysław Mączka, the founder of Miniatura Publishing House. Miniature books, mainly poetry, were beautifully published, hand-sewn, bound in cloth or leather, with a well-thought-out graphic design. Today they lie in a closed publishing house and wait for better times for literature. What if we created the Institute of Miniature Remembrance and deposited there this extraordinary intellectual legacy of the deceased founder of the Gray-Bearded Poets Association? Isn't this a noble idea, suggested to me by Mr. Mączka's friend?
My dears,
long walks have become our winter tradition. It's sad to go back to school reality...
My dears,
If you would like to travel back in time for a moment, it is worth visiting the Toy Museum. There, among dolls, teddy bears and soldiers, you will discover the charms of childhood from the past.
My dears,
a mysterious gate and winding stairs lead to a mysterious alley. You'd like to take a look and see what's hidden there.
My dears,
and there is peace and quiet around...
My dears,
On such a cloudy day, I'm sending you a pinch of Illusion for a good mood.
My dears,
Extraordinary things accompany not only fairy tales. Please look at the photos from the Museum of Illusions.
My dears,
The cold wind did not stop us from walking along the dwarven trail through the streets of Wrocław and climbing nearly three hundred steps to the Bridge of Penitents in the Cathedral of St. Mary Magdalene.
Good morning dears :)
Winter holidays start today in Wrocław. And on this occasion, I wish you a wonderful holiday, lots of sun, snow, snowman building, sledding, skiing and skating. And tomorrow, as every week, I invite you to read fairy tales on Sunday.
My dears,
I cordially invite you to a Sunday meeting with a fairy tale, during which you will listen to the continuation of the story about the nice Dr. Groundhog.
My dears,
it's nice to stop in a charming place for coffee, especially after extremely inspiring and interesting literary translation workshops.
Good morning dears,
On today's Epiphany, I will show you my collection of nativity scenes in glass balls. Although there are no kings in any of them, they are still beautifully made and worth attention.
My dears,
on Prince Edward Island, the memory of Lucy Maud Montgomery lives on. The red-haired dreamer won the hearts of girls (and probably not only girls) of many generations and nationalities. Therefore, next Monday, the second part of the meeting devoted to novel translations will be held at the Faculty of Philology of the University of Wrocław, this time focusing on English, Japanese and Italian translations.
My dears,
I wish you health, lots of reasons to smile, good spirits and bright, fairy-tale days in the New Year.
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