The Celtic Lilly

10/13/2026

An open message to the creators of Facebook...

Your greed has just rendered my page completely useless. You've removed the "social" in social media and replaced it with a Pay-to-Play scheme. I am a small creator. I do not have money to pay to post links to my work elsewhere online. I come here to Facebook to share my work, my ideas, my vision...but now I can't do that. Are you trying to drive away small businesses and creators?

This new limit of two links per month is beyond ridiculous. This change has guaranteed that my page will either sit here and collect dust, or else be shut down, as it no longer provides me with the ability to generate social connections. I will be exploring other options outside of Facebook going forward.

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10/13/2026

Gather your drawing supplies...Here's a little project featuring a pumpkin-themed labyrinth!

(Link to my YouTube video is in the comments.)

10/05/2026

Exploring the mythology of fearsome beasts...and doing a little experimental poetry. Today's topic: The Scottish Nuckelavee.

Link in comments.

09/30/2026

Tomorrow is October 1st...What happened to the last few weeks?! My head was buried in a screen, busy writing, and when I looked up, September was gone!

But I accomplished a thing...or two. Several articles, pieces of experimental poetry, and snippets of ideas from my WIP fairy tale now exist. So thank you, September, for giving me a few weeks of much-needed writing time!

You can read one of my latest thought pieces on one of the scariest creatures of folklore I've come across: the Scottish sea devil, the Nuckelavee. This one is dark..
(Link is in the comments.)

08/31/2026

Happy Monday, everyone! It's hard to believe this is the last day of August...Where did the summer go?!

I wrapped up this month with a podcast on Substack. This one is episode 4, featuring a folktale by Hans Christian Andersen called The Daisy. It's a tragic story, but the symbolism runs deep. Give it a listen and join the chat with your own thoughts!

You can find this podcast and more on my Substack profile.

https://substack.com/

08/23/2026

Designing and building my miniature fairy houses is an act of breathing life into little worlds into which I can escape and dream.

I imagine some tiny version of myself living in these whimsical houses, peering out of the window into a world I sometimes struggle to understand.

In a very real sense, I am the “fairy” that dwells there.

Magical beings are real…their light lives within us.

08/21/2026

New Substack article published today!

If you love fairy tales and flower folklore, check out today's post on the powerful poppy flower, where I explore its rich and often contradictory symbolism.

Exploring the fascinating symbolism of poppies in mythology, fairy tales, and folklore

08/16/2026

Starting my day with a little whimsical inspiration! So far, I have created two of these floral boxes with artificial flowers. I still have one more box to play with...I'm thinking a winter or fall theme. What color palette do you think I should use next?

08/09/2026

Anyone want to join me?! On days like today, getting lost in the fairy realm sounds like a welcome change!

08/04/2026

“The dragonfly’s flight is a reminder that life is a journey, not a destination.”—Irish proverb

Does anyone else struggle to settle the mind and accept this truth? I’m always working to finish things at the expense of the now, and, at my age, that is tragic! My first instinct is to go all in heavy-handed… but most things in life require a light touch. How do I train my brain to slow down and be quiet so I can hear the magical flutter of the dragonfly wings? (Some say they are fairies in disguise!)

I can still remember the way this dragonfly artwork tested me, forced my patience. When I finished it, I felt chills up my spine. Dragonflies symbolize transformation…and I really did feel transformed! And to this day, it’s one of my favorite pieces…