April 2007 archive of ufo NEWS, urban fairies and fairy doors


			(April 2007) u.f.o. NEWS a sorta bloggish spot
4.02.07>		Is it done yet? Is it? How about now? By "it", I mean "Who's Behind the Fairy Doors?". The disc went to the printer on Friday. Of course they said it would be about 4 weeks. No patience (me). Must focus on other pressing stuff. AhhhahAHHAhAHhahAack cof "PRESSING stuff"...heeehee! get it? PRESSING...printing press? whew funny, yes?.... funny,no. I posted a few European blogs that I stumbled on. ~jbw		ARCHIVES 2012: JAN 12 2011: DEC 11 NOV 11 OCT 11 SEP 11 AUG 11 JUL 11 JUN 11 MAY 11 APR 11 MAR 11 FEB 11 JAN 11 2010: DEC 10 NOV 10 OCT 10 SEP 10 AUG 10 JUL 10 JUN 10 MAY 10 APR 10 MAR 10 FEB 10 nuthin' JAN 10 2009: DEC 09 NOV 09 OCT 09 SEP 09 AUG 09 JUL 09 nuthin' JUN 09 MAY 09 APR 09 MAR 09 FEB 09 JAN 09 2008: DEC 08 NOV 08 OCT 08 SEP 08 AUG 08 JUL 08 JUN 08 MAY 08 APR 08 MAR 08 nuthin' FEB 08 JAN 08 2007: DEC 07 NOV 07 OCT 07 SEP 07 AUG 07 JUL 07 JUN 07 MAY 07 APR 07 MAR 07 FEB 07 JAN 07 2006: DEC 06 NOV 06 OCT 06 SEP 06 AUG 06 JUL 06 JUN 06 MAY 06
4.03.07>		I have added an EVENTS page, so that people can see what is coming up (assuming it is scheduled) and also see what they might have missed, or look back fondly on past happenings. On-line sales (using PayPal) are now possible on the STUFF TO GET page. ~jbw
4.12.07>		There has been a bit of confusion around the schedule of events for the Ann Arbor Book Festival... at least as to Urban Fairies involvement. There is still some planning happening, but as it stands now: May 1-18: Scavenger Hunt to area bookstores, libraries, and fairy door establishments. (details to be announced). Saturday, May 19: Street Festival 10am - 5pm Author readings, panels, and signings to take place in the Modern Language Building and in Street Pavilions. <<< This is when/were we will have our table set up). Sunday, May 20: (Times and locations TBD) Activities for children and general interest authors, featuring a panel discussion on the writer/illustrator relationship for children's books; 826michigan hosting bookmaking activities for parents and children; and more! I checked the digital proofs for "Who's Behind the Fairy Doors?" at the printers on Monday. If all goes as planned, the books will be available at various businesses in Ann Arbor, on-line and on Saturday at our table. I received some wonderful e-mails with photos of evidence of fairies moving in with a family in Brighton, Michigan. ~jbw
	4.18.07>		ANOTHER event on the EVENTS page... it's a special fundraiser auction for Food Gathers. I received (and shipped) my first on-line order via PayPal. Thank you James! I was very pleased to see that it worked. ~jbw
	4.20.07>		Yikes! At this rate I will have to devote an entire page to the Urban Fairies of Brighton (Michigan). I have added a 3rd Fairy finders page. I moved some of the finders from the 2nd to the 3rd (to speed loading) and posted the latest finders, who look curiously familiar. hmmmmm ~jbw
	4.23.07>		Good news/bad news at The Ark. A happy occasion at Selo/Shevel. ~jbw
	4.25.07>		Ok I'm annoyed... no, not "annoying"... well... ok, maybe I am annoying, but right now I am annoyed. And some people seem to think that I have too much time on my hands! At least I try to be constructive. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Happily, there are a lot of nice people around and I have plenty to be thankful for. grrrrrrrrrrrrr ~jbw
	4.26.07>		Still simmering. It looks like the urban fairies made repairs at Peaceable Kingdom. I am amazed that the scrap of wood was found... but fairies probably have sharper eyes than mine. No wonder that fairy migration has slowed down... most of their time must be spent making repairs. I would guess that they would also be hesitant to build more, only to have it trashed. It's not as if they are Doozers™ Living amongst Fraggles™. All images, words, and media related to Fraggle Rock, are © of Jim Henson Productions. ~jbw
	4.30.07>		I am learning a bit more about web "programing"... so, over time, I will be trying to make the site more "friendly". The FAQs page was built in an easy (for me) fashion, such that it had too much code. It should load faster now... and I made a separate "Making Contact" page. Eventually, I will put some design effort into it. BOOKS! in 2 days. ~jbw

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This is all about the Fairy Doors in Ann Arbor, Michigan and what illustrator, Jonathan b. Wright discovers about them. It includes photographs of the Fairy Doors, comments in the Fairy Journals, Observations and speculations about the Fairies. Tiny Doors, Urban Fairies, Faery, Faeries, Fairy, Fairies, miniature doors, tiny doors, little doors, tiny fairy doors, little fairy doors, little faery doors, tiny faery doors, weensy doors, Sweetwaters Cafe, Peaceable Kingdom, Jefferson Market, The Ark, The Ann Arbor Framing Company, Selo Shevel Gallery, Lakewood Elementary Kindergarten, Fairy ticket window, fairy entrances, fairy windows, fairy spaces, fairy store, fairy shop. The site will be updated frequently with new excerpts from the Fairy Journals, New fairy sightings, Specifics about each location a fairy map. Any new knowledge of the fairy activity will be passed along by Jonathan. Also on this site are some hidden fairy surprises a list of Frequently Asked Questions about Fairies. There is a brief history of how Jonathan became involved with the Urban Fairies. There are links to local publications about the Urban Fairy phenomenon. Jonathan is currently writing several books on the fairies in collaboration with his wife, Kathleen, who coincidentally has found a fairy door in her kindergarten classroom. Hopefully it will be fun and informative to come back and see what's new with the Urban Fairies of Ann Arbor.