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Fairies and Gnomes and Pixies, Oh My!

Photo Credit: Molly Beckley

This past week my 3 little ones and I spent a fantastic week vacationing at my father’s lake house on Whetstone Pond in Abbott Village, Maine. What a way to completely  escape from the stresses of everyday life. It is absolutely quiet and serene and quite in the middle of nowhere! While it was nice to be unconnected from the world for a short time, as there is no internet or cell service in these parts, I found myself missing my social media, and especially my daily Disney fix that I get from my phone and computer! My children love playing in the woodsy front yard of my father’s house, but they too are Disney kids at heart and are always looking for something “Disney-esque” to entertain them. When my father built the house 3 years ago, his wife suspected that his grandchildren who would be visiting would be craving a little something extra besides the great outdoors. It was from this thinking that she decided to create her own “Pixie Hollow” in a little secluded area down by the lake shore. She had an inkling that the kids would fall in love with it, and boy was she right. Every year my oldest runs down the steps and down the path to immerse himself in this magical land of pixies and gnomes.

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YIKES! THERE’S A MONORAIL IN MY HOUSE

Please stand clear of the doors…….Por favor mantengase alejado de las puertas!

This famous line floods my mind with memories of Walt Disney World.  The Monorail is second only to Cinderella Castle at epitomizing what Walt Disney World means to me!  Just like Disney, there is a story line behind everything and I have a story behind my love of the Walt Disney World Monorails.  One of my first Disney memories as a kid was riding the Monorail in complete awe at this marvelous form of transportation and when it actually drove right through a hotel (the Contemporary Resort) I was literally breathless!  To this day this is still a vivid memory for me.

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BRINGING DISNEY INTO YOUR KITCHEN

Looking to bring some Disney to your kitchen? Well, here is just one way to do that.

Contributed by: Kristen H (NDI#59). Kristen is one of our resident Disney foodies and creator of Cooking With Mickey

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