Have you seen our latest project? On a recent trip through the world of imagination, I stumbled across an old, forgotten graveyard. The sculptures, stones, moss, trees and leaves were alive, whispering the wisdom of ages. I hope the haunting beauty of their message shines through this film. We're working on a coffee table book of the guardians who allowed me to photograph them and the magic places they call home. 
We begin.
It has been an amazing seven years with Duirwaigh. We've traveled the globe on airplanes, cyberspace internet crafts and imagination's wings. During our visits with many of you, we've heard a repeated request: more updates and more news!
So here we are.
A Duirwaigh blog. Blog. Blog. Blog. What does that mean? I really haven't the foggiest. But what I do know is this medium will allow our team to post news, ideas, tidbits and insights of grand or minuscule importance with relative ease. This is incredibly appealing to those of us in the Duirwaigh forest who do not know HTML and have to wait ages for our technologically gifted friends to update the site. So while we await their favor, we'll have this medium to share our glamors with you.
Feedback is welcome. I crave the interaction. I just cannot promise a response to every post. Most of the time I am song-and-dancing through the day, attempting to raise funds for our cause so we can feed the artists, ourselves, our five dogs, a nest of renegade chipmunks and the family of fairies who live in our hummingbird feeder. When not engaged in business-drumming, I'll be creating art, making new films, writing new portions of the 'Duirwaigh Story' and, of course, writing/reading the posts on this site. Sometimes I'll be sleeping, but only when absolutely necessary and only after a bedtime story. (I wonder if Jake Gyllenhall is available for the reading?) What I absolutely will NOT be doing is eating broccoli. I don't care what you veggie lovers say, I still get creeped out every time I try putting it in my mouth. I always feel like I'm eating shrubbery, or a miniature tree. Yuk.
But green beans I like. And Gruyere cheese, Waldorf chicken salad, granny smith apples, three chili hummus, red zinger tea, pumpkin bread, lemon pesto pasta and girl scout thin mint cookies.
And inspiration. My absolute favorite. With a scoop of peanut-butter-and-chocolate ice cream on the side.
Let's share some.
You and your blog are Wonder-full. You help me to be very young-feeling despite my 82 years, so THANKS! I will try to add your blog to mine, to get more folks to pop over and be blessed.
Posted by: Rev. Bob Forsberg | September 20, 2006 at 08:47 PM
hi! angi...i first heard about duirwaigh through a friend who sent your url...it took sometime for me to get around to checking the site out, but when i did, and i clicked on the short beautiful movie, "knock on the door"...i was wondefully blown away! it was truly an amazing creation...and true to its mission, it was inspiring. very, that everytime, i need a lift, a nudge when stuck for sometime, a smile, a natural high...i go back to this site and play the movie. i am so moved, and i just leave the internet cafe i'm in, a different, renewed, reinvented person. just at peace, calm, centered, happy. who could have thought the internet can give you that. but duirwaigh does, and still do. salamat (that's thanks you in Filipino, I am from the Philippines). bless you. namaste. here's to duirwaigh. arete to us all.
Posted by: kathy clarin | September 18, 2006 at 09:27 PM
Wow, I'd sit down to dinner with you anytime.
Posted by: boliyou | August 21, 2006 at 04:49 PM
Hi, Angi,
I am not at the computer much these days, but finally had the opportunity to visit with you this morning. You can't imagine my surprise when I saw my e-mail there...in living color...nor can you imagine how flattered I was that you chose it, or how elated that it brought you so much. We never fully realize how we touch the lives of others, do we?
You, my lady, need to put your entire story into book form so that we can all appreciate it and you can put some money in your bank account!
Thank you for being you; I am so looking forward to receiving "A Knock on the Door" and to presenting it to those who are special to me...including my 9 week old granddaughter so she can be given a proper start in life!
Sincerely,
Liz Nilsen
Posted by: Liz ("Eyerish") | August 20, 2006 at 07:15 AM
You are all the most ingenious fantastic dreamers I've ever met. You take me worlds away when I look at what you present to all. Thank you so much for sharing your creative magnificence. Peace, Poke
Posted by: POKE | August 19, 2006 at 06:28 PM
Well, like the man from yellowbook.com says, what makes you happy? Where do I want to go, rising from this bed of the last seven years.
Faerie, I thought to the lovely land and my faerie friends. I typed in faerie and this brought me quickly to your door.
And what trouble brings me--for my faerie friend says that it is never lucky to seek or find him, far less when he comes unbidden. It means that there is trouble on the way or in my wake and I will need something I do not have to get through it.
Be blest
elfkin
Posted by: Elfkin | August 08, 2006 at 04:06 PM
I stumbled upon this site as I was in the process of doing some online research. I can hardly believe how popular those Girl Scout thin mints are. I swear, they must put something in those darn things to make them so addictive!
Posted by: thebizofknowledge | August 01, 2006 at 01:31 PM
This is such a wonderful site. Every time I need to be lifted when the burdens of life weigh my soul down, I come here to be lifted. Since my son died last year this place has helped me keep breathing more than once. thank you for being here and having so much beauty and inspiration for others to drink from...
Posted by: Sharon | July 29, 2006 at 01:54 PM
All I can say is Bravo...and thank you. What you do is a gift and thank you for sharing it. I stumbled on this site by accident but it now goes into my favorites, I will return to this blog often. Thank you!!!!!
Posted by: Jude | July 26, 2006 at 07:20 PM
When I saw your Duirwaigh Movie for the first time, I was enchanted...
The Poetry, the beautiful pictures spoke for themselves.
The Story behind the site, took me by surprise, what a "wonder" you produced for yourself and so many "others"...keep on doing it.
I like Mythology and Art...so you "know" what I mean by that.
Many thanks by indulging me...
Good wishes
Simone
Posted by: Simone | July 15, 2006 at 05:50 AM
Hello,creators of fantasy/magical--
Loving your website,I sit transfixed,at times mesmerized by what my eyes see and what they peruse here...I am enthralled,and content...dreaming,you take me to another land a mystical place....
beyond imaginig,new,yet familiar....thank you from the depths of my heart...
much love and fantasy
fairieyez7
Posted by: jayne harvey | July 10, 2006 at 05:58 PM
Have loved you all these years. Have your site posted on my site. So many people adore your beautiful fantasy movie.
Thank you for being you.
Posted by: pj starr | July 06, 2006 at 06:00 PM
I love green beans.
I also love this gallery.
I'm a HUGE Froud fan - actually I'm quite small - and thanks to the Duirwaigh gallery I'm a proud owner of a Wendy faery, and I swear she comes to life at night to play with my cat.
Posted by: lisa | July 06, 2006 at 12:07 PM
Amazing fantasy job - great blog idea, folks!
Thank you so much for bring all inspiration, I was starving!
:D
Posted by: Florisbella Pumpkin [Brazil] | July 06, 2006 at 11:40 AM
Blog is short for Web Log; useful tidbit of information for you.
Meanwhile, lovely idea, now I can drool thricely.
Posted by: Kat | July 05, 2006 at 11:55 PM