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Q is for Queen, Quotes and Qipao in a Mermaid World

April 20, 2016 Claire Annette Noland Leave a Comment

  Welcome to day Q in the A to Z Blog challenge where I’m swimming through the alphabet with the theme “Living in a Mermaid World.” Q is for queen and here is a true story about a real life Mermaid Queen who is certainly an inspiration to water loving me. The Mermaid Queen by […]

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Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Mermaids Tagged With: Mermaid Quotes, Qipao mermaid dress, The Mermaid Queen by Shana Corey

P is for Parade, Passamaquoddy, and Ponyo in a Mermaid World

April 19, 2016 Claire Annette Noland 6 Comments

  The Native American Passamaquoddy tribe of northeastern Maine and Canada tell the story of the Ne Hwas,  two girls who disobeyed their mother by swimming where they were told not to go. The water was enchanted and the girls turned into mermaids. Unfortunately for them, their days of playing on the shore were over […]

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Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Mermaids, Places Tagged With: Melanie Hope Greenberg, Mermaids on Parade, Ne Hwas, Passamaquoddy tribe memaid legend, Ponyo

O is for Oannes and Oceania

April 18, 2016 Claire Annette Noland 4 Comments

    Welcome to the letter O of the A to Z Blog Challenge. Click on this link to visit some of the others who are participating in this challenge. I’m blogging through the alphabet on the theme of Living in a Mermaid World. Oannes is the name an ancient Babylonian god who was said […]

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Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Mermaids Tagged With: Living in a Mermaid World, Micronesia mermaid legends, Oannes, The Porpoise Wife

N is for Nigeria and Noah!

April 16, 2016 Claire Annette Noland 11 Comments

Welcome to the letter N in the A to Z Blog Challenge. My theme this year is Living in a Mermaid World. The stories of Mami Wata (Mother Water) originated in Nigeria. She is a mermaid with the upper body of a woman and the lower part that of a fish. She is described as […]

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Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Mermaids Tagged With: Mami Wata Mermaid, Nigerian Mermaids, Noah's Ark and Mermaids, The Fish Husband retold by Mary Pope Osborne

M is for Mermaids in Mexico

April 15, 2016 Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

Here we are on M day of the a to z blog challenge in which I’m spending the month blogging about Living in a Mermaid World. I’ve been wondering what to choose for M since just about everything about mermaids starts with the letter M. So many choices… I’ve decided to head to Mexico, a country that I’ve […]

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Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Mermaids Tagged With: Mermaid in nativity scene, Mexican Mermaids, Oaxaca Mermaids

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