The Children’s Garden of Earthly delights one morning in May.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our lovely Wolf River Apple tree in full bloom by the Fairy Greenhouse at the farm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The old orchard at the farm where the ancient Wolf River apple trees grow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greenhouse in the orchard alight with fairy dust.

The thing about dreams is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They color your life with hope and possibilities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dreams are transformative, offering comfort, and encouragement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Be a wanderer…

a wonderer… a curious seeker of truth,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a courageous spirit

who is endlessly inspired.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As Seamstress to the Fairies I dress fairy folk…. this is what I do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since early spring fairies of all shapes and sizes have been tapping at my door.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They arrive for their final fittings of fairy clothing I have been sewing for them over the long cold months of winter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am pleased to be adding the finishing touches for outfits they will wear while attending their annual Grand Fairy Spring Ball.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fairies shape shift to the size of mortal children when they come to me for their fittings. This way I am able to comfortably sew their clothing to fit their bodies perfectly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After their garments are adjusted and sewn , I sprinkle them with fairy dust and hang them from a chandelier made from antlers of stag.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last they are set in the twilight beneath the light of springtime’s first new moon. This increases their magical powers ten fold.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another small bit of fairy dust is all that is required to reduce their clothing to wee fairy size.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fairy dust is very magical,  it allows fairy clothing to fluctuate in size just as the fairy folk do when they shape shift.

Just a wee pinch of fairy dust is all it takes!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Place Fairy Folk love all that glimmers and glows and have a deep affection for jewelry.

Fairies collect jewelry left for them by human children or that which is made especially for them by the Trolls from the Knoll.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did you know that somewhere right about now a Home Place Fairy is trying on an outfit for The Annual Grand Fairy Spring Ball?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a fabulous occasion attended by all members of the Fairy Realm and is held each and every year in a secret location by invitation only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meanwhile back in the Fairy Wardrobe Chamber at my farm… human children try on an assortment f magical clothing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are as “magical” as your imagine yourself to be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I must confess, I have been known to sing and dance with the Fairies in May!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Fairies have arrived….and winter’s pale palette returns to color.

 

 

 

 

Welcome Fairies…one and all!

I startled La Rosa this morning as she collected star dust in the Enchanted Forest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Place Fairy Folk gather star dust which they grind into powder, precious and fine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This powder is bottled in magical vessels becoming fairy dust, which enhances it’s powers ten fold.

Fairy Dust has many uses. Each spring the Home Place Fairies leave me a bottle of their magical dust to sprinkle upon the clothing I have made for them during the cold winter months.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just a pinch of fairy dust gives a  single fairy dress magical powers such as being able to reduce from mortal clothing size to wee fairy size and back again as the wearer so desires!

 

 

 

Fairy Folk have a way of seeing the beauty that is to come….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As seamstress to Fairies and mortal children alike,  I have seen many unusual sights. I spend the coldest days of winter and the wettest days of spring making costumes for children who want to dress as fairies as well as making real fairy wear for the fairy folk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A trend I have noticed in the past few years is how the Home Place Fairies are requesting more and more clothing that has human attributes, such as sneakers and blue jeans to wear under their fairy finery, even cowgirl boots! Human children are easy enough to measure and tailor to their costume needs. But fairy folk…whew that is altogether different.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First of all, historically there have always been only so many days a year when the Home Place Fairies have had the ability to shape shift and increase their size to that of an average mortal child…..at which time I can measure and sew a garment fitting in size.  Once completed I sprinkle on a bit of fairy dust and the garments are enchanted forever and always. This enchantment allows their clothing to increase or decrease in size according to their fairy needs…and shape shifting hours. Well maybe I am just getting older or times are changing in the fairy realm, because the fairy folk around here seem to be shape shifting more than ever before. Why with the children dressing as fairies and the fairies wanting human wear, I tell you when the fairies shape shift to increase their size and then run about with the children, I can barely discern who is a true fairy and who be a mortal human child!

 

 

 

 

 

Blue fairies on the blue berry hill or are they children?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paco has been known to dance with the Fae.

 

Are they shape-shifting  fairies with children and pets or are they children as fairies with pets?

At the end of the day does it matter?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s April, the month before May.

Here in Maine on the north side of a small mountain not far from the sea our garden is filling with fairy folk who are awakening after many months of deep slumber.

The fairies whirl and they twirl and they sing as they sway happy for the warmer weather coming this way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fairies are stewards of nature, in tune with the natural world they are harmonious beings who work as hard as they play.

Little Luna dog walks out into the garden on this warm sunny day delighted to see Fairies out and about laughing and gay.

Luna is a fairy special dog and shares a secret with the Home Place Fairy Folk.

Remember, magic happens in every garden, all one has to do is look.

 

I spied two sweet little fairies walking out of the forest this morning.

One little fairy was helping the other little fairy light her wand

Then the two little fairies walked far out into the meadow with their wands held high, twinkling and bright.