Vacancy

I believe fairies fly south for the winter.

In that case, won't you send your fairies our way?

We have just about completed their accommodations

and I believe any fairy

would love it in our little fairy garden.

The children and I dreamed and schemed.

And we ordered some tiny plants from a miniature plant company

and some magical stones and glowing mushrooms from another magical place.

And we had them throw in a few fairies,

who are enjoying the waterfall at this very moment.

The children decided to add the prisms

that we had purchased

(thanks to our recent viewing of Pollyanna)

to hang in the kitchen windows.

They think they cast a mystical glow

and are perfect for a fairy garden.

I must say that I agree.

We began construction early Wednesday morning.

And completed just as the sun was setting last evening.

Perfect timing for little fairies to fly in

and settle down for the night.

And we are pleased with our work.

We are just waiting for that pretty moss

to fill in a bit and a few flowers for more color.

Then I think we need a little fairy pathway

and maybe a little fairy hammock.

Those things can be added later.

Each of us chose our favorite element

in the garden.

We can't get over how much we love

the little plant from the miniature plant company

called Dragons Blood.

It's red.

And it belongs in a fairy garden.

And the magical stones are a brilliant blue.

But they glow green when it is dark.

We have a couple miniature trees

that we planted on the hill.

Can you see that we have a hill?

Well, we do.

And there are a cluster of mushrooms

that glow.

They are intoxicating.

And the fountain.

We all love the fountain.

The children thought it was the perfect spot

for the little fairies to bathe.

And so, there they sit.

In conclusion,

I think this is just what I needed

this week.

A little escape from reality

and a chance to tune-in

to my inner-child once again.

I think the children have

seen a whole new mom.

And I think they like it.

I think the husband

has even had a grand time

listening to our fairy garden

status reports.

The kids keep asking me if fairies are really going to come visit our little garden.

I told them yes, they are.