HOW LUCKY AM I ?.......... I have been sent a gift from a fellow blogger and have won two giveaways !!!!
First of all, I came across a most beautiful blog called
'Feelings' . It is written by
Luiza from Sweden and I was one of the first to follow her. She is a wonderful photographer and she makes the most beautiful things .......... imagine .......... Swedish (good start !), clever at making things (great!) and is a brilliant photographer (fantastic!)........... what more can you ask of a blog.
Anyway,
Luiza said that she wanted to send me a gift and this is what she sent me. Isn't it wonderful?
I can't tell you how much I love it and I will give it pride of place in my home. Thank you so much,
Luiza.
Now the giveaways.......... I came across another blog, as you do, written by Kimberly, called
Boardinghouse.
Well, the first post that I read was all about her Grandmother called 'Cockle Mommy' (see photo above). It was a really good read (I love hearing about peoples grandparents, don't you ?) and how they were going to have a big
celebration for her 100t
h birthday, I didn't know about any giveaway, as I hadn't read one of the previous posts, so you can imagine my
surprise when I found out that, anyone who had commented had been put in the
draw, and I had won !!!! I found out that I had won a favour from the party and had no idea what to expect, so you can imagine how delighted I was when I received 'this' in the post ....................
Isn't it pretty, and doesn't it just match my dining room beautifully so thank you so much, Kimberly and HAPPY ONE
HUNDRED BIRTHDAY COCKLE MOMMY !!!!
Now, my second giveaway came via
The Magpie's Fancy and Gigi. Another wonderful photographer, poet and
collector . She lives on an island off of Portland, and writes and takes photographs of her surroundings ....well, she had a giveaway and her cat, Scout, picked my name out ... how lucky am I ? ............ and this is what the postman brought to my door..........
First of all, weren't they wrapped beautifully ?.......... There was a book of poems, written by Gigi, a sketch book, some coloured pencils, some
stickable notes that are so pretty and some sea glass and shells that she had collected from the beach..... what a hoard and so personal .....I love them all, Gigi.
The book of poems
So ......... thank you all for such wonderful gifts and, everybody, go and visit their blogs because they are all beautiful, interesting and well worth a look and, don't forget to enter giveaways 'cos, if I can win, so can you.
Jackie
Breast cancer has probably touched all of our lives in some way or another, unfortunately. I know that many of you have done posts on this subject but , as October is Breast Cancer Awareness month here in the U.K. , this is my contribution in pictures ..........
First of all, I came across a most beautiful blog called 'Feelings' . It is written by Luiza from Sweden and I was one of the first to follow her. She is a wonderful photographer and she makes the most beautiful things .......... imagine .......... Swedish (good start !), clever at making things (great!) and is a brilliant photographer (fantastic!)........... what more can you ask of a blog.
Now the giveaways.......... I came across another blog, as you do, written by Kimberly, called Boardinghouse.
Well, the first post that I read was all about her Grandmother called 'Cockle Mommy' (see photo above). It was a really good read (I love hearing about peoples grandparents, don't you ?) and how they were going to have a big celebration for her 100th birthday, I didn't know about any giveaway, as I hadn't read one of the previous posts, so you can imagine my surprise when I found out that, anyone who had commented had been put in the draw, and I had won !!!! I found out that I had won a favour from the party and had no idea what to expect, so you can imagine how delighted I was when I received 'this' in the post ....................
Isn't it pretty, and doesn't it just match my dining room beautifully so thank you so much, Kimberly and HAPPY ONE HUNDRED BIRTHDAY COCKLE MOMMY !!!!
Now, my second giveaway came via The Magpie's Fancy and Gigi. Another wonderful photographer, poet and collector . She lives on an island off of Portland, and writes and takes photographs of her surroundings ....well, she had a giveaway and her cat, Scout, picked my name out ... how lucky am I ? ............ and this is what the postman brought to my door..........
The book of poems 
Browsing through my library the other night, I came across a book on Fairies. I removed it from the shelf and took it to the tapestry sofa for a bit of a trip to fantasy land..........
Well, book, comfy sofa, evening all adds up to a trip to the Land of Nod...........
............................ OOOooooooooooOOO ............................
Oh look..... that looks like a fairy house, if ever I saw one. Shall we go through the door and see what we can find ? .....
OOOoooooo...... a fairy bed. I have heard that fairies LOVE to sleep......
Oh, there must be quite a few fairies living here ....another fairy bed. Sparkling dandelion wine, candles and rose petals ................
I think that this is where the Queen Fairy lays her pretty head.
This is the fairy bathroom..........
............... and, sometimes, when all of the beds are taken, the fairies have to think of ingenious ways to find a bed for the night........ she has found herself a nice detached, fully insulated, fully furnished little love nest here.
Oh look .......... the fairy dining room..... they do love sparkly things, even when eating !! ..and there they are....the obligatory fairy lights.
Shhhhhhhh .......... I think that we have disturbed one who has just come out of the bathroom ..... don't let her see you ..... there could be dire consequences if she does.
This is dandelion tea....... an essential fairy beverage, and a book of fairy spells. You never want to cross a fairy ....... they can do untold damage to you if your not careful !!!!
Fairy dust is the most important tool for a fairy .......... they never know when they might need it... and there is an art to using it......... none of this throwing it over people. It must be poured into the palm of the hand and gently blown. Look..... I'll give you a demonstration...............
.......... see..... and you have to be wearing your best frock !!
Oh dear ........... I think that this fairy has had too much dandelion tea...... it's a bit like drinking too much alcohol ...... it can make you hallucinate and do silly things ..........I think that she may be losing her wings if she gets caught !!!!
They love beautiful dresses ..................
.................... and more beautiful dresses ..........
.......... and whoa betide them if they forget their fairy crown or fairy wand when they go out. That's why they always leave it on the chair by the door .
Fairies are like magpies or is it jackdaws ? ....they love shiny sparkly things and collect and hoard them. Look at this fairy's collection, she certainly likes a bit of bling.
This is where the fairies dance all night until it starts to get light again, when they go ...................
............... through the spiders web ...........
................ along the beautifully lit garden path.............
