Flower fairies

[Greybird]

The Flower Fairy books are on the shelf a few feet behind me right now. I bought them, along with Beatrix Potter and Winnie the Pooh, for when my grandchildren visited. They are a bit old for them now I'm afraid.

The Flower Fairies, when I was young, were the beginning of my learning about plants. By the time I was about 8 I knew what most wildflowers, trees and weeds were called and where they grew.

[b15erk]

@Greybird , I have a full set of Flower Fairy china plates somewhere - bought when dusting was an Olympic sport, put away when I realised that life is far too short!

Jessie

[rubywishes]

Very pretty...lovely work    I've heard of the flower fairies but never realised there was a poem/verses to them. @Greybird I also bought Beatrix Potter, A.A.Milne and Charlottes Web to read to my grandchildren. Sadly, neither of them showed any interest in the stories and verses and eventually I gave up.

[Greybird]

@rubywishes - I have to say that the Flower Fairies weren't all that popular either, but of the others I had to read, time and time again, The Tales of Squirrel Nutkin and Mrs Tittlemouse, Piglet is entirely Surrounded by Water and An Expotition to the North Pole.

When I asked my grandson why he liked Mrs Tittlemouse so much, he said "because she's always sweeping and cleaning". I said that so was his Mummy.
"No" he said, "she just wipes herself"!

[Iminei]

@Stitches  there are two different quilts there - or is it one double sided quilt.
They are both lovely but I prefer the second one.

Thats interesting Brenda as,  as far as I can see, its two pics of the same pic (if you see what I mean ... a double whammy in the pic department) ... So whats so what makes the second pic better ????     

[Sara-S]

I've never heard of the flower fairies,but can testify that the quilt is a work of art

Same here, but it’s stil a stunning quilt.

[Greybird]

Look here:

https://flowerfairies.com/

When I was 7 my parents made me a costume based on the Scentless Mayweed fairy for the Coronation fancy dress party in our street. I won 1st prize.

[Stitches]

@Brenda have just altered the first photo I put the wrong one one that one was one I found for inspiration.
I had never heard of the Flower Fairies but my daughter loves them