FAIRIES IN FEBRUARY~

As you know,

I believe in fairies...

I think they are some of

God's little angels...

although I couldn't find

that part in the Bible....

One morning~

we awoke to a world kissed by

Fairy Dust

~some of you may call it snow~

Looking out the window I saw this...

(the blue vertical line holds a

bird feeder at the end)

And this....

And this....

The Cherub-Before And After 

THE BIG SNOW

Do you see the cherub there...

surrounded by snow

and lit by sparkling lights?

He's way at the base

hidden in his little snow world.

The fairies will visit this 

sweet little place when

Spring comes to Green Bay.

I will sure miss this little playhouse

in all the seasons as we move.

It's a cold beauty right now but the 

Winter Fairies love it....

I see them flitting around

out there from time to time.

Yes. I. Do.

The other "fairy" that has been

visiting grandkids lately is the

Tooth Fairy.

Here is the one I have.....

He is a Mark Roberts fairy.

He's darling, isn't he?

He's the one that comes to visit

in the depths of night when you

lose a tooth....

IF YOU ARE GOOD.

Of course this is

NOT GOOD 

if you are over the age of 12

AND even worse 

if you have dentures!

Yes, indeedy!

Are you not so good?

Well- HERE is YOUR tooth fairy!

Makes you want to stay on the

Straight and Narrow,

doesn't it????

Have a fairy nice Sunday!!!!

Another Mark Roberts Fairy Hanging Around

From the main level of our house

you go up a few steps to

the old master bedroom and

two other guest bedrooms.

There is a sliding pocket garden door

that closes the upstairs off 

for heating and cooling purposes 

when no one is up there.

When we rehabbed this house

we had them build in a seeded glass

side wall and at the end of that

there is a block provided to 

hang a fairy.

The fairy changes with the season 

but each one is a 

Mark Roberts Fairy.

This is the Christmas fairy that hangs

there every year.

Isn't he dear?

This is a wider shot of that wall.

Do you see the two little hinged doors?

Well, when the grandkids come to visit

they ring a "fairy bell" that is outside our door.

The fairy flits down and brings them a sweet

little treat of some kind.

It is always a surprise to open the door.

Since I took these pictures a couple of
days ago the good fairy made a small change.
There seems to be some "confusion"
about which "hidey hold" belongs to
SweetCheeks.
Well, now it is obvious-

She is a GULL (girl) and her cousins
are BUOYS (boys).
Never again will SweetCheeks eat
her boy cousins' treats by "mistake".
(gulls/buoys-we live on the waterfront-get it?;>)

Anyhow~They never know what the treat will be.

Today it's a Tootsie Roll Pop.

You just never know what that fairy might 

leave there for them to find.

But it is NEVER anything BAD-

Unless THE ELF is involved!

If I've told him once I've told him a hundred times-

WE DO NOT LET THE KIDS 

PLAY WITH MATCHES!

It's A White White Mark Roberts Fairy World

What a whirlwind week

this has been.

I've been shopping

and wrapping presents

and drinking lots of coffee

for energy.

I am surrounded by fairy helpers

but I will only show you one today.

This one is hanging over my

kitchen table.

As you can see when I move back a bit

the landscape LOOKS cold!

Yep- We have snow.

We also have temperatures that are

barely above ZERO!

The fairy doesn't seem to mind though.

I love his sweet little face.

You can see the cold little winter playhouse here.

Does the cold make you tired?

It makes ME tired.

Apparently, it makes MyHero tired, too.

It seems he has fallen asleep whilst reading.

Luckily for him Elf and his new friend joined him

BEFORE the book fell down and 

clunked him in the head.

I'm blaming it ALL on that elf!

AND

Just so you know-

It might, or might not, be dangerous

to fall asleep when I am around.

February Fairryland Outside

As you know,

I believe in fairies...

I think they are some of

God's little angels...

although I couldn't find

that part in the Bible....

Thursday morning~

we awoke to a world kissed by

Fairy Dust

~some of you may call it snow~

Looking out the window I see this...

(the blue vertical line holds a

bird feeder at the end)

And this....

And this....

The Cherub-Before And After 

THE BIG SNOW

Do you see the cherub there...

surrounded by snow

and lit by sparkling lights?

He's way at the base

hidden in his little snow world.

The fairies will visit this 

sweet little place when

Spring comes to Green Bay.

It's a cold beauty right now but the 

Winter Fairies love it....

I see them flitting around

out there from time to time.

Yes. I. Do.

The other "fairy" that has been

visiting us lately is the

ToothFairy.

Here is the one I have.....

He's darling, isn't he?

(Not my image-but my fairy)

He's the one that comes to visit

in the depths of night when you

lose a tooth....

IF YOU ARE GOOD.

Not so good?

Well- HERE is YOUR tooth fairy!

Makes you want to stay on the

Straight and Narrow,

doesn't it????

Have a fairy nice day!

Spode Spit Polished And Shined

One time a long, long time ago..

in a house far-far away,

I set the table when we were

having company for dinner.

After it was set I noticed that

there were some smudges 

on the knives.

Child, I said,

and I won't tell you which one

lest I embarrass them to death

and they will do something hateful

to get even with me.

Child...Could you please take a cloth,

go around the table,

and polish all the silver

to get rid of the smudges?

A bit later I said...

The silver looks really good,

did you use a bit of water

on the cloth?

Nooooo....said the child.

I just spit on them

and wiped it off.

Ummmmmm....yuck!

Double yuck!

Did I rewash the silver?

Did I have time?

What's your best guess?

Anyway,

Here's the table today.

These silver chargers belonged to
Grandmother Clara.
They are very very heavy silver.

Spode takes center place here.

The centerpiece consists of a
Fitz & Floyd Santa and Reindeer.
Gifts from my kids several years ago.

 The reindeer is about 18" tall.

Santa is about 24" tall.

This table makes my

heart happy.

This  is a wider shot of the 

dining room.

This chandelier has a long

story behind it-but we

love it.

And here's a peek at the 

dining room mantle.

I found these sweet birds 
a few years ago and they
hang off large candlesticks
on the mantle.
One Little Birdie

Two Little Birdies

Three Little Bir......

What the Heck?

Ohhhh..There is another

one of Mark Roberts

Danged Santa Fairies

keeping his eyes on me.

And after I promised to 

be good and all.....

pffffttt....

My Gosh-
I just checked my email/blog
this morning and I am over-whelmed
with all the well-wishes from
yesterday-Thank you ALL
so much-Now I think I
might have to have a little cry,
or something-
Love to ALL of you!