created by Jennifer L. Johnson & Edward Johnson
10.12.12 ~ Old Lyme, Connecticut
Everyone needs a playground … don’t they? Even the wee faeries of Old Lyme need a whirl or two on the Faerie Wheel to keep their spirits spry. Three good faerie friends decided to get together and create an amusement park for their pixie peers. Chinook, Squall and Leveche are wind faeries and have built fun contraptions to share their love of breezes. Pixiechutes, TumbleTwirls, and the Swing-n-Wings keep the pixie dust flying.
~ Wee Faerie Village: Land of Picture Making
Well, this post was supposed to be added on Sunday, but an early morning phone call changed the course of the day. Auntie fell at 3 o’clock in the morning and had to go to the hospital to get stitches in the back of her head. The doctors admitted her. She has stopped eating again and seems only strong enough to move her arms. Our spending the day at the hospital with her did not seem to be helping much and I came home with a terrific headache.
We had just visited her and my dad on Saturday. Auntie was a wisp of her former self, lying in a dark bedroom, complaining about the dark and the household noises, but refusing to allow her curtains to be drawn open. She grabbed my hand and wouldn’t let go for the longest time. I read to her for about an hour and then left her bedside to visit Dad in the living room. We had a little apple tasting party – McCouns are still his favorites – and then showed him our latest photos on the TV screen. Block Island, the giant seagull, and the fairy village. He seemed to be enjoying the visit.
And now something seems to be the matter with my blog. Instead of a place for comments at the end there is a message saying, “This content cannot be displayed in a frame.” Huh? So I do apologize – I have no idea what is going on!!!
Anyhow, I love the Faerie Wheel above – it may be my favorite thing from the whole exhibit!
Comment box appears to be working now. Love the faerie wheel.
I’m so glad it’s working again – a lot of strange goings-on in cyberspace these days. I had to take a few shots of the faerie wheel before I got a good one! The breeze kept blowing the leaves in front of it…
Your poor auntie. I hope she’s feeling well enough in the hospital to open her curtains today.
Isn’t it marvelous how you can share photos from your camera right onto your TV? I’m sure your Dad was overwhelmed by the ingenuity of it all…
I also love the faerie wheel.
Thank you, Rosie, for your good wishes for my auntie. I’m waiting for a phone call from my sister to hear how things went at the hospital today. I am constantly dazzled by the technical marvels now available to us, and Dad doesn’t quite seem to know what to make of it all…
Barbara – May the energy of Divine Love fill your auntie’s heart, direct her thoughts, and organize her affairs. May the healing energy of Divine Love flow – body, mind, and spirit.
Thank you for your blessings and healing thoughts, Laurie. This is not going to be an easy transition, but I think we’re all doing whatever we can to surround her with love. A nurse at the hospital is saying prayers for her, too.
It’s got to be so difficult for your aunt. It’s good that you were able to be there, so that she had a hand to grab.
And, the apple tasting party with your father sounds like fun.
It is difficult for Auntie and all of us because although we try, we can’t seem to find a way to make her feel loved and safe. She’s had more than her share of tragedy to bear in her life.
My dad and I have a long history of sharing gifts of food and fruit! In his world, food is love and I am grateful we can still connect and commuicate in that language!
Hope Auntie is comfortable and maybe she can even enjoy a small bit of this glorious morning. Hugs to you and your family.
(The pictures from our day at Flo Gris don’t give any indication of how raw it felt…where’s the frost? Thanks for sharing again!)
Auntie seems a little better having Chelsea with her in the hospital. Thank you so much for the hugs! Today I finally got an opportunity to put some of the venison in the slow cooker, a pot roast of sorts, so I’ll have to let you know how dinner tastes tonight!
There should be a picture of you bundled up in your jacket coming soon – that should help to indicate the raw temperature. Will look again for pictures with frost… 🙂
I see further on in your posts that your auntie did go home and that is such a blessing.
Yes, this faery wheel is my favorite too. It has obviously been an emotionally draining time for you lately, and I appreciate your post sparkling with faery dust no matter. Blessings, Diane
I see further on in your posts that your auntie did go home and I hope she is much better.
The faery wheel is my favorite too. I know it has been an emotionally draining time for you lately, and admire your efforts to sparkle your readers lives with a little faery dust no matter. May it confer many blessings on you!
I wonder if your first comment disappeared for a while because of the antics of the mischief-making computer sprites who visit me here now and then! Must think of some better method of distracting them. I enjoy gathering fairy dust to share on my blog – it keeps me sane when everything else going on seems to be overwhelming and exhausting.