Showing posts with label Grandma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grandma. Show all posts

Thursday, February 26, 2015

The Gnomes From Woodland Grove, Part 2

One evening, the young gnomes Bobby and Sue were enjoying a bit of teeter-tottering (as they do most mornings, afternoons and evenings) in the front yard of their home in Woodland Grove. Grandma and Grandpa were inside getting dinner ready. The light breeze wafted the scents over to Bobby and Sue, making their tummies grumble but both had a smile on their face. Their father had just returned from chopping wood and began to work on getting a fire started.


Bobby and Sue play on the teeter totter while Zookned prepares an evening fire

Out of the corner of his eye, Bobby saw a big, beautiful rainbow that had appeared in the empty lot across the path. He stopped teetering and said, "look over there, Sue. Isn't that the most beautiful rainbow you've ever seen?" Sue turned to look, still raised in the air on the teeter totter, and agreed. Bobby then furrowed his brow and said, "wait a minute, we didn't have any rain and there aren't any clouds in the sky. Why is there a rainbow?"

The empty lot across the path

Before Sue could think of an answer, the rainbow had begun to pulse and the colors had begun to change. The silent sky was suddenly a bustle of noise caused by this curious rainbow. Bobby and Sue began to feel very scared. Rainbows are not supposed to pulse and change colors and they are definitely not supposed to make very loud noises! As the noise grew louder, the children called out for their father. "Daddy! Help!"

Zookned rushed over when he heard his children cry out.

Zookned rushed over when he heard his children cry out and looked up at the pulsing rainbow that they were looking at. "Look at the moving rainbow. Can you hear the noise it's making?" questioned Bobby. "Why is it doing that, Dad?" asked Sue. Zookned scratched his chin in confusion. He did not have an answer for them because he had never seen anything like this. Rainbows are only meant to follow the fall of rain, they remain a solid color and they certainly do not make any sort of racket like this one was.

The noise had grown so loud that both Grandma and Grandpa stopped what they were doing and ran outside.

The children's cries had grown louder as the clattering of the rainbow grew louder. The noise had grown so loud that both Grandma and Grandpa stopped what they were doing and ran outside. Grandma rushed to the scared children and held them, trying to sooth their fears. Grandpa stood next to Zookned, both observing the pulsing rainbow with no answers between them. The noise was a combination of what seemed to be many things, mostly clattering and clashing, but it now carried voices too - none of them were able to understand what was being said, but there were surely a collection of voices making their way down to the bottom of the rainbow in the empty lot which was now bathed in bright, colorful light and hard to see.

Unable to figure out what was going on, they all just watched the strange rainbow continue to pulse.

Unable to figure out what was going on, they all just watched the strange rainbow continue to pulse faster. Finally, the clattering and crashing and mix of voices began to quiet and it all seemed to culminate at the bottom of the rainbow. The empty lot was bathed in light, too bright to see but Zookned had a feeling that whatever all that racket was had now ended up in that empty lot.


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The Gnomes From Woodland Grove, Part 1

Gnomes are mythical creatures and very family-oriented. When the mother of little Bobby and Sue passed away three years ago, Grandpa and Grandma Fern moved in to help raise the kids. It wasn't easy but with the family all together and love in their hearts, they survived. 

Leeann "Grandma" Fern
Zane "Grandpa" Fern

It was hard work but as their mother always used to say, "even hard work can be fun with the right attitude." Bobby and Sue would sing and dance as they helped their grandparents clean the house and the yard. Of course Grandma and Grandpa joined in on the singing and dancing. Once the chores are done, Bobby and Sue are allowed to go outside and play on their teeter totter; their most favorite thing to do. Grandma's favorite thing to do is to sing songs with the children and teach them new ones while Grandpa's favorite thing to do is tell the kids stories - sometimes scary ones. 

Zookned, father of Bobby and Sue
Bobby and Sue play on their teeter totter


While their father is a very hard worker, providing for his family, he always makes time to play with his children. There is not a day that goes by that the Fern house is not full of singing voices, laughter and a good story. Zookned is like his father; he also likes to tell the children scary stories. Bobby and Sue enjoy even the scary stories and although they may have heard a particular story multiple times (sometimes Grandpa forgets he's already told a certain tale), they would act just as surprised or scared as the first time they heard it.


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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

FAQ - Fairies Answer Questions, First Installment


Since I began this blog in July 2014, I have slowly gained subscribers with an interest in all things related to fairy gardens. I notice many of you commenting on my gardens and even mentioning that you are in the process of making your own. With the coming of the new year, I decided that it would be a good idea to use this forum as a way to communicate better with my audience through a Q and A. 

I invite all of my followers to comment on this post with any questions they might have for me about fairy gardens and even questions you might have for specific fairies (which I will pass on to them). I will try and answer your questions in a timely manner and in due time, will make a follow up blog post that will feature some questions and their answers. The fairies are very excited to play a bigger role in my blog and are ready to answer your questions!


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