" AUTUMN TRAVELS "

" AUTUMN"  dances  throughout the garden, like fluttering fairies, in a gathering frenzy. It hastens away all the little animals and bids the flora and fauna to prepare for winter's  sleep....  I too, scurry about as I hastily prepare for  week long travels, into beautiful Prince Edward Island. Teatime pleasures have been abruptly pushed aside, since my iPhoto refuses to display and post ....
                                                     Oh My .. What a blustery day !!!!

However, I was able to salvage a few photos from the trash bin...Oh dear, I do hope I haven't lost all of my iPhoto pictures.( Gulp) ... I had been in calm repose, drinking tea from this  lovely Paragon china teaset( above) when things went astray.

No sense panicking !!!!

        While packaging up a few little ribbon dolls  that I had made for my grand- daughter,

                I  stumbled upon a small grouping of papers with some of my  favourite
                                                            childhood poetry.
                                                            ( Happy Happy)

                         Having grandchildren is akin to being a child again ( I love it )
                         Anyways, that's what got me onto the ' Fairy " theme.( Ha Ha)
                     It's  more healthy to think of fairies and dolls than my lost  iPhotos
                                                                     Right !!!!

The author, Rose Amy Fyleman,was a woman of exceptional talent, who translated many rare children's books, from French and German, to their first English editions. She was also the editor of one of the first children's magazines, the Merry Go Round.... But of course, she is best known for her delightful fairy poems. I would like to share one of  my favourites with you.

                                                                   " THE FAIRIES "

                                                                         Written By:

                                                                      Rose Fyleman

                                                                       ( 1877-1957)

                                            The fairies have never a penny to spend,

                                            They haven't a thing put by,

                                            But theirs is the dower of bird and flower

                                            And theirs is the earth and the sky.

                                            And though you should live in a palace of gold

                                           Or sleep in a dried up ditch,

                                           You could never be as poor as the fairies are,

                                           And never be as rich.

                                           Since ever and ever the world began

                                           They danced like a ribbon of flame,

                                           They have sung their song through the centuries long,

                                          And yet it is never the same.

                                          And though you be foolish or though you be wise,

                                          With hair of silver or gold,

                                          You can never be as young as the fairies are,

                                           And never be as old.

                                                                             ENJOY
                                                   your teatime and your week , my Friends

Sorry for the short post ... I'll be back next week from my travels, with a renewed spirit and a  "solution", for my iPhoto dilemma. In the meantime, I'll be  looking for a nice, quiet little  tea room
                                                                              and  a                  
                                                       " Fairy Godmother" on the Island.

                                                                      Hopefully
                                                                          my
                                                                "Fairy Godmother"
                                                                   fixes computers.

 Today I am joining; Rose Chintz Cottage,  Martha's Favorites  and Tuesday Cuppa Tea