The flower fairies

We look at Cicely Mary Barker's The Flower Fairies illustrations from a new exhibition at Mottisfont Abbey.

The green wheat’s a-growing, The lark sings on high; In scarlet silk a-glowing, Here stand I. The wheat’s turning yellow, Ripening for sheaves; I hear the little fellow Who scares the bird-thieves. Now the harvest’s ended, The wheat-field is bare; But still, red and splendid, I am the

Flower Fairies - Cicely Mary Barker - 1925

Flower fairies of the spring -- Flower fairies of the summer -- Flower fairies of the autumn -- Flower fairies of the winter -- Flower fairies of the garden --...

There are two little trees: In the garden there grows The one with the snowballs; All children love those! The other small tree Not everyone knows, With her blossoms spread flat— Yet they’re both Guelder Rose! But the garden Guelder has nothing When her beautiful balls are shed; While

A pictorial tribute to all those beautiful illustrations that take us back to the joys of childhood…Please note your application to join will be denied...

Sender: TheGreenOne The Gorse Fairies From a Flower Fairy by Cicely Mary Barker I was happy to get this card as an addition to my fairy collection! TQ TheGreenOne!

Good Morning, Things have been crazy here lately. I have been working on another book proposal, finishing the Witches Tarot Book, and should be getting proof pages for Seasons Of Witchery next week! Seasons of Witchery will be released on June 8, 2012 and is available for pre-order now on Llewellyn's website as well as amazon.com. So combine working on three different projects at once, with the new series of classes I just set up for April, and the fact that our daughter is moving back home…

Seeking children's books of old from library/yard sales, used book stores, ebay, etc.