Waiting for the Glow Worm Technician this morning,I decided to check watering conditions in the front garden. I had only been there for two minutes when the door to number four opened and something on four legs came scampering out. Long white hair with black intervening spots,it looked frisky,and ready to play. It spotted me and came towards the fence to have another look. We were both timidly surveying the other,when the Forlorn Faery came running out.
"Oh,there you are",she said, looking at the creature. She turned to me and said,"This is Daisy. I got her from the Dingley Dell Refuge. She'll be good company for me. I have wanted one for a while"
The little mutt came up to the fence ,jumped up and licked my hand.I warmed even more to her as I patted her head. She has two beautifully plaintive eyes,guaranteed to melt the heart of anyone who sees her.
"She's lovely",I said.
Just then a four wheeled carriage arrived ,and out stepped the Glow Worm Specialist. I smiled cheerio to the Forlorn Faery and went to meet him. He was not quite what I expected. Tall, lean, tanned,wearing a warm,fleecy doublet in warm weather, and cut off hose, carrying several boxes of tools and tricks with which to secure our new glow worm fitting.I have forgotten to add that he resembled something gorgeously honed and sun kissed, and I immediately suspected his middle name might be Adonis. I say middle name, because his first name turned out to be Pepisko,and it emerged in our later conversation,that he hailed frm the distant shores of La Mora,where he had once lived in the Seven Golden Hills. He surveyed the task,then busied himself with unpacking our new glow worm fitting,and assembling his tools. He called me when he had finished ,and wss clearly pleased by my exclamations of delight. I thanked him, and he set off ,down the path and away from Flowerpot Cottage to fit more glow worms elsewhere. Before he went ,he told me he was fitting the same arrangement in another home, that of Queen Brighid the Bright. My eyes must have shown my surprise. Not because Queen Brighid apparently had the common sense to order such a beautiful glowing light, but because I knew she would have had a fit of the "hairy habdabs" if she knew that someone else had the same one, and in particular,ME.
Time for some work.I had lunch,checked for messages on my electronic mail box, and found an order for my used parchment about Management Skills. I packed it carefully. I love parcelling,and sticking the labels on the front. I then had to hurry to the Mail Slot before it closed. The light was starting to fade a little when I arrived at my next destination - The Dingley Dell Beauty Parlour. My usual Regeneration Assistant, Looby Lupin, was laying everything out when I put my tired and weary elfen feet over the threshold. All I have to do when I get there is to lie down, and Looby Lupin does the rest.
A pimple busting facial and a blitz of my eyebrow covers, can also be a great way to wind down after a stressful afternoon.She plays haunting elven themes as she carries out her work. Sometimes I doze off,and only awaken when I hear her say" Would you like a glass of water, Amarantha ?" Those words signal the end of a most restorative experience.
I walked back up the hill on my way home to Lobelia Drive,thinking how content I am with this wonderful life. It has been rather a good week,with some major successes in my Radio, Writing and Parchment Work. My enthusiasm is at its height for these creative pursuits, and my imaginative channel seems to be re-awakening. Pendragon is helping me all he can,in word and deed. He came home tonight with some more used parchments for me to sell. Tomorrow we head for the Metropolis to have some fun in the Big City. Along the way,there will be time for some dreaming,some planning,some laughter,and some serious tonsil tennis. After all,an elven girl can't have too many kisses,can she ?
May your days be filled with the many leisure pursuits,which Dingley Dell has to offer, and may your nights be filled with the wonder that is two. Much love to you all,my dearest of friends,from, Daisy, The Forlorn Faery, and all at number five Lobelia Drive. Most of all,from Amarantha, the Rainbow Faery.
