Tuesday 8 February 2011

Do you believe?



“Know you what it is to be a child? It is to be something very different from
the man of today. It is to have a spirit yet streaming from the waters of
baptism; it is to believe in love, to believe in loveliness, to believe in
belief; it is to be so little that the elves can reach to whisper in your ear;
it is to turn pumpkins into coaches, and mice into horses, lowness into
loftiness, and nothing into everything, for each child has its fairy godmother
in its own soul.”
Francis Thompson

Do you believe in magic and fairy tales? I sincerely hope so since otherwise it negates the whole purpose of my existence. Naturally, over the years some embellishment of stories have taken place. I mean, of course Beauty didn't sleep for 100 years; that would have been just ridiculous and there were only two dwarves living in the woods with Snow White, but hey put these tales in the hands of writers and they prefer never to let the truth get in the way of a good tale.

I'm sure you're probably wondering who I am and what I'm doing floating around in cyberspace sharing my secrets. Well, I guess that's just what I am... a secret.... I'm a fairy Godmother (there are Fairy Godfathers too, but they aren't as pretty). Contrary to what grown-ups and cynical-old-before-their-years toddlers think, I do actually exist. There are quite a few of us to be honest, though I may be the only one with a blog (you'd be surprised how many can't actually read, let alone work a computer!).

You will most certainly have met one of my kind for we live among you weaving our magic wherever needed. Sometimes we'll be recruiting our charges into their dream jobs through our consultancies. Or we'll show around you the house you always longed to buy. We might even sit on the judging panel of a talent show (those roles tend to attract the attention-seeking among us eh Mr C?). We might even be supporting you through the tabloids, but beware if your Fairy Godparent is a journalist for they tend to lean heavily towards demon and as quickly as they giveth they can take away...

But I digress. More on this in the future my lovelies. I will explain how it all works. Where we come from. What we do, how we do it and why.

I will be back soon.

27 comments:

  1. what a wonderful intriguing piece
    i'm sure every person has a fairy godmother , only trouble is they sometimes go awol.

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  2. How lovely to meet you Fairy Godmother! Are you hding among the flowers perhaps?

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  3. Lovely piece of art, A fairy tale
    J'adore
    pat

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  4. How I believe in Fairy Godmothers, as do my grandchildren, as they see me as theirs!
    What a wonderful new refreshing blog. I will keep an eye on what magic you deliver.
    Your image is simply superb!
    Welcome to our world!
    Glenys

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  5. That's a wonderful quote and a beautiful piece of art.

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  6. Dear Fairy Godmother, could you, pleeeese, wave your wand in my direction?

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  7. Hallelujah...I always wanted a Fairy Godmother...especially one who could create great art...It looks like your hired...awesome quote & beautiful work my dear.

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  8. Hello Fairy Godmother, nice to meet you. Love your artwork and great quote and can't wait for the next installment of your story.

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  9. What a lovely start for a brand new blog, and Three Muses is honored to be a part of it. We will look forward to seeing more of your work....and hearing more about fairy godmothers!

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  10. This is a beautiful image and your quotation is excellent.

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  11. Ahhhhh...yes I believe...Love magic and love your piece!

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  12. Divine piece, FG, you've used lines from the poet that was born in the town where I was born in the UK!

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  13. Hey, Fairy Godmother! Why do I feel that I know you? You really have me guessing. Even your most exquisite art style is strangely familiar. Seriously, we are so happy that you have arrived at the Muses, whoever you are. Your artpiece is superb in every way. The image is hauntingly beautiful and your layering is stunning. Come back soon!

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  14. What a striking piece, just gorgeous!

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  15. Beautiful artwork and I certainly do believe, I am a collector of fairies, and believe in all fairy magic.... love your blog
    hugs June

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  16. I believe...
    I already love your beautiful art, wonderful quotaation and intriguing story. I'll be back for more.

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  17. Oh, I've been waiting so long to talk to you. I've always felt your presense and now we can catch up and share stories, poems, art and thoughts.
    I love the poem, may I copy it for my BOS?

    Paulette

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  18. Yes that is lovely, I hope i still got my fairy.

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  19. We all need a fairy god mother. It's a pleasure to meet you and I look forward to getting to know you better : )

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  20. So nice to met you. I believe in you because I myself have seen my very own fairy godmother. She lives in a hollow log down in the ferns...a magical place in my very own enchanted forest.
    Perhaps you know her....I hear you all talk to each other.

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  21. it seems I can either not type or not spell

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  22. Nice to meet you! I love your art creation and your posting. I'm looking forward to seeing you again.

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  23. o how lovely...i am a believer...

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