found this sweet surprise
waiting for me in my mailbox
a very old tiny sleigh with a handwritten letter
from a neighbor i’ve never met
who’s lived nearby for over 50 years
she left it for me to add to my fairy garden
when the season is right
she took the trouble to repaint the sleigh
and write me this lovely note
wanting to visit the garden
but too shy to stop by to see it up close
it was such a kind and thoughtful gesture
i wanted to thank her and figured out where she lived
then wrote her a long letter back
to let her know
how much i enjoyed her special gift
and what it meant to me
i really hope that we meet in person in my garden one day.
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“give what you have. to someone, it may be better than you dare to think.”
― henry wadsworth longfellow
What a lovely gesture. I don hope that you two meet in the garden one day. And a wonderful quote about giving of ourselves to the world. Happy Monday.
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it was, and i so too, clay –
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Mr. Wadsworth Longfellow predicted this beautiful interaction.
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he did )
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“Meet me in my fairy garden”—could there possibly be a more irresistible invite?
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I hope she takes me up on it)
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What a lovely surprise and gesture! I hope you get to meet.
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Me too)
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Beautiful
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💚
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It’s wonderful that people still write letters.
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One of my favorite things
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“raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens”
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😺
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This is a fantastic neighborly tale, Beth! I hope that she accepts to come visit your garden village when you make the offer you’re certain to extend. ❤
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Me too, I invited her in my letter)
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I knew you would. 🙂
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How lovely. I hope you meet in the garden and have tea.
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That would be wonderful –
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How wonderful! You must meet! How does she know of your fairy garden if you’ve never met? Has she seen it in passing? Sounds like a must meet up! Please do and tell us about! 🙂
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It is in the garden near the end of my driveway, people walking down the sidewalk can see it and they often stop by the garden for a visit. I love seeing them out there- sometimes they take a little stone or sparkle and sometimes they leave things. It’s a garden created for everyone to enjoy )
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A beautiful gesture. I hope you get to meet soon. What a great way for your day to start. xo
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Wasn’t it?)
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That was so sweet! And handwritten notes are so rare these days. Not sure which thing I’d value more–the sleigh or the note:)
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I know, both were great-
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Let’s hope she comes soon to visit you and your garden!
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Yes !
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Such a thoughtful thing for her to do, hopefully you two can meet. I bet she’s a real kind soul.
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I see that already about her –
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Your kind neighbor is a fairy garden sleigher.
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ha!
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Lovely reminder Beth. We often hold back from one another out of fear, losing the gift of receiving and connecting with each other. 💕
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yes, you are so right –
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What a lovely thought 🙂
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a small gesture can be so powerful –
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It can …they are often the ones that really make a mark 🙂
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I think it is lovely when something so wonderful comes our way like this, so unexpected and yet really heartwarming 🙂 I hope that you do have the opportunity of meeting your neighbour in the festive garden of friendship. I love the idea of the notes too 🙂
Andro xx
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thanks, andro –
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how sweet 🙂
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it was –
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This is lovely, Beth! Have a great summer in your fairy garden and beyond!
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thanks, tiny and you too )
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Awww. My neighbor found that we’d moved the fairy garden to the back where she can’t see it. I explained that my daughter felt she’d play with it more there. She said, I always like seeing your fairy garden. 🙂
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i do think it’s fun to see people of all ages and makes and models enjoying it, but i can understand her wish to have it less public –
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It wasn’t the public feature of it that made her want to move it. She just doesn’t play in the side yard that much. She wanted it nearer the swing set. 🙂
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ah, all of her special things in close proximity –
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Yes. Exactly. She has a nesting tendency, to gather her favorite things close.
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Just like we do as adults)
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Yes. It’s a natural instinct.
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amazing and fun
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very fun –
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I love this very much! It is another “plus” and extra nice “check mark” for kindness found in strangers. ❤👏
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absolutely
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I look forward to your meeting her!
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So very sweet!
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❤
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Lovely poem and great quote!
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Thank you)
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