Princess Banquet

You never know who you might be entertaining. . .

Fairy Treats For A Cloudy Afternoon

The handbook for entertaining fairies: "The Girls' Book of Flower Fairies" by Frederick Warne, has the wonderful Nouveau style illustrations by Cicely Mary Barker, which were copyrighted from 1923-1948. My mother shared these same beautiful fairy illustrations with me when I was a girl, and I've loved them ever since. I love sharing it with my granddaughters. Our fairies live among the teapots ;)

{{Bunny Nest}}

Soooo. . .where DID you think Easter eggs come from??

Sheba's Magical Garden

My tiny little fairy-cat. . .she loves gardening ;)

Phredd and Phœbee: Phugitives?

We hadn't heard hide nor hair of the Snowes since their postcard from Palm Beach, and we got a little worried. So we sent a private-eye down to Florida to check on them. It seemed that no one had heard of them or seen them, but odd reports of an international jewel and art thief were circulating as far down as Miami. People were saying that the thief's m.o. was to leave puddles of water about. Quirky.

After a lot of snooping and who knows what else, the detective finally discovered that Phredd and Phœbee were ensconced at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in West Palm Beach! Are you wondering how they can afford to stay at a place like that? How do they have money at all? Don't think about that! Maybe Phredd and Phœbee really are international jewel and art thieves. Hmmmmm. . . puddles of water, eh?

How could you think such things about such nice people! You are being rather suspicious, don't you think?

So far, the private-eye hasn't even caught a glimpse of the two lovely Snowes! He doesn't have a single photograph to justify his none-too-shabby advance (his clothes however, were quite shabby). So how did we acquire the photo of Phredd and Phœbee in the Gallery? Hmmmmmm. . . maybe it's a hoax?

No way! The Gallery monitor was keeping a close eye on the two. He said they kept getting too close to the artwork, and he was about to kick them out of the place. Phredd and Phœbee really seemed to love the Georgia O'Keefe! "Such warm colours!", they said. He was so suspicious that he took this snapshot, and notated their comment which he just happened to overhear. The watchman said if that painting ever showed up missing, they'd know who the thief was right away. Is this fair?

The detective also managed to get an interview with the janitor of the Gallery, who said there were some really big puddles he had to mop up. As per the detective, the poor man looked a little soused with consternation.

Phredd and Phœbee, phugitives? How could you think such a thing!

This Phototoon is by Karen Gladys Henry ©2007 and is a work of phiction. (ya think?)

Hey, Jolly Ho! (It's A Jolly Good Time!)

Hey, Jolly Ho! (It's A Jolly Good Time!)

I'm a pearl-loving pirate

With an eye-patch. I am dread-

ful. I am hiding in a cave

(Which is back behind the bed),

And I'm trying to catch

A Polly-want-a parrot

With a cracker and a carrot.

It's a jolly good time!

Hey, Jolly ho

Jolly ho-ho

Jolly-o

Hey, Jolly ho

It's a jolly good time!

I'm a brave sea captain

With a frou-frou kind of cap.

My ship is in a storm

That I'm making in my bath.

I'm pretending that I'm lost

Without a proper compass,

So I splash and make a rumpus.

It's a jolly good time!

Hey, Jolly ho

Jolly ho-ho

Jolly-o

Hey, Jolly ho

It's a jolly good time!

I'm a crack-shot cowboy,

And my daddy is the horse.

My cousin's Pocahontas

(She's a natural, of course).

Pocahontas gets bored,

So we settle down to camping--

Then the horse starts stamping!

It's a jolly good time!

Hey, Jolly ho

Jolly ho-ho

Jolly-o

Hey, Jolly ho

It's a jolly good time!

I'm a famous astronauter

In a shiny silver suit

Of aluminum foil

From the kitchen drawer. I shoot

With an eggbeater ray-gun

At a cockroach on the ceiling.

Outer space is so appealing!

It's a jolly good time!

Hey, Jolly ho

Jolly ho-ho

Jolly-o

Hey, Jolly ho

It's a jolly good time!

I am Santa Claus the Second

Reigning over Elfindom.

My coach-and-four is ready

Should an elfin princess come.

We could take some toys

To the children in Zimbabwe

With our jingle-bells-on-bob-sleigh.

It's a jolly good time!

Hey, Jolly ho

Jolly ho-ho

Jolly-o

Hey, Jolly ho

It's a jolly good time!

Karen Gladys Henry © 2006
Photo and Photopainting by Karen Gladys Henry © 2007/ © 2009