One of the most important things I do every single day, is to top up the birdfeeders and change the water in the birdbaths. Looking after our garden birds is my passion, though sometimes I wonder whether our boys feel that the wildlife gets better fed than they do! As we live on farmland, we seem to get more than our fair share of birds here and I take that responsibility most seriously! Standing at the kitchen sink or sitting at the table for a quick cup of tea and watching them, whatever the weather, season, or time of day, is so delightfully entertaining.

It is fascinating to witness these beautiful feathered beings and I feel very blessed to be able to observe and appreciate their antics so closely. I have many photographs of them, especially the fledglings, but will begin today with the most striking of our visitors, the Great Spotted Woodpecker. When these impressive birds ‘mechanically’ climb up the White Mulberry Tree outside the back door, I’m happily reminded of Professor Yaffle from Bagpuss! Both the male and female are so colourful, they always catch your eye, and this year we were able to watch their young begin to learn how to hang on to the peanut feeder, causing us much merriment!

All my life, I was the only person I had ever known who believed in faerie. This was not a lonely existence, just an isolated one. Once we began I Do Believe, I gradually met others who were as different as me (yay) and then, just as I was researching and preparing to start my own magazine to celebrate this, along came Faerie Magazine International - www.faeriemagazine.com the most awesome periodical on the planet. I immediately recognised it to be the original and the best and knew I had to put all my energy into supporting and championing it – one of the easiest and wisest decisions I’ve ever made.

This highly collectable magazine was launched in Spring 2005 by Kim Cross, encompassing all that is wonderful with an elegance and charm to fulfill anyone interested in faerie – covering news, views, articles, artisans, artists, writers and musicians from all over the globe, with at least a third of the content regularly about what’s happening in the Britain and the rest of the world. I am proud and deeply honoured to write for this regularly as the UK Editor.
Kim, her dear friend Mary, and a very special, international team of equally dedicated enthusiasts, pour their hearts into creating this quarterly publication, which now has a circulation of nearly 30,000 readers worldwide and counting!
Everyone looks forward to receiving their treasured copy of Faerie Magazine International, as it has become a beloved part of our lives, connecting those who love faerie all across the globe.
Thank you Kim and Mary for your Magical Gift, it just gets better and better…

Magical Blessings,
Be

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt