I have been working on a Sunflower Fairy painting.  I really like the way the sunflowers turned out! However, I do think her face, and hands need a lot more work. In the next step, I will start to add the details, and I hope I can sort out the problems with her face. I do regret that I started this painting on a small canvas, because her face is so tiny to paint.  Now I am going to let the painting dry for a few days. ©Marianne Mathiasen 2011

I had some problems logging in to EF. Did any of you have the same problem?

I am so relieved that I am back in!

At last spring has come to Als. The trees are slowly being covered in delicate sap green leaves, and the first yellow citrus butterflies have been visiting my garden.

I took this photo last weekend when Jess and I went for a walk in the forest. Selene and Ebbe were so full of energy, and it was hard to keep an eye on them, because they were enjoying that we were outside, and that all the snow had gone!

This is the first dropped fairy dress I found in my garden. The forest is covered in white Anemones right now, so I am not at all surprised that it was a dress like this, I found.

Apple Hold Castle

My old apple trees have been pruned, in February. This was done in an agreement with the fairies of Nidlongdir. King Apple Strong and one of The Elder Advisors from Dragonia signed an agreement on a whispering leaf, at a meeting under my apple trees. They have agreed not to start a war, but they will have to cut down on the tree juice production because the old apple trees need rest after the pruning. I have promised them that in return for their loss, I will provide them with fresh pressed apple juice in the autumn.

I am reading the fairytales by H.C.Andersen to Ebbe and Selene and we have been doing paper cuts inspired from the paper cut H.C. Andersen did for the children he knew.

This paper cut was done by H.C. Andersen.

Happy Easter to all of you!

Marianne

Dear Enchanted Folk Friends,

I have been away for a while, I needed some time of the computer, to take care of my famely. 

Last year was a very turbulent year for me. My daughter Camilla got married, and shortly after they moved into the new flat we have built. My mum has been ill, and she has moved into an elder centre in a new flat, next to my sister. It was so hard to move all her things, and she was so sad that she had to leave her home town Silkeborg. The good news about my mum is, that now she lives next to her two 9 and 14 yeas old grandsons, and she got a new dog called Molly.

Camilla and Christian bought a house of their own and moved out of our house a month ago. Bjane my youngest son bought a flat in Aahus with his girl friend Cecillie. Bjarne is studying Media Scienc at the university in Aarhus and Cecillie just got a new job as a sales manager.

My husband Jess has been struggling with his hearing aid. He is slowly becoming more and more deaf, and it has been very difficult because he had a job talking on the phone most of the day. Two months ago he got a new job in his firm, that will keep him of the phone. It has been such a relief, and it's like getting a new husband.

Since my family was scattered all over Denmark we have use Facebook to keep up with each other.   

There are two little people you might wonder about, and i can tell you that my fairy twins Ebbe and Selene, is doing well, we are of on adventures from time to time. 

Marianne

Images: Self Portrait 2011 and my latest paper doll

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