Hello this is Sally Cronin with the next story from Tales from the Irish Garden,

Last time Queen Filigree sent out New Year’s greetings by feathered messengers to family and friends to try and find a place of safety for the court.

Winter: A Place of Sanctuary

This week on Colleen Chesebro’s Weekly Challenge we have a specific poetry format to follow.. Tanka Prose

I have created a Verse Envelope using that form… Tanka… a paragraph of prose and another Tanka.

https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2022/04/12/tankatuesday-poetry-challenge-no-269-4-12-22-colleens-specificformtankaprose/

In Tales from the Irish Garden, we catch up with Queen Filigree and her court as they form a plan to find a new palace and safety.

The Messengers of Peace and Desperation and The Storyteller by Sally Cronin

In 2016 we sold our house in Madrid leaving many of the statues in the gardens for the new owners. We managed to bring one or two of the lighter ones with us, but of course we couldn’t leave the fairy kingdom to fend for itself.

In Tales from the Irish Garden, we catch up with Queen Filigree and her court as they celebrate Christmas and are given devastating news about their future.

Hello this is Sally Cronin with another story from Tales from the Garden..written about our garden in the mountains to the North of Madrid where we lived for seventeen years.

Last week as the fairy kingdom prepared for the last ball of the summer they received devastating news that the Winter fairy was bringing forward his freezing campaign two months ahead of schedule.

The Last Summer Ball and the Winter Fairy Part Two

Hello this is Sally Cronin with another story from Tales from the Garden..written about our garden in the mountains to the North of Madrid where we lived for seventeen years.

This week the fairy kingdom enjoys the end of summer cooler breezes but something far colder may be coming their way.

The Last Summer Ball and the Winter Fairy – Part One

Hello this is Sally Cronin with another story from Tales from the Garden..written about our garden in the mountains to the North of Madrid where we lived for seventeen years.

Fairy Stories for children of all ages from five to ninety-five that will change the way you look at your garden forever.

This week a young boy falls in love with a fairy princess but with war beyond the walls of the magic garden can they ever be together?

The Boy, his dog and a Fairy Princess.

Hello this is Sally Cronin with another story from Tales from the Garden..written about our garden in the mountains to the North of Madrid where we lived for seventeen years.

Fairy Stories for children of all ages from five to ninety-five that will change the way you look at your garden forever.

This week a desperate runaway and a grieving goose find solace in each other’s company

The Goose and the Lost Boy

Hello this is Sally Cronin with another story from Tales from the Garden..written about our garden in the mountains to the North of Madrid where we lived for seventeen years.

Fairy Stories for children of all ages from five to ninety-five that will change the way you look at your garden forever.

This week a beloved statue of a fairy princess travels to the magic garden

Hello this is Sally Cronin with another story from Tales from the Garden..written about our garden in the mountains to the North of Madrid where we lived for seventeen years.

Fairy Stories for children of all ages from five to ninety-five that will change the way you look at your garden forever.

Last week The queen has discovered that her husband of 400 years has been having an affair with one of her ladies-in -waiting.. the kingdom holds its collective breath as repercussions roll around the palace!