Shirley Enticott 🦋

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Life long Dolly Parton and country music fan. Love reading books, and visiting castles and places of historic interest 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

A short story for summer. Set in 1800, ‘The Lavender Maiden’ tells the tale of a family whose livelihood is threatened. Life is tough, but after long and tiring work and a chance meeting with a stranger, their lives change. wordloft.co.uk/themes/short... #shortstory #summerreading #lavender #fiction

The Lavender Maiden

Harriet tied ribbons of the frilled-edged pinafore around her waist and frowned as she caught a glimpse of her reflection in the attic window. The outfit was pr

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365 Days of Positivity Day 214 A morning sitting in the garden listening to the bees on the flowers, the swifts overhead and watching the squirrels and the birds coming for treats is so good for the soul.

Visually impaired version! An early dark lilac sky streaked with bright silver pink has turned to a cloudy light azure. The birds from the rooky wood lined up on the summerhouse roof and eyed me in a very Daphne du Maurier way as I waited to make sure Mr Blackbird got his breakfast first

Visually impaired version! A marbled dark smoke grey and silver early morning has given way to pale azure and a few modestly draped shreds of gauzy white cloud. I discussed the weather with Mr Blackbird, but his beak was too full of breakfast to make much response

Visually impaired version! A marbled silver and lilac-grey early morning has turned to pale azure, and soft sunshine is sneaking in through the window and lighting up the saffron yellow bowl. I waited while Mr Blackbird had breakfast, so the birds from the rooky wood wouldn't hog it all

365 Days of Positivity Day 212 Despite the communal squirrel feeder having to come down it's lovely when I get up each morning seeing the squirrels checking the whole Gardner and treating that I'll have left them some treats. Such lovely creatures.