My visit with the fairies

(fake though they are--they're my 2 nieces back in Vancouver actually!). And here I am, back in rainy Burnaby, waiting for the real fairies to arrive at my niece's house. They have a beautiful garden designed by their mother, but they are moving to a new home in 2 1/2 months. By the state of that garden, I'm sure my sister Phyllis' talents will be well-used. Hopefully some fairies will arrive in their new garden which we hope the fairies will enjoy. (That's a direct quote from the 9-year old niece Shanelle). I'll be sure to post some photos of them when I can catch them on camera.
There have been no outside fairy sightings since I got back from Australia 3 1/2 weeks ago--I've been quite sick with a bad cough & little energy after I got over the jet lag. Besides which, it's raining and cool outside so they might still be down south working on their tans. Shanelle says the fairies usually sleep under the snow and Maya (6) adds that they make a hole in the snow when the snow falls. Or maybe you, my readers, have some other ideas about where fairies go when it's cold, or even have some stories about seeing them or talking to them, or maybe some photos!
Maybe in the summertime we can go to my nieces' new house and take pictures of any fairies or evidence of fairies that is there. That's Shanelle talking, so you can see that there will be more fairy stories coming up. Phyllis says they're going to make a fairy-friendly garden, and one that welcomes butterflies, birdies and especially hummingbirds. Stay tuned! I'll put some photos on the next time.