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This year, I have chosen to do a study on poet and artist, Cicely Mary Barker. I am featuring her book "A Flower Fairy Alphabet". Not only will you learn about pretty flowers, but I will also be giving you a few fun facts about Ms. Barker each day.
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| Source: Wikipedia's Article on Cicely Mary Barker |
"In 1924, the family moved into a four-level, semi-detached Victorian house at 23 The Waldrons. Barker had a studio built in the garden and her sister conducted a kindergarten in a room at the back of the house. The family lived frugally and attended both St. Edmund's and St. Andrew's in Croydon – "low" churches for the less privileged. Barker sometimes incorporated portraits of her fellow-parishioners in her religious works.[7] She was described by Canon Ingram Hill as "one of the pillars" of St. Andrew's.[4 Source: Wikipedia's Article on Cicely Mary Barker
- "A is for Apple Blossom"
- "B is for Bugle Flower"
- "C is for Columbine"
- "D is for Double Daisy"
- "E is for Everbright:
- "F is for Fuschia"
- "G is for Gorse"
- "H" is for Twopence"
- "I is for Iris"
- "J is for Jasmine"
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9 comments:
Another lovely piece of illustration!
I have never seen jasmine. There must be some around here.
I think the author looks like the fairies in the cover illustration.
I love the smell of jasmine.
So enjoy all the beauty of the flowers and the fairies.
Have a super blessed day
Blessings
Jasmine is a lovely, special flower with a bit of the fae about it.
We have lots of jasmine in our neighborhood, and if you take a walk in spring, it's likely you'll get a lovely whiff of it. We have some growing on our back fence, but it hasn't really gotten going yet.
Such a pretty name for a very pretty flower!
(My man card may not be intact now... never mind :D)
It's been a while since I've been here because my computer crashed and I lost everyone's addresses, but what a nice surprise to come back to! Yet one more thing we must have in common, Kathy - I love love love Cicely Mary Barker's illustrations as well as jasmine. In fact, I just bought some jasmine soap this morning and have the Jasmine fairy hanging up in my bathroom. Looking forward to reading more this month.
oh I love jasmine
Hello, Kathy... I love the delicate flowery pictures and adore the fragrance of Jasmine. Thank you for a lovely post. Best regards to you, Ruby
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