How wonderful that our Arath is back, safe and well.
I felt intense emotions as I read the last couple of responses. I see there is so much depth and perspective in the hearts and minds of my fellows on this site, the air is truly rarefied.
And Loss, I thought from the first readings of some of your posts that you must be quite a romantic. A sort of Viking hero with a gigantic heart worn on the sleeve like an embroidered monagram or something.
I honestly think LOA and Vir have something sweet, well if they don't like the word, then something fragile and tender hidden in them. I pick up on it at times, I am quite positive I am not making it up.
So , well back to the awards. I wonder how our dear Cloveress even decides how to attach an award to a person. Wouldn't you have to read like a zillion posts or are you a really intuitive type?

She just arbitrarily hands them out to whom she thinks it will irritate the most.

I do not read a zillion posts, and I will consider making the mouse deal, and I certainly do consider the level of irritation I can achieve with each award, so to Leelee: it's intuition plus a bit of consideration. To Grondy: thanks for the suggestion. To Vir: I will have to find out ways to make more people squirm.

What actually goes on in my head is this: Think of a word, then try to think of someone. Then consider if that person's a suitable recipient. Then write it down in fairy dust. Then blow it into the computer. Then flap my wings twice and tap my nose once. Then, go on PT and be evreyone's favourite fairy again. :cheeky smile:

Don't change a thing Cloveress, we love what you have been doing and if their shoe doesn't fit, they don't have to wear it; let'em eat cake instead.

*Eats Cake*

Yes, but we just consider the source.

Thanks for the Award Clover
You know me so well

It appears clover has been cured in her relapse of last months awards. Now I have the ghastliest temper and the greatest power lust of the lot. These should go nicely on the mantlepeice with the others (sorry clover I threw last months award in the bin).

Leelee's above post got a chuckle or two from me.

Aha yes! See, LoA, that was a rather spiteful thing to do... Oh well, you may throw that in the bin if you wish. But that just shows that you can be awfully emotional sometimes, and because you alternate between fits of extreme turmoil and extreme peace, I'd have to conclude that you ARE tender sometimes.

Have I ever mentioned how much fun all these awards are to dish out? Hahaha!

And I had a dream about some PT members recently. I can't remember exactly which night, but dreams are all rather vague, and I don't keep a dream diary! But in the dream, I'm quite sure I saw Vir, and he looked exactly like his avatar, which is why I recognized him. He wasn't smiling, to his credit, and just snorted gruffly. Then we were in a white room and Amarie, Mellon and another PT lady (who was it? could it have been Maydmarion?) were all in 70s fashions (complete with the puffy hairstyles) and they were pouring me drinks. I instinctively KNEW it was them because it was a dream, and in dreams, you know a lot of things that aren't said. Mellon had chestnut brown hair (rather like the hair of a girl who's on the title page of my physics textbook) and giggled. Someone was saying how much they adore me.Vir had dissolved by this time, but I think he'd have liked that party. And then the dream turned to something else...

And I woke up and felt so good.

Man, I wish I could have another dream like that, and see more of you.

Mmmmmm 70's clothes - if I had my way I would dress the way Madonna used to but I'm supposed to be grown up!!!!!! I've got brown (natural) curly hair (not natural) and blue eyes, fair skin and freckles (it's the Irish in me), several piercings in my ears (4 in 1 ear and 7 in the other) and er....a few tattoos - most hidden about my person except for both my wrist and and both my ankle tats (my poor mum is in despair ). I've said before my avitar is my Amy Brown tat on my shoulder and I have a long floral down the back of my neck. People don't think I'm old enough to have 2 daughters of 21 and 22 and there was me wanting to be a Nun when I was little

Does this fit your image of Maydmarion (if you think of me at all! )?? Oh and I used to be an Archer and a Brownie Leader..............no not at the same time...l..o..l....... I also believe in fairies and should have been one, maybe I'll get fairy wings tattooed on my back My teenage niece tells her friends she has a "strange/cool" aunt but she loves me really..........

Clover how did you guess I don't read pamphlets - its a bad habit but I hate reading them. So why do I love reading books so much - go figure???

I often wonder what you all look like??

Just imagine Brad Pitt and you've got me

if i only could get my avatar up

Yes, Grondy is correct, I usually help out with avatars for members... Just use PM to contact me and I'd be glad to oblige Though I cannot upload them for you, only moderators can do that... so I can only send you the images back and forth, it would make it easier though

Oh dear Clover ..you are indeed precious to us all at PT ..
I really hope you'll have a wonderful NEW YEARS EVE
I love your awards Thanks for making the time and effort to think of everything only you can do...
Moon Wand Thanks ..I can't wait to use it ...

Wonderful pipe Cloveress, I no longer need carry matches or flint and steel even; I just have to look cross-eyed at it and it automatically lights up. I wonder if Dragon pipes were invented by the Elves, we Dwarves, or the Istari? Anyway a goodly list of Christmass presents and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Have a joyfull holiday season and a safe and sane New Year. This applies to all our members and our visitors.

Hullo dearest friends,precious to my heart. Been away, time was like a fan speeded up. So much to do.
But I did not forget any of you.
I sat about thinking of you all and wanted to give you this and that for Christmas, but like a mother I wanted to be fair to all.
So, even though this is late , this is what I take from my fairie bag. It is invisible to anyone outside of this site, for it is made from beaten and stretched mithril, so gossamer fine and thin that one really has to be u nder a Middle-Earth sun or moon in order to see it.

Inside this bag is a little packet for each and every one- very simple, made from strands of unconditional love, tears for the sorrow any have endured,laughter that is simple and childlike and comes from the heart, and hope, long silver strands of hope that gleam and bring soothing to the eyes. If the packet is rubbed on the heart it brings joy and fresh ideas for the future.
Inside the packet each of you has several tiny scraps of fabric that have had words of magic spoken over them. The scraps of fabric are from various robes of Gandalf,Lord Aragorn,Gimli, Legolas, Lord Elrond,Master Frodo Baggins of the Shire, and the one that dearest Tolkien said was the real hero of the story, the simple everyman, dear Samwise Gamghee.

Each one had great strengths and accomplishments in their lives, each one hoped for certain th ings that actually did come true.And it is this anointing they had from Illuvatar that lingered in the very clothes they wore.

So each of you has these precious things for your very own. May you use them wisely and with great enjoyment.

Oh, and for the practical side of things, each of you has a single gold and silver foiled treat. Whatever treat taste you wish it to be it will be upon saying so before opening it. And best of all, no matter how much you eat, the same will still be left over u ntil next Christmas.
I do so treasure you all.

Thanks Leelee: Your gift and your friendship is cherished, as it has been in the past, so it will continue to be during the years to come.

I know it sounds silly but getting the award and the gift brought a GREAT BIG SMILE to my face

Thank you - I'm a hugger as well (as well as a kisser ) ....so hugs and kisses to you all.

It's nice to be thought of so think of others today xxxxxx

My teeny, tiny, heart is so touched by this affection you all bear to me. Today is no holiday, for it is only the second day of the new year, which is thus new no more, but i will remember it always as the day I felt VERY MUCH LOVED.

Thank you Leelee! I will carry the packet with me always, and nibble at the sweet treat every now and then.

And my, Sian, you know how much I love anything that comes from a mallorn!

I am also a hugging and kissing type, so HUGS and KISSES back！

I must say our dear little Cloveress did well to give you that honor. I applaud and give you this little gift of mithril shaped into a heart with a likeness of the two trees etched upon it in the middle.May your gentle heart be a light to us in this glorious Middle-Earth.

I have been thinking for months that I really should post and give thanks for all the lovely awards I've been given, even though I hardly post anything these days. (But I do check in to see what you all are doing) It's good to see that I haven't been forgotten. Thank you, Clover!

I can't believe my little baby girl EV is 5 months old tomorrow. Where did the months go?

Thank you, Leelee!!!

I know this was posted last year sometime and I apologise for being so late in responding but....

Anyway, it reminded me that I have a delightful book called 'Pressed Fairy Book' which is exactly that.

"Angelica Cottington discovered that if she sat still with the book upon her lap, fairies (being inquisitive creatures) would come fluttering around her, and with a sure eye, a quick lunge and a firm snapping together of the book she could catch the fairies between her pages and thus preserve their appearance for posterity."

And yes, I did cackle when I read it.

Now that's just taken all the fun out of it.