she gathers....

she spent the daylight hours wisely....

she had many a home fire to keep burning...

her daily task was a simple one - collect kindling from dawn to dusk and carry it the many miles back to home..

pile after pile after pile

long long days

in all weather...

she never once complained

born a gatherer to parents that adored her and her older 19 siblings.....

Abigail Ash Montgomery .... born under the huge Ash tree in the back paddock as her mama pegged out the never ending mountain of washing...

born quickly and efficiently

 kissed, named and swaddled all between the washing of the undergarments and  the tea towels...

nobody knew Abigail was coming

but nobody was surprised..

not after the 19 that came before her....

Abigail Ash Montgomery was happy but wanted more, she had big hopes and dreams that she pondered on daily as she trekked through the forest...

Abigail Ash Montgomery wanted to be a pilot....

paper bird....

a new paper bird ....

a new perch....

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this tiny curious paper bird is made entirely from paper....

he has been shaped by the paper maker on a rainy day from inside the paper makers cosy workshop...

he has been given a pair of carefully hand stitched wings so that he may balance upon his new perch...

they are made from the most stunning and precious scrap of old and worn fabric with a wisp of old lace to complete....

he teeters on wire legs which have been secured in to place upon his perch with magical golden thread... the thread is there not to keep the tiny bird prisoner but to offer him security and safety..

this bird knows he is free to fly.....

the large pine cone was collected by the paper makers own dear mama whilst on a local forest adventure....

pine cone bird is £45 which includes packaging and safe postal travel within the U.K

please message me for overseas quote

thank you xx

fig

fig is a good dog

fig is a dog that is well behaved :: house trained :: and smells good

fig would not eat your cat or pee up your best chair

fig is also a liar....

i say liar but i guess that is not strictly fair, for you see fig IS indeed all of the things stated above now but by golly that has not always been the case...

 

fig has lived a life, seen the world, loved and left many a mongrel,and sailed the high seas

for fig was once a trusty sidekick of the worlds best pick pocket..

fig had two jobs...

#one 

he was often used as the cute distraction, the tiny dog that all those rich ladies in Paris stopped to coo over whilst their belongings were being swiftly removed by figs master...

#two 

he was that slight breeze you felt around your ankles as the master pick pocket quietly dropped the stolen loot  straight into his trusty canines mouth who then took off as fast as those tiny legs would carry him back to the dingy lair...

however today dear fig stands before you with his very best dicky bow on that he swears he did not steal from the gentleman round the corner..

fig swears he did not tap on the front door and sneak in when it was opened by Horatio the butler

fig swears he did not hot foot it up the grand staircase to the gentleman's dressing room and raid the tie cupboard

fig also swears he did not *have* to eat the gentleman's beloved budgie because he was having a low sugar moment...

honest....

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fig is made entirely from paper

the paper used for the final coat is from Alice in Wonderlands Mad Hatter Tea Party

he has been lovingly shaped by the curious paper maker who has given him a few coats of varnish to protect him from dust and damp

his bow tie is made from velvet ribbon and liberty fabric with a gold coloured button to finish it off

fig will arrive at his new home in a presentation box and promises to put his shady past behind him but to be safe do not leave your best silver out...

fig is £58 which includes post, packing and safe travel

thank you for reading fig's tale......