Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Fragmented Time




Fairy Tales.....

With all the recent comings and goings in my RL World, Dear Readers, my Time has been too Fragmented to accomplish much in my Mini Worlds, and what little has been done is all rather scattered and only partly done with little to show for results. So I am sure you will not be too surprised that all I can show you this week is another small part of the Adventures of Marmalade and Buttercup as they try to find the Cloud Palace! You might recall that they had joined up with Tiny Bear and the Little Dreamers, and the last we saw of them they had just arrived on the doorstep of The Lovely Old Dollhouse. Tiny Bear was really rather relieved to find a house he had been to before and he marched boldly in the door. There he saw Theodore Bear still sitting in the chair by the front door.
"Good afternoon" he said politely.
"Oh, its you again..." said Theodore Bear.
"I've brought my friends...." said Tiny Bear.
"We're looking for the Cloud Palace...." he added.
"You don't happen to know which way we should go...?' he added hesitantly.

At that moment Buttercup stepped inside too.
"Hello..." she said. "My name is Buttercup."
"Oh, hello..." said Theodore bear.
He was suddenly a bit shy to see such a Large Bear... with Wings!.... 
He had never seen such a creature before!

 And right behind Buttercup... came Marmalade......

"And I am Marmalade..." she said.
"We are hoping to find the way the The Cloud Palace..." she said...
"Or maybe just some Tea..." she added hopefully.
 "Hrrumph..." said Theodore Bear.
"I don't know about the Cloud Palace.... 
but there is always some Tea in the kitchen.."

And right behind Marmalade came the Little Dreamers.

By then Buttercup was on her way to the Kitchen....


"Hello..." said Amy as she passed by Theodore Bear 
on her way to the Kitchen. 
She was feeling a little bit hungry by now 
and thought a snack would be very nice!
"Hrrrumph..." said Theodore Bear again. 
"I didn't expect a whole darn Parade...!" he added under his breath.


The instant Marmalade entered the kitchen, 
she spotted the teapot! 
(She was very fond of tea!)


"Oh...!" she said....."Is that really Tea?"

 
 "Well..." said Hazel "Let me fix a basket you can take with you."
(Marmalade had completely forgotten about finding The Cloud Palace!)
But Buttercup had decided to have a look around The Lovely Old dollhouse...
just to see what she could see!

She headed up the stairs....

And peeked in the door of a bedroom at the top of the stairs.
No-one was there, so she went on to the next room.

She peeked in the door. 
It was the most beautiful room she had ever seen!
So she went in to explore...
Meanwhile, Marmalade realized that Buttercup was gone, 
and went looking for her.

Tiny Bear had hidden himself inside a coat on the settee in the hall.
"What are you doing there. Tiny Bear?" she asked.
 

"I am hiding from the Cats!" replied Tiny Bear.
"This house is full of them....." he added.
"Oh!" said Marmalade. 


"Let me find Buttercup.... then we can be on our way..." 
she added as she climbed the stairs.
At the top of the stairs she could hear Buttercup 
talking to someone at the end of the hallway...


She went to investigate.

 
 Who could she be talking to? wondered Marmalade....
There didn't seem to be anyone there!


 Until she looked closer......
There on the plate on the Tea Tray......


Practically sitting In a piece of Blueberry pie.....
was a mischievous Little Fairy! 
"The Cloud Palace...?" he was saying....
"You'll never get to the Cloud Palace!"
"Not unless you talk to the Wizard 
about the Key To Time!" he added and laughed in a rather sly way!


Marmalade looked at Buttercup 
and they silently agreed that it was a good idea 
to go find the Little Dreamers and continue on their way!

Marmalade wanted to be sure that the 
jar of marmalade was also included in the picnic basket!


And so they gathered up their basket
and All together they headed outside to 
continue their search for the way to The Cloud Palace!

They were just about to start on their picnic, Dear Readers,
when they noticed something in the distance!


Whose horses were those? 
And where were they going?
Well, Dear Readers, 
I hope you can forgive me for leaving you here....
Time is so Fragmented lately....
We can't even finish the Fairy Tales in one sitting!
(To be continued!)

12 comments:

  1. Nice story and great characters. It's a pleasure to read every time.

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  3. Very cute story...the rooms look beautiful (especially the one with the sly fairy!) I love seeing it through the eyes of the bears. Can't wait for more...you are so creative! :)

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  4. Nice story and beautiful pictures.

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  5. Will it make a change if I won't forgive you for leaving me hanging on to yet another cliff??? *LOL* But thinking it over I have to admit that I kind of enjoy hanging on Betsy-Story-cliffs... because this means the story will continue - and what else could I ask for than for more adventures and discoveries of Marmalade and Buttercup?! And now there are even horses involved... I only wonder where Marmalade got this addiction to tea from. Once more beautiful pictures and another gorgeous chapter in this wonderful, wonderful tale... and especially the little episode with the tiny fairy. So this guy knows what he did... what a relief that fairy bearies are so much friendlier and fully reliable... ;O)

    Hugs
    Birgit

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  6. Good they took some food with them, who knows if their adventure ends quick or not? Or who will join them next? ;) AS usual great chapter and I can't wait for more!
    Hugs

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  7. Betsy, you can write such lovely stories, including this chapter. I enjoyed seeing these pictures, they are wonderful too :D! What an adventure they have there, so it's good that they have taken food with them.
    Hugs, Ilona

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  8. Hello Betsy,
    I love your stories (I know I say that every time, but it's true). It is so much fun to see all your great mini characters interacting. I look forward to your next story. the cottage is beautiful!
    Big hug,
    Giac

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  9. They are all having wonderful adventures. Having food with them is a very good idea having adventures always makes you very hungry :)) Fantastic story.
    Hugs Maria

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  10. It was truly heroic to get off a blog note during the craziness of the last few days - I too really love your stories. This is a good one!
    Lots of love,
    Mom

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  11. So sweet, look forward to hear more. Happy Summer, Pam x

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  12. I always enjoy visiting each of your mini properties and The Lovely Old Dollhouse is no exception! How nice that both of the Bears could take Tea there and also get to see the fairy in the Most Beautiful Bedroom with that fabulous bed cover! I really look forward to your adventure stories which always include a guided tour through Betsy-ville! :D

    elizabeth

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