Had Come Unlinked...
Perry Had awoken early, Dear Readers, well before the darkness had been chased from the sky, and felt the Distant Briar Moors beckoning him to come out to greet the morn. He was restless and filled with a sense of urgency, even though he had nothing to do and nowhere to be but where he was. All was still and quiet as he looked out over the meadows.
What was it that he needed to do?
The morning air was fresh but not at all chilly,
as though Autumn had decided to take a Vacation this year,
and let Summer linger as long as she liked.
Yet, the closing in of the darkness was not put off,
and every day lost more than a few minutes to nighttime,
who was greedy and growing in power!
Perhaps that was the reason he felt the need to hurry...
to run across the Moors and play while there was still time!
Perhaps if he hurried fast enough...
he would overtake the missing minutes...
Or find out where they went...
And so he ran to greet the dawn!
And it might not surprise you, Dear Readers,
to learn that the Little Dreamer Beth
had also headed out over the Briar Moors.
She thought that she might catch up to Perry if she hurried fast enough...
and she supposed she would find him headed for the Castle Ruins,
for they ever beckoned the travelers on the Moors.
She thought she would take the shortcut
through the Valley where it nears the Village,
but she fund herself wandering through a tangled Garden instead.
She was fairly certain that she had been this way before...
and yet every time she came it was different...
as though Mother Nature enjoyed
disguising the garden in a new fashion as often as possible!
And when she spotted the familiar building...
she wondered again, had she seen it here before?
Or had here become so different she couldn't tell....
But she was pretty certain she had been here before..
Maybe she could have a look inside...?
It looked sort of abandoned.... yet not...
and... Oh My!
What is that....?
There was something terribly familiar about this...!
Why did it look so familiar... and yet ... not?
Was she Dreaming this...?
Clearly the house was not finished...
All the rooms were empty... and spooky...!
She wondered whose house it was....
Perhaps she should tell someone....
If it was abandoned....
maybe she and Amy could keep it to play with....
But who would know?
Who could she ask....?
Maybe the Wizard would know....
if she could find him!
Meanwhile, not very far away, but in another time altogether,
another young lad was feeling the restless urges of the warm afternoon.
It was such a glorious autumn afternoon
and Tommy had set out on his pony, Prince.
He had managed to escape his pesky sisters
and was heading for the Castle Ruins.
He knew he was not supposed to visit the ruins on his own...
they were dangerous everybody said....
but he had been there often,
and was always hoping he would find hidden treasure!
Sometimes he met other children there...
and sometimes there were very old people there...
and he thought he had met a Wizard...
but he wasn't sure...
sometimes he thought he had dreamed that he saw dragons too!
But everybody knew dragons weren't real...
so he never told anybody about them.
And then there was the time he took the sword... and lost it!
But he wasn't sure about that either.
It got mixed up with the dragons...
And the Gypsy....!
He could never be sure what he would find in the castle Ruins!
And as if those wanderers were were not enough, Dear Readers,
over at the Lovely Old Dollhouse,
Pollyanna and Arthur had heard the call of the beautiful afternoon.
"Shall we go for a walk....?" asks Pollyanna?
"Sounds like a great idea to me!" agrees Arthur.
(He is always happy to share Pollyanna's company!)
"Look at how many leaves have fallen..." says Pollyanna...
"I hadn't noticed how quickly Autumn is passing!" she added.
"Probably because it has been so mild..." replied Arthur.
"It doesn't feel like Autumn at all!"
"True," said Pollyanna....
"Except when we notice how dark it is at suppertime!" she added.
"And Halloween is just around the corner!" added Arthur.
"I hope there will be a party at the Castle this year," said Pollyanna.
"I heard that they are planning to have the place open again..." said Arthur.
"At least Kendall was talking about lining up the band" he added.
"Maybe we should help with the decorations..." said Pollyanna.
"I can talk with Fleur and see if the has anything to contribute..."
"It'll feel so good to get out and enjoy ourselves again...
just like old times!" she added wistfully.
Well, Dear Readers,
I am sure you know what happens next...
But you'll have to wait a while to read about it here!
Time has come unlinked...
and you never know when....
it is.... or isn't....
To be continued.......
