Come with me to Scarborough Fair, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme

NO NONSENSE Scarborough Fair             Henry III established a fair at Scarborough by charter in 1235.             It was held in the town until 1788 but is now only remembered in the             famous folk song.                                Scarborough Fair Are you going to Scarborough Fair?             Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme             Remember me to one who lives there;             For he once was a true love of mine. Can you make me a cambric shirt?             Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme             Without any seam, nor needlework;             Then you shall be a true love of mine.             Can you wash it in yonder well?             Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme             Which ne'er sprung water, nor rain e'er fell;             Then you shall be a true love of mine. Can you dry it on yonder thorn?             Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme             Which ne'er bore blossom since Adam was born;             Then you shall be a true love of mine.             Now you have asked me questions three.             Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme             Pray thee answer the same for me;             Then you shall be a true love of mine.                                                                                                       Can you find me an acre of land?             Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme             Between the salt water and the sea sand;             Then you shall be a true             love of mine. Can you plow it with a ram's horn?             Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme             And sow it all over with one peppercorn;             Then you shall be a true             love of mine. Can you reap it with a sickle of             leather?             Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme             And tie it up with a peacock's feather;             Then you shall be a true             love of mine.           When you have done and finished             your work?             Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme             Then come to me for your cambric shirt;             And you shall be a true             love of mine.           Love imposes impossible tasks.             Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme             Although not more than any heart asks;             So you shall be a true love of mine.                            Midi: Scarborough             Fair

This is a story in rhyme about Weasels, to read the whole funny story please go to Diddilydeedot's Dreamland

Jaimie invites you to meet some weasels, be careful though this may frighten the little ones

JAIMIE THINKS THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE OTT FOR THE REALLY LITTLE ONES

Weasels.

Let go, let go, I cry to the little weasels clinging to my trouser cuffs  but the little blighters are persistant and tough, intent on making me ragged and rough.
Vainly I kick at them and beat them with sticks but only suceed in bruising my ankles and straining my shins.
The weasels of self-doubt and regret cling remorselessly to my apparel and limbs.
Nothing seems to shake them - salt and pepper, threatening letters, a word in the ear from one who knows better.

They drag me back to the Woods of Love Lost and show me where we carved out initials and later on I called her silly, vain and superficial.

In the glade where we made lovely lemonade from spring water and crushed elderberries we found in the shade they start to gnaw at my best leather boots, trailing spittled slivers of heel, flap and lace from their laughing, leering lips like exotic cigars or gentlemen's cheroots.

Release me, you little, goblin-faced swine, I cry, but they only smirk and simper the more,going through my jacket pockets in search of more delectable sweetmeats they might gnaw  - a letter I wrote but never posted, the foil wrapper from the last packet of nuts we shared, dry-roasted, a tear-stained flyer from the All Night Gala Karaoke I hosted the night we first met and I comforted her in the mulberry bushes after the biggest tyger mosquitos  either of us had ever seen bit her twice upon the neck.
"Ha-ha, he-he," the weasels jeer,
"we'll not release you until until we see some blood or tears:

Dinosaurs, and the Ice Age what more would a gal or guy want.

Dinosaurs, and the Ice Age what more would a gal or guy want.

DIDDILY DEE DOTS DREAMLAND FOR DINOSAURS AND FRIENDS HE HE HE   Tell me who has got the original "Land Before Time" ? I have and I will always have it. Only the first one had the beauty, the pain, the love and sadness in it, that has been destroyed in the later films and TV Series. The first film was the story of five young and very different Dinosaurs, who had to work together, no matter what their colour or tribe, in order to reach the Great Rift Valley where their families went for safety. Along the way they met many bad and terrifying obstacles but together they manage to get to their destination. By taking away all of the horrible things in life, a child or baby dinosaur, we lead them into thinking the world we live in is all sweetness and light. It isn't, they will all have to meet the darkness in life as they grow into adulthood. We can protect them, yes, but do not wrap them in so much cotton wool that they won't find the strength to deal with all the paths they have to tread.  Love Diddily Dee Dot. x

The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Anderson, followed by the complete Wizard of Oz.

This is one of Ayliyah's favourite little tales, tho it is a bit grusome.
But with everyone tuning in to the find a new Dorothy,
well who else would need red shoes

     

        The Red Shoes

by Hans Christian Andersen
     
     

        (1845)
     

   
   

      NCE upon a time there was little girl,
      pretty and dainty. But in summer time she was obliged to go barefooted
      because she was poor, and in winter she had to wear large wooden shoes,
      so that her little instep grew quite red.
   

   

     

    

     In the middle of the village lived an old shoemaker’s wife; she sat down
      and made, as well as she could, a pair of little shoes out of some old
      pieces of red cloth. They were clumsy, but she meant well, for they were
      intended for the little girl, whose name was Karen.
   

   

      Karen received the shoes and wore them for the first time on the day of
      her mother’s funeral. They were certainly not suitable for mourning; but
      she had no others, and so she put her bare feet into them and walked
      behind the humble coffin.
   

   

      Just then a large old carriage came by, and in it sat an old lady; she
      looked at the little girl, and taking pity on her, said to the clergyman,
      “Look here, if you will give me the little girl, I will take care of
      her.”
   

   

      Karen believed that this was all on account of the red shoes, but the old
      lady thought them hideous, and so they were burnt. Karen herself was
      dressed very neatly and cleanly; she was taught to read and to sew, and
      people said that she was pretty. But the mirror told her, “You are more
      than pretty—you are beautiful.”
   

   

      One day the Queen was travelling through that part of the country, and
      had her little daughter, who was a princess, with her. All the people,
      amongst them Karen too, streamed towards the castle, where the little
      princess, in fine white clothes, stood before the window and allowed
      herself to be stared at. She wore neither a train nor a golden crown, but
      beautiful red morocco shoes; they were indeed much finer than those which
      the shoemaker’s wife had sewn for little Karen. There is really nothing
      in the world that can be compared to red shoes!
   

Some great new things to make and do in Pastimes 4U at "diddilydeedotsdreamland"

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Paper Plate May Basket

                           
                       
                       
                        Difficulty: Easy
Age: 4 and up
Parental supervision is recommended

Let the children decide how to decorate the outside of the paper
plates. The children can make their own flowers from construction paper
to put inside. Any mother would love this, and so would a grandmother!

What you'll need:

• 2 Flimsy paper plates
• Construction paper
• Markers or paint, optional
• Scissors
• Decorative scissors, optional
• Glue
• Stapler
• Hole punch
• Ribbon or yarn

How to make it:

1. Cut one plate in half. Set aside one half for another project or for another child to use.
2. Decorate the outside (bottom) of the plates using markers, paint, construction paper, or whatever you wish. Let dry.
3. Staple the circular paper plate and the half plate together, outsides facing out.
4. Hole punch two holes in the top of the circular paper plate. (see photo)
5. Attach a piece of ribbon or yarn so you can hang the basket on the door handle.
6. Create flowers and leaves from construction paper. Glue pieces together.
7. Assemble in your basket. Glue in place.
8. Early on the morning of May 1st place it on your mother's bedroom door.
9. You can also make more baskets to hang on your neighbor's door, a friend's, or anyone special to you.
10. Remember, it's supposed to be a surprise!