Today’s reading from my wild fairytale, turning the page to discover a Box of Wild Fancies…

Another door opens on Nature’s Advent Calendar, revealing a box of Wild Fancies — the woodland alternative to Christmas confectionery. After finding ‘fairy money’ yesterday, a little festive shopping was bound to follow. Tiny wonders shaped by nature, sweet enough to delight in without a bite.

Today’s reading from the Fairy House — a Fairy Purse. A story of silver seed purses, small blessings, and what we choose to carry forward. Read softly, where fairy light glimmers even by day. #NaturesAdventCalendar #AWildFairytale #FairyLight

Nature’s Advent Calendar continues to open, one small wonder at a time. Today it’s a fairy purse, full of seed money! Made from the silvery seed pods of Honesty (Lunaria) — tiny purses with silver linings, gathered from the wild world and tucked into my fairytale. #WildFairytale #ClothOfNature #Art

Tonight, in the Fairy House, I’m reading: ‘The Teasel Christmas’, from my wild fairytale: ‘Nature’s Advent Calendar’… told by fairy light, where devotion, patience, and gathered beauty shape the heart of Christmas. #WinterStories #NatureAndStory #WildFairytale #QuietMagic #ClothOfNature

‘Chris-mouse Carols’ - ancient and modern… by fairy light and candle glow. In this fairytale world, carols rise bright as moonbeams, lifting like lantern light into the dark winter night. #NaturesAdventCalendar #WildFairytale #WinterStorytelling #WoodlandMagic #NatureAndStory #ClothOfNature

A reading from the Fairy House this evening — today it’s Hazel’s House from Nature’s Advent Calendar. A festive feast is laid for visiting friends, though Hazel herself is fast asleep in her nest of leaves. A story of welcome, generosity and winter kindness, shared from this small, enchanted space.

An invitation from Doreen Dormouse, delivered from the pages of Nature’s Advent Calendar. Acorn cappuccino, wild strawberry tea and woodland nibbles are set out, while our sleepy hostess dreams in her nest of leaves — a quiet winter welcome from our wild fairytale world #WildFairytale #ClothOfNature

@wildflowerhour.bsky.social Finding these plants still flowering in the sheltered folds of our land felt like discovering quiet winter miracles Today’s Advent offering grew from that joy: a thimble-full of wildflowers, shared with love and a nod to those who celebrate our wild plants all year round

A fireside moment from the Fairy House — tonight I’m reading Hazel Dormouse’s Invitation from Nature’s Advent Calendar, a quiet winter welcome, softly spoken. ✨🧚✨ #NaturesAdvent #WildFairytale #WinterStory #FairyHouse #StoryInNature #SlowDecember

A fireside reading from the Fairy House this evening — today it’s King Alfred’s Cakes from Nature’s Advent Calendar. A quiet winter tale to listen to by the fire. If you’d like to read along, copies of my wild fairytale are available via this link: clothofnature.com?post_type=pr...

A Teasel Christmas tree, alighted by a Holly Blue Fairy. Seed heads, lichen and meadow flowers gathered with care for ‘Nature’s Advent Calendar’, unfolding day by day. A reminder that light doesn’t always come from wires and switches, but from attention, devotion, and the stories we choose to carry

A candlelit reading from my studio this evening — today the Columbine Fairy steps out from the pages of Nature’s Advent Calendar. These quiet moments feel like winter lanterns, and I’m delighted to share them day by day through December. If the story calls to you too, you’ll find more info in my bio

I stepped out into the wild weather seeking Advent treasure — and in the quiet heart of an old copse found Red Campion in flower. Too precious to pick, her winter miracle remains shining. Re-imagined here with silk petals, seed heads and burnished leaves. A creative whisper of the wild #WinterMagic

I’ve been away with the fairies these past few days… borrowed by their bright mischief and winter magic. They insist I return their energy with rest, so I’m a little behind on replies. But I’m fluttering back now, catching up slowly, gratefully, and with a pocket full of wildflower light. ✨🧚✨

A candlelit moment from my studio — tonight’s reading is the Beech Tree Fairy from Nature’s Advent Calendar, a wild fairytale for winter. I’ll be sharing a little of the story each day through December, for anyone who’d like to wander with me. If you’d like your own copy, the link is in my bio.

A miniature Christmas garland, strung with campion seed heads and shell beads, all threaded on willow-herb fibre. A tiny herb robert seed-head — ‘grannie’s needle’ — holds the thread. A tiny natural element, re-imagined creatively, can carry a little wild magic into the everyday world. #WildMagic

Setting off to Bath with butterflies on the car and fairytales in my bag… If you’d like to listen in, here’s the link. Winter magic, ready to be shared. www.facebook.com/share/p/17gc... #NaturesAdventCalendar #AWildFairytale #ClothOfNature #WinterMagic #NatureAndStory #ChildrensBooks #RadioBath

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Tonight’s Advent treasure ~ leaf lace, shaped by winter’s slow alchemy. Rain, frost and microbial life soften the leaf away, leaving only its fine-veined skeleton. In nature, these miraculous transformations happen all the time — reminding us that even in fading, another layer of wonder is revealed.

This evening’s Advent treasure is a Comma Butterfly Fairy, resting on a curl of hop vine — the plant her young depend upon. I love how butterflies carry their stories in partnership with the plants that raise them. A touch of true magic from the wild world meeting the soft magic of fairytale. #Fairy

The first day of my Nature-inspired Advent Calendar… tiny candlesnuff candles, each held in a campion seed-head candlestick. Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) is said to be bioluminescent — lit by the light of the moon, no matches required. A quiet start, glowing softly at winter’s threshold.

There’s something enchanting about fungi — rising quietly from hidden realms with old magic in their names. Yesterday’s candle-snuff find reminded me of the tiny tapers in my wild fairytale… a whisper to welcome more wonder into December. #WildWonder #Fairytale clothofnature.com?post_type=pr...

Daylight is snuffed out far too soon at this time of year… So it made me smile to find candle snuff fungi standing in my path this afternoon — tiny winter sentinels said to glow faintly in the dark. A small reminder that even when the light dips early, something quiet is still shining. #WildWonder

A tiny posy of wildflowers — campion, yarrow and strawberry — gathered into a little vase fashioned from a poppy seed head. Shining a small wildflower light into my studio… so precious at this time of year. #WildflowerHour

Rainy November days can dampen the spirit, can’t they? I’m missing Jack Frost and his spiky, sparkling ways, but until he returns, here are a few wild fairytale words to help lift the clouds. Reading from Nature’s Advent Calendar on the fairy house doorstep, casting a little winter magic in the air.

At first light, I stepped into the fairy house and found that Jack Frost had been tapping on the windows overnight. Perhaps he stopped by for news of our wild fairytale… he missed the fairies, so left his frosted messages shimmering across the panes. A little winter magic for you.

The fairies kept me busy today — fluttering about as I wrapped more books to post away. Feeling brighter on my new meds, and there’s no better prescription than nature, imagination and creativity, but I’m pacing myself, however excitable those fairies are! Here are three little fairytale characters.

The fairies were fluttering in my studio today, as I wrapped more books to post away… I’ve always wished this wild fairytale might find its way into Christmas stockings — hoping believing in fairies makes wishes come true! Sharing the once-upon-a-time beginning: clothofnature.com/product/natu...

‘A lantern in the storm’. Some treasures from the meadow, to brighten your day… just in case you don’t feel like stepping out into the storm! #ClothOfNature #MeadowMagic #AutumnDays #NatureTreasures #WildflowerHour #WildAndTending

Discovered along the wild way today — a bright treasure to hold close to heart when winter nights feel a little too dark. #ClothOfNature #WildTreasure #SolaceInNature #NoticingNature

The first copies of Nature’s Advent Calendar are on their way — wrapped in brown paper and twine, carrying a little magic from my studio to you. Thank you for welcoming my wild fairytale into the world. I’m so grateful for your orders. The fairy light is shining bright this evening. #ClothOfNature

Sharing a little excitement, on a dark November evening… They’ve arrived! My first copies of Nature’s Advent Calendar – A Wild Fairytale, published under Cloth of Nature Press. Signed, limited edition copies are now available — wrapped with care and a whisper of magic. Link to follow 🧚 #NewBook

A hush in the studio… But the door’s ajar to the wild. Birdsong drifts in, chiming through the stillness. Wildflowers rest in a tiny perfume vial. A butterfly ship sets sail across the pages of a wild fairytale. Even in quiet moments, something stirs. A wild fairytale is on its way! #ColthOfNature

Before dawn, a tawny owl called through the darkness. Later, walking to my studio, birdsong rose around me — sweet cadences of thrush, bright notes of blackcap, and perhaps a redwing’s wistful echo. Even on the greyest days, there’s music. And the owl calls at the edge of night. #BirdSong

A perfume vial labelled Daisy, filled with daisies. A recycled lid cradling wild vetch in rainwater and vintage beads. Late wildflowers, lit from within — defying the dark. They rest beside me on my desk. When I lift my gaze, I rest my eyes on them, and in pausing my mind rests too. #Stillness

From Red Squirrel Riding Hood in Yorkshire… to Red Umbrella Resilience outside UCLH. Fatigued and fragile, yes — but also heard. A constructive consultation. A treatment plan. A little clarity to carry forward. Grateful to @UCLH Infectious Diseases. This is what good medicine feels like. #NeuroLyme

Every bit the weary traveller still — though I can’t entirely blame the journey home from Yorkshire. Fatigue and I aren’t friends, just long-time companions. But I’ve finished the squirrel movie! A moment of stillness, rustle and joy. Long-term illness shapes the rhythm of life… so does love.

So tired this evening, having been scampering about all day. But before I doze off on the sofa — a squirrely snack to share, for those with an appetite for something sweet. An after-dinner treat! Squirrel ~ the movie to follow tomorrow. #RedSquirrel #ClothOfNature #WildYorkshire #NatureEncounter

Stepping out into the wilds of Yorkshire again today, in search of copper, gold… and a healthy, rosy glow! Yesterday, the rivers sparkled, the woodlands glowed ember-bright, and the sky blushed over the beauty of the world. #YorkshireWilds #NatureForWellbeing #YorkshireWanders #ClothOfNature

From the wild torrent of the Strid to the serenity of the River Nidd at Knaresborough, as the sun softly set on another beautiful Yorkshire day. #RiverWalks #AutumnLight #YorkshireRivers #StridWood

Strid Woods this afternoon — a gold rush of tumbling leaves, and the Strid itself rushing wild beside us. I arrived tired but the river’s fierce energy gifted me a rush of my own. There’s something ancient in its roar — something that clears the mind and stirs the soul. #AutumnEnergy #WildYorkshire

And here we are — A leaf-strewn path unfurling through golden beechwood, like a birthday ribbon laid by the trees. Yorkshire has welcomed us with golden canopies, soft grey skies, and quiet magic at every turn… #ClothOfNature #AutumnWanderings #Yorkshiredales

For #WildflowerHour: Bright-eyed Green Alkanet, peeping out at me from the roadside verge today. Though often passed by, its flowers beckon, glinting like tiny sapphires — blooming well into autumn, and sometimes through winter too. A quiet companion at the edge of things, whispering resilience.

The door to the Fairy House stands open, leading out into Silver-wind Spinney. Time to step out and follow the leaf-laced paths, byways and highways that lead north. We’re off on holiday to Yorkshire — for a few days of celebration, wildness and wonder. There will also be birthday cake! #WildWander

For #Halloween. A wonderfully globby goblin, clinging to a tree beside my studio… googly eyes, nose, even a mischievous glint!He looks as though he may wobble to life at any moment and mutter something mossy under his breath. The bokeh behind lends a touch of magic, like lanterns in a goblin wood.

Even fairytales have mirrors — and moments of courage. Sight-saving Eylea injections today. Resting now, eyes sore but I’m grateful for the treatment. Back to wings and wonder soon. Thank you for the warmth and kindness — it helps light the way.

A little pause in our fairytale world today 🧚 Real-life pages are turning too. Thank you for all the warmth after yesterday’s wild-fairytale news — I’m holding your kind words close as I head to Southampton Hospital for eye injections this afternoon. So replies may be quiet for a bit. #FairytaleMe

The presses are rolling! My first wild fairytale has gone to print. Nature’s Advent Calendar – A Wild Fairytale will soon unfold. Inspired by my Advent calendars, sharing nature’s treasures, it’s a tale of twenty-four small doors opening into nature’s quiet magic. Published by Cloth of Nature Press