The Bluebirds and Doves bid the Winter Faeries Farewell
As the first snows of winter fall, the doves and bluebirds come to bid the Winter Faeries goodbye. The doves will fly up into their palatial dovecote in the palace gardens, whilst the bluebirds will fly south for the winter where warmer climes await them. Although busy decorating the flowers with lacy frost, the Winter Faeries can pause long enough to wish their friends a safe journey and a cosy winter.
The theme for Smile on Saturday for the 8th of May “Blue for You – ME 2021” which is in honour of ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day which happens to fall on May 12th. May the 12th was chosen as it coincided with the birth date of Florence Nightingale, the celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale became chronically ill in her mid-thirties after returning from the Crimean War; the M.E.-like illness often left her bedridden during the last 50 years of her life.
As the theme for Smile on Saturday this week was open to subject but required a lot of blue, I thought I would submit a Playmobil tableau as I did for the theme last year. One of the wonderful things that attract people, young and old alike, to Playmobil is their vibrant colour range, which includes blue.
Playmobil is a line of toys produced by the Brandstätter Group, headquartered in Zirndorf, Germany. Production began in 1974. Playmobil began to be sold worldwide in 1975, and by 2009, approximately 2.2 billion Playmobil figures had been sold. The signature Playmobil toy is a 7.5 cm tall human figure with a particular smiling face. A wide range of accessories, buildings and vehicles, as well as many sorts of animals, are also part of the Playmobil line. Playmobil toys are produced in themed series of sets as well as individual special figures and playsets. New products and product lines developed by a 50-strong development team are introduced frequently, and older sets are discontinued. Promotional and one-off products are sometimes produced in very limited quantities. These practices have helped give rise to a sizeable community of collectors.
The Bluebirds and Doves bid the Winter Faeries Farewell
As the first snows of winter fall, the doves and bluebirds come to bid the Winter Faeries goodbye. The doves will fly up into their palatial dovecote in the palace gardens, whilst the bluebirds will fly south for the winter where warmer climes await them. Although busy decorating the flowers with lacy frost, the Winter Faeries can pause long enough to wish their friends a safe journey and a cosy winter.
The theme for Smile on Saturday for the 8th of May “Blue for You – ME 2021” which is in honour of ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day which happens to fall on May 12th. May the 12th was chosen as it coincided with the birth date of Florence Nightingale, the celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale became chronically ill in her mid-thirties after returning from the Crimean War; the M.E.-like illness often left her bedridden during the last 50 years of her life.
As the theme for Smile on Saturday this week was open to subject but required a lot of blue, I thought I would submit a Playmobil tableau as I did for the theme last year. One of the wonderful things that attract people, young and old alike, to Playmobil is their vibrant colour range, which includes blue.
Playmobil is a line of toys produced by the Brandstätter Group, headquartered in Zirndorf, Germany. Production began in 1974. Playmobil began to be sold worldwide in 1975, and by 2009, approximately 2.2 billion Playmobil figures had been sold. The signature Playmobil toy is a 7.5 cm tall human figure with a particular smiling face. A wide range of accessories, buildings and vehicles, as well as many sorts of animals, are also part of the Playmobil line. Playmobil toys are produced in themed series of sets as well as individual special figures and playsets. New products and product lines developed by a 50-strong development team are introduced frequently, and older sets are discontinued. Promotional and one-off products are sometimes produced in very limited quantities. These practices have helped give rise to a sizeable community of collectors.