The Blue Queen Instructs the Princess Bluebell
The Blue King and Queen are hosting a ball for their daughter, the Princess Bluebell. They are hoping that their beautiful daughter will catch the eye and the heart of their guest of honour, the Prince of the Peacocks, with her natural charm and beauty. However just to be sure, the Blue Queen is giving her daughter some last minute instructions in her blue boudoir whilst her lady in waiting helps dress Princess Bluebell in her pale blue ballgown.
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 7th of May is “Blue for You – ME 2022” 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 subject for “Smile on Saturday” this week was open to personal choice but required a lot of blue, I thought I would stick with tradition and submit a Playmobil tableau as I did for the theme last year and the year before. One of the wonderful things that attract people, young and old alike, to Playmobil is their vibrant colour. I hope you like my choice of subject for the theme, and that it makes you smile.
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 Blue Queen Instructs the Princess Bluebell
The Blue King and Queen are hosting a ball for their daughter, the Princess Bluebell. They are hoping that their beautiful daughter will catch the eye and the heart of their guest of honour, the Prince of the Peacocks, with her natural charm and beauty. However just to be sure, the Blue Queen is giving her daughter some last minute instructions in her blue boudoir whilst her lady in waiting helps dress Princess Bluebell in her pale blue ballgown.
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 7th of May is “Blue for You – ME 2022” 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 subject for “Smile on Saturday” this week was open to personal choice but required a lot of blue, I thought I would stick with tradition and submit a Playmobil tableau as I did for the theme last year and the year before. One of the wonderful things that attract people, young and old alike, to Playmobil is their vibrant colour. I hope you like my choice of subject for the theme, and that it makes you smile.
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.