• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary navigation
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Carol J. Michel

Award winner author of gardening humor books

  • About
    • Contact
  • Blog
  • Books
    • Shop
    • Gardening Humor
    • Children’s Books
    • New – The Halloween Hare
  • Social
    • YouTube
    • Instagram
  • The Gardenangelists Podcast
  • Gardening Humor
  • Children’s
  • All Books

May Dreams Gardens

Guest Post: Garden Fairies Declare Christmas in August

August 6, 2012 By Carol Michel 11 Comments

Garden fairies here.

We are garden fairies and we are celebrating Christmas in August on account of over two inches of rain fell on the garden early this morning.  

We are not sure of the accuracy of our rain gauge, so we are hesitant to exclaim that there was actually a full two and a half inches of rain  because that might not be right and we garden fairies pride ourselves on being right and accurate and not exaggerating, ever.

We are always truthful.  We are so truthful that we’ll confess that we do actually sometimes steal garden gloves and hide them. But it is all in good fun and for a laugh at the expense of the gardener.  You should see Carol walk back and forth in the garden looking for gloves we’ve hidden.  It is hilarious and then some.

Anyway, we are truthful garden fairies and all this rain has really lightened our mood.  We had started to call the drought “the Grinch” because it was so mean to withhold rain like that. We are garden fairies and we were beginning to have despair that it would ever rain again on our garden.

And then it rained.  We are garden fairies, bring on the wassail pudding, but don’t burn a yule log because it is still too dry, hang some lights in the garden and let’s celebrate a little bit!

It rained!

But we are garden fairies, so we must warn everyone. The Grinch of a Drought has only temporarily let go of the gardens. We don’t want to seem ungrateful or piggish, but we are going to need more rain to really vanquish the Grinch of a Drought from the garden once and for all time.  A lot more rain.  

However, we are optimistic that over time we will get that rain.  And then Carol can stop watering, which she never wears gloves for. She can start doing other stuff, like weeding, that requires gloves. Then she’ll set down those gloves and we’ll hide them and watch her look for them.

Because that’s what garden fairies do.

Submitted by:
Thorn Goblinfly, Chief High Priestess and Scribe for the Garden Fairies here at May Dreams Gardens.

P.S.  Carol had better put on some gloves and start weeding. You would not believe the weeds around this garden. We are garden fairies, truthful, always.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: fairies, humor, weather

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Beth says

    August 6, 2012 at 5:09 am

    Rain – certainly cause for celebration! So gladyou got some much-need rain!

    Reply
  2. growingagardenindavis says

    August 6, 2012 at 5:26 am

    Since you are in a good mood maybe you can give Carol back the camera you hid. And what exactly is wassail pudding??

    Reply
  3. Fairegarden says

    August 6, 2012 at 11:25 am

    Congratulations and Merry Christmas! How could a cute little fairy rain gauge be inaccurate? Two and one half inches it is! Love the glove trick.

    Fernleaf Gravelgardener

    ps, I thought wassail was a drink?

    Reply
  4. Anonymous says

    August 6, 2012 at 1:12 pm

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    Reply
  5. Anonymous says

    August 6, 2012 at 1:16 pm

    Wassailing is a Yuletide activity, and any things that go with it can be tagged with the adjective "wassail …", e.g. pudding, drink, singing, etc.

    See Wassailing in Wikipedia

    Reply
  6. Dee/reddirtramblings says

    August 6, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    So glad it rained for you! It rained a teensy bit here too, but my garden fairies aren't have Christmas as far as I can see.~~Dee

    Reply
  7. CommonWeeder says

    August 6, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    We got rain too. Just over two inches. Garden fairies are celebrating everywhere.

    Reply
  8. Nancy says

    August 6, 2012 at 6:36 pm

    Half an inch on my yard in Houston! I bet garden fairies use rain in their wassail…

    Reply
  9. Jason says

    August 6, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    We've had rain in Chicago the last couple weeks as well. Amazing how fast the lawns greened up. Hope it wasn't too late to help most of the trees.

    Reply
  10. Kathy says

    August 7, 2012 at 1:44 am

    Very glad you got rain. Trying not to be jealous you got 2.5 inches (ie, more than me)

    Reply
  11. Helen Malandrakis says

    August 9, 2012 at 1:28 am

    The rain we had was certainly welcome!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Updates from Carol Michel

* indicates required
Email Preferences

Categories

  • Blog (3,053)
  • Internal (2)

Blog Tags

annuals Blogging books bulbs dr. hortfreud embrace fairies fall family flowers fruits garden bloggers bloom day garden bloggers book club garden design gardeners gardening gardening geek gardens hoes holidays hortense hoelove houseplants humor indoor gardening insects lawn letters to gardening friends perennials rabbits reviews Secrets seeds shrubs spring tools trees vegetable garden vegetable gardening vegetables weather weeding weeds when a gardener wildflower wednesday winter

The Gardenangelists Podcast with Dee Nash

Gardenangelists Podcast

Footer

Gardenangelists Podcast with Dee Nash

Gardenangelists Podcast

Connect

  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • maydreams icon

Quick Links

  • Home
  • Contact
  • Books
  • May Dreams Gardens
  • Podcast

Updates from Carol Michel

* indicates required
Email Preferences

Newsletter Archive

Copyright © 2023 · CarolJMichel.com · Sitemap · Privacy Policy

Book purchase links are affiliate links and Carol earns a small commission if you make a purchase.

We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies.
Do not sell my personal information.
Cookie SettingsAccept
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
CookieDurationDescription
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional11 monthsThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Others
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
SAVE & ACCEPT