Meet me at eight, in the garden that does bring,
stories from childhood and memories of Spring
Charlotte read the note again – even though she had instantly known the location.
It was a special place she shared with her Grandmother. How could it be the same – with her gone?
Folding the papyrus paper, she descended the grassy staircase.
She thought of: the teddy bears picnic, looking for fairies, counting stars. All now a distant dream.
Charlotte stood in shock as she entered the clearing. Fairly lights lead the way to the patchwork blanket she'd helped her Grandmother make one year. Her eldest teddy bear placed on it, next to a feast of her favourite picnic food and…………Ben.
On one knee!
He said "I want you to fall in love with this place again.
With you dear Charlotte I feel like a King
So I told your father, you make my heart sing
With that he gave me his sincere blessing
To ask for your hand with your Grandmother’s ring”
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This is so sweet! It was a complete surprise that Ben was there waiting for her. Lovely story! Welcome to the FFfAW challenge! We are happy you have joined us!
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Wow! Thank you for reading my post so quickly and for your kind words. I really enjoyed the challenge! I’m looking forward to the next one. I’m happy to have joined. 😊
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My pleasure! Happy you have joined too. I will be sending out a new challenge next Monday afternoon (USA time).
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Such a lovely story of hope, beautifully done….
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Thank you for reading and your lovely comment 😊
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My pleasure, look forward to reading more from you..
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Lovely tale, so sweet. Nice one.
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Thank you Iain. That’s kind of you to read and say 😊.
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What a nice romantic story. Loved the verded!
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Verses*
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Thank you Shivangi. I was kicking myself for starting the verses as was a struggle to get it right.
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Who cut all the onions? Beautiful take, YOV. Cheers, Varad
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Hehe! Aww thank you for reading and your comment.
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I think you nailed it. I was part of a flash group once but you had to hit the word target exactly. It was too much trouble trying to make your story end smoothly by adding or subtracting a couple of words. Especially when you got your story right and you were one word over.
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Thank you 😊 oh wow, hitting the word count right on sounds like a massive challenge. I can still imagine you crafting your magic. Did you publish any of them? I really enjoyed doing my first one, it’s a great writing exercise.
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Yes, I published them, but most became parts of longer posts. My most successful attempt was https://jefftcann.com/2016/12/22/mr-marks-christmas-dose/ but I’m sure I edited itinto a longer post for clarity.
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Beautiful how past and presence come together. Great take!
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Thank you for reading and for your feedback. That’s lovely of you to say 😊.
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