“There was moss and magic everywhere… sparkles and fairy dust” she writes. She also tells how the tiny book had minute writing in fairy language and they wondered if it told of magical fairy spells and potions, and how they heard a faint giggle as they gasped in amazement watching the acorn chandelier turn on and off. I was intrigued by the fairy food that popped in their mouths when they tried it. Our fairies often gift human food, usually taken from our fridge. How wonderful this fairy food must be.

I must have left the computer open on the blog overnight, because the next morning we woke to find the fairies had gathered many bits and pieces including moss, gold mirrors, large leaves, dried paper daisies and a gooseberry pod skeleton. We could only assume they wanted us to create something so delightful for them too.

Here’s what we made – and they seemed to approve! The next morning, the whole room was covered with a gold sparkle and the straw basket on the log table which held some moss and a toadstool, now also held a tiny key. We are yet to discover what this key opens…