
Take a stroll down Lullaby Lane and Call on Mrs Gwendoline Jones. She spends her days unpicking realities and re-stitching them into dreams. Every evening she can be found, needle in hand, leaning over her work. Her sharp eyes looking for spaces in the fabric, the colour changing in the candlelight; russet red to vermillion, bronze to gold, black to blue sapphire.
Tonight she sews a dream from a little child’s day.
She takes the peacock feathers seen in a window and stitches them into a forest. She turns a puddle into an ocean and on the shore an applique of madelaines for seashells.
She takes the bank of storm clouds and places them on the sea for the waves that crashed, and turns some unfamiliar seaweed into a monster, for she is not above high drama and Mrs Jones firmly believes that children must not be coddled.
She sometimes forgets to finish the hem.
Satisfied with her work she packs it away in the sewing box and as the morning sun rises she rests.
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Written for Priceless Joy’s Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers and inspired by the photo prompt kindly supplied by Louise from the Storyteller’s Abode below.
I love this.
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Wow TJ! Excellent story! I love the idea of her sewing dreams together at night. And that she sews the dreams at night and rests during the day. Beautifully told!
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Thanks so much. So delighted you enjoyed it. Hope you are having a great week. TJ
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Thank you TJ! I hope you are too. 🙂
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“unpicking realities and re-stitching them into dreams” — if only we could! This is a great little story.
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Thanks so very much! ☺
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A beautiful story!
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Thank you so much! ☺
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How absolutely quaint and clever. Very sweet story and lovely image, as usual 😀
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So kind of you to say. Thanks so much! ☺
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I like that she sometimes doesn’t finish the hem – like the story is never ended. Great read!!
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Thanks so very much for the comment! So glad you enjoyed the story. Very best wishes! TJ ☺
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Beautiful … absolutely beautiful.
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You are very kind. Thank you. 😊
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I love the way she ‘unpicks realities and re-sews it into dreams.’ What a wonderful thought. 🙂
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Thanks so much Judy. I am so glad the idea appeals. ☺ ciao for now. ☺
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This is a beautiful story, TJ. I love, ‘unpicking realities and re-stitching them into dreams’ – such a magical idea. Really well done. 🙂
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Thanks you so much for this. I am so delighted that the idea hit a chord. Hope you have a wonderful weekend! TJ
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Great story, the images are just wonderful 🙂 Might you be sowing dreams too?
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Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the compliment. A sower of dreams is a lovely image! Hope you have a magical week. TJ
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