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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 6:01 am
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 6:08 am
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 6:14 am
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 6:17 am
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 6:27 am
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{{Sorry I don't have pics of the garden, yet. I can't find the right ones! Arbor Lodge in Nebraska was my inspiration from when I saw it years ago, but I can't find good pics of it.}}
Thistle trilled happily when Sakura scratched her behind her ear. Yep. She liked this lady. She smelled good, too. She smelled sweet.
Amy blushed slightly and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear at Sakura's compliment. "Really? I'm so glad you like it, Sakura! That means a lot to me. We also have pixies in the garden, too, to help keep things healthy and growing. Some of them came from my home. I wear a necklace now so that their dust doesn't bother me, though you can't see it right now. They mixed their magic with mine and made it so that I can transfigure the necklace's size. It's the size of a quarter right now and is in one of my pockets."
She laughed and shook her head. "Okay, I just rambled on there. But I hope you come by here more often! And if you think of anything that could be added or improved, just let me know. And if you have any art you'd still like to submit, just let me know about that, too. Sculptures would be great and can be added right now to the garden. If it's a painting or a poem, it might have to wait a couple of weeks until Kits comes back from Brazil and we can have our grand opening for the art exhibit."
Amy took a breath and then focused back on her friend. "And I'm doing really well now, thank you for asking. I was really busy for awhile getting the garden ready and preparing for the pool opening, but now I should have lots of free time! How about you? How are you doing, Sakura?"
She smiled at her as she looked at her outfit. "From what you're wearing, I'd say you're doing really well. You look really good!"
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 6:33 am
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 6:38 am
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 6:44 am
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 6:49 am
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 6:52 am
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 7:00 am
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Amy laughed and shook her head. "Oh Sakura. I have a feeling your life is never dull. Well, we can start with a tour of the garden!"
Thistle squeaked happily and ran forward ahead of Amy. She ran along the path and toward the large two tier fountain that sat in the middle of a nice sitting area.
There were two wooden benches, two stone benches, and a couple of stone chess boards with wooden chairs on either side of them. The boards had chess pieces on them but also had checkers in the tray on each side of the board in case people wanted to play checkers instead of chess. Everything was set up around the circular shape of the resting area, and the entire area was surrounding by walls of greenery, shrubs, small trees, and gorgeous flowers. There were also some non-native plants and flowers in the area since the pixies/fairies could keep them alive and healthy. There were also two cherry blossom trees.
In the circular area, there were 5 different archways that led off into different areas of the garden maze. One of the archways obviously led back out of the garden, but the other four went deeper into the garden.
Amy laughed as Thistle ran ahead of her and shook her head. "You'll have to excuse Thistle. She is in love with this garden, possibly even more than I am. She knows to stay in my eye line, though, so I don't lose her."
She led Sakura down the garden stone walkway to the resting area. "Well, this is a basic area that anyone can get into. They can enjoy the garden, come and relax, without having to go through a maze. If they don't like mazes, they can just sit here and still enjoy the benefits of a garden."
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 7:10 am
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 7:18 am
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 7:23 am
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 7:33 am
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Amy gasped softly and went over to stand in front of Sakura, who was sitting on the edge of the fountain next to Thistle now.
"Seriously? You might incorporate some ideas you got here in your home? That is so cool, Sakura! That is a huge compliment. Thank you... You know, I really love decorating indoors, too. I could help you decorate your place if you want some help. If nothing else, it's always more fun to do that kind of activity with a friend helping out, too."
Thistle walked over toward Sakura and laid her head in her lap. She loved Sakura's sweet smell, and she was a calm person to be around.
With her head in Sakura's lap, Thistle looked sideways into the fountain and allowed the tip of her tail to go into the water, hanging over the fountain edge. When a fish would come close to it, she'd flip it a little and cause it to swim off quickly. It was kind of fun!
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