Hortensia had been known to stand in the rain with her arms outstretched, her face turned up to welcome the rain drops and then dance in circles of delight - with bare feet of course. Gnomes relish and adore Spring rain, the smells of wet blossom, the quiver of mud under their feet - the incredible nurturing benefit of it all - well, it was almost too much sometimes and a General Official Frolic Day would have to be declared.
Today wasn't a Frolic Day but even so Hortensia felt that play was high on her list of adventures for the day. 'Think of the planting' she muttered to her self, she had been beginning to separate and plant on little wild strawberry plants, and the wet conditions were just right for encouraging new growth. Of course, later on in the year, she would make her renowned wild strawberry jam - oh what a delight that would be, Archibold would be curling his toes in anticipation of fresh scones with wild strawberry jam for tea.....
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