Topic: Letters to Lyneth

Mairead Harker

Date: 2014-12-19 07:27 EST
Dear Lynnie,

Teacher says I should practice writing things. I thought it might be fun to send you letters.

I am very happy to hear that you are going to be a big sister! I gotta tell you that there will be times when you want to hide under your covers with a flashlight and read a book by yourself!

We are getting ready for Christmas and Yule at our house. Mama taught me about some other holidays that people celebrate. There's one called Hanukkah where people get presents for eight whole days! Some people call it the Festival of Lights.

I'm a Squire for Seaside like Aunt Rhi was for Old Temple and Battlefield Park. I'm learning to use this thing called a glaive. It feels different than my staff.

Trix has learned to play hide and seek. Mostly she looks for toys that got lost, but she learn more soon enough. Mama says Riddle used to play find the baby when Aunt Diana was little and tried to hide in Gran's flower bushes.

I'm learning to ice skate this winter time. Do you think your Mama and Da might let you join up, too?

Your friend,

Maggie

Lyneth Granger

Date: 2015-01-12 07:53 EST
Dear Maggie,

Sorry I did not writ befour the new Year. We had cake and partys and my mummy and daddy did lots of kissing.

The baby moved! He poked me in the eer when I hugged mummy and it made her larf lots and lots cos I called him a poo and he did it again.

We only did Chrismus at our house. And uncle Jon and auntie Lena came over at New year and there was lots of noise but I had to go to bed befour they went away. Did you have a gud Chrissmas and new year"

Daddy says a glaive is like a stick with a big niff on top. Does it make smashed taytoes too"

And mummy said I can do the skating with you cos I am too scerweeky and she gets tired and she says we will have fun.

Your fiend

Lyneth

Mairead Harker

Date: 2015-04-11 21:27 EST
Dear Lynnie,

I'm sorry I haven't written in a while. Things have been very busy! I know we talk at school, but writing letters is still good practice and fun.

Congratulations on being a big sister! I know you will do a good job of helping your mama and da make sure your new brother is happy and loved. Mama, Aunt Rhi, and Gran helped me put together a few things that you and your family might need.

I picked out the wagon so you can give him rides when he's big enough to sit up and see more of the world. There's a blanket to for you to cozy up in and a bear to cuddle. Dogs are better snugglers, but sometimes, they aren't allowed on a bed. The music thing is for those times when you just need to hide and be by yourself. As great as having a little sister or brother can be, there are times when they cry a lot. I know it is all the voice they have, but it can be hard on the mama and da sometimes to figure it out. Sometimes, the best thing a big sister can do is make sandwiches and pour some juice or milk for the big people for when they are hungry and tired from taking care of the baby.

Gran sent the flying unicorn ornament. She said it's to help keep Baby Dylan safe from things the grown ups don't always see. It's sposta go on his bed frame.

Aunt Rhi and Uncle Eregor sent the stroller bike thing. It looks like fun to me!

I'm sending you a set of those walkie talkie things so if you need another big sister to talk to, I'm on the other end!

Your Friend,

Maggie

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Lyneth Granger

Date: 2015-06-18 12:04 EST
Dear Maggie,

Sorry I havnet writ back sooner. The baby is very busy making.

Mummy says to say thank you for the you nee corn, and Daddy says I skeer him on the stoller bike thingy but that's good too. Dylan always go sleeps when we play with it, so i think its good! But we carnt do it in the house, 'cos larst time I runned over Loki's tail, and he cried. Carnt wait for him to be big nuff to use the waggon!

I learned how to make grilled cheese sammiches with Kaylee, only she uses a iron and Daddy buyed one special so we doesn't get cheese on our cloves when we use it on them. So now when Mummy and Daddy are tired, i makes dinner! With teh fairies, 'cos Oisin says I am trouble inna kitchen on my own.

There's new people onna Grove our age sort of and they might be comin to school with us next year. The Burny man got a little boy and a little girl, only the little girl carnt tawk and we has to learn how to make signs so she can tawk to us, and Dom got a girlfriend and she's got a little girl called Daisy, and Lila's changin' schools so all of us can go in the same car, and it will be noisy and fun! And Arnty Lena and Jazz are gonna have babies at Chrismus, and the Burny man will have a new baby befour that, so there will be lots of babies!

The bad daddy hasn't come yet. Im not sposed to tawk about it much, but he will come now that Dylan is here, and my Daddy is all nervuss and Mummy says we carnt leave Dylan alone ever until it is all over, and it feels like he is watching us. I jus want him to go away. He is a Bad Fae. If you see him, kick him inna fork and run!

This is a long letter. Im stopping now.

Your fiend, Lyneth

Mairead Harker

Date: 2015-07-05 17:34 EST
Dear Lynnie,

My Gran says that babies sleep really good when they feel safe. Mama and Da used to ride us in a wagon for things like zoo trips. Maybe when Dylan is big enough us big sisters could make a picnic for the grown ups and littler kids. The big garden downtown or the zoo would be a fun thing!

I like grilled cheese lots! I think it's very very good with tomato soup. Aunt Nikki says it's her comfort food. I think that means makes her feel happy when she's not so happy. Me, I like ice cream for that. Who can't be happy if they got ice cream?

I know the Burny man, too! Aunt Rhi's says his name is Johnny. His wife is very pretty and she has a sister that's ....I forget the word, but they look just like each other. That's gotta be brain spinny sometimes!

Maybe we should ask to have a signing class at school. I learned to finger spell and sign 'cause Doran's Mama can't talk. She hears really good, but she talks with her hands lots of the time.

A bad daddy is not a good thing. Dads are supposed to love and take care of their kids. The unicorn charm is supposed to help keep bad magic away from babies. Gran says some faery magic is stronger than hers even though she's old and very good at it. Ask your Mom and Da if it's ok and I'll ask Uncle Heph about special magic for a staff and stuff. We learn to defend ourselves in school, but you got a special worry and need to be extra ready in case that bad daddy comes.

Your Friend,

Maggie

Lyneth Granger

Date: 2015-09-29 09:22 EST
Dear Maggie,

I am very bad at answering on time. But I'm answering!

The bad daddy is all gonned. He sent bad men to hurt my Mummy and Daddy and he tooked me away to make me say I was going to be a queen but I said no and I hit him and he gave up. And when I got back, I went whoosh and all the bad men turned into dust! Daddy was a bit bleedy but Mummy said he was okay and they was looked after by Tiernan who is my big brother what I did not know I had and he's magic like me. He does not like being called Nanny.

I heard you won a Barry Knee or something. Well done! Does that mean you has to wear a crown and big boots? And I sawed you in Miserable Les! Uncle Jon got tickets for the opening night and made me and Daddy go and he says me and Mummy will go and see Snow Queen to make it fair and you might be in that one too! I'm too yung for STARS, and Mummy says I can't make myself look older becoz I will still only be 4 and she wont let me cheat like that. But she was giggly, so it is a good thing. I like it when Mummy and Daddy are giggly.

Love, Lyneth

Pss ....Mummy says can you thank your gran for the you nee corn becoz it was really helpful and stopped the bad men from getting Dylan.

Mairead Harker

Date: 2015-10-01 07:03 EST
Dear Lyneth,

I'm glad that bad daddy is gone. I'm glad your family is safe. Mostly, I'm glad you stuck up for yourself! That's a very important thing. Couldn't they wait until you grow up to be a queen? Seems really silly to rush you along.

How do you like being a big sister and little sister, too' Closest I have to a big brother is my cousin, Jacen.

I won a barony because I got a special thing called a grant that let me challenge a Baron. Rand was the Overlord and he could have given it to anybody he wanted. He said that I had proven myself to him, so, he gave me a chance. I don't get a crown, but I do get to wear a really nice ring.

Next time you come to the theater when I'm in a show, please have your Mama or Da ask the box office people or an usher to let me know! I can find you during intermission and say hello. You will be old enough for STARS after two more birthdays. That seems like a very long time, but it'll go by quick enough.

Big doings coming up for school soon! Mama said she will send notes home and put a note on the big notice board.

See you soon!

Love,

Maggie

P.S. Gran says to tell your Mama that she is very welcome.

Lyneth Granger

Date: 2015-10-11 11:53 EST
Dear Maggie,

I enjoyed Miserable Les. You was very good! And Uncle Jon did say we could come to the back, but I felled asleep and Daddy fort I should go to bed. Next time I won't!

I like being a big sister lots and lots. Dylan is all finkles and fums and he makes silly noises but he smiles and laughs at me lots and that makes me happy coz it means I am a good big sister. I dont know about being a little sister. Tiernan is not used to being hooman lots of the time so emoticons are hard for him. But he is a hork and a wolf and he can talk to aminals and he is going to teach me how to be a hork and fly!

Mummy says I shood esplain about being half Fae. There is two bits of me. There is the hooman bit which is nearly four and knows about emoticons and love and fambly and stuff like that. And there is the Fae bit of me, what is already bigger and growed up and knows the magic and elefants. But the Fae bit of me likes being a little hooman, so I stay littler for longer cos people like little girls and give me hugs and kisses and cuddles and I can say stuff and no one minds becoz I is small. The bad daddy fort I was all growed and he fort he could get me to go away from my fambly becoz he is Fae and Fae like him dont unnerstan emoticons and love and fambly. And he lost becoz my Fae bit knows about emoticons and love and fambly becoz of my hooman bit. I have a growed up face. I will show you next time if you want.

What is a barony' Is it like a kingdom' Daddy says you is Baron of Old Temple where the Burny Man works. Are you going to the fire pretention week stuffs? Mummy and Daddy said we are going to the cookit and the fireworks and mebbe the one next Saturday with the trucks and stuff.

It is foor weeks until I am foor. I want a party but I has no ideas. Help!

Love, Lyneth xx

Mairead Harker

Date: 2015-12-17 19:48 EST
Dear Lyneth,

I'm sorry I haven't sent you a letter in a long time. I've been busy with school, you know that part, and other stuff. I'm the Baroness of Old Market. Old Temple is where Mama and Grandpa Tass used to be Barons. Mama had a fire station built over there, I don't know if it's the same one that Burny Man works at or not, but my Da says that having more fire stations means people can get help faster. That's a very good thing. I think that's why they are one of the projects Mama picked to do.

It's not a kingdom. It's more like winning a prize thing. While I have my title, I have a place to stay called the Cardinal Inn and as long as I keep winning, I get to keep it. My Squire is named Andre Esmond, he's very nice, works hard, and likes to read books! I am learning to speak French from him.

While I am Baroness, I picked to have Da build a care center next to the West Side Old Market fire station. Mama had that one built when she was Baroness in Old Market. Dr. Valkonan over at Riverview is helping me with care center. She's got the ideas on what should be there that I didn't know. I need to write a letter to your Aunt Caroline, the one that used to be on the council with Aunt Rhi. I think she would know best what bedding and other stuff we'd need. Do you remember that big snow they called Hannibal? Mama and I figured out that the basement space under the fire station and care center can be used to help keep people safe if there's another storm or something and they can't get home.

I think I understand some about you being half Fae. Mama is half Fae and half Greek goddess. My Da is human. I think it makes me confused sometimes, but Gran reminds me that I don't need to worry about being anyone but Maggie.

I'm sending you some blue rose flowers to plant and grow, this kind likes the winter time best, and some silk ones for a hair wreath. I named you and some of my other family and friends as my honor people for my challenges matches.

Love,

Maggie

Mairead Harker

Date: 2016-02-27 22:14 EST
Dear Lynnie,

Last week, I lost my baron title. I earned my place in the sports history book and unless something goes really wrong, it will always be there. I just wanted to be taken seriously as a duelist and I think did that. I wanted to try for the big tournament thing, but I haven't been dueling well and lost three times. You have to win 15 times more than you lose to be able to sign up. Mama has signed up and I think she is hoping to win and get the Battlefield Park ring. That would be her third barony! She already had Old Temple and Old Market.

I lost the match 5 to 4, so I did my best, but Lirssa did better and has earned her time now. I am a little disappointed, but as Gran says, Life goes on. I will have other chances and have other things I like to do. I think Lirssa will find something she can do to help the people in Old Market. She's going to let Andre stay as Squire. I told him that he could still do his studying at school. He likes books a whole lot and I think he'd live in the library if it was allowed. While the barons don't have any power or responsiblities, I think people look for a leader. I hope I was a good example. My Grandma Harker says we should be true to who we are. Who I am is Maggie, an almost ten year old, who likes helping people and learning.

I hope the blue rose flowers are growing for you as good as they do in Gran's big garden. Gardens! I would like to spend some time working with Uncle Eregor in the gardens this spring. He has a lot of stories to tell and I can learn a whole lot from him. Over at the Botanical Garden, some of your fairy friends have decided to live near the beehive. I don't know if I'd like to live that close to bees if they get angry. The bees seem happy with the fairies living there since they are making honey in the winter time!

What do you think about kids asking grown ups questions on TV" If you could do that, who would you want to ask"

Write me soon!

Love,

Maggie

Lyneth Granger

Date: 2016-02-28 11:32 EST
Dear Maggie,

I'm sorry you lost your title, but you was the youngest ever, and no one is ever gonna take that away from you! My daddy says that it isn't the winning that matters, it is the taking part, and even though I don't really understand that, I think he means that if you enjoy doing something, you should keep doing it, even if you're not very good at it. I think. But you're really good at dueling! Everyone has times when they are not so very good. Like Dylan ....he was really good at sleeping for a couple of weeks, and now he is not. Mummy says he has colic and that means he can't sleep proper, but that it won't last long, and I have to stop Knip from sitting on his head when he cries, even if I kind of understand why he does it.

The blue rose flowers are growing really well! I have not seed the fairies for them yet, but Nanny, my big brother, he says that sometimes fairies don't come out until they have been alive for over a year, so we have to make sure they have a good year and maybe next year they will come out and play. And the fairies at the Botox Gardings will be having fun. Fairies ride on bees sometimes when they visit each other, and bees get all cleaned up when they get too covered in pollen with fairies to look after them!

Mummy says I have to say that Nanny is atchlee called Tiernan, and he is a half-Fae like me, and he has a mate, and she is a weer woof called Faolan, but we call her Fay. We fought the bad daddy together at the Halloween, and it's all good now. No more bad daddy coming back to get us!

I ask my mummy and daddy questions all the time, and sometimes they don't know the answer, but they always answer. Doing it on TV sounds like fun! If I could do it, I would want to ask Mr Ebon, or Mrs Vicki, or the man who runs the Museum. I would ask everyone!

And I writted soon! Yay for me!

Love, Lynnie

Mairead Harker

Date: 2017-03-28 23:00 EST
Dear Lynnie,

I am writing to officially ask your help with projects for Children's Day!

The big event is going to be a fair with rides and things over at the observatory and botanical garden. I'm hoping it will be on 15 April. I say hoping because I don't want to make the fairies or tree spirits over there unhappy. Most of them seem ok or happy with us kids running around.

I'm trying to find out the best way to get people up to Uncle Eregor's ship. It's way up in the sky and they can see the real stars and stuff instead of just the ones in the planetarium. I like the planetarium, I really do, but being up in the stars is way different different than sitting under them or watching them be moved where someone wants to put them.

Is there something you would like to do or teach people how to do it' They call that a demonstration. My cousin, Lyssa, makes dolls and she said she would demonstrate how she makes dolls. I think that will be fun! There will be craft and food booths.

I know! Maybe you could video record a welcome message for people going up to the ship!

Please let me know!

Love,

Maggie

Lyneth Granger

Date: 2017-03-29 09:13 EST
Dear Maggie,

Yay for Children's Day!

The fairies at the botanical thingy love all the visitors, and they like children, because children can see them playing. They just don't like their flowers getting picked without permission, that hurts them. I could ask them to do something for the day! Maybe they could show how to make flower crowns or something, and I could show people how to make friends with their fairies even if they can't see them!

I'm not very good with words still, but if it's a recorded message, I could do it over until it sounds right, couldn't I"

Oh! My Mummy is having another baby! Me and Dyl knew first - Oisin told me, and I told Dyl, and then Mummy knew, and she told Daddy, and we're having a baby sister! I will have one of each. Isn't that exciting"

Love, Lynnie

Mairead Harker

Date: 2017-03-29 20:46 EST
Dear Lynnie,

You can record it as many times as you need to!

I think that the fairies making flower crowns would be great! I know not all people can see the fairies, but it would be wonderful if you teach them how.

This will be the bestest Children's Day ever!

Love,

Maggie

Mairead Harker

Date: 2018-02-05 18:21 EST
The note was tucked into an envelope with tickets for Lyneth and her family to attend the weekend performance of the RCCA's show at the Vivant Theater.

Dear Lynnie,

I am sending you some tickets so you and your family can go to the circus show this weekend! I hope you can go, it should be lots of fun! I'm having a skating thing on Saturday night at the Cardinal Inn, maybe your family can all come to that, too!

Love,

Maggie

Mairead Harker

Date: 2018-09-02 02:25 EST
Dear Lynnie,

I wish you and Peter lots of luck on running for Governor!

If you two want to start up a Christmas in July thing, I'd like to help!

Love,

Maggie

Lyneth Granger

Date: 2018-09-02 09:29 EST
Dear Maggie,

Isn't it essiting" Peter and me reckon all the growed ups have gone boring. So we want to have fun again, like, for a whole year! Carnivals and fun fairs and stuff for famblies!

And, and if we're not guvnors, we might still do the Christmas in July thingy, 'cos that would be fun, only we got to wait and see, Mummy says. Mummy and Daddy have roolz. Which is okay, 'cos if I don't keep the roolz, then Dyl and Mia won't, and that's a bad thing.

She's all worried bout the debate thingy, 'cos she says every year it starts after bedtime, and that's one of the roolz, and I said I don't mind not being at the debate thingy, 'cos I don't like being tired and grumpy. You done the guvnor thingy, dint you? Does we have to fight people, too?

Love, Lynnie