Life and Times of Miss Daisy Weed: Miss Daisy Weed's Story

By Charlotte Godkin

A magical and mysterious garden where the unexpected seems to take over. A dissatisfied Daisy, an adventurer, caught up in mischief and desires, bringing about a whole new world of humor, tears, and love. The wild flowers and creatures take on a new meaning, as they grow in the imagination of the reader, each new character with their special task and story blends reality and fiction into a magical world of flowers, fairies, and humans. Plants that appear in this innocent garden, pushing their way in, overtaking other more charming plants, echo similarity to what the children and adults appear to go through, in this magical, enthralling story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: May 31, 2019
• ISBN: 9781645364269

Charlotte Godkin

Charlotte Godkin was named after her great grandmother. As a child she dreamed of being an author and an artist. She admired Beatrix Potter and was determined to put her pen and paintbrush to creative use at every opportunity. Although Charlotte had many secretarial jobs, she still succeeded to become a professional artist, and her paintings can be viewed at Linden Hall Hotel in Northumberland. The scenery around the small country village where Charlotte Godkin lives gives inspiration to her paintings of wildflowers, animals, and hills. Charlotte’s imagination and love of children’s storytelling came from her father, whom she admired and adored. The idea of Miss Daisy Weed entered Charlotte’s mind when she was an infant. The first chapter was completed while she was in her 30s, but it was not until Charlotte retired that the old typewriter was replaced by a laptop, ready to start The Life and Times of Miss Daisy Weed.

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About the Author

Charlotte Godkin is a retired professional artist living in Northumberland. Charlotte’s love of wild flowers is expressed in her paintings. She is often seen in the hills with her Chihuahua dog, Precious, gathering wild flowers for her next commission. Charlotte’s love of writing is expressed as she combines it with art and love of the simple Daisy in this inspirational book of humor, fantasy, and love, hoping her readers enjoy and join her imagination as they turn the pages.

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Copyright © Charlotte Godkin (2019)

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Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication data

Godkin, Charlotte

Life and Times of Miss Daisy Weed: Miss Daisy Weed’s Story

ISBN 9781641823746 (Paperback)

ISBN 9781641823753 (Hardback)

ISBN 9781645364269 (ePub e-book)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019937263

The main category of the book — Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World / Environment

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Dedication

To my lovely sister, Vera; her husband, Dr Robert Anderson; and their son, Richard

(my charming nephew and godson).

My friend Diana and our walks in the countryside.

Dr Angus and Virginia Armstrong whose support and encouragement have been so valuable to me.

Big thanks to Simon Hadden, my good friend, I am privileged to know you.

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to my father, Richard Wade, whose imagination and humor were so inspiring to me.

Thanks to my publishers who have guided me through this incredible experience.Their patience has been invaluable, I am so grateful.

Miss Daisy Weed’s Story

Daisy had awoken early and, although still wet from morning dew, her petals were starting to open. She looked with love and affection at her two buds, still sleeping after the storm the day before. It had been a bad storm and they had all, including the clovers, been blown back and forth. It wasn’t until later in the day they were able to open their petals. Clover, who never closed his cloves completely, had taken watch through the storm and although he couldn’t see Daisy’s face, he knew she was listening as he reported the damage of the storm. The wild rose tree and foxgloves appeared to be his main concern. Daisy looked around to see for herself. Sure enough, the wild rose tree was lying across the lawn. Daisy had not realized how long Rose had grown. Daisy remembered when Rose had been planted, after a gale in April had blown a seed from a wild rose that grew up the wall at the front of the cottage. Normally, Rose was against the fence at the bottom of the garden, making her way up and along. The foxgloves did not look too bad, Daisy wondered why Clover made such a fuss. When Daisy asked Clover, he