the kindness of virtual friends

y son, George, has been suffering from nightmares since the onset of the warm weather. We're talking one or two a night and waking up hot at various other times.
Obviously, this is nothing new and is happening to other families around the globe but, it's all relative...and relatively speaking - we're all knackered!
The broken sleep situation has definitely taken it's toll, so I posted a silly Facebook status on Monday night...

The next morning (Tuesday) I awoke to find some helpful advice in one of the comments to this post...A very lovely lady suggested that I put a Wood Betony pillow in George's bed. I confess, at this point, I wasn't even aware that Wood Betony is a plant!
I thanked her and replied,

Ooo not heard of those...will Google & investigate. Thanks hon! Something needs to happen or he'll collapse in an overtired-tantrummy mess before the end of term! I'd have folded by now - he's showing real stamina bless him...it's one or two a night at the mo! X

Then something simply marvellous happened, on Twitter this same person told me that she had some growing in her garden and would I like her to send me some? Would I!!!!!!
Today, a beautifully scented envelope dropped through our door, with a gorgeous card and a ready sewn Wood Betony pillow...I nearly wept! George was chuffed to bits that someone he'd never met had made it for him.

"And the helpful stranger?", I hear you cry - none other than @kateepie!

Best of all, you can buy that beautiful card and many others here from Katie's Folksy shop...I'm rather in love with the Cow Parsley one too :) There is a rather stylish website too at www.flemyngdesign.co.uk

Katie also has the A stitch in Time blog...why not grab yourself a glass of something and mosey on over for a read?

It has honestly made my month - a random act of kindness by a virtual friend :)

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