#WordlessWedneday – Sleeping lady at The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall

Posted on May 4, 2016 by suzannerogersonfantasyauthor

11 thoughts on “#WordlessWedneday – Sleeping lady at The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall”

lizannelloyd on May 4, 2016 at 7:28 am said:

Heligan is one of my favourite places. If only I lived nearer!

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- suzannerogersonfantasyauthor on May 4, 2016 at 8:50 am said:
  
  It’s a long journey for us too. I would love to go back though.
  
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  - lizannelloyd on May 4, 2016 at 8:51 am said:
    
    We visited years ago when it first opened and we’ve been back twice since.
    
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jml297 on May 4, 2016 at 12:09 pm said:

Absolutely amazing photos!

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- suzannerogersonfantasyauthor on May 4, 2016 at 12:43 pm said:
  
  Thank you. It’s a very special place.
  
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Rawls E. Fantasy on May 5, 2016 at 4:40 am said:

Very cool! What is the history behind the sleeping lady?

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- suzannerogersonfantasyauthor on May 5, 2016 at 7:53 am said:
  
  She’s actually called The Mud Maiden and was created in the Victorian ornamentation fashion to enhance the woodland walk experience.
  She was created in 1998 by Sue Hill & her brother Pete.
  A children’s book, published 2005, is told from the Mud Maiden’s POV and is available on Amazon ‘The Mud Maid: A story of Heligan’.
  I can’t find anything more interesting about her, but she could inspire a few stories I’m sure.
  
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  - Rawls E. Fantasy on May 7, 2016 at 4:32 am said:
    
    I’m going to go look that book up now. I love stories that connect to something real. How cool they created the Maiden for ornamentation and then it inspired a book.
    Thank you for sharing this, Suzanne!
    
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  - suzannerogersonfantasyauthor on May 7, 2016 at 7:36 am said:
    
    I learnt some interesting facts looking up the Mud Maiden and I’ve ordered a copy of the book. Maybe I’ll review it in a future post and try and give it some exposure.
    Thanks for commenting.
    
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  - Rawls E. Fantasy on May 10, 2016 at 4:38 am said:
    
    Oh I’d love to read a review of it by you! I’ve been searching around and can’t find a book summary or review.
    
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  - suzannerogersonfantasyauthor on May 10, 2016 at 6:23 am said:
    
    Hope to receive the book soon, so watch this space!
    
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