Day 12.254: Strawbery Banke, fairies and all

With a clear day for most of us (Exile #4 decided she had too much homework to do), we decided to head down to Portsmouth, New Hampshire to Strawbery Banke. We were a little surprised that the parking was full and that as we approached, there was a very large density of fairy wings being worn - especially, though not exclusively, by little girls. Inside, there were many more (girls and wings):

It turns out that it was the Portsmouth Fairy House Tour day and the museum had lots of fairy-themed excitement - including ice-skating on glycerin-coated plastic tiles and lots of dressing up!

We enjoyed the regular attractions - historic buildings and gardens:

and some amazing fairy houses too!