‘I had been at a Ferranti’s Christmas party and received a present from Santa which was a pastry set. I had a lovely time at the party and went to bed happy, putting my gift at the end of my bed. I fell asleep tired and woke again I don’t know how long later during the night, and lifted my head to check that my pastry set was still there. I saw a ring of fairies holding hands and dancing around on top of the pastry set. One of the fairies turned around and saw me awake. I saw the surprise in her face, and they immediately disappeared. They were beautiful and a memory I will treasure forever. It is as clear in my memory today as it was then.’ ‘Probably typical with dainty wings and little fairy dresses, pretty and sweet and not in the least bit frightening. Pale coloured.’ ‘Don’t have an opinion and I have no idea but wish more people could have seen what I saw that night.’ ‘I treasure that memory, it is very, very, special to me but I don’t often talk about it as people laugh and treat me as a bit crazy.’
§170
Midlothian, Scotland
1960s
Female: Age 0-10
occasional supernatural experiences
inside a private house
12 am-3 am
less than a minute
on my own
you had just woken up or were just about to go to sleep, you were extremely happy
joyful
a sense that the experience was a display put on specially for you, unusually vivid memories of the experience