tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39620641347208607612024-02-17T21:55:10.248+01:00At The Periwinkles'Stories about my Sylvanian Families & other miniaturesNinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-86585414919526337542023-12-30T11:54:00.000+01:002023-12-30T11:54:58.670+01:00Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year!<div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;"><br /></span></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqWshyphenhyphenANmHC1ZSdfRxVqsuKWC2VglmlxpqFJaKhGTbxd354c7Z5bYAO1aYptptX2DKin5g_pY4TAtPzFhQJw__NCXPjyBrRazo6FxwvNhSt8S3u31SbGI2t3t0xkqXD3Kuo-Yj7zM7iC-S4Ve1T9NYfQT3adkRtVEesICzbFctpevjdhaOTKWlp8ZBS9B/s4624/20231229_181849.jpg" style="color: #783f04; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqWshyphenhyphenANmHC1ZSdfRxVqsuKWC2VglmlxpqFJaKhGTbxd354c7Z5bYAO1aYptptX2DKin5g_pY4TAtPzFhQJw__NCXPjyBrRazo6FxwvNhSt8S3u31SbGI2t3t0xkqXD3Kuo-Yj7zM7iC-S4Ve1T9NYfQT3adkRtVEesICzbFctpevjdhaOTKWlp8ZBS9B/w300-h400/20231229_181849.jpg" width="300" /></a></b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>πDear Readers,π<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>welcome back to Riverside!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>This evening we are celebrating Christmas and New Year's Eve all in one.<br /></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3Ac01AVjHsvmdTQuxSafNPWcBpE8jAKhlaDQ89MKo3QltmIsJFVYvRoPqXgb83IzJ-3tGtDf7QvrRsFlwpntao6_TZeqUz1cmrAZjb0SB4z2VYYDARaiII_ClWDNcFPiaKQstbxuuI1vsvh2pDcTP9oqTKIernsH-r_4cukWATa7qQU54yMsV-JvuHkg/s4624/20231229_183158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3Ac01AVjHsvmdTQuxSafNPWcBpE8jAKhlaDQ89MKo3QltmIsJFVYvRoPqXgb83IzJ-3tGtDf7QvrRsFlwpntao6_TZeqUz1cmrAZjb0SB4z2VYYDARaiII_ClWDNcFPiaKQstbxuuI1vsvh2pDcTP9oqTKIernsH-r_4cukWATa7qQU54yMsV-JvuHkg/w300-h400/20231229_183158.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></span></b></span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Several hours ago, Fudge entered his little cottage in the forest with a large bag. A very large bag. It was filled to the brim with apples, oranges, nuts and cookies.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>"Look, Pickles," Fudge said to his best friend, the little dragon, that was following him. "Santa was in a great hurry tonight, so he left our gifts at the front door!"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspH3t2PPLHd7dVqt-gjSxWKw9ywnFXSOUFiMLccAahJpHn5qY7LJ9JDvBbmGiphrSWLXuxvpnAZjdEjTK3GZ7vI6KEoOa5N_J9sqD0ecNtH7up-4_rxL1XMCHZp5jkBnZdxMYnX8Skxq8nvRZlRN14FGRc_TdNEWi193zAr3qR4dAXwImRmTvH20v0mxH/s4624/20231229_182702.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspH3t2PPLHd7dVqt-gjSxWKw9ywnFXSOUFiMLccAahJpHn5qY7LJ9JDvBbmGiphrSWLXuxvpnAZjdEjTK3GZ7vI6KEoOa5N_J9sqD0ecNtH7up-4_rxL1XMCHZp5jkBnZdxMYnX8Skxq8nvRZlRN14FGRc_TdNEWi193zAr3qR4dAXwImRmTvH20v0mxH/w300-h400/20231229_182702.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></span></b></span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Fudge sat down at the table to drink some spiced wine. Pickles had a look and a delighted sniff at the bag of presents.<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDCDc04dfYs5LKQHsN7k_EwsI5GQ9RuGV7DcDkJA-Nkk8t4ndLyKO_wQt3v2RqfiCk7YfADxyKkOuCodMc08jIJoeBAKOmjD_wrNYXwEpaeTse1i952vn_nwGPQEj3BqFSbx2V3l8tJ16UsbQ7fIVxoD6bwePisuihm1vXNpAvG3Ry8Lm3ohKArWBrhNv/s3468/20231229_182956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="2496" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDCDc04dfYs5LKQHsN7k_EwsI5GQ9RuGV7DcDkJA-Nkk8t4ndLyKO_wQt3v2RqfiCk7YfADxyKkOuCodMc08jIJoeBAKOmjD_wrNYXwEpaeTse1i952vn_nwGPQEj3BqFSbx2V3l8tJ16UsbQ7fIVxoD6bwePisuihm1vXNpAvG3Ry8Lm3ohKArWBrhNv/w288-h400/20231229_182956.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /></span></span></b></span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>All of a sudden there was a knock on the door and somebody white with a santa hat walked through the door and into Fudges' arms.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Fudge shared a warm hug with his good friend, the snowman.<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFjmURQr_jNeeEZM48aFqHh1EUaK5RZflSwKqyVgdhXPJTcR8teVxTfgPflwkgamek-YKZhN_HoWoluaeAvpZG4UecTRurKrbIcdbbBzdEu5iivebPJo8xPU5iSDyespDUO74npGlAtMFrMrJO9ihN5oOquXNv9pyG25mFQU5rrOF1cRAphaYBeJYq6Rk/s4624/20231229_183838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFjmURQr_jNeeEZM48aFqHh1EUaK5RZflSwKqyVgdhXPJTcR8teVxTfgPflwkgamek-YKZhN_HoWoluaeAvpZG4UecTRurKrbIcdbbBzdEu5iivebPJo8xPU5iSDyespDUO74npGlAtMFrMrJO9ihN5oOquXNv9pyG25mFQU5rrOF1cRAphaYBeJYq6Rk/w300-h400/20231229_183838.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></span></b></span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>The snowman sat on the chair Fudge offered him and said, "What are we having for dinner tonight?"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Fudge pushed a plate across the table and proudly said, "We are having homemade cookies and cupcakes... and cake for dessert." </b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVlbAznSwxDbdnECe3g2OofPe8cs05XRVSAIfKbET6y9gBioNtmIdcTbX6WeIgJMQ_i2phB1q2wAX0jVSWmiJYw82YbJsxGj5TAHVxVLKVc1YRN6kvrfaRCoIa2Ta1fTRdKvCAwiSYcyG_H8vv5LyZVR2YbWkpIBJK6UxQmS6_EACT9q0Wx77nOh9P4pp/s4624/20231229_183923.jpg" style="color: #783f04; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVlbAznSwxDbdnECe3g2OofPe8cs05XRVSAIfKbET6y9gBioNtmIdcTbX6WeIgJMQ_i2phB1q2wAX0jVSWmiJYw82YbJsxGj5TAHVxVLKVc1YRN6kvrfaRCoIa2Ta1fTRdKvCAwiSYcyG_H8vv5LyZVR2YbWkpIBJK6UxQmS6_EACT9q0Wx77nOh9P4pp/w300-h400/20231229_183923.jpg" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;"><br /></span></b></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Fudge took another sip from his mug and smiled happily at the thought of tasting his homemade chocolate and cinnamon cake.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTip5ykEiT0IETO-QQR4m32bDlWEyqcjAyCOIyNtiQkevEC8sYQAFxSOMuhriWS-R9KNqk6BdC8UcTXPEjswrA0ixbCfmkdcE2V9563blM1sJ_4decvSvNZ8buJDEDgKuk28k6v9rmZW4Y4rImNe1Z8Htn3Vl7eVrsPBO0L3jtnCwQR-61U_4n0iSgU9B/s4624/20231229_183944.jpg" style="color: #783f04; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTip5ykEiT0IETO-QQR4m32bDlWEyqcjAyCOIyNtiQkevEC8sYQAFxSOMuhriWS-R9KNqk6BdC8UcTXPEjswrA0ixbCfmkdcE2V9563blM1sJ_4decvSvNZ8buJDEDgKuk28k6v9rmZW4Y4rImNe1Z8Htn3Vl7eVrsPBO0L3jtnCwQR-61U_4n0iSgU9B/w400-h300/20231229_183944.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Together they drank lots of mulled wine and ate the delicious cakes and cookies that Fudge had prepared for the occasion. </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span><br /></span></b></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7Foqrq9QoLXaOcr70GyLBxEUxvi64Qk0kN1gSjxldrPmP3PsBOc4a725Q4_WDydrMhf4sFAT4qELf8WbaydW4oPwp8EbBhSqaw0PNlklDg8lfN8Y2z-VTZf0wsv0HgiaBSCLmKVXx9ri2DIffXEIdb7wkN7MPtE0oOQQiq36mF21QAUIvKyU3O_fNH9S/s4624/20231229_184217.jpg" style="color: #783f04; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7Foqrq9QoLXaOcr70GyLBxEUxvi64Qk0kN1gSjxldrPmP3PsBOc4a725Q4_WDydrMhf4sFAT4qELf8WbaydW4oPwp8EbBhSqaw0PNlklDg8lfN8Y2z-VTZf0wsv0HgiaBSCLmKVXx9ri2DIffXEIdb7wkN7MPtE0oOQQiq36mF21QAUIvKyU3O_fNH9S/w400-h300/20231229_184217.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span><br /></span></b></div></span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all! </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b>Thank you for your lovely comments upon the Riversiders' return to blogland.</b></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0a901DrIbRfiNc1XlIkpA2w8gwxOrZaZH2lqCkF0i9FuZJp2_c9u1KoXOXi87VXkDfISt-pv3S7cZulfM-rh8OSmwDHX4XdPiB2z6eWYq3JyPBFcCZ_kLHSUcra3fN-qM-t5KnqyFVFiIm9TUoO1iAWZ-Wl8u6jYqCBZWvxJ7t7XkWZWDeRF2pmWHGq6e/s4624/20231230_095454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0a901DrIbRfiNc1XlIkpA2w8gwxOrZaZH2lqCkF0i9FuZJp2_c9u1KoXOXi87VXkDfISt-pv3S7cZulfM-rh8OSmwDHX4XdPiB2z6eWYq3JyPBFcCZ_kLHSUcra3fN-qM-t5KnqyFVFiIm9TUoO1iAWZ-Wl8u6jYqCBZWvxJ7t7XkWZWDeRF2pmWHGq6e/w400-h300/20231230_095454.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b>Last but not least, thank you, dear and loyal Cutata, for your very precious christmas wishes and beautiful card featuring the alpaca family.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLrLWaqLYSPSJvzfvsOcJFd-tJlS_Mgcz-kyrq4NDU0FQGlQc9HXFxmZtFhTfQyc_j7CFruDiBiM7P-YmUeTuoPMaOZW7qhMK5ndgylVRP4v3AkCw2hx7tyhhh3zzijyOl5p0XnX73JR-85foWWooJritK4jS2MNJ4T8Jq77IWwJs3IpFk0Ioa9VRu4iS/s4624/20231230_094844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLrLWaqLYSPSJvzfvsOcJFd-tJlS_Mgcz-kyrq4NDU0FQGlQc9HXFxmZtFhTfQyc_j7CFruDiBiM7P-YmUeTuoPMaOZW7qhMK5ndgylVRP4v3AkCw2hx7tyhhh3zzijyOl5p0XnX73JR-85foWWooJritK4jS2MNJ4T8Jq77IWwJs3IpFk0Ioa9VRu4iS/w400-h300/20231230_094844.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><br />The Riversiders and I love it. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgdqY4YdbEV1OcWuXZmAqwc20msZf8rvNgAFpd4INUBw8R8_wpc7BSEawtfqLDKO9kmMGlxxZ-2yPWvfVSDOtax4d6DkdG9SBi5T6C5xbH6Sk7Z3xndEiqcmNX7uyQrJop4PyL5qk5buZSMH6SpJjAbfV3nYPphvsfYpHGi3zm0ZVE2d0cCMZvmSd1xII/s4624/20231230_095814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgdqY4YdbEV1OcWuXZmAqwc20msZf8rvNgAFpd4INUBw8R8_wpc7BSEawtfqLDKO9kmMGlxxZ-2yPWvfVSDOtax4d6DkdG9SBi5T6C5xbH6Sk7Z3xndEiqcmNX7uyQrJop4PyL5qk5buZSMH6SpJjAbfV3nYPphvsfYpHGi3zm0ZVE2d0cCMZvmSd1xII/w300-h400/20231230_095814.jpg" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b>I told Jemima, what you wrote on the back of the card. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b>"Made wid wove... I bewieve dat!"</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b>π
MERRY CHRISTMAS </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b>AND HAPPY 2024!π
</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div>Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com2Germany51.165691 10.45152622.855457163821157 -24.704724 79.475924836178848 45.607776tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-77119814121057656312023-12-01T00:50:00.015+01:002023-12-01T08:27:26.424+01:00Quackie goes for a swim<p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IyXegDUfySB6gVKj9n-DhkR2yxWwaW3jsci0YgrQ4ve4QJJzT5QrpxiTVUpMwZreBU_ImrwJbZovNNLlVVFquo_jO5iQP-UT7F998N31l7QkS0aRxtO_4EW28spwzwCSVkiEuI0ET-Mune3OIsNcu_IN5Tj-ea5o2duzDFO0r6BQQs3iI1icQgjUcqxS/s1152/100_5916.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IyXegDUfySB6gVKj9n-DhkR2yxWwaW3jsci0YgrQ4ve4QJJzT5QrpxiTVUpMwZreBU_ImrwJbZovNNLlVVFquo_jO5iQP-UT7F998N31l7QkS0aRxtO_4EW28spwzwCSVkiEuI0ET-Mune3OIsNcu_IN5Tj-ea5o2duzDFO0r6BQQs3iI1icQgjUcqxS/s320/100_5916.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b><i>Yesterday Quackie went for a swim with a friend.</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1HY9A4BUr1CDC8RlxiTIRAvV1vuB7qYugSNH6Qhl69rFdsvc5GFsvZ0D7DNAhH2llq8mV-k-3lGwgz2bXQCzEpvE5Bx9D160dA0y5Pr3LeF-WH4E5CmYAmadkZ-0s6H4Ztz_eatKGbQvxyN6hZ9lHa3vNRvxXNrzQ2L1wksxlCy1kTdzJbuVSlRa3W48/s1152/100_5917.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1HY9A4BUr1CDC8RlxiTIRAvV1vuB7qYugSNH6Qhl69rFdsvc5GFsvZ0D7DNAhH2llq8mV-k-3lGwgz2bXQCzEpvE5Bx9D160dA0y5Pr3LeF-WH4E5CmYAmadkZ-0s6H4Ztz_eatKGbQvxyN6hZ9lHa3vNRvxXNrzQ2L1wksxlCy1kTdzJbuVSlRa3W48/s320/100_5917.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i>First, they swam around the little lake.</i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITEXoJ4F1AZwWI08a4CzR7I3evz4A_ApsJkvRUyzVR67tb1ol-h4eHUfQKPrhLHdpVm8gfgtH1KMXtx6H7N_StlDzPeN-LGaSgPoykICX6WI3ZlOMOZn9yjyyhxwplesSUGz_9C5EvP6zTm5O17h68_keqyatYrf8Tgel5UVVapHrF1GCvXejox_Y5D9l/s1152/100_5918.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITEXoJ4F1AZwWI08a4CzR7I3evz4A_ApsJkvRUyzVR67tb1ol-h4eHUfQKPrhLHdpVm8gfgtH1KMXtx6H7N_StlDzPeN-LGaSgPoykICX6WI3ZlOMOZn9yjyyhxwplesSUGz_9C5EvP6zTm5O17h68_keqyatYrf8Tgel5UVVapHrF1GCvXejox_Y5D9l/s320/100_5918.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Two rabbits and a large green frog were watching them from the shore.</i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdFbPm8vgz72aT1oRNXqXF_f2CNKbwIjEvfe3Dy6p7qFSxPKWOtyEDMR-M80BE6u_-HimBa-I3QM8qg8Khyphenhyphen3BoP_N0APCGgD1KPylQyMEgqOI3GXVUSwvFVOJlIuHwKXtFXHDZR4BlKQLnm_IFXfL96N4O14i2Kbiu2LNr6yiq9absanxIfLyRjihhbVw/s1152/100_5913.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdFbPm8vgz72aT1oRNXqXF_f2CNKbwIjEvfe3Dy6p7qFSxPKWOtyEDMR-M80BE6u_-HimBa-I3QM8qg8Khyphenhyphen3BoP_N0APCGgD1KPylQyMEgqOI3GXVUSwvFVOJlIuHwKXtFXHDZR4BlKQLnm_IFXfL96N4O14i2Kbiu2LNr6yiq9absanxIfLyRjihhbVw/s320/100_5913.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b><i>I wonder who brought Quackie to the lake... </i></b></span><b><i>I bet it was the same little girl that was sitting on a soft blanket by the shore!</i></b></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b><i>Quackie's tiny pink pram was parked next to the little girl's backpack. </i></b></span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b><i>There was also a basket carrying a freshly baked </i></b></span><b><i>rabbit cake.</i></b></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmbk3DZJGeEv5Mhyphenhyphen705rLtHFn8WR8dCduJS0xBergNnAqAKfkkfNeztrsewwkLv5PdXws2edteuSF1bDpionl1ap4I98a7yPVveWFvW9ndgKG3O1MQ2M2ikCZfS-RX0thYayKcHZRt-2ai-PMfMVTlCs4wRJxpmiDp5_MBZwAtayhN_DSJ7LaQlsKV253/s1152/100_5911.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmbk3DZJGeEv5Mhyphenhyphen705rLtHFn8WR8dCduJS0xBergNnAqAKfkkfNeztrsewwkLv5PdXws2edteuSF1bDpionl1ap4I98a7yPVveWFvW9ndgKG3O1MQ2M2ikCZfS-RX0thYayKcHZRt-2ai-PMfMVTlCs4wRJxpmiDp5_MBZwAtayhN_DSJ7LaQlsKV253/s320/100_5911.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Later, Quackie and her friend swam along the river </i><b><i>and underneath the </i></b><b><i>wooden </i></b><b><i>bridge.</i></b></div></i><p></p><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmqXs0LQmti_ExpvLpvmIJQOfB4d2p_v65TDbuxxmWlirXthhNAMAHUIUUh_MFpKMZTmoBkB9mFWjFcKjl9VKEXo1NVj_KgJn_y18lznWjKX4b-4JofQPtlJWv0I2L9MFhlBMfZK43v5SYcl-7n2-9qokxTLM0KOR5q2TWVyuFEGYOg9ZF5LFHyJGFGxi/s1152/100_5910.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmqXs0LQmti_ExpvLpvmIJQOfB4d2p_v65TDbuxxmWlirXthhNAMAHUIUUh_MFpKMZTmoBkB9mFWjFcKjl9VKEXo1NVj_KgJn_y18lznWjKX4b-4JofQPtlJWv0I2L9MFhlBMfZK43v5SYcl-7n2-9qokxTLM0KOR5q2TWVyuFEGYOg9ZF5LFHyJGFGxi/s320/100_5910.JPG" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Quackie was in a hurry. </i></b><b><i>She wanted to return to shore and eat a piece of the </i></b><b><i>rabbit cake. </i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Swimming was overrated and Quackie</i></b><b><i> was sure the cake tasted yummy.</i></b></div></b><p></p></span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b><p style="text-align: left;"><b><i> </i></b></p></b></span><p></p>Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-65883379919658086942021-06-06T16:45:00.004+02:002021-06-06T16:53:31.403+02:00Giveaway POSTPONED<p><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbPKVjwbj9IigyS5wwg0iMIIbS0Q189XKLYu6XuAbNUEJbSKX9GwUQglcwALKDJFcHO3d9uiwzvnlvrSpvCe-9JwLkc_REES2A_MGLvCrVzPL6E3SRqhV3dyWE_jYB7S81RkVRUb-QIPc/s2048/005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbPKVjwbj9IigyS5wwg0iMIIbS0Q189XKLYu6XuAbNUEJbSKX9GwUQglcwALKDJFcHO3d9uiwzvnlvrSpvCe-9JwLkc_REES2A_MGLvCrVzPL6E3SRqhV3dyWE_jYB7S81RkVRUb-QIPc/w400-h300/005.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><i>Dear Friends and Readers,</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><b>Unfortunately, I am not doing well and need to postpone the drawing of the giveaway to a future date.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><b>I am sorry.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>My health has declined </b></span><b style="font-family: georgia;">and I am going to be admitted to the hospital soon for treatment.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><b>I appreciate all your empathic and kind comments from my last post, as well as your private messages of support. Your friendship means the world to me.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><b>Jemima and I are looking forward to seeing you all again soon.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Thank you for your understanding and please take care. </span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Hugs from Nina & the Riversiders</i></b></span></p><p><br /></p>Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-23557045957370314352021-04-28T19:50:00.006+02:002021-04-29T12:19:27.106+02:00For My Mother<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKVsPKJNQUhhPe_1Vry85nn3_RWgmV7tEVal-RcrIxUxxezoPMRf3LtLcQQXwnd6S6weqJFDxHuf3N8Ec4hSCfNjRjNzKO3nMvE5cNFoPbPrWkFWaPVo7Fxhp-7b1gW4rP8aa_OQqSmUv/s1277/IMG_20210428_154623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="958" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKVsPKJNQUhhPe_1Vry85nn3_RWgmV7tEVal-RcrIxUxxezoPMRf3LtLcQQXwnd6S6weqJFDxHuf3N8Ec4hSCfNjRjNzKO3nMvE5cNFoPbPrWkFWaPVo7Fxhp-7b1gW4rP8aa_OQqSmUv/w300-h400/IMG_20210428_154623.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><i>My dear friends,</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b><i>As many of you know, today is the 10th anniversary of this blog and the Riversiders started to prepare for the greatest party of their lives in anticipation, last month.</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b><i>It is with a very heavy heart that I have to tell you the saddest news of our lives. The Riversiders and I will not be celebrating today, because last Sunday, on April 18, my mother passed away after a long and courageous struggle with cancer.</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b><i>The photo above features Matilda Mandrake, because she was one of my mother's favourite Riversiders. Today, I took Matilda, Jemima and Quackie to the cemetery for a visit to my mother's grave. I would like to share these photographs with you in addition to a few thoughts.</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Vi5Vzryn4FtK40srW1btTomsqnaSVyr2m4t-pumUE2CHFi7sGT7ccCV5adxWVAhhCe1h7G2Fz9Y-lUNjKs47nka1nFVV8yqFeiYn5TkofqizTwHgmeppg-ZQrlwwcPxCgHvl4vhlh6pj/s1170/IMG_20210428_154653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="878" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Vi5Vzryn4FtK40srW1btTomsqnaSVyr2m4t-pumUE2CHFi7sGT7ccCV5adxWVAhhCe1h7G2Fz9Y-lUNjKs47nka1nFVV8yqFeiYn5TkofqizTwHgmeppg-ZQrlwwcPxCgHvl4vhlh6pj/w300-h400/IMG_20210428_154653.jpg" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>My mother Felicitas was a very happy, funny and bold person and a role model to me in the way that she dealt with illness, blows of fate and changes in general.</i></b></div></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b><i>She is now buried next to the beech tree you can see in the pictures further below. </i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b><i>In the first three photos, Matilda is sitting amid a wreath of Ranunculus - one of my mother's favourite flowers - and on top of the beautiful pink urn which contains her ashes and was sunk into the earth this Monday.</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGfGca6vBnbSDIPGsCPFem4TszyuFeUlgHKoOnPkA4Nr_53tZhmxWMWBSdTBClVQ35GCd5L8Gf5lB7ygfyC-9fnXOFR-ayBhEP1F_pGx4G3KQqcX4b6Pu3WJEKm2TQkV94mRZuyPZRb5A/s1135/IMG_20210428_154700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="851" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGfGca6vBnbSDIPGsCPFem4TszyuFeUlgHKoOnPkA4Nr_53tZhmxWMWBSdTBClVQ35GCd5L8Gf5lB7ygfyC-9fnXOFR-ayBhEP1F_pGx4G3KQqcX4b6Pu3WJEKm2TQkV94mRZuyPZRb5A/w300-h400/IMG_20210428_154700.jpg" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b><i>My mother was my favourite person in the whole world. </i></b></span><b><i>I felt there was a special bond connecting me to my mother and even during adulthood I could always count on her for her love and support. She was my very best friend since my mid-twenties. </i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>I don't think this means </i></b><b><i><span style="color: #674ea7;">that I love the rest of my family any less. I have a wonderful father, an amazing sister and a lovely brother-in-law. I believe it rather means that I felt "especially" close to her. When we were together I felt accepted with all my strengths and weaknesses and I felt </span><span style="color: #a64d79;">at home</span><span style="color: #674ea7;">. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCL0ceyGUGIruSJM4OvHk_bJPQWP5ecOmqY7_oHAtu45g0buZg8YZIJcKAM7SOLKP0THt3FYOhCGqGYShua9PE4LJ7ayu3f-NkYdO0iBABBplXSf4plCFGAoADVryIm8mnhC5Feyl0HLEB/s1318/IMG_20210428_154816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1318" data-original-width="989" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCL0ceyGUGIruSJM4OvHk_bJPQWP5ecOmqY7_oHAtu45g0buZg8YZIJcKAM7SOLKP0THt3FYOhCGqGYShua9PE4LJ7ayu3f-NkYdO0iBABBplXSf4plCFGAoADVryIm8mnhC5Feyl0HLEB/w300-h400/IMG_20210428_154816.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></i></b></div></b></span><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b><i>Although I am a grown woman, and even knowing my mother's death would some day be inevitable, I always felt her loss would mean that my own life would end too. It might sound silly to many of you, but I just could not help it. I am not sure what I thought would happen. Probably that I would become ill due to the grief and wither away. </i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b><i> </i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0QVIF0eWy1cF5_CQwwk_hJ4WWtD9Rr0PdvOLsLu8yeds2suowZ9RYagbfl_2pzqoNTd13aLgcV8mIj_u_tJEXg45PSx-rj5NOnytgzTFuq2XEI_yJX6Z2IXv91zkPS9AJkYAHsUvs7Cv/s1089/IMG_20210428_154951.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="817" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0QVIF0eWy1cF5_CQwwk_hJ4WWtD9Rr0PdvOLsLu8yeds2suowZ9RYagbfl_2pzqoNTd13aLgcV8mIj_u_tJEXg45PSx-rj5NOnytgzTFuq2XEI_yJX6Z2IXv91zkPS9AJkYAHsUvs7Cv/w300-h400/IMG_20210428_154951.jpg" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-weight: 700;">I will never be able to look into my mother's eyes and talk to her face to face again. Never again will I be able to kiss her warm cheek or hold her hand and share any type of news with her. But, strangely, although my mother died on the 18th, I have already survived a week and three days without her. Right now, I am alive and I am not ill.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><i>I am certain that in a way my life really has ended. A chapter of my life, I mean. It will never be the same and I will always feel the difference between my life now and the way that it felt when my mother was still here. </i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Gxwj64BbUNs91bx7RQR4eMh_fHVtzUBuF6VroFpLYZ4RtoRwMqeOeeivISI1Ojp5yOS0ZNT01X4siupwyYWJoxAsv5jvQmPBf0m2LEicFfoOq67kg4jzcHU_zM0d9sxD9uRI07q9Wckn/s1080/IMG_20210428_155000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Gxwj64BbUNs91bx7RQR4eMh_fHVtzUBuF6VroFpLYZ4RtoRwMqeOeeivISI1Ojp5yOS0ZNT01X4siupwyYWJoxAsv5jvQmPBf0m2LEicFfoOq67kg4jzcHU_zM0d9sxD9uRI07q9Wckn/w300-h400/IMG_20210428_155000.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><i>I'm not sure why, but some people (even those that have lost a person most dear to them) tell me, "Rejoice, your mother is no longer suffering!", as if this were the only issue that gave us any sorrow. </i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><i>I am very, very grateful that my mother is now free from the frailty and pain that the illness inflicted upon her. Because the suffering was intense and there was no other way out and she deserves to be well. </i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><i>But although death came as a merciful release for her, </i></b><b style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><i>for my father and I the long work of mourning has only just begun, and we will always miss her and feel the piercing stab of her absence. </i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Rest in peace Mama, </i></b></span><b style="color: #a64d79; font-family: georgia;"><i>or maybe you prefer to party? </i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Whatever the case, I wish you the best of times wherever you are now. </i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i>This blog entry is for you. </i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I love you. But you already know that.</i></b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-71959141039879106182021-04-13T23:42:00.002+02:002021-04-14T14:43:54.898+02:00A Personal Update<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVR5gxTXTrAmN66Ohbd6Lt-i2GxFqUCcq6dJbWyezSb6UX23tZhnoua_xfOQge1OomH4j0tich3Y65o0qEyAfqRNTCS3d4-9rxvzfz-QhCPsxU5zQqrJgJ5c2_XNpK9zBd3blWSVydXxj/s5152/IMG_0152+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVR5gxTXTrAmN66Ohbd6Lt-i2GxFqUCcq6dJbWyezSb6UX23tZhnoua_xfOQge1OomH4j0tich3Y65o0qEyAfqRNTCS3d4-9rxvzfz-QhCPsxU5zQqrJgJ5c2_XNpK9zBd3blWSVydXxj/w400-h300/IMG_0152+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Dear friends,</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>As some of you know, I had been planning to publish a new post once a week. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>I have so many ideas, as well as many old and new photos and even a special project that I have not yet told you about. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>However, my mother's health has seriously deteriorated over the past weeks. She has a cancer tumor that cannot be removed and it is taking over her body. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>My mother is my favourite person in the whole world and my best friend. </b></span><b style="color: #38761d;">She has been in palliative care at our home now for some weeks and is being cared for by my family and I, nurses and doctors. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Right now, each day is different but there is always so much work to do. Unfortunately, my mother is getting weaker day by day. I don't know how much time we have left with her and how my life will go on after her loss. It is all very frightening at the moment.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I do not know yet how often I will be posting any new content during the next weeks as I want to spend a lot of time with my mother and family right now, but I also need time for myself and my hobbies in order to stay well and Riverside is a good place to be.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I felt like sharing these thoughts with you, even it is is a sad issue and nothing to do with miniatures or Sylvanians. If you have been through something similar and would like to share, feel free to message me.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">γ</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;">The tiny kangaroo sitting on the flower is baby Valentina Zoraida. </b><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;">Jemima, Ralfie and their friends send you their hugs and kisses. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;"><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnQyPFIsXQlrcdzpP8pS5Xy-3sgoX-ae485K-CZTp1ABSn4Lz4sLj8NE8RPNaJz7LFrLq-76KcZqt2h5gHSEXVqxMzzu8Eywg6yVxoUCvSRtfyjdanOe1aRfRPYyk4omPHnndPz8Ml77I/s5152/IMG_0131+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnQyPFIsXQlrcdzpP8pS5Xy-3sgoX-ae485K-CZTp1ABSn4Lz4sLj8NE8RPNaJz7LFrLq-76KcZqt2h5gHSEXVqxMzzu8Eywg6yVxoUCvSRtfyjdanOe1aRfRPYyk4omPHnndPz8Ml77I/w400-h300/IMG_0131+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Have a look at Riverside's babies and toddlers in the photo above. They were so well behaved on Easter (after I gave them each a creamy chocolate egg to eat), that they kept still for about three seconds - enough to take this photo.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lots of love to everyone and take care.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><br /></p>Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-44492933973693888032021-04-02T14:46:00.000+02:002021-04-02T14:46:10.684+02:0010-Year Anniversary GIVEAWAY<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL98BYliaIiduNsAVJWUoJeR8WpMqrz61hzV7Jo3UPWkXSFxIfnFndUbgsZp7KpWk2rsI48E7aGgMZgm1kBOGHZlRImW_tzlmCc6rQI4YFBO_NxKAHLSX6zviFfN7eTzFBBHeEKk47VD7X/s5152/001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL98BYliaIiduNsAVJWUoJeR8WpMqrz61hzV7Jo3UPWkXSFxIfnFndUbgsZp7KpWk2rsI48E7aGgMZgm1kBOGHZlRImW_tzlmCc6rQI4YFBO_NxKAHLSX6zviFfN7eTzFBBHeEKk47VD7X/w400-h300/001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Dear friends & dear readers old and new,</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;"><b>Today, Jemima would like to announce that our <span style="font-size: medium;">10</span>-YEAR ANNIVERSARY is coming up on April 28! π</b></span><b style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;">π</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;"><b>Apart from the Riversiders celebrating like crazy, (one of them has already started; I think you can imagine who it is and yes, he is cooking up a new batch of homemade toffee at this very moment) they have decided to do a GIVEAWAY of the HOPPIN' EASTER SET. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;"><b>Absolutely ANYONE can take part. Whether you are an old reader or a new one, whether you have recently received a parcel from Riverside or not. All you need to do is: </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;"><b>1. leave a comment underneath this blogpost saying that you would like to enter our lottery; </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;"><b>2. post a link to my giveaway (or a blogpost dedicated to it) on your blog or website.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">The drawing will NOT take place on our anniversary (April 28), but rather on </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">May 28</span><span style="color: #ea9999;">, because we would like to give everyone enough time to enter.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #ea9999;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #ea9999;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;"><b>Here is Jemima with some more pictures of the beautiful prize:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMGiPrIo6WMiCKGZ_BJlDzyj-rpzPlbP2-co2GM2atyyJUnUedAFOVEE2MC9ER8Y2OQqJxGBpB9DqJGKKtLs2lS7sugVJzD6Cb3VbqzjfAh9Z5sw302pO-Jijv6F7kAfUEPZNxe9Xi1Pz/s5152/003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMGiPrIo6WMiCKGZ_BJlDzyj-rpzPlbP2-co2GM2atyyJUnUedAFOVEE2MC9ER8Y2OQqJxGBpB9DqJGKKtLs2lS7sugVJzD6Cb3VbqzjfAh9Z5sw302pO-Jijv6F7kAfUEPZNxe9Xi1Pz/w400-h300/003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOZPAPGgzz6Zy5-qNXOqWytJ7Yuw0Jz3G6r6zX2GqYXU7osieEyfCZZ7XPTrsy58Dl3TaQk8oka7m1KID0DSsshuV9iZMZYsmiyzaUzH2v6c0RVdpMimtcAbvxQOhqgSklIGcFUhEHmAH/s5152/006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOZPAPGgzz6Zy5-qNXOqWytJ7Yuw0Jz3G6r6zX2GqYXU7osieEyfCZZ7XPTrsy58Dl3TaQk8oka7m1KID0DSsshuV9iZMZYsmiyzaUzH2v6c0RVdpMimtcAbvxQOhqgSklIGcFUhEHmAH/w400-h300/006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">Thanks in advance for your entries </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">and GOOD LUCK!!! π</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-40229219994195071762021-03-21T13:04:00.003+01:002021-03-22T19:26:03.576+01:00The Oyster Rabbits<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoxMpHSbQmYvMvsFfWXlRK-zcJBcXx6gEq80f0uH2x5j-e-Umlne3GektIED4qOXqR9hxSPFAV6rDheCDvF0S21_slVgJor-GOKj5HrobbKsvUIZIBAi1-K94XGOGMLx9TRsv_Si1jExx/s2048/001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoxMpHSbQmYvMvsFfWXlRK-zcJBcXx6gEq80f0uH2x5j-e-Umlne3GektIED4qOXqR9hxSPFAV6rDheCDvF0S21_slVgJor-GOKj5HrobbKsvUIZIBAi1-K94XGOGMLx9TRsv_Si1jExx/w400-h300/001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Let us welcome a new family to Riverside. </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>They are called the Mariners. </b></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZKUn-_-cn6DBfWMjmYUHUEgCNx8Xw8Q-_eymDxtOTB1oYXSHm87yvH_cQjd1FDt7kSuTBXXZHnEAPaiqpx6C-UNCUAe7xmgZ86NyuHdxvwjyZRIGOLC-2nYFD0yszDD9KYzBt096Tx3t/s2048/002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZKUn-_-cn6DBfWMjmYUHUEgCNx8Xw8Q-_eymDxtOTB1oYXSHm87yvH_cQjd1FDt7kSuTBXXZHnEAPaiqpx6C-UNCUAe7xmgZ86NyuHdxvwjyZRIGOLC-2nYFD0yszDD9KYzBt096Tx3t/w400-h300/002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">The Mariners are Oyster Rabbits. </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">Oyster Rabbits love to live on or near the sea. They are also excellent swimmers and divers and they love to eat seafood.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0txwrSSG48EmTUA2iys_VojfF4I8I3uxYZEpJ9y_rEgRI79Kfz-yQU4SFolJLhzaFg5SisStjGJ8sqiDcXxcp2rROzg22G50ds_JdkJ0KDH6pm6OvXLzWiY4OX5LkARd89Umk_zuHlwCo/s2048/003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0txwrSSG48EmTUA2iys_VojfF4I8I3uxYZEpJ9y_rEgRI79Kfz-yQU4SFolJLhzaFg5SisStjGJ8sqiDcXxcp2rROzg22G50ds_JdkJ0KDH6pm6OvXLzWiY4OX5LkARd89Umk_zuHlwCo/w300-h400/003.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">The Mariner children are called Matse and Madita.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNAfRFdjD2g4jyczy63NMZFo3l41oakU_GOE3OFglSLhgT3ESNsDc9CQKsKmFV4oe-wUrNvgYOcS2uzjgb8WkkkXFFVPWNcTaxhT6bG1iSctZ3iSaRvq9WFVJpx8QC3ZwNq9Le9eKjKau/s2048/004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNAfRFdjD2g4jyczy63NMZFo3l41oakU_GOE3OFglSLhgT3ESNsDc9CQKsKmFV4oe-wUrNvgYOcS2uzjgb8WkkkXFFVPWNcTaxhT6bG1iSctZ3iSaRvq9WFVJpx8QC3ZwNq9Le9eKjKau/w400-h300/004.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">Matse and Madita were born on the ocean. They lived on a boat with their parents and travelled northern oceans. They are very excited to find out what it is like to live on land.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tDwG7QZSzVfk-4bhShbvFllSsAAZJ1aTeSgnRovevoa5XuHQokQEXMnb5xzy3VlTDACm1qWiuFjOPKXpj_OIPmCFiDpXnKD2KIfn8L7ia31kIeD3r-CuSy39OjxU2mwOjPTK_WS1XmEu/s2048/005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tDwG7QZSzVfk-4bhShbvFllSsAAZJ1aTeSgnRovevoa5XuHQokQEXMnb5xzy3VlTDACm1qWiuFjOPKXpj_OIPmCFiDpXnKD2KIfn8L7ia31kIeD3r-CuSy39OjxU2mwOjPTK_WS1XmEu/w400-h300/005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">The parents are called Mikkel and Miri. They have built this beautiful lighthouse near the river for their family. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">The river of Riverside does not need a lighthouse, but I guess the Mariners, being Oyster Rabbits, do.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfjE6Pf89JZvS-m5EgNhVmK0H9XQA4vPzYxx22Ebqloz0bIfsqAyXHkmjNTn-jRMPtSyh25YcVdGsp7LhAgL17cZSPKQQEAaoQM1MWuWGqixUWvuGPJ5k2tM9n4CO4it7Ke2_GPdz9gzP/s2048/006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfjE6Pf89JZvS-m5EgNhVmK0H9XQA4vPzYxx22Ebqloz0bIfsqAyXHkmjNTn-jRMPtSyh25YcVdGsp7LhAgL17cZSPKQQEAaoQM1MWuWGqixUWvuGPJ5k2tM9n4CO4it7Ke2_GPdz9gzP/w400-h300/006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">Mikkel was born into a long line of sailors. He is used to having calluses on the inside of his paws from steering a boat and to the tang of salt and algae travelling with the breeze and clinging to rabbits' clothing and furs.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">His favourite dreams are of foaming waves and his favourite colour is blue.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF_pjO_HxTiimyI7eneNjYlzT1TR2fsGeTqrwtkE7B5cQ7Eajt1kUcZ9hstsSwyhKHgCBhDQby9AwQk3nSRVaDUmXx2CQk3KM8A3qUoZQHlvXJl-MQO2kkoeVI4fbM9KHNyGTRzuBkaKl/s2048/007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF_pjO_HxTiimyI7eneNjYlzT1TR2fsGeTqrwtkE7B5cQ7Eajt1kUcZ9hstsSwyhKHgCBhDQby9AwQk3nSRVaDUmXx2CQk3KM8A3qUoZQHlvXJl-MQO2kkoeVI4fbM9KHNyGTRzuBkaKl/w400-h300/007.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">Miri used to live on an island in the southern oceans. She was a champion swimmer and diver in her youth and won the Golden Wave (the island's highest award for water sports) three years in a row. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">Her favourite words are Matse and Madita.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">Today the Mariners are checking on their new lighthouse. They need to get some furniture before they can move in.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Z1GzmPU3-R918xr6_tyVQ3LNDGHytWrKX1sDwKv7qGKqk2eEzFUEY553t-dgfFHftdTUgODjcG6oMFqnN6smIhG1HK3OJGthdrjTC62vCONw78wuMeebNA2nmYsxVRMIhp93y16w_G0Q/s2048/008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Z1GzmPU3-R918xr6_tyVQ3LNDGHytWrKX1sDwKv7qGKqk2eEzFUEY553t-dgfFHftdTUgODjcG6oMFqnN6smIhG1HK3OJGthdrjTC62vCONw78wuMeebNA2nmYsxVRMIhp93y16w_G0Q/w400-h300/008.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">Suddenly a little beige rabbit is walking along the pier towards Miri. It's Jemima. She is pushing her toy pram in front of her with Quackie inside.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">The Mariners have already met the Periwinkles. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">"Hello, Jemima!" Miri says. "Are you coming for a visit?"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">"Oh nooo," replies the little rabbit girl. "I come for staying. Mommy want bath me every day this week, so I run away. I stay with you now."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMks5-si7yBY-1PcAWw6JCe9wvPIS0j8Y4aU08KjpfPkqyGHlxCfSCEb4WgqzCXSG8JrVJxc_zVP6YEaGNLiuVwbx1rSLNUW-Gm1ghrPQ-iSroHpP45TuO06qP044k2zQ1n0k3jfAAh6Y9/s2048/009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMks5-si7yBY-1PcAWw6JCe9wvPIS0j8Y4aU08KjpfPkqyGHlxCfSCEb4WgqzCXSG8JrVJxc_zVP6YEaGNLiuVwbx1rSLNUW-Gm1ghrPQ-iSroHpP45TuO06qP044k2zQ1n0k3jfAAh6Y9/w400-h300/009.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">"Oh dear," smiles Miri. "Don't you like to bath? It makes you smell good and your fur shine."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">"Nuh-uh. I don't like wodah."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">"What about Quackie? I'm sure she likes water!" Miri says optimistically.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">"Quackie only likes the river and the pond. No bathtubs," Jemima says firmly.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTw_NoIJa7Hx-_nc1Nkc8x1dWvz68nbg_-UZV1EetVfSB2OE4gvdVGVNRaN1EBkuwislKyDS0MD4SJjwblsK-Y1PoWMQPk4HxhM2pZKfICI7n8mB46IBJcgy005vDws0n9eVlI1gj110bQ/s2048/010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTw_NoIJa7Hx-_nc1Nkc8x1dWvz68nbg_-UZV1EetVfSB2OE4gvdVGVNRaN1EBkuwislKyDS0MD4SJjwblsK-Y1PoWMQPk4HxhM2pZKfICI7n8mB46IBJcgy005vDws0n9eVlI1gj110bQ/w400-h300/010.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">"All right," Miri proposes, "then why don't you let Quackie take a swim right here in the river? I'm sure she'll be grateful for the exercise." </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">Quackie seems very happy indeed, as she swims in the water next to the pier in little circles. She looks at Jemima as if to say, "come and join me!" </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">"I think she wants you to swim with her," says Miri. "But the water is still very cold. You should wait until the summer." </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">Then Miri explains to Jemima all the wonderful things you can do in the water. Synchronized swimming and water ballet. Water skiing. Snorkelling and diving. Beach ball and water aerobics. Or simply lying on your back and letting the water carry you. You can swim in competition or search for a long lost underwater treasure...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LBUnBK-OlJOmiU0DmteaO0pibhtuOLABg6cDg2fuZDWruVuZ_IzX4Hpe-PFnrMsOAcmruZ45tAuiHougDxu_SMk4WbjP9r_oy66kJersG9zo2AaaLM5-e86czexDPgZ_lNhhHO3A6x7q/s2048/011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LBUnBK-OlJOmiU0DmteaO0pibhtuOLABg6cDg2fuZDWruVuZ_IzX4Hpe-PFnrMsOAcmruZ45tAuiHougDxu_SMk4WbjP9r_oy66kJersG9zo2AaaLM5-e86czexDPgZ_lNhhHO3A6x7q/w400-h300/011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">After a while, Jemima takes Quackie out of the water and pops her back into the pram. She gets up and tells Miri that she will give the bathtub another try, maybe there is pirate treasure stuck somewhere at the bottom of it.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">"My dears," Miri says to Matse and Madita, "could you please accompany Jemima back home?" </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">"Sure Mom!" The siblings reply.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmt8VsBqJTCNx03vIMOG8asYvE6mVnXxVfSjOUIKnMP1sjrvuWMjWVU4hG3CZ5DVgCfF17p4Q_woQaKFihdXA7eJ2KU40Vn-d_gdaqOmEu8dV4fUVsPo8-po8Z-UsGYdnGKj4cNgEkQJt/s2048/012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmt8VsBqJTCNx03vIMOG8asYvE6mVnXxVfSjOUIKnMP1sjrvuWMjWVU4hG3CZ5DVgCfF17p4Q_woQaKFihdXA7eJ2KU40Vn-d_gdaqOmEu8dV4fUVsPo8-po8Z-UsGYdnGKj4cNgEkQJt/w400-h300/012.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">All of a sudden Ralfie Hazelnut appears on the wooden pier, a little out of breath. "Your momma told me to find you. She thought you might be at the lighthouse. Are you goin' away, Jemima?" Ralfie frets.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUFM3JvXfdJtU6QAI9LeP2zB-N1dOeevIQTWjI0EPnIcg7aDzvtnodBfF9ugtiPOgbAFGRwv82HR82xFsyqKRjZCk2nPiKBAiUfmLdVFtMBIRrXnFnBy7YKRu9DPGOySnxRSdO5JqeHMx/s2048/013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUFM3JvXfdJtU6QAI9LeP2zB-N1dOeevIQTWjI0EPnIcg7aDzvtnodBfF9ugtiPOgbAFGRwv82HR82xFsyqKRjZCk2nPiKBAiUfmLdVFtMBIRrXnFnBy7YKRu9DPGOySnxRSdO5JqeHMx/w300-h400/013.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">"No Ralfie," Jemima answers. "Just home now, to da bathtub. Wanna come too? I think you should, you look real dirty."</b><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEncjMAA48x-9HJ4wsIhshPwGbwQerlZRzGRGIIXoiGi9peGO90gOq3b0cWT1iQlofzPnaqVuXtaAG4r9CVWr1FqknxzdGlPzz9oH8HlHvBxIvH9jwIrjqOYNFHRKs_nlFDJGlxM6NMC91/s2048/014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEncjMAA48x-9HJ4wsIhshPwGbwQerlZRzGRGIIXoiGi9peGO90gOq3b0cWT1iQlofzPnaqVuXtaAG4r9CVWr1FqknxzdGlPzz9oH8HlHvBxIvH9jwIrjqOYNFHRKs_nlFDJGlxM6NMC91/w400-h300/014.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">"Aww, I don't like bathing so much...", Ralfie says evasively.</b></div><div><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">"You can play with my little pony after...," Jemima adds astutely. She knows he loves to play with her ponies, because he always asks about them when he is at her house, admiring her collection and combing the ponies' hair.</b></div><div><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">"Okay", replies Ralfie while sucking on his lollipop and off the four children go to Jemima's house.</b></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQZSXOU3tUTo8QudiyTTwkprqmMgKfUCqnTatnjJNMA6e0B468E2ot5nuYO9Gql3kOx_bmSBQcSMFFPb0cCzFNX-xijdqlhcuNQfCsC_oWyJ2MB23xIT4cdpsKCGgj3yLbdtR4w6hIjXB/s2048/015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQZSXOU3tUTo8QudiyTTwkprqmMgKfUCqnTatnjJNMA6e0B468E2ot5nuYO9Gql3kOx_bmSBQcSMFFPb0cCzFNX-xijdqlhcuNQfCsC_oWyJ2MB23xIT4cdpsKCGgj3yLbdtR4w6hIjXB/w400-h300/015.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">The Mariners say HELLO</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">and wish you a </b><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">MARVELLOUS </b><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">week.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><b>π€ </b>β΅ </b><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">π€</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div>Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-63065833028405761402021-03-14T20:15:00.000+01:002021-03-14T20:15:36.157+01:00Let's Take The Car (Part 2)<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuPvkwhBUrwnwHwXDLXXEGUFV3RACrCjvkuZiXpzAphPG1Xn2_Zn3gfTXSlnFoD8BZxmtdKX3uv_vhLnBWnIhCsMPdo5qgqO3Gvh4C4zzgk4WsWmen_wZhdJBC0bDIkUO2rgycxBDaUBY/s2048/100_3639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuPvkwhBUrwnwHwXDLXXEGUFV3RACrCjvkuZiXpzAphPG1Xn2_Zn3gfTXSlnFoD8BZxmtdKX3uv_vhLnBWnIhCsMPdo5qgqO3Gvh4C4zzgk4WsWmen_wZhdJBC0bDIkUO2rgycxBDaUBY/w400-h300/100_3639.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b>On the same day another well-known family went for a drive. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnC1QRdPLsi90vXFwrNkzlWYqhkg9UREYgjeWVHzb-WKKIhsVs5UDtJl13V2CsJyzM9d5KpyCcdPol7HDW8tRKXx5dC_UN7S-U1m6tQXs8GZ-3XlsvU4SsMo4JCji9fa0ZDMcSfOm9VsO/s2048/100_3630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnC1QRdPLsi90vXFwrNkzlWYqhkg9UREYgjeWVHzb-WKKIhsVs5UDtJl13V2CsJyzM9d5KpyCcdPol7HDW8tRKXx5dC_UN7S-U1m6tQXs8GZ-3XlsvU4SsMo4JCji9fa0ZDMcSfOm9VsO/w400-h300/100_3630.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;">There was a friendly zombie snowman on the side of the road that hadn't stood there before. Even though christmas had long passed, he was wearing a santa hat and holding a christmas wreath in his right tentacle.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMdBY1tnHFaLkRmNuOR8ACA8aeE3DrjTAYQAsBz7Hfx4xJJmF35kWHlvdAz3gC7txGVP_Gvj9JpzdonVFPqWO-5YWy7M6ERK01g1mnZFkmENbRV9He9ZSkodoa_yzXdTkmd339KNQb_KO/s2048/100_3637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMdBY1tnHFaLkRmNuOR8ACA8aeE3DrjTAYQAsBz7Hfx4xJJmF35kWHlvdAz3gC7txGVP_Gvj9JpzdonVFPqWO-5YWy7M6ERK01g1mnZFkmENbRV9He9ZSkodoa_yzXdTkmd339KNQb_KO/w400-h300/100_3637.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">"Hello! Do you need a ride?" Fudge asked the snowman. The snowman smiled and declined. </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">Maybe he was waiting for the sun to get a bit warmer and melt him, so he could get some rest until next winter?</b></div><div><p><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnUzqlufg6kDvxpcQUV1x2MbqzLcVEuX5kHZFdCTo2cxApiYcIcKAOexqm8dHIRBR9pxM9IUdLjCTzO3ukQaz-0tWf1raqTX34V5-CeJaNNtJ22gS3pPqwC6H8tlszF1iurptBK7xBBEJ/s2048/100_3634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnUzqlufg6kDvxpcQUV1x2MbqzLcVEuX5kHZFdCTo2cxApiYcIcKAOexqm8dHIRBR9pxM9IUdLjCTzO3ukQaz-0tWf1raqTX34V5-CeJaNNtJ22gS3pPqwC6H8tlszF1iurptBK7xBBEJ/w400-h300/100_3634.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><b style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">The squirrel from earlier was there too, but this time he did not seem to be in a rush. </b><p></p><p><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpNZqePfmYYnLFl8HlhkqZtUDMS0Wk8XryBrybskL9niuUwSbwfasQbsb9zW38PjXo3knDZIx5CKm0V3X8MmsdjqgdJTe5MZFuWoXTI6ArU8wkhjXT9DuBUegQ1pNm8OzD4gYTRhnDceS/s2048/100_3640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpNZqePfmYYnLFl8HlhkqZtUDMS0Wk8XryBrybskL9niuUwSbwfasQbsb9zW38PjXo3knDZIx5CKm0V3X8MmsdjqgdJTe5MZFuWoXTI6ArU8wkhjXT9DuBUegQ1pNm8OzD4gYTRhnDceS/w400-h300/100_3640.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><b style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><p><b>He chattered something into the ear of a chubby little bear cub. </b></p><p><b>"Don't you just love Riverside's wildlife, Pickels?" Fudge said to his dragon friend inside the car. "There are always interesting animals to admire, as soon as we leave the house."</b></p><p><b>Pickles nodded. He didn't care much for wildlife, though. Longingly, he sniffed at the packet of toffees that was tucked behind him on the seat. He knew that Fudge would probably want him to wait with snack time until they had finished their errand. Why? Because Fudge had started the new year with something really stupid... </b><b>so-called "good" resolutions! </b></p><p><b>Ew. Pickles did not like them at all, because they had to do with awful things like eating three packets of caramel a day instead of four, brushing his teeth before bed and washing behind his ears. And Fudge expected Pickles to do the same.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p></b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25roKzOW1hQay02sth7bETHJxkKPT5h5AqWDleErot_2fUWYYS7R5wgliuDDeEYHlk0WChpOwVSXWz9f9RYsKuc-kzalGsmkmp8zYhbYWhiqftBiOJo4eQYD0rDUnDAEqApA4-NyeseNh/s2048/100_3642.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25roKzOW1hQay02sth7bETHJxkKPT5h5AqWDleErot_2fUWYYS7R5wgliuDDeEYHlk0WChpOwVSXWz9f9RYsKuc-kzalGsmkmp8zYhbYWhiqftBiOJo4eQYD0rDUnDAEqApA4-NyeseNh/w400-h300/100_3642.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Today, Fudge was planning a surprise for me! He was driving to my house to gift me with some chocolates from Lindt. Wasn't that a sweet idea? Especially, since it wasn't Valentine's Day, Easter, or my birthday. Fudge was simply being attentive. </b></div></span></div><div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi481XzhLQfphUNrAmiBYZCSCgKwlMxxEwZyafwsMZvP9Ss1olRq_vKujOjOTrrcjYTHpLgw5doZK89CRo5NWb5QA-jTbuhKG9o-E6sT4IYk_sFS6N-pEKP2Ld3OZJVXs-SGtnGbzCypedn/s2048/100_3641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi481XzhLQfphUNrAmiBYZCSCgKwlMxxEwZyafwsMZvP9Ss1olRq_vKujOjOTrrcjYTHpLgw5doZK89CRo5NWb5QA-jTbuhKG9o-E6sT4IYk_sFS6N-pEKP2Ld3OZJVXs-SGtnGbzCypedn/w400-h300/100_3641.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>Fudge passed by the chubby bear cub and Mr. Squirrel.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubcYliuvGEaZuFSr-SVm3OnelqnxjjcLIRWB4JBkduAmbpSctnidzSJIrrrD6J-Y-8PUNfT7uPvUG5ME-gHQIjS81alBfYWFjPg-g_AVRswMDLmtsksISLTmQrvKwvjVoTuPQg4oD18mJ/s2048/100_3644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubcYliuvGEaZuFSr-SVm3OnelqnxjjcLIRWB4JBkduAmbpSctnidzSJIrrrD6J-Y-8PUNfT7uPvUG5ME-gHQIjS81alBfYWFjPg-g_AVRswMDLmtsksISLTmQrvKwvjVoTuPQg4oD18mJ/w400-h300/100_3644.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The squirrel hopped from the bear's shoulder onto the back of Fudge's car. So <i>that </i>was why he wasn't in a hurry anymore. Apparently he had thought up a way of saving time by hitchhiking.</b></div></span><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b>A little while later Fudge arrived at my house to give me the Lindt chocolates. They were delicious and I thanked him and it was all very touching, because I had never before been gifted chocolates on a random day by a tiny little BiWuBear before.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zOvuh1FLzB37uwbmudoZt0S1TmpkOYVshAliG-ROxEo-dOUUGjtSktfeoyj4fORyWY7SZoIHSfgnZGTGNcAeNaOwTjEiyZymvBrISXE0fhpU-HlJOWUR__LK9EB1uTclniyoXgiLTsbG/s2048/100_3645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zOvuh1FLzB37uwbmudoZt0S1TmpkOYVshAliG-ROxEo-dOUUGjtSktfeoyj4fORyWY7SZoIHSfgnZGTGNcAeNaOwTjEiyZymvBrISXE0fhpU-HlJOWUR__LK9EB1uTclniyoXgiLTsbG/w400-h300/100_3645.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia;"><b>On their way back, Pickles was lounging on the back seat of the car inside his woolen sleeping bag, burping happily. </b></span><b>There were cookies and chocolates and fudge and sweets scattered across the floor in front of him.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDF97aNg3UoWfy2AMmn0WxVRAmpikKQE8lUilVZoV8gnTT7zopzvtJI7Ki1jKNIJQbL9DFTDCdGgrhiGZLkOiDO21uiQQjuapBu_f_r8ohih5873odabpgHYOSaE5KOp9l9pk5HDSC9d8/s2048/100_3648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDF97aNg3UoWfy2AMmn0WxVRAmpikKQE8lUilVZoV8gnTT7zopzvtJI7Ki1jKNIJQbL9DFTDCdGgrhiGZLkOiDO21uiQQjuapBu_f_r8ohih5873odabpgHYOSaE5KOp9l9pk5HDSC9d8/w400-h300/100_3648.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>Suddenly Fudge saw another snowman. He drove more slowly.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71I9VLkDZvXg0okqVEsHx8Md60rQNENwikJYF0vt4B1YdC9ihRX9eMhBxdOV7Clwl0fK721YrleTZY0Q8JSlwhEWesEk0nrsm8QSF8V2ZLsngrWUi1rMx-0QkyoNSg5WAB_JwjigMpAZO/s2048/100_3649.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71I9VLkDZvXg0okqVEsHx8Md60rQNENwikJYF0vt4B1YdC9ihRX9eMhBxdOV7Clwl0fK721YrleTZY0Q8JSlwhEWesEk0nrsm8QSF8V2ZLsngrWUi1rMx-0QkyoNSg5WAB_JwjigMpAZO/w400-h300/100_3649.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div></b><b>This one was definitely hoping to get a free ride. Fudge could feel it. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b> </b><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlPitFNNFMrTqo4CJh-ck2_uYcgzvSreF3VpxV8QcpQHr3ro58AZXpTrqzRl7HUMD_DVaX7Z_pySKb0mJhnFRnUOqsPLUrEdIY02_S3R_-uQlOhLF83YTFNX4xd-e1PUZQzvDtE7er4aB/s2048/100_3652.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlPitFNNFMrTqo4CJh-ck2_uYcgzvSreF3VpxV8QcpQHr3ro58AZXpTrqzRl7HUMD_DVaX7Z_pySKb0mJhnFRnUOqsPLUrEdIY02_S3R_-uQlOhLF83YTFNX4xd-e1PUZQzvDtE7er4aB/w400-h300/100_3652.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>He didn't look like a friendly tentacled zombie snowman, though. Just friendly.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7r0d2DJnM-wsD4uHpAAl8qQqfteANpZ4Eembjo1OvkmhC8Kvt7nZeNRL46O-aBILCxPw7X8LPbAFIMciG8lv2Z1dYU9FEyrtqxIZzkySOrXceDFhgaj8ruzgytwlySwa6ajtRTNplN7Ow/s2048/100_3658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7r0d2DJnM-wsD4uHpAAl8qQqfteANpZ4Eembjo1OvkmhC8Kvt7nZeNRL46O-aBILCxPw7X8LPbAFIMciG8lv2Z1dYU9FEyrtqxIZzkySOrXceDFhgaj8ruzgytwlySwa6ajtRTNplN7Ow/w400-h300/100_3658.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;">Fudge got out of the car and walked up to the snowman, smiling. The snowman smiled back.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc36kdyjX81QNh0pxSTEmoyirkGzrAvOf6LFDrZqb4LnrohBnraDNNpTJ2vXjCxRVEVJDcF-0hDYJaHD2hZmhu1XkxpKnT18Bt_0heTSkMK0eCxITI5tiCwj11HbfHBv7jWsS5GkURIs_P/s2048/100_3660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc36kdyjX81QNh0pxSTEmoyirkGzrAvOf6LFDrZqb4LnrohBnraDNNpTJ2vXjCxRVEVJDcF-0hDYJaHD2hZmhu1XkxpKnT18Bt_0heTSkMK0eCxITI5tiCwj11HbfHBv7jWsS5GkURIs_P/w400-h300/100_3660.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>"Hello, how are you? Do you need a ride?" asked Fudge.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>"Um..." the snowman stuttered awkwardly. "Actually, I was looking for somebody... anybody... interested in chocolate. My best before date is about to expire. You see, I am a leftover from christmas and nobody wanted me."</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5V2gCmg7UfIvsfhZ_Q2xTRPIJc5k-dbxtNTZnsWVzBbuMvufAjq6TE3SUGpXuVUVc4TEQMZBXUSsBK4r5iS0WicpsnXsWC0DpiQEcsyTwp2jpnGF3BPtyrGlPPM7l_NLkOlZAq1S4oY2/s2048/100_3661.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5V2gCmg7UfIvsfhZ_Q2xTRPIJc5k-dbxtNTZnsWVzBbuMvufAjq6TE3SUGpXuVUVc4TEQMZBXUSsBK4r5iS0WicpsnXsWC0DpiQEcsyTwp2jpnGF3BPtyrGlPPM7l_NLkOlZAq1S4oY2/w400-h300/100_3661.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;">Fudge was struck by the snowman's candour. He was now in a rather serious dilemma, though. Several dilemmas. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;">On the one hand, he liked chocolate very much. It was his favourite food after fudge and caramel. On the other hand, he had made a new-years resolution which he wanted to stick to.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;">Also, he had never eaten anyone whom he had had a conversation with!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBV_sg6H3z618VJHHV0j-VvBowqqK4mTRvJ6DmvHTfp4vz_s3rX2Ba6cBhd20Ch7r2x1IE5zTeKwRClySfBSB5ZxeaFmcltTd7s6mEVTfeAFfs7aMCaJ2sUQyCLzjNxZVTxylRhi4sBXP/s2048/100_3662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBV_sg6H3z618VJHHV0j-VvBowqqK4mTRvJ6DmvHTfp4vz_s3rX2Ba6cBhd20Ch7r2x1IE5zTeKwRClySfBSB5ZxeaFmcltTd7s6mEVTfeAFfs7aMCaJ2sUQyCLzjNxZVTxylRhi4sBXP/w400-h300/100_3662.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;">Finally, Fudge patted the snowman on the shoulder and said, "Would you like to come home with Pickles and I? We could forget about your best-before-thingy and spend some quality time on the sofa during the next few days, reading books and having lots of hot milk and fudge."</b></div></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;">The snowman seemed to ponder this for a while and then he exhaled and laughed out loud simultaneously and said, "Okay, let's do it!! I knew this was going to be my lucky day. But I had never imagined anything like this... Are we friends now, Mr. Bear?"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;">"Sure, we're friends!" Fudge replied happily. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;">"And my name is Fudge, by the way." </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmy0nvyEre0OtMQhThD17SWo7iGtpevt6bkul7JjOZ1jpEJaZSw_RNnLDKg3pXPG9uh8X-WFrOQ1wKDtovb-1uhHg_Kxc0f-nOQ-3EHv6uePu6TkZxaoOL2flUUb-vmuzF5rZGRaFjAU3-/s2048/100_3664.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmy0nvyEre0OtMQhThD17SWo7iGtpevt6bkul7JjOZ1jpEJaZSw_RNnLDKg3pXPG9uh8X-WFrOQ1wKDtovb-1uhHg_Kxc0f-nOQ-3EHv6uePu6TkZxaoOL2flUUb-vmuzF5rZGRaFjAU3-/w400-h300/100_3664.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>The snowman's name was Choccy. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Fudge could sense how excited Choccy was as he followed him to the car. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4ixLMTjHPeQa5kuimGmkr-PwN78xLUM6i2jfcpWbaEhbWxvWCgHiXDTYVT4q_7vxL0edeaR3OkOLuwI49_gsWPPAtvKA-I8W_UvCr9vWXFw5Ty31wb970y38PusI3dUwSPIfs97tRubc/s2048/100_3668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4ixLMTjHPeQa5kuimGmkr-PwN78xLUM6i2jfcpWbaEhbWxvWCgHiXDTYVT4q_7vxL0edeaR3OkOLuwI49_gsWPPAtvKA-I8W_UvCr9vWXFw5Ty31wb970y38PusI3dUwSPIfs97tRubc/w400-h300/100_3668.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>"Let's go home Choccy! Pickles and I will show you our house. It's called Caramel Cottage and I'm sure you'll enjoy staying with us. My warm milk with fudge is the best in all of Riverside, did you know..."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpT2dlzrK0W2TztrUhcH4vaiE3CGj4dA20gqFB2PO14T4SuiMKf9cBk6zzqcu_tI8fxlOqMVRwz335HAhMRDfueArfX8aSUMWi8ADj2RgKr6DI26RT0hdbj-uP8sYRDelJr4y1oUoJLDu/s2048/100_3674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpT2dlzrK0W2TztrUhcH4vaiE3CGj4dA20gqFB2PO14T4SuiMKf9cBk6zzqcu_tI8fxlOqMVRwz335HAhMRDfueArfX8aSUMWi8ADj2RgKr6DI26RT0hdbj-uP8sYRDelJr4y1oUoJLDu/w400-h300/100_3674.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>And off they went. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Sometimes I am a bit concerned at Fudges' habit to collect people off the road or from the forest and keep them as lodgers or friends at Caramel Cottage, but, fortunately, he seems to have a knack for meeting strangers that turn out to be really good people, as we were already able to find out in a post called "<a href="http://at-the-periwinkles.blogspot.com/2016/12/and-winner-is-fudge.html" target="_blank">And the winner is... Fudge??</a>".</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div></span><p></p></div>Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-37425387263650578292021-03-07T18:11:00.000+01:002021-03-10T18:54:44.782+01:00Let's Take The Car<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-V3DSIfZ67jDmF574BLd4bJHrxkRWXUAAFuHEk8STXP_HoRLENehnj0mbfQzAU8XUvUwkG53J8VjPcd9phLpCcAiqBx8OxLj-iP8TzI572JQUi-DoLjLjWk2qwZxkUf-TZVnKGR_RHVz/s2048/100_3617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-V3DSIfZ67jDmF574BLd4bJHrxkRWXUAAFuHEk8STXP_HoRLENehnj0mbfQzAU8XUvUwkG53J8VjPcd9phLpCcAiqBx8OxLj-iP8TzI572JQUi-DoLjLjWk2qwZxkUf-TZVnKGR_RHVz/w400-h300/100_3617.jpg" width="400" /></b></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><b>It was another cold winter's day in Riverside with several degrees celcius below zero, so nobody (who could help it) would go anywhere on foot. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><b>The Periwinkles decided to go for a little drive. Their car was a convertible and, unfortunately, the roof's mechanism had broken the day before, so they had to create an alternative using a blanket for James and Julie and a scarf for the children.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WqCVVuHYKrI9EowG7Z2Y9aCzi2hor6c9nHSsSi6SkNmGx8VenOv15_G9sg5-PTr9-9sz0HKhHIYGCSu7r4YAORwDq4ALYN_LZBFMCudlB4zC7qx8GhNooRSvDfVt0bSdQqq-U5vmJHFZ/s2048/100_3618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WqCVVuHYKrI9EowG7Z2Y9aCzi2hor6c9nHSsSi6SkNmGx8VenOv15_G9sg5-PTr9-9sz0HKhHIYGCSu7r4YAORwDq4ALYN_LZBFMCudlB4zC7qx8GhNooRSvDfVt0bSdQqq-U5vmJHFZ/w400-h300/100_3618.jpg" width="400" /></b></a></span></div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><b><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jemima's best friend Ralfie Hazelnut was staying over for the weekend, so he came along for the ride, as well as Quackie, Jemima's rubber duck.</div></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4igWgIcI9QSlA62HEeUrZc8tBAqQegMYkKYFk1sGHapQFMrhOwfz2ygtV4fNWOeSwXcA0BMEYVNguabQgyDgbn7bxRUs1QHpQQ9kBRT4bZJh_8nCjNBEIvCO5aq9KZUBmxeQyVc4VFl-n/s2048/100_3621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4igWgIcI9QSlA62HEeUrZc8tBAqQegMYkKYFk1sGHapQFMrhOwfz2ygtV4fNWOeSwXcA0BMEYVNguabQgyDgbn7bxRUs1QHpQQ9kBRT4bZJh_8nCjNBEIvCO5aq9KZUBmxeQyVc4VFl-n/w400-h300/100_3621.jpg" width="400" /></b></a></span></div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><b><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The car radio was playing one of Jemima's cassettes and the children were singing to the intro of "Lamb Chop's Play Along", Jemima's favourite childrens' TV show.</div></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3TbZggGleIEic8fV68y5GD-C7lulbqc-4fP7unxVQ5bdDrIE-ykhCNRB8WqeNSEN9c0Bm6KhMKCtaO5-YhAkJAayfJkIodw2QzGA5ik2Frioh1jC7044F3GoqTK2DOZW9CeG1_PxGSdt/s2048/100_3622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3TbZggGleIEic8fV68y5GD-C7lulbqc-4fP7unxVQ5bdDrIE-ykhCNRB8WqeNSEN9c0Bm6KhMKCtaO5-YhAkJAayfJkIodw2QzGA5ik2Frioh1jC7044F3GoqTK2DOZW9CeG1_PxGSdt/w400-h300/100_3622.jpg" width="400" /></b></a></span></div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><b><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Suddenly something furry and orange landed on the car's engine hood. James hit the brakes. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was a red squirrel and it seemed to be clamouring about something. It was normal for squirrels in Riverside to seem to be chattering, but this one sounded like it was speaking English!</div></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfE5-SFmaeGfD8JTe6ia12e1uj1gSfUzBy7vStY4LOv3Wx1BNXCAU_bERF-88IEf12oTrnY1w2qbDNs1QXucnYU5P4cwF5lgbwoOovX8OpXGmC2V8uFHXo9-kScdpvNMN9iJcHr-al7_D/s2048/100_3623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfE5-SFmaeGfD8JTe6ia12e1uj1gSfUzBy7vStY4LOv3Wx1BNXCAU_bERF-88IEf12oTrnY1w2qbDNs1QXucnYU5P4cwF5lgbwoOovX8OpXGmC2V8uFHXo9-kScdpvNMN9iJcHr-al7_D/w400-h300/100_3623.jpg" width="400" /></b></a></span></div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><b><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><b>"</b></span><b>I'm late, I'm late - don't burn me on the grate!</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;">I hope you can forgive me love, for I will compensate!"</span></div></b></span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia;"><b><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshTazMoBdjKNYH-Emn8GsNjbEYr6QOndkmZK62LX531oDGKUu-9btZ5ZFCkc_CTLD9sbvJ1ClYSxCRarqropl-0rley6I1UjE5xJ9JuX8A-_BG3-Cjevo_ZBYW_jB7zL8bcTnGX7A9Foa/s2048/100_3625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshTazMoBdjKNYH-Emn8GsNjbEYr6QOndkmZK62LX531oDGKUu-9btZ5ZFCkc_CTLD9sbvJ1ClYSxCRarqropl-0rley6I1UjE5xJ9JuX8A-_BG3-Cjevo_ZBYW_jB7zL8bcTnGX7A9Foa/w400-h300/100_3625.jpg" width="400" /></b></span></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #e06666; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><b></b></span></b></p><blockquote style="border: none; color: black; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">James and Julie gazed at each other in disbelief and then returned to stare at the squirrel, that had crossed the engine hood and landed on the other side of the street, on top of the high mound of snow.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_F8nHzn3D1RfUFA-tS5WAfMx6UKwIrU4d-VEBCIdZA1xNtcMs21qF6okALULlEblbOP3h-b6mCEcp7Yy1f6sVeYbtZe2_hVV5zg2eYM9lTRz0Xfsp6AgcFbP4CWAMrjNC-UWwRhrQrOqh/s2048/100_3627.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_F8nHzn3D1RfUFA-tS5WAfMx6UKwIrU4d-VEBCIdZA1xNtcMs21qF6okALULlEblbOP3h-b6mCEcp7Yy1f6sVeYbtZe2_hVV5zg2eYM9lTRz0Xfsp6AgcFbP4CWAMrjNC-UWwRhrQrOqh/w400-h300/100_3627.jpg" width="400" /></b></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It turned toward the opposite side of the street again and went on chattering: </span></b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"I'm late, I'm late - bad breaks accumulate!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">If you should not believe me hon, then no one will relate!" </span></b></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">This time, everyone heard it even more clearly. </span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="color: #e06666;">"Mommydaddy, squirrel's in a rush!" Jemima exclaimed. Ralfie nodded energetically. </b><b style="color: #e06666;">Though they were certainly intrigued, they were not as jaw-droppingly amazed as the parents at talking forest animals. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="color: #e06666;">James and Julie stared at each other one more time. Julie whispered, "Am I the only one getting rather strong Alice vibes here?" she asked, probably referring to the White Rabbit from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. </b><b style="color: #e06666;">And then, in the unreasonable way adults often have (even when they are rabbits in Sylvania), they shook their heads once more in disbelief and chose to forget all about the incident in a sudden attack of amnesia.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsd7Ob3xXcD2tZuc7eltL0rPWuAos2yuYnt6-6PtsuMctN7EZyG2hpwXeFST_6UD8w_-4WlckyH_iIbrxA_3tgzQXJ0JdGLeCMMvC5iUSfIxsZs3DHz0xdlg8RNrAOqxNVxldpMzdWQ_zj/s2048/100_3628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsd7Ob3xXcD2tZuc7eltL0rPWuAos2yuYnt6-6PtsuMctN7EZyG2hpwXeFST_6UD8w_-4WlckyH_iIbrxA_3tgzQXJ0JdGLeCMMvC5iUSfIxsZs3DHz0xdlg8RNrAOqxNVxldpMzdWQ_zj/w400-h300/100_3628.jpg" width="400" /></b></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Ralfie and Jemima on the other hand spent a while pondering the squirrel's words. They guessed that Mr. Squirrel was referring to his wife when he said "love" and "hon". </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="color: #e06666;">As James resumed driving, the children saw the squirrel cross the road once more and join another one of his kind on top of a heap of snow. If it was his spouse, t</b><b style="color: #e06666;">hey hoped she would believe whatever it was that had happened to him and, more importantly, forgive him for being so late, because they did not want her to fry him. </b></span></div><p></p><div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p></div>Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-14138677171250941992021-02-18T13:47:00.001+01:002021-03-20T10:33:30.994+01:00Another Christmas Surprise<p><span style="color: #990000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #990000;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbI-EqwOO3j2to6Xq_spMzBnNqHpF2Vv1y0fMJ9JQ4hBaJ41CHFWQldfVpMuYSlFJtHOBFCal7v7Esw0O-pztDSMZPEngzx19zm3mAphyphenhyphenkhVacPoBeOO30P6xNwbePdWj-4GswgWjc8hyphenhyphenj/w400-h300/001.JPG" width="400" /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia;"><b>We received another christmas surprise. </b></span><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia;">This one was from Cutata and her Sylvanians of <a href="http://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Sweet Berry Valley</a>.</b></p><p><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia;"> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDwz_-PIIG0yxvrE8lzpXQXy6ylHpjJbAa0Q14M3QaaB7xKA_c7IoTy9pg41vixUkOc1H4HlGr7S7j0_FaD6sVTBHie9g4t8naxveWnhl_fm40uOjTVYwIfM-iYFQWbMJPDlIs5dxkcEs/s2048/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDwz_-PIIG0yxvrE8lzpXQXy6ylHpjJbAa0Q14M3QaaB7xKA_c7IoTy9pg41vixUkOc1H4HlGr7S7j0_FaD6sVTBHie9g4t8naxveWnhl_fm40uOjTVYwIfM-iYFQWbMJPDlIs5dxkcEs/w300-h400/002.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">It is a beautiful calendar featuring real scenes from Sweet Berry Valley.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXkEWj9CMJp18Sn3NaGYUyiAUVA4xSYkZQkpUQR4rMHtmoA56hct8gFsLa2Fikel0u7xUzZLIONbEa3-Rp4bKi0H6XPNHyvUmTJZ0A06JNGSsVvtkQKaSdyr2roawRnrY7eb2l5kv2Nby/s2048/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXkEWj9CMJp18Sn3NaGYUyiAUVA4xSYkZQkpUQR4rMHtmoA56hct8gFsLa2Fikel0u7xUzZLIONbEa3-Rp4bKi0H6XPNHyvUmTJZ0A06JNGSsVvtkQKaSdyr2roawRnrY7eb2l5kv2Nby/w400-h300/003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">This was the January photo.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8sCmz6xpyiPJxn2ExsW3XoJBTiNBDgnjGq9us92aEUNen9d1W4irv3ECY0Dx-LqH_DgssegGXCcyGN76cso__id53RRe5EEKm4WL1dxi9nGgFHHtll3CGZvJlMEoB-4B-5twMlnTWwId/s2048/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8sCmz6xpyiPJxn2ExsW3XoJBTiNBDgnjGq9us92aEUNen9d1W4irv3ECY0Dx-LqH_DgssegGXCcyGN76cso__id53RRe5EEKm4WL1dxi9nGgFHHtll3CGZvJlMEoB-4B-5twMlnTWwId/w400-h300/004.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">I love the look of the calendar on my wall.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwasM81JuLNQtNeZbvQlwDhFOPfUHU3k3XGXvV36EtWVH5JWOolV3hyphenhyphenHX4b5GpKckiV7G7t88bZnJTs01IXKtrmkcXOesVeJT5gDWPDjn37YW1jf3ICmTmWIz1c83SjAcW-jIdBh4maDM/s2048/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwasM81JuLNQtNeZbvQlwDhFOPfUHU3k3XGXvV36EtWVH5JWOolV3hyphenhyphenHX4b5GpKckiV7G7t88bZnJTs01IXKtrmkcXOesVeJT5gDWPDjn37YW1jf3ICmTmWIz1c83SjAcW-jIdBh4maDM/w400-h300/010.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">Cutata even took the time to write us a handwritten letter.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO_2HI4txfmpkbUwHBwAeSnLHYGVhPpqBL5xXKjRtQ3L7-JzUtF0m1fHkKxn-xXAXsj3BmkAEas2FEYzP-G4KmPNX4Rq1dBJHmVNfCMjBh3KBWNnQgJG5j23B2bvQBxdCgjm-i7xs2FhB/s2048/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO_2HI4txfmpkbUwHBwAeSnLHYGVhPpqBL5xXKjRtQ3L7-JzUtF0m1fHkKxn-xXAXsj3BmkAEas2FEYzP-G4KmPNX4Rq1dBJHmVNfCMjBh3KBWNnQgJG5j23B2bvQBxdCgjm-i7xs2FhB/w400-h300/009.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">And she gifted us this gorgeous handmade card featuring her Sylvanians riding a christmas train.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8y50L-LW52cNT6Vk2czwToPO496FBhKIySMosuatDLFqrmhRyrCFZEbRfUANfFNGVXaFOjdQvCFJ9T3mEZ3j4AZIIhsRNS79yb7XQ9is1TrZzCLw24gg4SBMtfD5s_pAXXTMeuVwDOv-4/s2048/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8y50L-LW52cNT6Vk2czwToPO496FBhKIySMosuatDLFqrmhRyrCFZEbRfUANfFNGVXaFOjdQvCFJ9T3mEZ3j4AZIIhsRNS79yb7XQ9is1TrZzCLw24gg4SBMtfD5s_pAXXTMeuVwDOv-4/w400-h300/011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">This picture on the front of the calendar features some friends from Sweet Berry Valley, such as the Chocolates and even Tanya, a former resident of Riverside.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTT9_yWOTT2D1WLVtiH5xuLFWrptWVtDl09RDri1kuRDnoKKQVtLWCrQYf68IFRGO5353WUr-ljy_l62vqdydm-m8-vFgkdo3USVW_T-YjRER8rjdcWRIfjOUmYqfSUcqlg8mCNl_hF8k/s2048/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTT9_yWOTT2D1WLVtiH5xuLFWrptWVtDl09RDri1kuRDnoKKQVtLWCrQYf68IFRGO5353WUr-ljy_l62vqdydm-m8-vFgkdo3USVW_T-YjRER8rjdcWRIfjOUmYqfSUcqlg8mCNl_hF8k/w400-h300/012.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">And remember our cheeky little elf Munchie? :)</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">π</b><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">π</b><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">π </b><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">Thank you for these wonderful gifts, <a href="http://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Cutata</a>. π</b><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">π</b><b style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">π</b></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-55209619650660648022020-11-28T19:14:00.000+01:002020-11-28T19:14:22.560+01:00Happy First Advent!<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WJvBl71tjMqbqbH5fj9VQAfoYrLfHzEfeVh1oQYuV1WuJAikZr6-bzgXun5qF-aZbDaIb1qOJ1uLo5wyTdgiNTaHEEYgw_guckUpHf6X4h1-uHNChkwtsl_K3lC4Gpz2aEeudc-P-E6F/s2048/01+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WJvBl71tjMqbqbH5fj9VQAfoYrLfHzEfeVh1oQYuV1WuJAikZr6-bzgXun5qF-aZbDaIb1qOJ1uLo5wyTdgiNTaHEEYgw_guckUpHf6X4h1-uHNChkwtsl_K3lC4Gpz2aEeudc-P-E6F/w400-h300/01+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">π Dear friends </span></b><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">π</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">How nice to be writing a blog post with Nina after such a long time. Yes, this is Fudge writing to you from Riverside!</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">My Mommy has been too busy to post anything for such a long time, justifying her behaviour with things like "work" and "problems" and "real life" - whatever that is?! </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">I got very upset with her time and again, saying, "What could be more important than spending time in <i>Riverside</i>?"</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Well, today - completely unexpected - we received a package from the north of Germany; from my other Mommy called <a href="https://biwubaer.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Birgit</a>, to be precise. Nina could not believe her eyes. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">"But I haven't posted any stories or commented on her blog posts in ages!" she exclaimed. </span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Do you know what I said to her then? I told her, "Well, that just goes to show how very, very well behaved <i>I</i> have been <i>all year round</i>. I am sure that <i>that</i> is why Birgit is sending this package. She has a special feeling for this kind of thing, you know! Just like Santa..."</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Would you like to see what was inside the parcel?</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRNDSrqsZQJDKSYv0qHDi8tfjvxSPYPhokWtgpT_Jr1VNsa7IVrfv9CRup85q1Em7-T_AC7b0jk6ttocCPri6mnNtzEgcUaZFXex9-cJoWxdXU6odZBPUd5EQx7ucCbpLkebKi986jmUf/s2048/02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRNDSrqsZQJDKSYv0qHDi8tfjvxSPYPhokWtgpT_Jr1VNsa7IVrfv9CRup85q1Em7-T_AC7b0jk6ttocCPri6mnNtzEgcUaZFXex9-cJoWxdXU6odZBPUd5EQx7ucCbpLkebKi986jmUf/w300-h400/02.JPG" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Could we please spend a moment oohing and aahing over the gorgeous card she has sent us, the golden cabochons with diamonds in the middle, the little wooden balls and hearts, the frog, bird, chicken and gift box? And last but not least, a miniature house made by Birgit's own hands and a <i>moose</i>! </span></b></div></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizx8MF2sb6SannUgzGJyGg3ofDkIP4Pm-WZVqwpd1w3EnQXnWXfCI9mmUCGeXPHJPHa_zptsjLcLH5bwUGXOOMyppBJKHtk_uKeNifkKUYs4ZxFXzDmUtp_zrrNLZamykQLKDXOi2LPVup/s2048/100_5862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizx8MF2sb6SannUgzGJyGg3ofDkIP4Pm-WZVqwpd1w3EnQXnWXfCI9mmUCGeXPHJPHa_zptsjLcLH5bwUGXOOMyppBJKHtk_uKeNifkKUYs4ZxFXzDmUtp_zrrNLZamykQLKDXOi2LPVup/s320/100_5862.JPG" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">When Nina saw that Birgit had gifted her one of her tiny houses, she might have shed a tear or two... She made this foto of it in her hand, so you can see just how small it is. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">I love the little planters on the front porch. π</span></b></div></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLwuy6B2v4w5EUTATeLUuyXayu2G07CLVxpiKAeBN8jPEhkGoewLQs5XwLerIq08d9PqU0qLyv8DH7A7uO2uT3fAA-IKCWGa0CkDKqw7w8Hk1lhcaE5P7MocLkQxSv01CJFrQIQWLpP0N/s2048/03.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLwuy6B2v4w5EUTATeLUuyXayu2G07CLVxpiKAeBN8jPEhkGoewLQs5XwLerIq08d9PqU0qLyv8DH7A7uO2uT3fAA-IKCWGa0CkDKqw7w8Hk1lhcaE5P7MocLkQxSv01CJFrQIQWLpP0N/w400-h300/03.JPG" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">We also received a table calendar with photos of my cousins Rosey and Fluby (hello, you two, if you are reading this!), a colourful rocking horse, a beautiful pink and white blanket with roses and these two very delicate blue cushions with Peter Rabbit on them.</span></b></div></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<b><i><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Jemima, Fudge and I wish you all Happy Easter and a very pleasant weekend. </span></i></b></div>
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<br />Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-37015432685940480882020-01-21T17:53:00.005+01:002020-01-22T20:25:15.693+01:00Parcels from Ayrell and Drora<br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is your favourite little Riversider Biwubear named Fudge presenting to you more of the wonderful christmas presents we received from friends in blogland.</span></i></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>But, first of all I need to correct my Mommy, who in our last post wrote that the little blue goblin she received from Birgit was made by Georgia Marfels. Unfortunately, she made a mistake. The goblin was actually created by <span style="color: #674ea7;">Nicky Cooper</span>. Sorry for the mistake and thank you, Birgit, for pointing it out! </i>:O)</span></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now back to Ayrell and Drora's presents.</span></i></b></div>
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Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-15160368645768547512020-01-06T19:07:00.000+01:002020-01-21T18:44:22.502+01:00A Parcel from Birgit<br />
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<b style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"But what about the snowmen? I love them so much with their friendly smiles and tiny carrot noses," says Stella to her sister. </b></div>
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<b style="color: #45818e; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">"B-b-b-b-but we told the Stork to bring the baby next <i>autumn</i>! Why did the baby arrive now and why did <i>Santa</i> bring him? We're not prepared!" Friederike stammers. </b></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>"Come close enough so I can WHISPER this story to you, because it should not be told with a loud voice. It should better not be told at all... But, since you are all here... I will begin.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>Once upon a time, there was a town by a river. It was a lovely little place full of friendly townfolk and goodlooking pumpkins. </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>Right smack in the middle of the town stood an old dark mansion. People had been telling stories about it for decades. That it was haunted, that it was inhabited by monsters, that it was CURSED." </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>Until, one day in October, children from the neighbourhood began to go missing. Nobody knew where they went. There were never any clues and each case was different. One child disappeared on its way to school. Another was apparently snatched out if its pram while the mother was standing right next to it, talking to a friend. Another child went to the market to get some carrots for dinner and never came back. </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>Soon, nobody was allowing their children to go out alone after dark. Or to go out at all. Children had to be accompanied by an adult or stay at home. Some children got seriously ill from boredom," Wendelbert said, rolling his eyes around inside his pumkpin head in a threatening manner. </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Jemima told me to post this photo first, so I can show off part of my fairies collection... To the left is a picture of a fairy that <a href="http://prettythingsireland.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Maria</a> gave us last christmas and underneath the window is my beautiful writing desk that Mommy purchased a long time ago for me from <a href="https://www.ebay.de/usr/fimobabsi1?_trksid=p2047675.l2559" target="_blank">fimobabsi</a>. </b></span></div>
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Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-81230047658302149252019-07-21T12:35:00.000+02:002019-07-21T12:35:56.011+02:00Susan's Kitchen<br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Actually, it's the Hazelnuts' kitchen, but Susan is a homemaker and mother, so she spends a lot of time there.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Have you ever wondered why you have never met Ralfie Hazelnut's family? That is because, I am ashamed to admit, the poor little squirrel didn't have one.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Well he did have a family, but only in my mind. I only came around to purchasing the Sylvanian Families squirrel family a few months ago. That is why, until now, you have always seen Ralfie alone (living through some <a href="http://at-the-periwinkles.blogspot.com/2016/12/ralfies-midnight-adventure.html" target="_blank">dangerous adventure</a>) or spending the afternoon with sister Rona (who came with a Japanese room set), for instance at the <a href="http://at-the-periwinkles.blogspot.com/2017/11/lucky-day.html" target="_blank">Snoopy CafΓ©</a>.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Ahem. Joey!! Pleeease tidy away the dishes in one piece!" </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Ooops... Sure uncle Dave. Sorry!" Joey mumbles.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Can... not... reach," she groans.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"A smart person doesn't need to be tall," she says, while sliding a kitchen chair next to the rack.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Got it!" she exclaims with the Rilakkuma pencil finally inside her paw.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then she sits down at the table and hollers, "Has anybody seen my notepad??"</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Okaaay," cheers Rona from her chair a few moments later. "Got the duck on my lap, found my notepad <i>and</i> I'm wearing my lucky bracelet. Now<i> </i>I can finally start to write my article like a true journalist."</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Two very lovely people have been thinking of Riverside and the Periwinkles lately, namely Sarah from <a href="http://magicmayhem-sylvanianfamilies.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Magic Mayhem</a> and Birgit from <a href="https://biwubaer.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">BiWuBΓ€ren on the Blog.</a> Birgit sent us a friendly email and Sarah sent us this gorgeous handmade card! It immediately inspired me...</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Hey, Dad! <i>There</i> you are," Berry exclaimed and Mr Prickle planted a kiss on his daughter's forehead.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Jemima and </span></span></b></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pickles' buddy Fudge </span></span></b></span>were a few feet away listening and giggling quietly. What a nice day to go for a walk with daddy. What a great day to meet some new friends. And what a perfect day to share toffees with Fudge. </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">HOW I HAVE MISSED YOU ALL! </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Well, when I took them out of the packaging yesterday, I was astounded at how scratchy they feel. They do not feel soft to the touch at all, more like a blunt cactus. ;)</span> </span></span></b></span></div>
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<br />Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-10846291449661362942019-03-17T15:39:00.001+01:002019-03-24T16:07:02.904+01:00A Parcel From Birgit!!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I am still not able to write any stories. However, the Hogwarts have URGED me to finally post the photographs made last December of the wonderful gifts sent to us by <a href="https://biwubaer.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Birgit</a>. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>LIEBE <a href="https://biwubaer.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">BIRGIT</a>,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Fudge wollte schon zu Euch zurΓΌckwandern, weil ich nicht dazu kam, die Geschichte zu diesen Fotos zu schreiben. Nun habe ich sie ohne Text hochgeladen und zum GlΓΌck wird er bleiben... Mehrere Packungen Toffifee waren da ebenfalls hilfreich. </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Was sollte ich auch ohne ihn machen. </b></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Dein Tischkalender versΓΌsst mir meine Zeit auf der Arbeit. Der zweite Kalender ist ebenfalls wundervoll und woher wusstest Du, dass ich noch keinen Wandkalender fΓΌr 2019 gekauft hatte??</b></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Hester sagt danke fΓΌr all die herrlichen hexischen GegenstΓ€nde, (die sie sich schon immer gewΓΌnscht habe). </b></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Der liebe Woody hat sich gut in Riverside eingelebt und winkt Dir mit seinen BlΓ€ttern.</b></span></b></span></div>
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<br />Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-24946507535781078212019-03-17T14:45:00.002+01:002019-03-24T16:26:51.469+01:00 A Parcel From Cutata!!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Unfortunately, due to personal and work related issues, I am not able to write any stories at the moment. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I think of you all the time and I am sorry I have not been able to comment on any of your posts lately.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Thank you for all the wonderful presents, your friendship and thoughtfulness. You sent us this wonderful parcel even though you were very busy at the time. I apreciate that.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The Periwinkles can not thank you enough, either. Jemima is so proud to have her own high chair now. The ladies (Julie and Hippolina) love their elegant purses and James is saving his wine for a special occasion. Fudge's sweets... did not last long. </b></span></div>
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<br />Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-36405223026598650222019-01-20T20:03:00.000+01:002019-01-20T20:03:49.674+01:00A Parcel From Sirkka!!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>"This one is for you," said Fudge, "go ahead and open it, Nina!" he pleaded. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>It was not. It was a Tonttuovi, a gorgeous finnish elf door. It allows the elves to peak in on the children of Riverside before christmas to see who is naughty and nice. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>THANK YOU FOR ALL THESE WONDERFUL PRESENTS!</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR </b></span></span><br />
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Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-72215148948805042112018-12-30T20:06:00.002+01:002018-12-30T20:28:33.910+01:00A Parcel From Dandelion Creek!!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">To the side you can see something, that I am sure is meant for Fudge. Thank you, Emily! The reason Fudge is not on this photo, hugging the jar of manuka honey is because after seeing it, he got so happy that he fainted. π</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Isn't she the prettiest little dolly you've ever seen?" exclaims Hippolina. "She even comes with a note that reads: <span style="color: #ea9999;"><i>'Hello! My name is Lola-May and I like to eat berries'</i>.</span> Thank you, Emily! Now I don't have to borrow Jemima's doll Sally anymore! </span></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">I will take very good care of Lola-May and get fresh berries for her every day."</span></b></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Oooooo!! Look, Mommydaddy! New crayons!" </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Thank you, Emily! How did you know it is my favourite kind?" Julie wonders.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"This is great! I love puzzle books and I have been dying to try out Sudoku!" James says, beaming.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The last one to open his gift is Fudge. He is happy as can be to find a matching woollen rug/blanket in the same colours and pattern as his scarf and cap! </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"This will keep us warm all winter, Pickles!" he says as his pet dragon settles down in his lap. </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">FOR THESE WONDERFUL PRESENTS,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">WE LOVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE SENT US AND ARE THANKFUL FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP. </span></b></span></div>
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<br />Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265683432854128439noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962064134720860761.post-3168346963123357062018-12-25T21:18:00.001+01:002018-12-25T23:57:18.267+01:00A Parcel From Drora!!!<br />
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<span id="goog_1512985524"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span id="goog_1512985524"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>It seems like they are true!</b></span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span id="goog_1512985524"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> The very first Santa slipped through the chimney while no one was looking and brought presents from <a href="http://drorasminimundo.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Drorasminimundo in Israel</a>. They were delivered without wrapping paper. Jemima is very happy about this, as it means there will be less time spent unwrapping and more time spent playing!</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span id="goog_1512985524"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>"Funny dolly," Jemima giggles. "You ah so soft!" </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span id="goog_1512985524"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Jemima knows what to do with the stroller immediately. It is the stroller she has always wanted for Quackie. </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span id="goog_1512985524"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The toys are great and Jemima invites her friends and family to play. Billie takes the dolly next to her onto the armchair and Ralfie says hello to the horsy and the giraffe. </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span id="goog_1512985524"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Drora's presents are THAT great, that Jemima's toys even play together in her room now when Jemima isn't there. </b></span></span></span><br />
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<span id="goog_1512985524"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>And it is always great fun for Jemima to play with them with a group of friends.</b></span></span></span><br />
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