A Parcel From Cutata!!!

DEAR READERS,

Unfortunately, due to personal and work related issues, I am not able to write any stories at the moment. 

I think of you all the time and I am sorry I have not been able to comment on any of your posts lately.

I know Christmas has long passed, but you need to look at the wonderful gifts Cutata sent to Riverside from Sweet Berry Valley, even if I have not had the time to write a story to go with them. 

 

 DEAR CUTATA,

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.

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.

 

 💙💜💗

Autumn Crafting with Hester & Fudge

Helloooo, dear readers! Maybe you have asked yourselves, "what about Nina and Hester's annual autumn crafting session??" Well, here it is!!

The only change is that it is even better this year, because it is the first official "Autumn Crafting with Hester and Fudge" (that's me!). Isn't that great? 😊

Here is the beginning. It started out with Nina and Hester and some lumps of air drying clay which they formed into pumpkins and a tea set.

 

I joined in during the second stage. We gave the pumpkins their first coat of "skin colour".

No, this is not a piece of ham I am holding - it is a particularly unhappy pumpkin. He did not react well to being painted.

 

I was sure that Nina would sort it out, though.

And I believe she did. Here are the pumpkins after receiving a second coat of colour, some glossy varnish and little shiny eyes. 

"Ham-pumpkin" is the second from the right. He's looking rather pleased with himself now, wouldn't you say?

Sooo many pumpkins... So what exactly do you do when your entire cottage is filled with pumpkins??

 Riiight - you throw a PUMPKIN PARTY!! 🎃🎃🎃

And that's exactly what Pickles and I did.  

We invited Julie Periwinkle who came wearing a party hat with ghosts on it.

And of course we invited little Jemima Periwinkle, whom we almost didn't recognize underneath her super awesome ghost costume.

Some other guests were Rona Hazelnut wearing a witch's hat and Hippolina, who wore a beautiful orange dress and brought along a magic broom.

Rona's brother Ralfie came dressed as a jack-o'-lantern, Hester Hogwart wore the most delightful little ghost headband, and her son Henry was a proud Harry Potter showing off a shiny black cloak and a wand made from Holly.

So - what exactly do you do at a pumpkin party, apart from dressing up in Halloween costumes?

 

 1. You dress up and meet your friends

2. You  W O R S H I P  the pumpkins

 and 3. You have lots (and lots) of caramel pumpkin spice lattes!!!

HAPPY AUTUMN

AND HAPPY START OF NOVEMBER, 

BUT BEFORE THAT - HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!!!

🍂🍁 ☕ 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 ☕ 🍁🍂

Very Late Christmas Unboxing (Part 1)

Dear Readers,

Hello, it's me, Fudge!!!! I won't beat around the bush: You have ME to thank for today's post. Mommy told me, she is far too ashamed to ever write to you again, so I decided to take things into my own two paws and, finally, after four sleepless nights, seventeen jars of toffee (and a quick look into her list of secret passwords) I was able to access her blog account and write this entry. 

Do you know what happened to my Mommy? What happened to her was... ahem... 2018. 

She had at least four blog posts ready for uploading, but then 2018 came along... She really wouldn't want me to talk about it, but I think that you should know that 2018 has so far gifted her with a broken computer, a broken car, a broken heart, a lost job opportunity, a sick family pet (that has now died) and a sick family member. And there are a few other things that broke or turned yucky that I will not mention here in respect for my privacy... HER privacy, I mean!!! Ahem...

So: I hope you will enjoy this late, late, (late) christmas unboxing, even though my Mommy was gone for a long, long time and without saying a word. She really missed you guys and showing off cute pictures of me. Ahem... of Jemima and the Riversiders, of course. So don't be cross with her PLEASE, I will bearsonally make sure that she comes back regularly and also comments  on your lovely blog posts again.

Now let's have a look at some PRESENTS!!!!

Riversiders were arriving to see Nina open an enormous package from Sweet Berry Valley.

"This was sent from the place where my brother Munchie now lives! This is gonna be AWESOME!" shouted Crunchie at Marla Cinnamon through cookie-filled cheeks.

Hester Hogwart and I sat on top of the beautiful red parcel, drinking mulled wine. Ralfie Hazelnut and his sister Rona came to watch, too.

Look at this lovingly decorated box filled with wonderful things.

Everybody was oohing and aahing!

I bearsonally took it upon me to examine the box of sweets.

Then, Pickles and I bathed in them...

Aaaah, such bliss...! Pickles is telling me, he is keeping the toffee wrapped in green and gold for himself.

Look at this beautiful daisy I found with the sweets. Doesn't it suit me?

The little ones are checking out ANOTHER bag of sweets, as well as some beautifully wrapped presents. There seems to be something there for everyone!

Nina did not know then, that Cutata wanted us to unpack everything right away, so the little Sylvanians stood there aching from anticipation.

Come back next week to see what was inside all these!! 

(I know it's mean - maybe you should have a box of caramels to calm the nerves. It always helps ME...)

NOW let me show you what my other mother, Birgit, sent me. Uhh... us. 

A chocolate Saint Nicholas for everyone. Pickles was the first to finish his. The little glutton...

Birgit also sent this beautiful snowflake card. It is decorated with real diamonds... I think.

See me enjoying my super duper advent calendar with a life-sized picture featuring Birgit's children: Fluby is on the left and Rosey on the right.

I do miss waking up to a new bar of chocolate every morning!! *sniffle*

As you can see, we all had a great time and Quackie was only drunk for a few days after this. 

Come back next week for Part 2 and for some spring themed posts very soon!

Hugs and caramel kisses 

from your little buddy,

FUDGE.