Acorn watch part 3

Still nothing happening in the pot, Squirrel took it for an inspiring  walk in the park where everything was flowering in the Spring sunshine. 

Acorn watch part 2

Squirrel was disappointed to see that nothing had happened when he woke up early the next morning. So he watered the acorn, sang to it and tried sending it encouraging thoughts. 

Acorn watch part 1

Little Bun gave Squirrel a pot to plant his acorn into. He wouldn't be parted from it so they had to take it home. Squirrel watched it all the rest of the day and finally fell asleep still holding it. It was a gorgeous Spotty full moon that night so Little Bun covered him up with a blanket and left him there. 

Digging

Little Bun was at her allotment getting the beds ready for some nice and healthy early carrots, and working off some of the chocolate excess at the same time. 

The biggest spotty Easter egg you ever did see !

I suspect the squirrel of engineering this dramatic Easter Egg delivery ! Mrs O'Hare was still feeling a bit queasy from her egg testing yesterday, so was rather looking forward to landing. 

Easter Hare

Mrs O'Hare was busy testing the structural integrity of the eggs she was supposed to be delivering tomorrow. 

Unhedged !

Stripey wrapped Meep up in a nice blanket once she'd cleaned and bandaged Meep's cuts and grazes. Spotty made a nice cup of tea and little Bun brought over some cup cakes while the field mice said they were very, very sorry. Squirrel was glad to have his climbing gear back. So all's well in Spotty land...for now !

Getting unstuck

Squirrel was keeping a very close eye on his climbing harness. Stripey had borrowed it to pull poor Meep out of the hedge. 

Stuck part 2

Spotty was absolutely furious with the field mice after he pulled the smouldering boots off Meep. Meep herself was still dazed. At least her feet were nice and warm, but she did wonder why Stripey was trying to pull her arms out of their sockets. 

Stuck

And this is what Spotty and Stripey saw when they came home from shopping. 

Flying through the air with the greatest of ease...

This is what little Bun and the squirrel saw. The field mice lit the fuses and after a bit of sputtering Meep took off and whizzed around the garden like a deflated balloon, landing neatly and forcefully head first in the hedge. 

An old Postcard

You will have to wait until Monday to see what happened to Meep ! Meanwhile here's an old postcard that Spotty found. It might be Meep's Great Uncle Vernon. It does look like him. 

Ad Astra - to the stars...

Meep was beginning to wonder if volunteering for this mission had been a good idea. 

Invention

Meanwhile, the field mice ( yes the field mice, do you remember them ? I had completely forgotten about them ) in their workshop , were busy finishing their latest contraption. Now all they needed was someone gullible/bored/adventurous enough to test them out. 

Waking hedgehogs

The hedgehogs were waking up in their Palace, at least some of them were, but Meep still didn't know what to do with herself. 

Hares in March

Meep watched the O'Hares for a while. They were dancing wildly and juggling Easter eggs out in the garden. Little Bun pointed out that they could go out there later and eat the broken bits. Meep was still fed up. 

A bit too quiet

Meep was bored. Spotty was out with Stripey and the house was awfully quiet now that Minimeep was at school all day. 

Mrs Cheep

Mrs Cheep was all dressed up to deliver chocolate eggs she'd just made for  the O'Hares. Although it being March, she wasn't quite sure what kind of mood they might be in. 

Spring cleaning

There's a bit of Spring cleaning going on at the Cheep's today. 

Kitten school part 5

Meep had been worried sick all day. She needn't have. Minimeep was so full of her exciting day at school that she could hardly get the words out quickly enough. She chatted all the way home, all through tea and after tea and right until bedtime when she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. 

Kitten School part 4

Sally and Minimeep were best friends by the time they came back into the classroom. Miss Mogley smiled, they would both be fine now ! There was a lot of giggling going on. 

Kitten school part 3

Miss Mogley took Minimeep out to the playground. It looked like fun but she felt too shy to join in. There was another little kitten on her own, so Miss Mogley introduced Sally to Minimeep. 

Kitten school part 2

Meep had to leave Minimeep inside the school gate. Luckily Henry O'Hare had been going to school for a couple of weeks already so he was an old hand at this. He took Minimeep to Mrs Mogley then headed off to Mr Harewell. Meep cried all the way home. 

Kitten school part 1

Spotty made a nice packed lunch but Minimeep wasn't happy. She thought the school uniform was stupid and she was a bit frightened. 

Spotty has had enough !

This is what Spotty came downstairs to the next morning. Little bun was desperately trying to clean up a little 'accident' she'd found behind the sofa. Poor Spotty's house was a mess. There was nothing else for it, Minimeep was going to have to go to kitten school. 

Climbing practise

Squirrel was getting a bit concerned by Minimeep's climbing abilities. 

A right old tangle

On the other hand, Stripey was somewhat disconcerted by the state of her knitting basket. 

Minimeep in the kitchen

Spotty was getting used to having a kitten attached to his leg every time he went into the kitchen.