Ancestry 8

This is Big Sal, lead singer of the punk band the Gnash, she is Squirrel's maternal grandmother. The little one is Susan, his mum. 

Ancestry 6

Rolando Scoiattolo left everything in the sixties. He tuned in ( his radio) turned on (his motorbike) and dropped out ( well, to be precise dropped off his motorbike quite a few times) on a long 30 year road trip across Cornwall. He is Squirrel's dad. 

Ancestry 5

After a few years driving buses Arturo saved up enough to start a pizza business and to get his brother Alberto to make them. Alberto had been a juggler and made pizzas with grace and ease. He was Squirrel's grandfather. 

Ancestry 4

This is Arturo Scoiattolo, who for two long years held up the largest ever squirrel pyramid, and then ran off to Spottyland where he became a bus driver. 

Ancestry 3

Here is Great Great Uncle Federico, il Bruto, a gentle giant, who was able to juggle three, and sometimes five young squirrels without ruffling a single ringlet. 

Ancestry 2

And here are two of Esmerelda's children. Giorgio and Maria ( la piccolina), otherwise known as the Flying Sciattolinis. 

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. 

Therapy

Little Bun took Squirrel to his first PTSD ( post traumatised squirrel disorder) group meeting. It was quite good really, especially the tea and biscuits at the end, but Squirrel wouldn't sit in the chair.

Building Works

Spotty stuffed an extra large packet of chips into Obie the robot, who spent the rest of the day building an extension with two floors for Little Bun and Squirrel. They were beyond themselves with excitement !

Day 80

The rain was so loud on the caravan's roof that it sounded just like a bad steel band rehearsing, all night...