* Spring Days *

My little characters were so excited this morning - for spring had truly arrived! They clamored to be let out in the garden, so I packed them into my basket and carried them out into the garden...

...and they hurried off to play!
The garden is pretty big for such small friends - can you see where they are?
Oh look - there's Bert waving by the front door.

Buttercup Bunny is talking to the Primroses...

...and sniffing the grape hyacinths.Are there any characters playing in the flower beds?

Is that something by the white hyacinths?
Ah - ha! Hello Fleur Bear!

Here is Pussy Cat Bleu prowling on the Camellia...

...and Berta is dreaming by the pink hyacinth.
Pussy Cat Bleu then pranced over to the tulips...
...whilst Berta climbed up into the Forsythia bush (because the flowers match her little nose)...
...and Hobbes and 'Robber' friend joined in and basked in the spring sun down below.'What a happy spring day!' cried all the characters.

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*Bert&Berta: A story for Autumn*

To celebrate autumn (and make up for serious blog neglect) I have an autumn feast of goodies lined up - the first being a little story with Bert&Berta:

(To evoke the sounds of autumn whilst looking and reading the story, please click on the leaves for a special Autumn Spotify Playlist I've pulled together).

So, what did Bert and Berta do today?

(A story told via scrabble tablets and poor grammar as they can't actually speak)

So what else is to come for autumn-ness fun? Well, a new(ish) recipe from me: Chocolate & Blackberry Cupcakes, Hobbes-in-a-Basket and Autumn Counting, to name but a few...

Stay sunny but crisp (its the new autumn vibe)!

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*Sneak preview: Hobbes' Cardboard Box Adventure*

Here's a sneak preview of a story that I'm working on about Hobbes and the adventures he has in his cardboard box - which is no ordinary cardboard box...


His box takes him to all sorts of places, on all sorts of adventures...
This is the start of just one of them...

Come back soon to see the full story!

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