tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54671100428627746902024-03-28T20:29:33.433-07:00My Sylvanian ParadiseCutatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827523133604122245noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467110042862774690.post-74360451356233163742024-03-20T11:35:00.000-07:002024-03-20T11:35:15.237-07:00Spring at the Country Market<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dear Readers,</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hope you are all doing well!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today´s post is my entry for the third creative crafting challenge of the year in the Sylvanian Forum.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The theme was: Challenge#3:"Welcoming spring".</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">🐣🌿🌷🌸🌹🌺🌻🌼🌿🐣</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">It´s the first day of spring in Sylvania. In Sweet Berry Valley, Carol and Arthur Osborne want to welcome the new season by offering their customers new spring and Easter products at The Country Market.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakW4gWP9YHmIS6QNjGwefEsz5R5MaJ45NSe-oKnhHI0gcw2dQqylofCmqHS7kBxqg3HX7JCtnuKOC6K0ZrEzJ6A44c4by1CKjI519xfnF430o53-OomU9g-9tEAhohBtbDoXelzeZFHXBrbNNzLe_yPshIJ1aRn-43PLQuJ4_TMcs1-S9ZUK2vrhEMRI/s5827/DSC_3458.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3944" data-original-width="5827" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakW4gWP9YHmIS6QNjGwefEsz5R5MaJ45NSe-oKnhHI0gcw2dQqylofCmqHS7kBxqg3HX7JCtnuKOC6K0ZrEzJ6A44c4by1CKjI519xfnF430o53-OomU9g-9tEAhohBtbDoXelzeZFHXBrbNNzLe_yPshIJ1aRn-43PLQuJ4_TMcs1-S9ZUK2vrhEMRI/w640-h434/DSC_3458.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><br /><span style="font-weight: 400;">They decorated the store with care and detail to give it a springtime feel.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A flower wreath on the front door,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzI_vV2er3I87jDDwyrSVsf-2eKSHxotW1TeCaCuQZzRSjYDb-dGxCDp46ZM-IWiig6UXk0ZtYuJmrlS0T-WjLELm6-Sq48rcp8byPAW6zd2CluRi8ABYPjaFIbXY8kB9gMjGRnJrt1PqNkwAme3pvCs6L9prncoEHeqpa9oTonP4jnq5aXshvIyiZWMI/s6000/DSC_3220.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3993" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzI_vV2er3I87jDDwyrSVsf-2eKSHxotW1TeCaCuQZzRSjYDb-dGxCDp46ZM-IWiig6UXk0ZtYuJmrlS0T-WjLELm6-Sq48rcp8byPAW6zd2CluRi8ABYPjaFIbXY8kB9gMjGRnJrt1PqNkwAme3pvCs6L9prncoEHeqpa9oTonP4jnq5aXshvIyiZWMI/w640-h426/DSC_3220.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: 400;">a pastel bunting to add a fresh and cheerful touch,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div>and even a flower shaped table with matching chairs for the tea room.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNSRaxrcrIBdtWdG-pBTDLk2IXRi0IN6jF1zP6jaZmetsTxXmpDdRoYKfLqFt9NIg-MIMWHTkQ2kwFFhSy5M3UptcYwIbzmYV-BBv4FB5FUuaIeYEMTdVzw9yDeB7TDXCapYVr15GER82h1sOuy_f-g56HUEtprM14wd4VrLpmzt4G0XFU61rS0AJSf0/s6000/DSC_3229.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNSRaxrcrIBdtWdG-pBTDLk2IXRi0IN6jF1zP6jaZmetsTxXmpDdRoYKfLqFt9NIg-MIMWHTkQ2kwFFhSy5M3UptcYwIbzmYV-BBv4FB5FUuaIeYEMTdVzw9yDeB7TDXCapYVr15GER82h1sOuy_f-g56HUEtprM14wd4VrLpmzt4G0XFU61rS0AJSf0/w640-h426/DSC_3229.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><span><br />Grandma Laura Maces and her granddaughter Nichole were the first to try out the new tea room furniture. Even the pastries are shaped like flowers!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrFYD1GpEdiadTcsqIo2FTZ652RKh0XH5ZZbGZopS_AMdMVMOo65mO6vGc0L541-_caVjXVSb_L09kg899MEhkLbV_gdok09rSH1GK2nn7V_SPN_ZGI5l2oo1iGl2hcH9kUyNT9j2VrL_R58LugYckWE9IEvz0OXDNDTlfX7fnaWENsVsELMBJoJegpY/s6000/DSC_3247.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrFYD1GpEdiadTcsqIo2FTZ652RKh0XH5ZZbGZopS_AMdMVMOo65mO6vGc0L541-_caVjXVSb_L09kg899MEhkLbV_gdok09rSH1GK2nn7V_SPN_ZGI5l2oo1iGl2hcH9kUyNT9j2VrL_R58LugYckWE9IEvz0OXDNDTlfX7fnaWENsVsELMBJoJegpY/w640-h426/DSC_3247.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><span>The window has caught the attention of Sheila and Joanne Springer.They both love colour pink.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3708" data-original-width="6000" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6gqhJS8VkplH03gHyNs0DZV28bsPRgnF1-BVKoKPmzBV5PdA5zAyIn9dTZYvRcUy96zMhfXRBZCF7fLpvUqg_CT9s-9sXJfXf3xU5yd_KQVRIzlpJbW_Iq0qxKkfVJIFlJXVmOu6SbIIFgAqnxmYdKekDGK1IepCHLfV9kp4MzSA3cmmRtA_hnr1lMk/w640-h396/DSC_3254.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><span>Before the customers start coming in, let's take a look at the new arrivals at the shop.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">A selection of fine rose scented perfumes and toiletries.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyRqHYDl3qgMopM3lyEXnxjrS-Kdo3qmnIWl4ex3gmorc-IsXevjZxvLK8CciCoxeWNFIMexoKfZ5vafgdgTqJhh6NruIALclZoihtUuUn6_83pZ5LSyvmBIT8AvwEfD_V3j0YG1VO5jkbLdbhP8NYJ88Qr31DlAWUJWgpDNZgk1YT_-FFr4KGOkJqwk/s6000/DSC_3274.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyRqHYDl3qgMopM3lyEXnxjrS-Kdo3qmnIWl4ex3gmorc-IsXevjZxvLK8CciCoxeWNFIMexoKfZ5vafgdgTqJhh6NruIALclZoihtUuUn6_83pZ5LSyvmBIT8AvwEfD_V3j0YG1VO5jkbLdbhP8NYJ88Qr31DlAWUJWgpDNZgk1YT_-FFr4KGOkJqwk/w640-h426/DSC_3274.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><span>An assortment of handbags in different styles, all of them in pink which seems to be the fashionable colour this spring in Sylvania.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3mCGksxpV9N7CgpsCqAFv6CCdtjc9vzZ9CSWJzOGGlb9LBjizes5OqzJGfPcLlbUhyr8IjRd4fthqmNqAoRsNUEsysVdzf5Ia5BXQe9DRQFLqIDHQ9_GucjqOXw7u2rNmiuXpBwT6TjI-vdf4Y0hJQkjcLpqG_vtLYrvRIJr5S30X66jZfY90tBC5pQ/s6000/DSC_3275.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3965" data-original-width="6000" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3mCGksxpV9N7CgpsCqAFv6CCdtjc9vzZ9CSWJzOGGlb9LBjizes5OqzJGfPcLlbUhyr8IjRd4fthqmNqAoRsNUEsysVdzf5Ia5BXQe9DRQFLqIDHQ9_GucjqOXw7u2rNmiuXpBwT6TjI-vdf4Y0hJQkjcLpqG_vtLYrvRIJr5S30X66jZfY90tBC5pQ/w640-h422/DSC_3275.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><span>A shelf with gifts and Easter items that will attract the attention of the little ones.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfILi3Hr4-fzeUdSc2gkph1Ed1T7WsXERYtCvAUv0rJ59wFuimJGaTnFlVEU6S_Gh8_KVEw-KWSu9NbmxkH1FiuxMizbga8gvSJHmGzGnXg-R-Ad1X0gc-ABWmHsbMJp-3FAXMrDYyCT_CtYS51EiD2x9byJ-Zp6f7WcmJmoO_0RDExro6uOH12LAYFM/s4000/DSC_3281COPIA.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3789" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfILi3Hr4-fzeUdSc2gkph1Ed1T7WsXERYtCvAUv0rJ59wFuimJGaTnFlVEU6S_Gh8_KVEw-KWSu9NbmxkH1FiuxMizbga8gvSJHmGzGnXg-R-Ad1X0gc-ABWmHsbMJp-3FAXMrDYyCT_CtYS51EiD2x9byJ-Zp6f7WcmJmoO_0RDExro6uOH12LAYFM/w606-h640/DSC_3281COPIA.JPG" width="606" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Gardening books and magazines for those who want to become garden fanatics.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5X8EKY22vsM8xlssfHWdf7QClI_fkTc64Mv6KQUdsuJlb9IjKnHhtr7JKhAokornL-BLs7w7zx5stw_laYKdUQ_dMpMidkPXeCw1yDhSf5VcTf_Kpey14e8i9cT4_kNUrPlzIMo49kU5YKC-ZB-RsghpahJkjncSLg-9f_RCkQRc-6HZQ_iGte1nAOU/s6000/DSC_3289.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="3106" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5X8EKY22vsM8xlssfHWdf7QClI_fkTc64Mv6KQUdsuJlb9IjKnHhtr7JKhAokornL-BLs7w7zx5stw_laYKdUQ_dMpMidkPXeCw1yDhSf5VcTf_Kpey14e8i9cT4_kNUrPlzIMo49kU5YKC-ZB-RsghpahJkjncSLg-9f_RCkQRc-6HZQ_iGte1nAOU/w332-h640/DSC_3289.JPG" width="332" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Household and decorative items with a springtime touch.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyQVxMhZEUnsCYcyJ9AYbTjR9MU8XaNlxs-pw0fRdAgf4RBtscPoIO_kqUqdjyFbm-TanYbMvPm-Mt8eHMMDOiR6OuJJh-yEKwLFfpZwQifPbFL7_ltFj-_WG65lB1Z0KvVA-dr_Gd1AsRPClvVm_rK_4zF9ODqiROGxqMWXUn8cMXyXQwvCDWNeZsG4/s5698/DSC_3292.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5698" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyQVxMhZEUnsCYcyJ9AYbTjR9MU8XaNlxs-pw0fRdAgf4RBtscPoIO_kqUqdjyFbm-TanYbMvPm-Mt8eHMMDOiR6OuJJh-yEKwLFfpZwQifPbFL7_ltFj-_WG65lB1Z0KvVA-dr_Gd1AsRPClvVm_rK_4zF9ODqiROGxqMWXUn8cMXyXQwvCDWNeZsG4/w640-h450/DSC_3292.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><span>Stationery products such as floral pattern notebooks and gift wrapping paper.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyj0GFICLoa4wEYklLGzhc5z7g9_pX5x2d2rv3rs_vKqPu8JADpkOP8SdCkUDqlUP8nggLhk4Wul90QkVZp1x7Pt8tnuHae1AZTAMrNEDtymZi7GrEyPgedtYtylgre2m7PLgXqViQsksID618AXPuGxFf_BCalqJxRhLxeSgsf9iTZU71bY4-gRFYR7M/s6000/DSC_3298.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyj0GFICLoa4wEYklLGzhc5z7g9_pX5x2d2rv3rs_vKqPu8JADpkOP8SdCkUDqlUP8nggLhk4Wul90QkVZp1x7Pt8tnuHae1AZTAMrNEDtymZi7GrEyPgedtYtylgre2m7PLgXqViQsksID618AXPuGxFf_BCalqJxRhLxeSgsf9iTZU71bY4-gRFYR7M/w640-h426/DSC_3298.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">There is also a section that sells picnic items. If you don't find what you are looking for you can browse the picnic supplies catalog and order it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KJBjbAdGVnzXKVB28poyy3DWiGxQEfdG7MQBaKJN85PUvoWJzjwxvJqnz9Db8-bFrTDctDXF-FdT0tbXj9kvcvvhxh0245zSJiOVh7P7TERzdyjhpmkDjG3EI8htbq7aBzTXYWMGUEaMFHYVuK30zni3f6hQmJ8WLIP5f7Ur9HZHBfA5deMMqp48-Lk/s6000/DSC_3307.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KJBjbAdGVnzXKVB28poyy3DWiGxQEfdG7MQBaKJN85PUvoWJzjwxvJqnz9Db8-bFrTDctDXF-FdT0tbXj9kvcvvhxh0245zSJiOVh7P7TERzdyjhpmkDjG3EI8htbq7aBzTXYWMGUEaMFHYVuK30zni3f6hQmJ8WLIP5f7Ur9HZHBfA5deMMqp48-Lk/w426-h640/DSC_3307.JPG" width="426" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><span>In addition to all these new products, we can find the usual toiletries and cleaning items, baby food products as well as presciption medicines, natural remedies and supplies for minor ailments.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Soon after opening, the first customers began to arrive. Eric and Melinda Cakebread wanted to buy a gift for their mother's birthday. They wondered if they had enough money in their piggy bank to buy her a rosewater tonic and a rose perfume.They were sure she would love it.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6fnE3VdMHliJf47sYEaus3KR1Qjs6nvaGJcZb6159t-jH4u0cceNl1cHqK8-EgNQ6exrHD3ldVSgvfYbupjfG9MNLcKApAJMMTBLj03IsqqRKpQq5iFYwRmU41XMDsPCX5xKe-Fj-ZfrUA77Sh-QiYYA4R4Elpt2Z1w236WAnopY8fB7jqua7ZEp3DQ/s5344/DSC_3325.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3495" data-original-width="5344" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6fnE3VdMHliJf47sYEaus3KR1Qjs6nvaGJcZb6159t-jH4u0cceNl1cHqK8-EgNQ6exrHD3ldVSgvfYbupjfG9MNLcKApAJMMTBLj03IsqqRKpQq5iFYwRmU41XMDsPCX5xKe-Fj-ZfrUA77Sh-QiYYA4R4Elpt2Z1w236WAnopY8fB7jqua7ZEp3DQ/w640-h418/DSC_3325.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />Lucy Fenton and her daughter Sadie were looking forward to having a look at the new spring arrivals at the Country Market.As soon as they entered the shop, Sadie was drawn to the bag collection. </span><p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrPcKerGJkgONfXzY07iRPW3CUGQT7d8vrSEjdx0Dtc3LZ5p_AJvDtdcRufSjNX-O5n4k7Y99Zwtoz_NfRy4JOORwdggB7jO6U5EKkw6i63RX2NfLRBLOf4HIS_U5NhuO1WBOZ5Rz-g8i-67fkMJCtBE86Buk7n-5A-Fwbj7juf13WedGb6d4DS_KwXM/s5113/DSC_3333.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3875" data-original-width="5113" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrPcKerGJkgONfXzY07iRPW3CUGQT7d8vrSEjdx0Dtc3LZ5p_AJvDtdcRufSjNX-O5n4k7Y99Zwtoz_NfRy4JOORwdggB7jO6U5EKkw6i63RX2NfLRBLOf4HIS_U5NhuO1WBOZ5Rz-g8i-67fkMJCtBE86Buk7n-5A-Fwbj7juf13WedGb6d4DS_KwXM/w640-h486/DSC_3333.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Lucy had noticed a decorative pitcher that would look lovely on the kitchen table.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2GxLyF9CBE-FWdAM6sRZtEjrpYqhaE3EmlO2FdFijDEqBvTZlxt2BzocqiiE62_wK5xDktY2OlHEx7YzEDnd6cie0sVkd8HGA30ZS0vMlu5CcE1jAbPFhX9s8BptMISVwd48s7ErKOsFiHvDkry3R5siYlwEiL2VRMrNDap0CweiOmnAiy0pqzURK3s/s5977/DSC_3336.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3979" data-original-width="5977" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2GxLyF9CBE-FWdAM6sRZtEjrpYqhaE3EmlO2FdFijDEqBvTZlxt2BzocqiiE62_wK5xDktY2OlHEx7YzEDnd6cie0sVkd8HGA30ZS0vMlu5CcE1jAbPFhX9s8BptMISVwd48s7ErKOsFiHvDkry3R5siYlwEiL2VRMrNDap0CweiOmnAiy0pqzURK3s/w640-h426/DSC_3336.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />Alex Periwinkle went to buy some toiletries with his son Henry and her daughter Rebecca.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OfPVmHjAQwoRHndyT-SYwm9L10OAvlsPdIEpiQUzLfH5ngtWswNVf8G-_wC06Nh6Mjx_tAAYGOihCMQOZMse9gP3HgftCFg372lo1O7R-N3Fqqt1-bQDm_ft5U6Fvk0wmhEyvuKjTtso8AlBlKDDcNuNzSKdTpfBAPepbUCbBvLTuoRWXKOLagAXgug/s5757/DSC_3369.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5757" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OfPVmHjAQwoRHndyT-SYwm9L10OAvlsPdIEpiQUzLfH5ngtWswNVf8G-_wC06Nh6Mjx_tAAYGOihCMQOZMse9gP3HgftCFg372lo1O7R-N3Fqqt1-bQDm_ft5U6Fvk0wmhEyvuKjTtso8AlBlKDDcNuNzSKdTpfBAPepbUCbBvLTuoRWXKOLagAXgug/w640-h444/DSC_3369.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />Little Henry was thrilled when he saw the Easter stand.He couldn´t wait for the Easter bunny to come and hide chocolate eggs for him and his siblings in the garden.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It would be a nice gift."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kGuoAilYfZ-G4BjONS5zxa3zf3MTRe4VUd5n16UkFTrKmKs1SnKrupScd9aEqyl1xQW8HN4oNHMpkN4HXTHPffgZ-aQBj0hrrEnSwK7FnC_LSWsv3ox1wqMN7QIHhpvahUz_7OARYDXWJ8Xq6wp4VBB8bWdkoc3z61i7KW00FvFgmYyBm7KifK3ENu0/s5692/DSC_3377.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5692" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kGuoAilYfZ-G4BjONS5zxa3zf3MTRe4VUd5n16UkFTrKmKs1SnKrupScd9aEqyl1xQW8HN4oNHMpkN4HXTHPffgZ-aQBj0hrrEnSwK7FnC_LSWsv3ox1wqMN7QIHhpvahUz_7OARYDXWJ8Xq6wp4VBB8bWdkoc3z61i7KW00FvFgmYyBm7KifK3ENu0/w640-h450/DSC_3377.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />While they were deciding whether to buy the surprise egg or not, Henry showed up with a bunch of Easter goodies.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"Henry! I´m afraid you can´t get it all. You can only choose one thing". This is going to be a hard decision to make.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiejWUfH5FlTWqS4W16w7X3CoIlw73HC-yMdEPCR4zRWpnEtR6dBmQuqV6YFC9s6OIOJ4SW2uBhpHAujEjTth15WtQvnt_SxkFIRBwpV23jl2ZlN21_swYDXxlNAEI6DcZsk9UyFx2OdB5lZaeg9Dyz3WG0UGb2emEDWooUgLXz9nJ5E56VvegYnCJQrM/s5751/DSC_3385.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3917" data-original-width="5751" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiejWUfH5FlTWqS4W16w7X3CoIlw73HC-yMdEPCR4zRWpnEtR6dBmQuqV6YFC9s6OIOJ4SW2uBhpHAujEjTth15WtQvnt_SxkFIRBwpV23jl2ZlN21_swYDXxlNAEI6DcZsk9UyFx2OdB5lZaeg9Dyz3WG0UGb2emEDWooUgLXz9nJ5E56VvegYnCJQrM/w640-h436/DSC_3385.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Bianca and Stephanie Marshmallow don't want to miss the first day of spring product sale.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Stephanie is Bianca´s oldest daughter. She lives in the big city but she´s spending a few days in Sweet Berry with her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><div>When she was a little girl, Stephanie liked to go to the Country Market with her mother and look at all the toys and gifts in the store.</div><div>Now she still likes to go shopping with her mother and whenever she comes to Sweet Berry Valley she always stops by the Country Market. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIM668iv7iAK4UHQnHWUTwTCsSlurWNigIE5UkpCmRRA3d6v2M_UHueeAjjJMA0feOVrNn3QD-OXaj4163ve_oF7yO0zwb0AKX3v-MolyoXCw9wFIekdCYICT220DfwTAUchyphenhyphenZV5y9XYwVCYCERttJUTYFNnvFCdq_iU9-AZMrOelFvvqx38olwgH2zXY/s6000/DSC_3352.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3889" data-original-width="6000" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIM668iv7iAK4UHQnHWUTwTCsSlurWNigIE5UkpCmRRA3d6v2M_UHueeAjjJMA0feOVrNn3QD-OXaj4163ve_oF7yO0zwb0AKX3v-MolyoXCw9wFIekdCYICT220DfwTAUchyphenhyphenZV5y9XYwVCYCERttJUTYFNnvFCdq_iU9-AZMrOelFvvqx38olwgH2zXY/w640-h414/DSC_3352.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Bianca loves the mint colour tea set. The little flowers on the teapot are a cute springtime touch, aren´t they?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIXZigVlUigmAzbTp39J0D_qvA5uoI-Keg66omxLWizyy5df2U1xKzzFJIbgvZ2-W3rOBnU0bIgEvBdDuhqH9gtVncz531E-mWKrxycl-fwjyIXxWLpltznSJNTgug6V5Y5UZbC3cN8rcCgR4DHdYYoWQ2Zuw9dDQVeoyxlSwn_S1OTrrKIJaaXwxzQw/s5643/DSC_3356.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5643" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIXZigVlUigmAzbTp39J0D_qvA5uoI-Keg66omxLWizyy5df2U1xKzzFJIbgvZ2-W3rOBnU0bIgEvBdDuhqH9gtVncz531E-mWKrxycl-fwjyIXxWLpltznSJNTgug6V5Y5UZbC3cN8rcCgR4DHdYYoWQ2Zuw9dDQVeoyxlSwn_S1OTrrKIJaaXwxzQw/w640-h454/DSC_3356.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Stephanie is looking over the mugs. It´s time to put away the Christmas mug and replace it for a floral one.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KKQAmTwRXq0ulPqRLt80AC-_S5TZOj8BM5LtayRFWLQyxe0Ip36taJjZd4jB339f1grTcoWVTW3cAh-KzdltD2d56iooWiRUC0FtFNR4lHrzpkw_hmioHAtXQdM0L3o_Bx4SXK3OnkR8yxi0iCrEOQuF5sVuy_Le721ewTI-jPA-NyfnfA50M2Hhz4M/s6000/DSC_3355.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KKQAmTwRXq0ulPqRLt80AC-_S5TZOj8BM5LtayRFWLQyxe0Ip36taJjZd4jB339f1grTcoWVTW3cAh-KzdltD2d56iooWiRUC0FtFNR4lHrzpkw_hmioHAtXQdM0L3o_Bx4SXK3OnkR8yxi0iCrEOQuF5sVuy_Le721ewTI-jPA-NyfnfA50M2Hhz4M/w640-h426/DSC_3355.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />When spring rolls around, the gardening season gets underway. The Osbornes know that in Sweet Berry Valley there are many residents who like to take care of their garden so they have stocked the magazine rack with the best selection of gardening magazines.</div><div><br /></div><div>Teresa Seashore has a green thumb, everything she touches grows well. This is partly due to the fact that she takes heed of spring gardening tips from her favourite magazines.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-plYinkvwgrMxXuXPo_NhaaOPy_H6bxUCC0JpulglS78ldAn5DtLyhHAWeIos6vTVG7BkpQ8HWW7YAKIKn4Nr_pCP-ZuCcU4MAoIWcvSFJVYpo-YRpjR7r_VvLEZzNcjQXfwLoAjNsXNC3GNqPbgYX_myOc4_5NCQGhZx4tniPCLKGEoHEn8d3oLZg4w/s4760/DSC_3358.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4760" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-plYinkvwgrMxXuXPo_NhaaOPy_H6bxUCC0JpulglS78ldAn5DtLyhHAWeIos6vTVG7BkpQ8HWW7YAKIKn4Nr_pCP-ZuCcU4MAoIWcvSFJVYpo-YRpjR7r_VvLEZzNcjQXfwLoAjNsXNC3GNqPbgYX_myOc4_5NCQGhZx4tniPCLKGEoHEn8d3oLZg4w/w640-h538/DSC_3358.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Adrianne Hopkins is not very good at gardening but she loves all kinds of flowers, so she named her daughter after a flower. Rosa is the spanish word for rose.</div></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;">When spring comes, there is nothing better than a flower-shaped fruit bowl in the centre of the kitchen table to add a touch of colour and freshness and to encourage healthy snacking. She was lucky to find one on sale.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJo7WlUHG-kzhc9MBeMkIamw3KLk28mblH3VVl3EWpuQ3hrr8VtMUYN9vyU-u4WrSQ5Q_3iGh3BZzo615k6ZMqUojiqGxYn0KgRHYSGcDTwGwhNf8KFsw9mcwL_ncLw9ZCbt-eh8amWFmjoh40t7xwv-mp5Oa3u_ITOa3DWgW5yTcqxE6FusYUWLoerLU/s5925/DSC_3360.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5925" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJo7WlUHG-kzhc9MBeMkIamw3KLk28mblH3VVl3EWpuQ3hrr8VtMUYN9vyU-u4WrSQ5Q_3iGh3BZzo615k6ZMqUojiqGxYn0KgRHYSGcDTwGwhNf8KFsw9mcwL_ncLw9ZCbt-eh8amWFmjoh40t7xwv-mp5Oa3u_ITOa3DWgW5yTcqxE6FusYUWLoerLU/w640-h432/DSC_3360.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><span>Spring means flower buds and blooming trees but it also means sneezing , a stuffy nose and watery eyes for Peace who suffers from seasonal allergies. She went with Peter to the Country Market to get an over-the-counter remedy to help ease the symptons.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKB1ofYydk2AI8Ftnq-BuTnl5A0GWWka4TH6J6Y9jVi4ob0x7FBZHtc_l-C_s7GUxcy8qKBD2ICkyDKQbaUPDRZSZmghuMojYDfBAy3mHlUeq5bJ2DT0IluGf2RquApIgd6gbs5FpDu9GSuMwnhiTN7-C84MezcuW6L-0R4G5LLr8XCgZHyZKAoBZNao0/s5251/DSC_3500.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3889" data-original-width="5251" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKB1ofYydk2AI8Ftnq-BuTnl5A0GWWka4TH6J6Y9jVi4ob0x7FBZHtc_l-C_s7GUxcy8qKBD2ICkyDKQbaUPDRZSZmghuMojYDfBAy3mHlUeq5bJ2DT0IluGf2RquApIgd6gbs5FpDu9GSuMwnhiTN7-C84MezcuW6L-0R4G5LLr8XCgZHyZKAoBZNao0/w640-h474/DSC_3500.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Peter is not really into shopping and browsing in stores but his </span><span style="font-family: courier;">face lit up when he saw his favorite childhood book. He had fond memories of his grandmother reading the book to him over and over again. He even learned it by heart.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3xTKd3X8mGh4ARBPPadpczChLJp0voTPxkMmBPFb_V3vyvpbwr4_5Lwa3j5Dw27V9jfO_K65R73s8eyOmSVmM0UF42j3NY6UIa8dp2W9qQJv-DkUmE1IOpAJX_O1RZsJChQMosd_xWKEE6QLCGQigVGKMravps_QDAKDKPhKB3CEAdAKZRebJuyc2Gw/s6000/DSC_3418.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3xTKd3X8mGh4ARBPPadpczChLJp0voTPxkMmBPFb_V3vyvpbwr4_5Lwa3j5Dw27V9jfO_K65R73s8eyOmSVmM0UF42j3NY6UIa8dp2W9qQJv-DkUmE1IOpAJX_O1RZsJChQMosd_xWKEE6QLCGQigVGKMravps_QDAKDKPhKB3CEAdAKZRebJuyc2Gw/w640-h426/DSC_3418.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When they saw the Easter cards they picked out two, one for Grandma and another one for Apple and Juice, their good friends from Purrchester.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfD_zAh0sZWDPG7zz0Vb-F9W3gXEOrzedyTYDnVlxTxMnlKek5W-hDqwT0qoxdefFCrlONrr59CVlSiXl3cgN6Vp0vP_-TBTluyuQq-1XW30m6_WaKZwDBxM2Ulw6-T0WqBCw-OauxOAQBXo6CtoZIGZQiUBoVT49UxdJGXZ04HbWDPENBYvQHUsbx7JM/s6000/DSC_3424.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfD_zAh0sZWDPG7zz0Vb-F9W3gXEOrzedyTYDnVlxTxMnlKek5W-hDqwT0qoxdefFCrlONrr59CVlSiXl3cgN6Vp0vP_-TBTluyuQq-1XW30m6_WaKZwDBxM2Ulw6-T0WqBCw-OauxOAQBXo6CtoZIGZQiUBoVT49UxdJGXZ04HbWDPENBYvQHUsbx7JM/w640-h426/DSC_3424.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>While Peace was having a look at the stationery section, Peter started browsing the book.He remembered that as a child he was a bit of a rascal, just as the character in the story, but he was also as playful and charming as the rabbit.Curiously enough, they were both named Peter.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsJ14DkfHNzTSZ-QbvztD_1rCjOfQO_UbBdpdpFmHH8tbM-4oUaPOuN7D74ffMIXDPhWHWQ2R35j6NDD9aNsUd0vibEEP7y3hqNfvh85JukLrgbHyq1IHRQm1bWV2o3JUE-y-gYGFOnFF0NZeVx7gb5Elex7wRrOo1-Q0pEG0mjHKkHy0bbC0XyMqtiU/s5053/DSC_3426.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5053" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsJ14DkfHNzTSZ-QbvztD_1rCjOfQO_UbBdpdpFmHH8tbM-4oUaPOuN7D74ffMIXDPhWHWQ2R35j6NDD9aNsUd0vibEEP7y3hqNfvh85JukLrgbHyq1IHRQm1bWV2o3JUE-y-gYGFOnFF0NZeVx7gb5Elex7wRrOo1-Q0pEG0mjHKkHy0bbC0XyMqtiU/w640-h506/DSC_3426.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Peace is thinking of buying a new notebook for journaling.She likes to write, draw and collage her thoughts, dreams, and emotions. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zaaKxay8NBl_X4gtKl_AxguMp3-xADg9XumpUcBXQEOwQahegAb9HkBceeHI1lZIuqc4u5vpTjZtjsi4hSKuQpcs5fyf-AYMbyW5-sq5z1SLtBh0ysb4PVBCHHydOKgvzPFtQvswCI3oWodmeC1gitYQkkDT6WhWltSpbx4MkpVRgxYKF9eDzL8Od6M/s6000/DSC_3429.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zaaKxay8NBl_X4gtKl_AxguMp3-xADg9XumpUcBXQEOwQahegAb9HkBceeHI1lZIuqc4u5vpTjZtjsi4hSKuQpcs5fyf-AYMbyW5-sq5z1SLtBh0ysb4PVBCHHydOKgvzPFtQvswCI3oWodmeC1gitYQkkDT6WhWltSpbx4MkpVRgxYKF9eDzL8Od6M/w640-h426/DSC_3429.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Apart from the allergy medicine, they had no intention of buying anything else, but it is difficult to leave the country market empty-handed.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQHpB8wpW3eHjdKII5CJgMSzLPV2CLpjFSZWNoGBRvOVUzIa_h6tyGXP74gAM6KdK4kzzM1s_UifE-KfNZqg665fdKEYQT7XmIz-rZl3PvFol_erQy_iToMJDr2lsARyP9O8_lak1yaZW16UhiQJhoqJqcwcmHFIpzEliT3saK01BcE-Ut4gCKmOHlTE/s6000/DSC_3413.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQHpB8wpW3eHjdKII5CJgMSzLPV2CLpjFSZWNoGBRvOVUzIa_h6tyGXP74gAM6KdK4kzzM1s_UifE-KfNZqg665fdKEYQT7XmIz-rZl3PvFol_erQy_iToMJDr2lsARyP9O8_lak1yaZW16UhiQJhoqJqcwcmHFIpzEliT3saK01BcE-Ut4gCKmOHlTE/w640-h426/DSC_3413.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div>Although their intention is to continue saving for a van by summertime, they spent more than 20 sylvas so they were gifted with a floral print tote bag: a special promotion at the country Market to celebrate the beginning of the spring season.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"You get a free bag when you spend 20 sylvas or more.What colour do you like?".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3728" data-original-width="6000" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6eqXMBtGufV-LXHxmyyyJz1k7I4zmAFPPzXqsuBu1fc6lRDTVGfwznoXjLLFZJNMDMKncEJMWFra8VGnoT-zI5QviDJ8n1WyqSKM-RuVmwItCPO_W0KfW9Rmbfu7xNBPb7yRE0wKxUj6CImcrw_2mNeFwuamIDiCfVQU1YohcYNEiGwghVFFo_LrrT8/w640-h398/DSC_3435.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">They were cleaning and tidying up when they saw their children arrive in the tandem they got for Christmas. Ava ,Aidan and Jason had spent the day at a friends´ house and Carol and Arthur didn´t expect to see them until they came to pick them up. What a lovely surprise!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WbWlxOZvwFwfEhWP1EFXfHYCXSXqIMpFYN3CNG9fZ7CdJT-VYHQKOsObq8QlH7aUBpTiGr9TJuCtuJfL7HEZTsuaeYRk43U_RtRKaBuxoXeDp-YFfV0f3_ejRG1NAZUcT18VCuihefeQTVqHw4C1WLZRYe18ZXZpRbxzP1wxDHBwa9oWXqvDv2785Pk/s6000/DSC_3444.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WbWlxOZvwFwfEhWP1EFXfHYCXSXqIMpFYN3CNG9fZ7CdJT-VYHQKOsObq8QlH7aUBpTiGr9TJuCtuJfL7HEZTsuaeYRk43U_RtRKaBuxoXeDp-YFfV0f3_ejRG1NAZUcT18VCuihefeQTVqHw4C1WLZRYe18ZXZpRbxzP1wxDHBwa9oWXqvDv2785Pk/w640-h426/DSC_3444.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">The children had prepared a basket of snacks, fruit and juice. Aidan, the sweet tooth of the family, had also packed honey sandwiches for dessert so the whole family headed to find a cozy spot to enjoy an afternoon picnic. </span><span style="font-family: courier;">Arthur and Carol were grateful to spend some time outdoors after working in the store.T</span><span style="font-family: courier;">he gentle breeze and the sight and smell of the almond blossoms was a treat for the senses.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjzvvu_xR9rGsJDlYBDH3ywGDr5iT8dzdFMSHtFo14qXTSv3hL2QWKPNuBHJf8ScPLyy4kx4Dy25u-nWN_w-VCpxmXlWfpZCZQmiwysdQGPokyAAgabzpXoaliPQwqWB5zyyPsELrJtyT0HrtlZyBTtv_O7t3iCjr202PrReAAZoikeDlgYbdZkQno_Q/s4759/OSBORNE%20FAMILY%20BICI.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3874" data-original-width="4759" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjzvvu_xR9rGsJDlYBDH3ywGDr5iT8dzdFMSHtFo14qXTSv3hL2QWKPNuBHJf8ScPLyy4kx4Dy25u-nWN_w-VCpxmXlWfpZCZQmiwysdQGPokyAAgabzpXoaliPQwqWB5zyyPsELrJtyT0HrtlZyBTtv_O7t3iCjr202PrReAAZoikeDlgYbdZkQno_Q/w640-h520/OSBORNE%20FAMILY%20BICI.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><span><div>As the weather had been quite mild since mid-February, the almond trees were already in bloom. High Valley Park was spectacular at this time of the year and the perfect scenery for the Osborne family to have a picnic to celebrate the fist day of spring.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEaQmyBwMX7nq2jvR1TeiYAqaAkuqB2rhqAj9O4j95hnJBTTHldv3_7ALOL_YNTdWJ5T7l0iqD2N280uhCetq5l2ersXP-JdC_pDjM0RNEu0j6vmunkM15uuHhjWlh08YtFxH51wQMbj1_e91KTezWeMC7bKdhPxdAs9CiQx0edbq6CLy57ZdZMEyrwU/s5755/OSBORNE%20ALMENDROS%20FLOR.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3529" data-original-width="5755" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEaQmyBwMX7nq2jvR1TeiYAqaAkuqB2rhqAj9O4j95hnJBTTHldv3_7ALOL_YNTdWJ5T7l0iqD2N280uhCetq5l2ersXP-JdC_pDjM0RNEu0j6vmunkM15uuHhjWlh08YtFxH51wQMbj1_e91KTezWeMC7bKdhPxdAs9CiQx0edbq6CLy57ZdZMEyrwU/w640-h392/OSBORNE%20ALMENDROS%20FLOR.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">🐣🌿🌷🌸🌹🌺🌻🌼🌿🐣</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hope you enjoyed today´s post. I really had a good time setting up the Country Market and making some miniatures.</div><div><br /></div><div>These are some close-up pictures of my crafting for this spring related project.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3E2nhlCggkdrXyhHX_sUA4hL3Pcy5TSaBCapPWOHGmwOEdB8kjIyNIr2HTiKyuQ2Yc5s6C2W8LVAS6ebfEIdUKdA4JwtoXl6D8I57kKjZjE9VZ0JPN4kim0O5BRp5xUGKlVZ-BNBbwt5naVic_l2VVZnl75KAwikvKgGZ3-7v-GGVPEZGHnyqmI9a4iA/s6000/DSC_3509.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="6000" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3E2nhlCggkdrXyhHX_sUA4hL3Pcy5TSaBCapPWOHGmwOEdB8kjIyNIr2HTiKyuQ2Yc5s6C2W8LVAS6ebfEIdUKdA4JwtoXl6D8I57kKjZjE9VZ0JPN4kim0O5BRp5xUGKlVZ-BNBbwt5naVic_l2VVZnl75KAwikvKgGZ3-7v-GGVPEZGHnyqmI9a4iA/w640-h374/DSC_3509.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">Dear Readers,</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Hope you are doing well!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Today´s story is my contribution to the Sylvanian Forum challenge#2: "Love is all around".</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGzPbMIYHW-GYeWMuPOqdcyjsK5NkeA0okSSviPiC-zY41Vgg1jQgy5sqQEKGCtTxXnCfW-eKnWpMlg95kCQVOZDWIKtCQUEmzJY0g0dLBsgOE1O7AWgIgCpspUdGtUZ_RuEBDbgkm7AtMTveAHbxBIj_d6cQ7QkhE-Q1g4GOafqOdTYUwvs-Hu34-5A/s736/cenegfa%20corazones.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="736" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGzPbMIYHW-GYeWMuPOqdcyjsK5NkeA0okSSviPiC-zY41Vgg1jQgy5sqQEKGCtTxXnCfW-eKnWpMlg95kCQVOZDWIKtCQUEmzJY0g0dLBsgOE1O7AWgIgCpspUdGtUZ_RuEBDbgkm7AtMTveAHbxBIj_d6cQ7QkhE-Q1g4GOafqOdTYUwvs-Hu34-5A/s320/cenegfa%20corazones.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">Peter got up early this morning. He wanted to avoid queues at the supermarket and at the flower shop.He wasn´t a romantic until he met Peace but now, look at him! He´s just bought a lovely bunch of red roses and all the ingredients to make breakfast for his girlfriend. Even though he shows her how much he loves her everyday, today he wants to do something special as it´s Valentine´s Day.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZx1SsvlNNC0yNnQewjG9xwFhbJsg8WSXPGiCLYyvWJN-p7MOVnSwn4tXlWWPUPu5W6jsMLMc54a1DC6Ok3nvNPMGp1c8LWun2-4V05uPiSApwM06HSoyWvAWsxQmNOCeCo7Mo5cXjnb9w82fP8uNIWPKwDy54S002xRieYbYa1rBMgQObdpn1tT0Hpzw/s5861/DSC_3245.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3887" data-original-width="5861" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZx1SsvlNNC0yNnQewjG9xwFhbJsg8WSXPGiCLYyvWJN-p7MOVnSwn4tXlWWPUPu5W6jsMLMc54a1DC6Ok3nvNPMGp1c8LWun2-4V05uPiSApwM06HSoyWvAWsxQmNOCeCo7Mo5cXjnb9w82fP8uNIWPKwDy54S002xRieYbYa1rBMgQObdpn1tT0Hpzw/w640-h424/DSC_3245.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">He´s going to prepare Peace´s favourite breakfast: pancakes with berries and cream. He made them before using a pancake mix from the supermarket but this time he´s trying his best to make homemade pancakes following Grandma´s Babblebrook recipe. She made them on Christmas morning and, strangely as it may seem, they were delicious.</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlG2MVmacn_cFWn8h6CO80cPzymG5c3VopeNV_LSE3Ahra-3oCc6vhONCq7Z7sDDOQ95o0CGR5DqXrnZxSAPAh1-iQjShPOgyqVBZAWd4-ZozVMJri6LvOYRctYurmB52RWztXB4A3kIXQK51yuyi5ihgtT-UHUWllvSi4GVpyRGT4LnQgNGwv_7GU7ok/s5552/DSC_3255.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3924" data-original-width="5552" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlG2MVmacn_cFWn8h6CO80cPzymG5c3VopeNV_LSE3Ahra-3oCc6vhONCq7Z7sDDOQ95o0CGR5DqXrnZxSAPAh1-iQjShPOgyqVBZAWd4-ZozVMJri6LvOYRctYurmB52RWztXB4A3kIXQK51yuyi5ihgtT-UHUWllvSi4GVpyRGT4LnQgNGwv_7GU7ok/w640-h452/DSC_3255.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Peace is a sleepyhead but as soon as Peter entered the bedromm she woke up. Having her boyfriend wake her up with a bouquet of roses and breakfast in bed was priceless. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-s2J0dHrZu_oE_e7C09ROQpSjS1IQyw13NHJcurniV9p1WKA3U30EKh2DtF9lV2jV8bCryOX_5tqB_QImMCnYRUS_KjzCoLMyhB7-B2lskpi4LcB1DZh-pA8YqJIG-lermXxQY9o2W1483_3tXTTpPvNwYXJ_7D7kngTMxBZnICqjeU1LlS_NjkMntT0/s5667/DSC_3268.JPG" style="font-family: courier; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5667" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-s2J0dHrZu_oE_e7C09ROQpSjS1IQyw13NHJcurniV9p1WKA3U30EKh2DtF9lV2jV8bCryOX_5tqB_QImMCnYRUS_KjzCoLMyhB7-B2lskpi4LcB1DZh-pA8YqJIG-lermXxQY9o2W1483_3tXTTpPvNwYXJ_7D7kngTMxBZnICqjeU1LlS_NjkMntT0/w640-h452/DSC_3268.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">"Oh, Peter your are worth your weight in gold", she said stretching her arms out to give him a hug.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyhhFanRAvi_pVFWvYYBld0Q-wsJtZYQ3jtDv-XizwOf3FyZQvIEwyTDgI_WD5Mdh7iQb434w2hYLaCjycQiRkCH6bSJvop7MG06BtHaJLY9u9KoiwLky4bwapI2RolGA15sooxERUi5znMV3C__rLwiZYYKX58SdG_px-LHK4gKLtoWd8_W31TZfeh8/s5976/DSC_3275.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5976" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyhhFanRAvi_pVFWvYYBld0Q-wsJtZYQ3jtDv-XizwOf3FyZQvIEwyTDgI_WD5Mdh7iQb434w2hYLaCjycQiRkCH6bSJvop7MG06BtHaJLY9u9KoiwLky4bwapI2RolGA15sooxERUi5znMV3C__rLwiZYYKX58SdG_px-LHK4gKLtoWd8_W31TZfeh8/w640-h428/DSC_3275.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />Peace was delighted with Peter´s nice gesture. She couldn´t believe her eyes when she saw that he had even made a latte heart on her coffee!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UU-MT55hRskA_VKckavINGj5Eeokp6paWhQpJzAxrJ8N5Lade5nfr_8KxQVhULeBx5sLZ_hP7LgApcoFcWhetR5I6GDa0b1OTq9jNsSAIGHliwAP32whxVQzKGLVz75vxj8swF8Ngwe8pi_qjR5dEGjXhdLU37YYMytW3x0rqUgdXIA1rmI4IE6pjSU/s6000/DSC_3272.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UU-MT55hRskA_VKckavINGj5Eeokp6paWhQpJzAxrJ8N5Lade5nfr_8KxQVhULeBx5sLZ_hP7LgApcoFcWhetR5I6GDa0b1OTq9jNsSAIGHliwAP32whxVQzKGLVz75vxj8swF8Ngwe8pi_qjR5dEGjXhdLU37YYMytW3x0rqUgdXIA1rmI4IE6pjSU/w640-h426/DSC_3272.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">After enjoying breakfast, Peace also had prepared something special for Peter. "Do you feel like trying something new? I have a surprise for you?" Peace said with a big smile on her face. She knows that Peter likes adventures and trying new things so she wanted to surprise him with something different and original for Valentine´s Day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOa1ssrTXyZ_WkUGsGnfpLk8LtuEUYk1g1IdFm1H9Ab6QWvsfPZKjOcPqu4AqOH6c8tVAaExt4Zv4JuJI9nJVz9mJn0SKgJdNy79nBUHKKCjhcnxfyIPSGg_otOMSCpybmfC7030um1EH44ZlEKuEhzHvMpbi02rJwS9rcWpLhqiCiZs8D39EGebTkiQ/s6000/DSC_3283.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOa1ssrTXyZ_WkUGsGnfpLk8LtuEUYk1g1IdFm1H9Ab6QWvsfPZKjOcPqu4AqOH6c8tVAaExt4Zv4JuJI9nJVz9mJn0SKgJdNy79nBUHKKCjhcnxfyIPSGg_otOMSCpybmfC7030um1EH44ZlEKuEhzHvMpbi02rJwS9rcWpLhqiCiZs8D39EGebTkiQ/w640-h426/DSC_3283.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Peace told Peter that they had to wrap up or else they were going to be a little bit cold. The scarves that Grandma gave them for Christmas would come in handy. " Are you going to take me skiing, ice skating, maybe? Peter asked intrigued but Peace didn´t give him a hint.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQZsPNeA-PhXRwFFCiQXD_h_0Cru2rkgxaTuoDC0ZyR7nvHHXjmP_JYkJBfgYtmOBZ5NCar0R065VUefZnEn1VkdcpLvtJRW4AsnTT14c4szZgpvyDMQtVTQjb88pS8wWLQaTDQo322hH_ukul7B4YJQ0R5a-iT5gCnOHAMgUIIS9E3QvhRWDFBPdH1o/s6000/DSC_3296.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3598" data-original-width="6000" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQZsPNeA-PhXRwFFCiQXD_h_0Cru2rkgxaTuoDC0ZyR7nvHHXjmP_JYkJBfgYtmOBZ5NCar0R065VUefZnEn1VkdcpLvtJRW4AsnTT14c4szZgpvyDMQtVTQjb88pS8wWLQaTDQo322hH_ukul7B4YJQ0R5a-iT5gCnOHAMgUIIS9E3QvhRWDFBPdH1o/w640-h384/DSC_3296.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">They walked for a while until they came to a meadow where Mr. Highbranch was waiting for them with a camara and a pair of binoculars.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2pvZSObCLBdSlGOrcVHO5AxmFbebZ_zugOqxMMYRbPwqSsXRQzUL2T85BYgsO68FmFa4vRsmmcBNsYtYIiFFX8s7UzeqI-dySaQAwXN3EfwNTTqXRbA3gImJEDxb6O0QXLs-QzuLaPQonZxPlsIZ4Iwk_7hLDORWPKfQOXvXkH8e3Y92or5L1eWcnqE/s6000/DSC_3317.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2pvZSObCLBdSlGOrcVHO5AxmFbebZ_zugOqxMMYRbPwqSsXRQzUL2T85BYgsO68FmFa4vRsmmcBNsYtYIiFFX8s7UzeqI-dySaQAwXN3EfwNTTqXRbA3gImJEDxb6O0QXLs-QzuLaPQonZxPlsIZ4Iwk_7hLDORWPKfQOXvXkH8e3Y92or5L1eWcnqE/w640-h426/DSC_3317.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Next to him there was a kind of airship, actually it looked like a flying trycicle with a kind of fancy rugby ball above. "Ready for a sky ride adventure?" Peace asked .It had been a long time since Peter had been this excited. This was something new and different!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLtT138itwpfa7wtIcqwAJB76HIl6EEKi3FPn1tUPytnGMPpplf4JnA95LSri_PzljfKueNYn_ixhrimAigqY4GuwIGPcBXrS4lwfmLSJ-UmxCkVMqr4CCrJtdTgpjOlm_54JOHk_K_lzytnXoITxtR0q7JAS_HLA-HiQaJdDpuNAOGpv_Ax_5o5MHhg/s5528/DSC_3319.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5528" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLtT138itwpfa7wtIcqwAJB76HIl6EEKi3FPn1tUPytnGMPpplf4JnA95LSri_PzljfKueNYn_ixhrimAigqY4GuwIGPcBXrS4lwfmLSJ-UmxCkVMqr4CCrJtdTgpjOlm_54JOHk_K_lzytnXoITxtR0q7JAS_HLA-HiQaJdDpuNAOGpv_Ax_5o5MHhg/w640-h464/DSC_3319.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Mr. Highbranch gave them a basic understanding of how to keep the flying machine in the air and the best landing technique. Then he handed them the binoculars and the camera. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ilULP_sV-VaqRWPHFcoFeVn0zpvn6Bf-AMlScGT08Xx47KjD1zY0388FF11PdzOhbPKLoysmpfJkACxvpZdNnC2aRgNBkGLcrs7jQsKDn0uD82UMv3YqlbbA7KU3-HR3TkiLV_xNgD8WJkVJUWOzuSlmGcCJdD5LdQaL9_GC2IP89MG4F_xfcg-oqNY/s5322/DSC_3322.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5322" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ilULP_sV-VaqRWPHFcoFeVn0zpvn6Bf-AMlScGT08Xx47KjD1zY0388FF11PdzOhbPKLoysmpfJkACxvpZdNnC2aRgNBkGLcrs7jQsKDn0uD82UMv3YqlbbA7KU3-HR3TkiLV_xNgD8WJkVJUWOzuSlmGcCJdD5LdQaL9_GC2IP89MG4F_xfcg-oqNY/w640-h482/DSC_3322.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">"Enjoy the views from the heights!Have fun"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffM08DkRZCY1I19fKj3R0d_pbfWPQTXwpD0zuYIhtrNTPrE0Ji9yrBzNVSEoiWcU5PtweWt3UUwekUPMhR7AeT_e463ORbv3B5LrkAbx4PI10CQ8hLAwICQK3KQaTPJDCaajcquxnWo_9yNJoqOZp8spFB0PZVvfjrMkKApT0qclyC9kOb318mchWVqg/s4752/DSC_3332.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4752" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffM08DkRZCY1I19fKj3R0d_pbfWPQTXwpD0zuYIhtrNTPrE0Ji9yrBzNVSEoiWcU5PtweWt3UUwekUPMhR7AeT_e463ORbv3B5LrkAbx4PI10CQ8hLAwICQK3KQaTPJDCaajcquxnWo_9yNJoqOZp8spFB0PZVvfjrMkKApT0qclyC9kOb318mchWVqg/w640-h538/DSC_3332.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">So they climbed up and their adventure began . Among the clouds Peace asked Peter: "Do you like my Valentine´s Day gift?" He just smiled and kissed her,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpyzFqJUC5t0HMapEV7gs8Qd1q0gomTi1nailPIDYu4U0gity8Asve_QxegFuzouFWA19yHRpsBfdN2sI7VjrrPmmbM0iiMYslS1QCT43EECq5RyJa21kep_1FdaunFtQkjoUSo7tVxME3dmC7ysH4UtQyAI08sPGi-yQG4bngxLPF-UC77ncBmg9tWU/s2604/Dise%C3%B1o%20sin%20t%C3%ADtulo%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2355" data-original-width="2604" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpyzFqJUC5t0HMapEV7gs8Qd1q0gomTi1nailPIDYu4U0gity8Asve_QxegFuzouFWA19yHRpsBfdN2sI7VjrrPmmbM0iiMYslS1QCT43EECq5RyJa21kep_1FdaunFtQkjoUSo7tVxME3dmC7ysH4UtQyAI08sPGi-yQG4bngxLPF-UC77ncBmg9tWU/w640-h578/Dise%C3%B1o%20sin%20t%C3%ADtulo%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">leaving behind them a trail of clouds in the shape of a heart. More than any other day we can say that today "love is in the air".</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrItHnMYhTbrhEh8vErduhpEbyadZN6-76qZlIM8jwUa6yKsJVmLABOHoJ7cMzbYXXPRPnQco4HZjvp4xLwFDlzFfYbcnvLpe39q3nEXxaAcBSbNrS2A7nYstLcPbhRdo-YdwaMfEBYTtMynUPCl5ksEsKOCa2Q9LZX2CGCk0xZCY5l5k4nz0h-MYg8B4/s1826/Dise%C3%B1o%20sin%20t%C3%ADtulo%20(3).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="1826" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrItHnMYhTbrhEh8vErduhpEbyadZN6-76qZlIM8jwUa6yKsJVmLABOHoJ7cMzbYXXPRPnQco4HZjvp4xLwFDlzFfYbcnvLpe39q3nEXxaAcBSbNrS2A7nYstLcPbhRdo-YdwaMfEBYTtMynUPCl5ksEsKOCa2Q9LZX2CGCk0xZCY5l5k4nz0h-MYg8B4/w640-h468/Dise%C3%B1o%20sin%20t%C3%ADtulo%20(3).png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>After such an exciting adventure the best plan they could come up with was to order a pizza and a bottle of good Sylvanian wine and spend the rest of Valentine's Day snuggled up on the sofa in the comfort of their own home.</span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUj65g4277XA7iOVW_NU_Q5TNQqG_b3qm1SKcXdKw1SdBoVjjc2DWxPRgFNl0lRxRVk7376vNuR93KRERikzlNcWr7hhTT0aD3rlXCq8tPjpuE4AFN5eNj0NS56ODaQrBCXZrjdvgKRJ72udjtlE0hrl9UtF_40IPLSemDwF_ZGj_2Z7JGdOGngS72CFY/s2840/Happy%20Valentine's%20Day%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="2840" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUj65g4277XA7iOVW_NU_Q5TNQqG_b3qm1SKcXdKw1SdBoVjjc2DWxPRgFNl0lRxRVk7376vNuR93KRERikzlNcWr7hhTT0aD3rlXCq8tPjpuE4AFN5eNj0NS56ODaQrBCXZrjdvgKRJ72udjtlE0hrl9UtF_40IPLSemDwF_ZGj_2Z7JGdOGngS72CFY/w640-h454/Happy%20Valentine's%20Day%20(1).png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><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/AVvXsEjJRG4C3OGQTCJVlXoOgILp5HWsGQGDppHJG3J9D-bJrRHMEHkkt6P4nvunie-cUtMAVv2Lb8RtIBFKfXyPjkALojQAP1uLjzB8HH9ma1I0gbB9McbYwDXxwm4X2O-BJoQIZwXldUbAzd6lB75YvBcitPQvvx4k9iSyiyqieGw1hSG4YXJe9Ij_vz4uymM/s736/cenegfa%20corazones.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="736" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRG4C3OGQTCJVlXoOgILp5HWsGQGDppHJG3J9D-bJrRHMEHkkt6P4nvunie-cUtMAVv2Lb8RtIBFKfXyPjkALojQAP1uLjzB8HH9ma1I0gbB9McbYwDXxwm4X2O-BJoQIZwXldUbAzd6lB75YvBcitPQvvx4k9iSyiyqieGw1hSG4YXJe9Ij_vz4uymM/w320-h73/cenegfa%20corazones.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Hope you had enjoyed this short story about my favourite sylvanian couple.I bought the "Sky Ride Adventure" set a few years ago and shortly after I regretted it. As I don't know how to use photoshop I had no idea how to take a decent picture and make look like the airship was flying in the sky.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWr-hCovN6TsJtG3t3buc7yA9L4XACpC54JHK_GGYc1bmIKd_R9FtmiTKtSNX0lT_Uudj3ukgdrbW8Y2DyK_Y0cHsxyI1bFpZHZQi7WkenF4sLKWbyfPdRC1BbOGaRcJkbKGO-3A_1o_aNt5XVDgWENjp8yUbQW-zTOcLUi5pgCUq_dsFeCSkMkiAnEg/s611/sky%20ride%20set.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWr-hCovN6TsJtG3t3buc7yA9L4XACpC54JHK_GGYc1bmIKd_R9FtmiTKtSNX0lT_Uudj3ukgdrbW8Y2DyK_Y0cHsxyI1bFpZHZQi7WkenF4sLKWbyfPdRC1BbOGaRcJkbKGO-3A_1o_aNt5XVDgWENjp8yUbQW-zTOcLUi5pgCUq_dsFeCSkMkiAnEg/s320/sky%20ride%20set.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">With the help of my daughter, a sky backdrop and a piece of dental floss we managed to make it look like it was flying in the sky. My daughter edited the photo so that a little piece of floss was not visible.I used the Canva app to make the hearts,the shaped clouds and the rest of the details in the last photo.These are my first attempts at photo editing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGud83EtEk944LZ-1472G3ujl7H4DvPmX2CBMMYIZAbKdwTmQTxnZhZQ3oPNL53aIyaxWt1muHi0fNIavP79wJRuZuUyum7MNtquUYs-OpuiBoOxO9XETrD09jlR8HQ1KP9yPeEgMgYSVUSIsmD2o9PoWs3Rl5pU65zMzuri2wI-mSKepI35ALQQC48bs/s736/cenegfa%20corazones.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="736" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGud83EtEk944LZ-1472G3ujl7H4DvPmX2CBMMYIZAbKdwTmQTxnZhZQ3oPNL53aIyaxWt1muHi0fNIavP79wJRuZuUyum7MNtquUYs-OpuiBoOxO9XETrD09jlR8HQ1KP9yPeEgMgYSVUSIsmD2o9PoWs3Rl5pU65zMzuri2wI-mSKepI35ALQQC48bs/s320/cenegfa%20corazones.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The scarves that Grandma gave Peter and Peace for Christmas were actually made by my daughter as a gift for them.</span></p></span></span><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">They´re a bit oversized but the bigger they are the warmer they they will be on cold winter days.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQXZQISb_zSdnrKB3gRxIKsSTZp12SvuUgvdw48rByiDayr_d1Yr-XUlvo34FyeiJIti8eT7rcBoKaZWn9Irgi2E27M4PxDvDXFgS7vNw1fBHvXadFeuIm7oJEEID6EViNZbGb6Z1ALsieOrjPGVVlOjXdx4n-OQaxR2IqeTVcqHPfprt1V8pJXD-uwc/s6000/DSC_3335.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQXZQISb_zSdnrKB3gRxIKsSTZp12SvuUgvdw48rByiDayr_d1Yr-XUlvo34FyeiJIti8eT7rcBoKaZWn9Irgi2E27M4PxDvDXFgS7vNw1fBHvXadFeuIm7oJEEID6EViNZbGb6Z1ALsieOrjPGVVlOjXdx4n-OQaxR2IqeTVcqHPfprt1V8pJXD-uwc/w640-h426/DSC_3335.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: courier;">That´s all for today. </span></span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I would like to post a new story soon but life gets in the way. Work and family issues take up so much of my time. I should make an effort to keep time reserved for my Sylvanians and myself. Spending time with them makes my life happier.</span><p></p></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Hugs and Love!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCI72DSd4J_7mJxWQiiTi3_xPJt94THexU_hnj8vIS5IsMu5HQmXgeI8-G0Mv0Gk5mIjsKO3vX1687ifNkWZ3ogtzhXLv0vfWY1dFxyU1UzOwE8-3uO8-yS454cNuGu3vpmk6H_PZSBjS8ATZPMLQ_06MLtxDHUc4cEsUnvrBhqCV6E0LXLPmAx3yuI9s/s736/cenegfa%20corazones.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="736" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCI72DSd4J_7mJxWQiiTi3_xPJt94THexU_hnj8vIS5IsMu5HQmXgeI8-G0Mv0Gk5mIjsKO3vX1687ifNkWZ3ogtzhXLv0vfWY1dFxyU1UzOwE8-3uO8-yS454cNuGu3vpmk6H_PZSBjS8ATZPMLQ_06MLtxDHUc4cEsUnvrBhqCV6E0LXLPmAx3yuI9s/s320/cenegfa%20corazones.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Cutatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827523133604122245noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467110042862774690.post-57856085687020657502023-12-26T06:21:00.000-08:002023-12-26T08:23:51.813-08:00Meet the Woolly Alpaca family at Christmas time<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Dear Reader,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I hope you had a wonderful Christmas Day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I had intended to post this blog entry before Christmas but I haven't had time to finish it until now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">As I have already told you in other occasions, the Christmas holidays have just started in Spain so I hope you like to meet the Alpaca family and see what they are doing the days leading up to Christmas Day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_LlcE9WU4Xo1EUt83pBX_3miDV9G-Bb_zAz-BoSHNWXVbE29He_agN6aJgmC91uSMvouLSUt8eGGxcN0KPSXi_krYz0vR3pq_BCoogggxih0weQNS7gLUqXNbRtr0eFdglARomVACb6OGC0Ixw7TwwDsQrVGV6vcgH2fnL1i8WgWoolpAd-OfR8B1fM/s847/Captura%20de%20pantalla%202023-12-24%20100112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="847" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_LlcE9WU4Xo1EUt83pBX_3miDV9G-Bb_zAz-BoSHNWXVbE29He_agN6aJgmC91uSMvouLSUt8eGGxcN0KPSXi_krYz0vR3pq_BCoogggxih0weQNS7gLUqXNbRtr0eFdglARomVACb6OGC0Ixw7TwwDsQrVGV6vcgH2fnL1i8WgWoolpAd-OfR8B1fM/w400-h119/Captura%20de%20pantalla%202023-12-24%20100112.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Sweet Berry Valley , as the rest of the towns and villages in Sylvania, is already in full Christmas spirit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">As it is tradition, a big Christmas tree stands in the main square next to the Christmas market.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">This year the tree is decorated with beautiful stars. It is said that if families gather around the tree and wish upon one of these stars their dreams will come true.</span></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/AVvXsEhicnPJBEUkkHlgyBfihMtWq7KuqW9PCFTIJMU_mKscWzaKTHMoVnu9jHNa9P-3K4kTz-4mkboGhLIrdbTIq7Ik7Q3zZBgeGywHvWT6D5Z8vpQkJwQQ7-3b0FmwoeNQ9aiT2zr_CuJnXuuYbYNUByd6WiOO2ZgUVvIJVuYNQ2YtdGVrL308-xT0qwZx-u0/s4000/DSC_3194.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3861" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicnPJBEUkkHlgyBfihMtWq7KuqW9PCFTIJMU_mKscWzaKTHMoVnu9jHNa9P-3K4kTz-4mkboGhLIrdbTIq7Ik7Q3zZBgeGywHvWT6D5Z8vpQkJwQQ7-3b0FmwoeNQ9aiT2zr_CuJnXuuYbYNUByd6WiOO2ZgUVvIJVuYNQ2YtdGVrL308-xT0qwZx-u0/w618-h640/DSC_3194.JPG" width="618" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">One of the families who is gazing at the Christmas tree is the Woolly Apalca family. Although they moved to the Sweet Berry Valley several years ago, I haven´t had the opportunity to introduce them to you until now.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">As Christmas is this family's favorite time of the year, I think it's a good time to see how they get ready to celebrate the festive season.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">One cold and sunny day in late November, the Woolly family went out into the woods with their sleigh to find the perfect Christmas tree. The first snows had fallen in the village and it looked like the residents of Sweet Berry Valley will have a white Christmas this year.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBCSFjHJWTt4e5kbwzwQOvEtLTXm_EU_S5VL2rnCA2FHp-qc4qE40dXOm1an8VxFjoGmfVyqh0TMej8fzNFd_wHGOzT9Y27yzW8YQX2u0h2M5eLxjI-XlrQtKbcYHDRjSgLVXUv8WEuE_PW3f8ATdbTVgI83oKodBpFL8nKgExMmPoODftK_J9F4qAak/s4204/DSC_3153.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4204" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBCSFjHJWTt4e5kbwzwQOvEtLTXm_EU_S5VL2rnCA2FHp-qc4qE40dXOm1an8VxFjoGmfVyqh0TMej8fzNFd_wHGOzT9Y27yzW8YQX2u0h2M5eLxjI-XlrQtKbcYHDRjSgLVXUv8WEuE_PW3f8ATdbTVgI83oKodBpFL8nKgExMmPoODftK_J9F4qAak/w640-h608/DSC_3153.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The Christmas tree is already decorated, as well as the rest of the Woolly´s home.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">They are a very homey family and like to spend time in their living room, especially on cold winter days, so they have decorated it with care to make it as cozy and inviting as possible during the Christmas holidays.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7VNJ0RgRWmMZmIQOO6QEVCyOwPofAtavvTx3IIX3IBwD9Rtcb3Hx7_mVZ-pYS6NppK2QAG393gjwJhlLTd_Tp3G2N2N4oxQWPW9PGub6frt61d5STAG7avTOMp4OfCmZ846riSTtHmIUM4OgCY3GOs63SCyNr3FlGD7LqFtiBCIY85ooXheoOKQR6D0/s5939/DSC_3029.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3911" data-original-width="5939" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7VNJ0RgRWmMZmIQOO6QEVCyOwPofAtavvTx3IIX3IBwD9Rtcb3Hx7_mVZ-pYS6NppK2QAG393gjwJhlLTd_Tp3G2N2N4oxQWPW9PGub6frt61d5STAG7avTOMp4OfCmZ846riSTtHmIUM4OgCY3GOs63SCyNr3FlGD7LqFtiBCIY85ooXheoOKQR6D0/w640-h422/DSC_3029.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Ariana loves knitting by the fireplace.Knitting is her favourite hobby. Now, she´s knitting a blanket for Gabriel, the baby of the family.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0Xa0LwCQQtHScmZNlk1nZE_N3ic0wEiN75WGbXBsDutmXY-wWYB2bVrfhLcRoeD_eiRzJxkiaEucv_K6Buln2sptoYQ_sxYX68fNREFP_DAOc0F6_Yg1YMl5V2QV-vbIKgnG0_C78c7PDFTIt-a0LmUsKZqekUCL3DabNZlmqIydXsBL6oYliAuJY8Q/s6000/DSC_3035.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0Xa0LwCQQtHScmZNlk1nZE_N3ic0wEiN75WGbXBsDutmXY-wWYB2bVrfhLcRoeD_eiRzJxkiaEucv_K6Buln2sptoYQ_sxYX68fNREFP_DAOc0F6_Yg1YMl5V2QV-vbIKgnG0_C78c7PDFTIt-a0LmUsKZqekUCL3DabNZlmqIydXsBL6oYliAuJY8Q/w640-h426/DSC_3035.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Gabriel can´t walk yet, he just crawls everywhere but he´s learning how to stand up with the help of his walker.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsHJLkiuC_oFZkv7CM47l7OTyiyRQQP0V6OfjfCDzzAIR7-HsBy9c2SDk07-0BOgIcAsYQmUddxWNp6ejuG80-ZAgPRhbKipTPXZiqKpz8XK6iP-Bf9EJWw1OQICFQCGz_BfBKSHioKXcL56YgTuWIKfMfCaVz6IrFjSWC-5vLSv_42w0SADIyIOEleg/s4704/DSC_3043.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3958" data-original-width="4704" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsHJLkiuC_oFZkv7CM47l7OTyiyRQQP0V6OfjfCDzzAIR7-HsBy9c2SDk07-0BOgIcAsYQmUddxWNp6ejuG80-ZAgPRhbKipTPXZiqKpz8XK6iP-Bf9EJWw1OQICFQCGz_BfBKSHioKXcL56YgTuWIKfMfCaVz6IrFjSWC-5vLSv_42w0SADIyIOEleg/w640-h538/DSC_3043.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">He has some toys scattered on the floor but what he likes to play with the most are his mother's balls of yarn.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNGiOLuvpdSUeCQBwe28VVNqaqMzjvVt1W2aakcJsumGqQ5xycH8sidk0-4jfVf1K0yLLStcc0Wd97AmKv3S1ww-aRmW1aFRG7WoDI4j21npDqWdzpHaL-WC9ePK0c_k_IoU_X-zJfQW5bst6G5g7CJmP2WN7Hzf2m5H4zdzLZk6NRn_hPwsRCfldD-g/s6000/DSC_3048.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNGiOLuvpdSUeCQBwe28VVNqaqMzjvVt1W2aakcJsumGqQ5xycH8sidk0-4jfVf1K0yLLStcc0Wd97AmKv3S1ww-aRmW1aFRG7WoDI4j21npDqWdzpHaL-WC9ePK0c_k_IoU_X-zJfQW5bst6G5g7CJmP2WN7Hzf2m5H4zdzLZk6NRn_hPwsRCfldD-g/w640-h426/DSC_3048.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Gabriel also enjoys playing with his sister Fiorella. Fiorella loves her little brother.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3gLfcxsnsR9uoiq2kEACoFivIsGOeAgQWku3moURaY-Tws5nIg4yk9lh1je3Z_zCyA298cinsX3ebQmmsvjw5YwNdiLfR1Y6CivJxVVl1qbu-fskEj-mmuHKjvIw3uFvR7C4BGp2NxDWu594hmjnZ7s16caKAl8-WG50eEX70v3eADx2IfdAwZR8hkk/s6000/DSC_3288.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3gLfcxsnsR9uoiq2kEACoFivIsGOeAgQWku3moURaY-Tws5nIg4yk9lh1je3Z_zCyA298cinsX3ebQmmsvjw5YwNdiLfR1Y6CivJxVVl1qbu-fskEj-mmuHKjvIw3uFvR7C4BGp2NxDWu594hmjnZ7s16caKAl8-WG50eEX70v3eADx2IfdAwZR8hkk/w640-h426/DSC_3288.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Now,Fiorella is writting a letter to Santa. She´s been a very good girl so she must be in Santa´s nice list.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-f_c3bttfv5DTYYPJCccaw8DDzxvRYpdAyle7_2W3JhuCnOIYYnWKPWLUq9tSlGQPuhXBOuBqLg8nqsaPuLzAE6D3YvZM0yT0WreEeNnaLSW1QFSaJEYnkzXFutEWuhOZQSvyWMDmk1wS6uTsGRkZqkoDzj6zY9stOxtkUatuD-90wjZU1QqOjKtMWbw/s5307/DSC_3066.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5307" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-f_c3bttfv5DTYYPJCccaw8DDzxvRYpdAyle7_2W3JhuCnOIYYnWKPWLUq9tSlGQPuhXBOuBqLg8nqsaPuLzAE6D3YvZM0yT0WreEeNnaLSW1QFSaJEYnkzXFutEWuhOZQSvyWMDmk1wS6uTsGRkZqkoDzj6zY9stOxtkUatuD-90wjZU1QqOjKtMWbw/w640-h482/DSC_3066.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">She really hopes Santa brings her the dollhouse she saw in the window of the toy shop a few days ago.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5K5RN82B6GUvYi-irJ-ixHyJykvzslZ5V-zqXR4fvZu2YYttSERYtk5LcBiV12nOJurouNqvVbycfIUvq33CEi0nHJpPpSy-BCBdcX3764389U0mA1ZR-0nk1kzCqPDB8F7Nvz684F6Cgm00T4LtBs5KzOGrDyi37ofIrvQI7PKnEtxM-BzRy04FGOMo/s6000/DSC_3174.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3924" data-original-width="6000" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5K5RN82B6GUvYi-irJ-ixHyJykvzslZ5V-zqXR4fvZu2YYttSERYtk5LcBiV12nOJurouNqvVbycfIUvq33CEi0nHJpPpSy-BCBdcX3764389U0mA1ZR-0nk1kzCqPDB8F7Nvz684F6Cgm00T4LtBs5KzOGrDyi37ofIrvQI7PKnEtxM-BzRy04FGOMo/w640-h418/DSC_3174.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">André has been reading and now he´s just relaxing on the sofa drinking a cup of tea and eating Christmas cookies.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Xi_kAryPkjBIKPHTl8HxCcGOUPF_uAZrJEOnhnpJkPu1m0lFHDkiRgiR7AU91-_ybJ8hRzWdaTuQ4MMDuyCGKGBFsGF7fCRjIjr8reiWpK7du9JWKdFbP2yRNDrhLbmAxyW0QO1872bSpoTUymOOMVHSOrT23lK4f3W_-J9H7pl9Cna6V4yqvAwV5kU/s6000/DSC_3146.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Xi_kAryPkjBIKPHTl8HxCcGOUPF_uAZrJEOnhnpJkPu1m0lFHDkiRgiR7AU91-_ybJ8hRzWdaTuQ4MMDuyCGKGBFsGF7fCRjIjr8reiWpK7du9JWKdFbP2yRNDrhLbmAxyW0QO1872bSpoTUymOOMVHSOrT23lK4f3W_-J9H7pl9Cna6V4yqvAwV5kU/w640-h426/DSC_3146.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The smell of cinnamon and ginger spices of the cookies have filled their home with enticing festive aromas.Baking at Christmas is a whole family activity that everyone enjoys.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Fiorella likes to make the dough and knead it with a rolling pin.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SMGfeiVuVvmYI6dBtthJlVYNJUi-R23GaD9eyu1RqjZsJ7SUYRwSIl98qJD4EnaXScGHJiOiodsCJw0W18RYB8ZtIOoJeC0CZUCdIOLtg-ZcNBtfwLW1BmXi_HHUIFfDE55FWUFUmR4l5ag7t1czhcogBKzDaMqypgCVzBs6HPCc6Hp4Dm3Iex821oE/s6000/DSC_3232.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SMGfeiVuVvmYI6dBtthJlVYNJUi-R23GaD9eyu1RqjZsJ7SUYRwSIl98qJD4EnaXScGHJiOiodsCJw0W18RYB8ZtIOoJeC0CZUCdIOLtg-ZcNBtfwLW1BmXi_HHUIFfDE55FWUFUmR4l5ag7t1czhcogBKzDaMqypgCVzBs6HPCc6Hp4Dm3Iex821oE/w640-h426/DSC_3232.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">When the cookies are baked, André takes them out of the oven.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">They smell delicious!</span></div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxaJYyXZAu95706mQSv-ZR40wYrPoi0LsO_LfDJhff5-rt88j0tadF05f-VwkdZ3i3B8yO9VFiTtikI7JdiInblb3SYgaB3DUvQ-JrVh799EdpCO_FK8lISx50RhKojao4_1yWUAzMWg35papbSdoVid754h2pOU6Qj-UUZFf9VOWHhhgC8lI_U_wEiI/s6000/DSC_3238.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxaJYyXZAu95706mQSv-ZR40wYrPoi0LsO_LfDJhff5-rt88j0tadF05f-VwkdZ3i3B8yO9VFiTtikI7JdiInblb3SYgaB3DUvQ-JrVh799EdpCO_FK8lISx50RhKojao4_1yWUAzMWg35papbSdoVid754h2pOU6Qj-UUZFf9VOWHhhgC8lI_U_wEiI/w640-h426/DSC_3238.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Ariana is the one who puts the icing on the cookies</span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">.Firella and Gabriel watch in fascination how the cookies turn into snowflakes. André can´t wait for the cookies to cool before tucking in.Yummy!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NeXlz8-7KY3aPZWPV0HzID1PiR4ub-O8xSFik5qKi327zH_jg9ksJreVmZJD2mpJ2-BQRiYntYvz7xwDTkF4POjRyD8-7-NHZuUREeeXSGORiY4FhEjffyHSzF4cw0KEdkUQajBURXB127EPKCVXavb4rKxRxt4y_K6iFq7T-QDg9OKWns3Xk6FW8I8/s6000/DSC_3247.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NeXlz8-7KY3aPZWPV0HzID1PiR4ub-O8xSFik5qKi327zH_jg9ksJreVmZJD2mpJ2-BQRiYntYvz7xwDTkF4POjRyD8-7-NHZuUREeeXSGORiY4FhEjffyHSzF4cw0KEdkUQajBURXB127EPKCVXavb4rKxRxt4y_K6iFq7T-QDg9OKWns3Xk6FW8I8/w640-h426/DSC_3247.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Another activity they enjoy together is singing Christmas carols. They love music. André is very good at playing the flute </span><span style="font-family: courier;">and Arianna and Fiorella have lovely sweet and melodic voices. Gabriel can´t sing yet but he listens spellbound to his family.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26-TEregqj2AkqI24HNJv3sE-myl-cYBo6cB07H6LOc31I4kYpSJCmjOign4XTHmI-2VgsDaxEapxt58yshlQKkAc8yNj4ROMbKRSR3ZcUMVZI6ShnmC0RRB5xVYSk1QdTBc8sWxB3kjlqJs0nkxacT0d4f0jI5rahSNN3YlOaDTAzSjC32ArTZaxEvU/s6000/DSC_3205.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26-TEregqj2AkqI24HNJv3sE-myl-cYBo6cB07H6LOc31I4kYpSJCmjOign4XTHmI-2VgsDaxEapxt58yshlQKkAc8yNj4ROMbKRSR3ZcUMVZI6ShnmC0RRB5xVYSk1QdTBc8sWxB3kjlqJs0nkxacT0d4f0jI5rahSNN3YlOaDTAzSjC32ArTZaxEvU/w640-h426/DSC_3205.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: courier;">On Christmas Eve,</span><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;">after singing trational Sylvanian carols, they play some of their favourite board games.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkJpCM9dwV-yxbqtJHP4QSXFnyO9eppT0vCcu7VYCvlCMFv9fhsv489pTX52_KdPbtDNLqvV00Spj5AE6Tu8-nDS_QELmxF3tU3RVrBNb3WfZ3dC7LADDK5ItksyCK-L7zkZT5v0fjZNPxtxAgbaThsUtlE9YTjZNlJlkBki4qhLowcgn3pnEYgy4y14/s6000/DSC_3220.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkJpCM9dwV-yxbqtJHP4QSXFnyO9eppT0vCcu7VYCvlCMFv9fhsv489pTX52_KdPbtDNLqvV00Spj5AE6Tu8-nDS_QELmxF3tU3RVrBNb3WfZ3dC7LADDK5ItksyCK-L7zkZT5v0fjZNPxtxAgbaThsUtlE9YTjZNlJlkBki4qhLowcgn3pnEYgy4y14/w640-h426/DSC_3220.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">After the last game, Ariana brings out the crockery and cutlery for special occasions. She carefully polishes them for tomorrow's Christmas meal. Meanwhile, Andre and Fiorella are preparing hot chocolate in the kitchen.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRBIotaCDW3_ierLCX63B9wC5F15vgjJpKBhxDpsAj0Wd3OyIZUqeH1cBK7fnSbNX_uhANNaLRpz7lenFnQh1h-yKLZ-v9TzY5_IsfM_eUfZMTk-rytbcRq4yAZhgxM2PyWYCrVQ0DLIwriwgZ9PoBLLsXiY0ik9AYKId_wF3n6PiXkYNEasqJ5XRwXo/s5716/DSC_3224.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5716" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRBIotaCDW3_ierLCX63B9wC5F15vgjJpKBhxDpsAj0Wd3OyIZUqeH1cBK7fnSbNX_uhANNaLRpz7lenFnQh1h-yKLZ-v9TzY5_IsfM_eUfZMTk-rytbcRq4yAZhgxM2PyWYCrVQ0DLIwriwgZ9PoBLLsXiY0ik9AYKId_wF3n6PiXkYNEasqJ5XRwXo/w640-h448/DSC_3224.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">When the chocolate is ready, they snuggle up on the sofa to watch a Christmas movie. Watching a heartwarming movie on Christmas Eve while sipping hot chocolate and eating cookies is another of the Woolly´s family traditions.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvxTPy7XU5x3oKYnXZrTYiXv9Ul95-aKIrBYsGhhpPR5VySP3aY8PZZcXxgbzOpQcYga2ni6I5tfGvxNlqmmh3I57eNHN3vMqESsrLXMxNiwlwIT32AN0qle0nLfLX_SNQVldqScAObhhJMkMsJJf159gMLVi3u1MKOaCbOPyf1c0gkjnuvo65p4sDlM/s6000/DSC_3101.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvxTPy7XU5x3oKYnXZrTYiXv9Ul95-aKIrBYsGhhpPR5VySP3aY8PZZcXxgbzOpQcYga2ni6I5tfGvxNlqmmh3I57eNHN3vMqESsrLXMxNiwlwIT32AN0qle0nLfLX_SNQVldqScAObhhJMkMsJJf159gMLVi3u1MKOaCbOPyf1c0gkjnuvo65p4sDlM/w640-h426/DSC_3101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Gabriel fell asleep shortly after the movie started. Fiorella was also very sleepy and went to bed before the movie ended. Before going up to her bedroom, she left a glass of milk and some cookies for Santa by the Christmas tree.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEiA2IRYtOECCb3QuQO_Sz_NakxHTubS4MnhhYATp8k2ThdcvikZ4nCIiL98oUn-YQ5rWVSimbojQliPacfpuqhQdzOGsVQl-OwjiHBUUHk5Erk2QeFcvNBVx2gilYlNMUDumaq9Y5IJb2toGHRhZSAX_OUgVxK2llSlpV9yVmMmcTpYIb4TNRtCqp_9WJE/s4993/DSC_3255.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3924" data-original-width="4993" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2IRYtOECCb3QuQO_Sz_NakxHTubS4MnhhYATp8k2ThdcvikZ4nCIiL98oUn-YQ5rWVSimbojQliPacfpuqhQdzOGsVQl-OwjiHBUUHk5Erk2QeFcvNBVx2gilYlNMUDumaq9Y5IJb2toGHRhZSAX_OUgVxK2llSlpV9yVmMmcTpYIb4TNRtCqp_9WJE/w640-h502/DSC_3255.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><div>When the movie ended ,Ariana and André stayed on the sofa chatting for a while. André asked Ariana what she had wished for from the stars on the Christmas tree. Ariana replied that her family would always love each other and be as united and happy during the New Year as they were during the Christmas holidays.</div><div>No doubt that her wish will come true.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrhzACu4jQ2caX9KpeUx-evaz8oaDllWwrx3kUO_lUx8wtdmyMZxvE2K9xtKRxWQgntMkhFRJyd6asDrKUznqEoEMZ4w7OGd6C8YJQBLmUk5bh6OboR3J4D1Ka18zg7w6PnwgOUmc8p3Ch-iGQtQR5uEqhUEoJYI4zCe2-nNttNJodUBgK_8iulbEQg4/s6000/DSC_3283.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrhzACu4jQ2caX9KpeUx-evaz8oaDllWwrx3kUO_lUx8wtdmyMZxvE2K9xtKRxWQgntMkhFRJyd6asDrKUznqEoEMZ4w7OGd6C8YJQBLmUk5bh6OboR3J4D1Ka18zg7w6PnwgOUmc8p3Ch-iGQtQR5uEqhUEoJYI4zCe2-nNttNJodUBgK_8iulbEQg4/w640-h426/DSC_3283.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I also want to wish you Happy Holidays and may the New Year brings you good health, good luck and lots of happy moments to remember.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">🌟I also hope all your dreams come true!🌟</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAZcAIBWM8vRGkM4jP2GVV75ZuO4bXZSTOuDAUQx98DORN_EjCgD2sdmVRtzLOyAnbh7KlsIzKlqxpUq7XHQjbw_0pkCLpvmcNF8UiN29xPMSY1wgeTLz02C7Wd2ZconV2wk57prdzyXVyqwHaLatU-aglg0u_Kbg-DarT4VnytImO-B9g13J-na5NZs/s1920/CANVA%20FOTO%20NAVIDAD%20ALPACAS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAZcAIBWM8vRGkM4jP2GVV75ZuO4bXZSTOuDAUQx98DORN_EjCgD2sdmVRtzLOyAnbh7KlsIzKlqxpUq7XHQjbw_0pkCLpvmcNF8UiN29xPMSY1wgeTLz02C7Wd2ZconV2wk57prdzyXVyqwHaLatU-aglg0u_Kbg-DarT4VnytImO-B9g13J-na5NZs/w640-h426/CANVA%20FOTO%20NAVIDAD%20ALPACAS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I´d like to share with you the card the Woolly Alpaca family sent their friends and relatives to wish them Merry Christmas.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJl_KIbOej_LQoD2GaTC6Xuo89C7EZM7ZY8hZMLhc93fq76codZCDcwRnEbYk9aJtHz5Bu_npzCSeBrOq2l7GkxHV-aWVTWuFG5_k_RvohBF35-uQGBdzAhJ9dVBa07tpsC1SOsoAZ-rvg1Vn-eKJBpu2ZbEQg_twR_gH18dn42xxKQBKwKQlsLgBqWwk/s847/Captura%20de%20pantalla%202023-12-24%20100112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="847" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJl_KIbOej_LQoD2GaTC6Xuo89C7EZM7ZY8hZMLhc93fq76codZCDcwRnEbYk9aJtHz5Bu_npzCSeBrOq2l7GkxHV-aWVTWuFG5_k_RvohBF35-uQGBdzAhJ9dVBa07tpsC1SOsoAZ-rvg1Vn-eKJBpu2ZbEQg_twR_gH18dn42xxKQBKwKQlsLgBqWwk/w640-h190/Captura%20de%20pantalla%202023-12-24%20100112.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Cutatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827523133604122245noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467110042862774690.post-20305431207031818422023-12-07T15:53:00.000-08:002023-12-07T15:53:12.627-08:00An appointment with Doctor Murdoch<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Dear Reader,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">This story begins with the last picture of the story <a href="https://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-year-of-rabbit-lucky-rabbit-arrives.html">"The Year of the Rabbit"</a> . If you read that story you´ll probably remember the scene of an ocher rabbit lady entering the Blackurrant Café. I promised I would tell you more about her in a new story so this is what today´s story is about.Hope you enjoy it!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">****************************************************************</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">After getting off the bus, the smell of freshly brewed coffee and pastries led Emily to the Blackurrant Café. After a long trip she needed a cup of coffee and something to eat to comfort her.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: courier; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">When she opened the door she was pleased to find a cozy and inviting atmosphere.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: courier; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: courier; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGb_O5QS4ng-W9dx8I75Zh990R0oDPaEHptjSESMzKgbfVIn5ZSnnWxGDv6xrMrekeDCr-vUHjSaEOYXKVSNA1x7d8v93VCspZv4FrArQWKKrSWePcAa7rts96rRIW33_ARVR7T5m6gFOepH0cDpw7FgZch6OhbuBNywTfIlzAuPCb8vERX9V6QG3kpE/s6000/DSC_2126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3806" data-original-width="6000" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGb_O5QS4ng-W9dx8I75Zh990R0oDPaEHptjSESMzKgbfVIn5ZSnnWxGDv6xrMrekeDCr-vUHjSaEOYXKVSNA1x7d8v93VCspZv4FrArQWKKrSWePcAa7rts96rRIW33_ARVR7T5m6gFOepH0cDpw7FgZch6OhbuBNywTfIlzAuPCb8vERX9V6QG3kpE/w640-h406/DSC_2126.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;">Kate welcomed her and offered her to sit at one of the tables.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSig_pr_bM7JmvuSkUifzsdlYlYSopY5CzuBzisPzbfQgZHCUbOmsAAk1vINZfdVLPrKrfT3-o7TWsfheFNewE2EyklqI9GJEoKMYWDTKPkz1R_DDrcdP3XMNxFwYc6_9Fki2mRnq8YhyzUHlvXngmZCRyOYf0PnfdMsfzd4Zsh-p5FP3Q2sY3WqAfZog/s5757/DSC_2129.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3806" data-original-width="5757" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSig_pr_bM7JmvuSkUifzsdlYlYSopY5CzuBzisPzbfQgZHCUbOmsAAk1vINZfdVLPrKrfT3-o7TWsfheFNewE2EyklqI9GJEoKMYWDTKPkz1R_DDrcdP3XMNxFwYc6_9Fki2mRnq8YhyzUHlvXngmZCRyOYf0PnfdMsfzd4Zsh-p5FP3Q2sY3WqAfZog/w640-h424/DSC_2129.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Kate and Emily introduced themselves and chatted for a while.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Emily told her that she had come to Sweet Berry Valley because she had an appointment with Dr. Murdoch. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Kate didn´t want to ask the reason for her appointment but she told her that Dr. Murdoch was a very good doctor and that she would be in good hands.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9y3B2kyIMNmbzqA2ZwWHJfdeWqqvq5pIqwBkkgSYPIwyHag-lfMyTY6dz4th4rV_rTjLFNOyPRhJa9O1ZvfrB3m_QJ1dm8n3A-oQRXph4_hxjmpbdKUrbl0COkiQfJjDjWnhi_oLidad3AuzmvIjPC3kJw93YDTS0a1x_ci0PiuI8kdroZdNNQWtPBI/s6000/DSC_2134.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9y3B2kyIMNmbzqA2ZwWHJfdeWqqvq5pIqwBkkgSYPIwyHag-lfMyTY6dz4th4rV_rTjLFNOyPRhJa9O1ZvfrB3m_QJ1dm8n3A-oQRXph4_hxjmpbdKUrbl0COkiQfJjDjWnhi_oLidad3AuzmvIjPC3kJw93YDTS0a1x_ci0PiuI8kdroZdNNQWtPBI/w640-h426/DSC_2134.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Kate gave her directions to the hospital and then asked her if she wanted something from the menu.Emily ordered a coffee with whipped cream and a cheese salad roll.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDY75czdPSMpMR9BNU109W3TNEkxzxdwO5_mZ3MPkvjOM-I0nZjI_wnU1jslfFRxclsDyyqKZBnV_GA_-LXV9Jg8sI5bj48RRjo1G2UYyA88ZOXuiW7GoJW-V3SULU6KFjxRGTX4Bmd_nyDB3jgQ702A4OloWsd7H9VawooJc6Uqgas9SVlqU4IUEJ8PM/s6000/DSC_2135.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDY75czdPSMpMR9BNU109W3TNEkxzxdwO5_mZ3MPkvjOM-I0nZjI_wnU1jslfFRxclsDyyqKZBnV_GA_-LXV9Jg8sI5bj48RRjo1G2UYyA88ZOXuiW7GoJW-V3SULU6KFjxRGTX4Bmd_nyDB3jgQ702A4OloWsd7H9VawooJc6Uqgas9SVlqU4IUEJ8PM/w640-h426/DSC_2135.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Shortly after, Marion brought her order to the table.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Emily and Marion struck up a conversation and realized they had a lot in common. Marion wished her good luck and Emily told her that she would like to meet again soon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMINiQPmEJQhoyE4dcHiiQ4pIilqZYvqU2dEhnHAFiMsm5oqhwOrGK7VlifAOkPLKCt5fllJd6m2tfWGv_KpoFVgnEoucpQsJm-51hnIOLTDnfXpUbeGO7HARZ3nYTS2aJak8i9eCf3OuQeSLW4-FYiyVlB_98CtZpzgj_-ukga67jNbrJoqtXpn9uD8/s5097/DSC_2139.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5097" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMINiQPmEJQhoyE4dcHiiQ4pIilqZYvqU2dEhnHAFiMsm5oqhwOrGK7VlifAOkPLKCt5fllJd6m2tfWGv_KpoFVgnEoucpQsJm-51hnIOLTDnfXpUbeGO7HARZ3nYTS2aJak8i9eCf3OuQeSLW4-FYiyVlB_98CtZpzgj_-ukga67jNbrJoqtXpn9uD8/w640-h502/DSC_2139.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Emily was glad she went into the Blackurrant Café instead of going straight to the hospital. Kate and Marion made her feel so comfortable and welcomed that she had the feeling that things would go well in Sweet Berry Valley.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgAe0Vxw-zKrcvwq-KLWmbjQOXEXTs7ZCqcpIkwL_evBm2Qq593ebcl04b4HbvA0QbAlGje9B--UEanJAb8jh6Q7LpTZ10zUjIu_jT0RdKo8_YpI45-bGOUvEQXitAdBRWb8iLD-__6GImfiOGNtdIEbj-0SbQ5hNw7IywNdAzJWVcQ-7zkvrUGx8IU0/s5882/DSC_2140.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5882" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgAe0Vxw-zKrcvwq-KLWmbjQOXEXTs7ZCqcpIkwL_evBm2Qq593ebcl04b4HbvA0QbAlGje9B--UEanJAb8jh6Q7LpTZ10zUjIu_jT0RdKo8_YpI45-bGOUvEQXitAdBRWb8iLD-__6GImfiOGNtdIEbj-0SbQ5hNw7IywNdAzJWVcQ-7zkvrUGx8IU0/w640-h436/DSC_2140.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">When Emily finished her roll and her coffee, she followed Kate´s directions and arrived at the Country Hospital within minutes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpePx_OuJFQ6SF-ZcsFI6Dspl1tG8X_UofHT5s1T2BhqNp8s7lAMNGVD74CvgWYl-EhtOzmIDadMfrQQPQyvcOZHCW0YHmNn9rpEFyToRhzJpsVYmuKzrmW8BXoHnscHIG6JE-iE79qJKfyGR9D-YCv1KRjZA8uvO3aL8TOsr5q5C3ip99NZLiJOU4veU/s4967/DSC_2724.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3988" data-original-width="4967" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpePx_OuJFQ6SF-ZcsFI6Dspl1tG8X_UofHT5s1T2BhqNp8s7lAMNGVD74CvgWYl-EhtOzmIDadMfrQQPQyvcOZHCW0YHmNn9rpEFyToRhzJpsVYmuKzrmW8BXoHnscHIG6JE-iE79qJKfyGR9D-YCv1KRjZA8uvO3aL8TOsr5q5C3ip99NZLiJOU4veU/w640-h514/DSC_2724.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">The waiting room was crowded. Emily said hello and then approached the reception desk.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9Kl0zCUxJFvddQZ8uDOLJkk5v_iXGULyWwNdSmusYbAxWOz6VO3VGdur_fT5zRoJ8j56_QNltgaeQOTn0JlC371dpst15DMUJVabP2AkdMROrHR4GPsOtONYOIDCHiHolOS0sd4GOm51cuA-pIwNDpW5nZ6EI-Ic7_qPlK-vCoCgU9HeB4d1vEOMhlM/s5514/DSC_2735.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3335" data-original-width="5514" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9Kl0zCUxJFvddQZ8uDOLJkk5v_iXGULyWwNdSmusYbAxWOz6VO3VGdur_fT5zRoJ8j56_QNltgaeQOTn0JlC371dpst15DMUJVabP2AkdMROrHR4GPsOtONYOIDCHiHolOS0sd4GOm51cuA-pIwNDpW5nZ6EI-Ic7_qPlK-vCoCgU9HeB4d1vEOMhlM/w640-h388/DSC_2735.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">The nurse at the reception desk is Brie Maces. She is the school nurse but after school and when the children are on vacation she helps out at the hospital. Sweet Berry Valley´s population has increased and the birth rate has gone up too so there are more patients to take care of. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"Good morning. My name is Emily Nightingale and I have an appointment with Dr. Murdoch".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"Nice to me you Emily! Welcome to Sweet Berry Valley! Dr. Murdoch told me to let you into his office as soon as you arrived so please, follow me.He´s waiting for you".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQZbsSlavkOajOptkwC_1OYDQBE0q-dt3Y_7LlxRnrs2VVPuJuoCkz_jGcr4uQX-kRqo1nSAxCwcR14yXw75FUGthbJg73W4o4iNah4EOGKGdDXuCn2JGLpww_IHl1Xc2rtgg5j7OJOXd60MOYSHKcC9U3MDJZBh1al2FbmGpLZP6hg-TYCWK0iVLd40/s5715/DSC_2742.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3849" data-original-width="5715" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQZbsSlavkOajOptkwC_1OYDQBE0q-dt3Y_7LlxRnrs2VVPuJuoCkz_jGcr4uQX-kRqo1nSAxCwcR14yXw75FUGthbJg73W4o4iNah4EOGKGdDXuCn2JGLpww_IHl1Xc2rtgg5j7OJOXd60MOYSHKcC9U3MDJZBh1al2FbmGpLZP6hg-TYCWK0iVLd40/w640-h432/DSC_2742.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Nelson Puddleford who overheard the conversation between Brie and Emily, stood up from his seat and approached them with an unfriendly face.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"Excuse me, but I think I heard that this young lady, who has just arrived, is going to see Dr.Murdoch without waiting for her turn. This is totally intolerable! Waiting for your turn is one of the rules that every good citizen must respect, just in case you didn´t know yet!.This incident should be reported to our police officer, Bobby Roberts!. I´ll take care of letting him know so that he can take the appropriate action on this matter".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Emily was so astonished that she was unable to utter a single word.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP67E21OOqkWBFhF3QUQY4LwI6UmqBJKAh1EY_R2vaBzTv8CqpzkCLuJbH7NQsj9XR7vJGxX8rTpbNn8wH9VM9W12tdxeWxHU0RzPX9E7ml3NZf9BSlB2bnOOs_DkloOyUp55hYmjiNcf2h8yF5qaWyX_juY2PwYNu9INl_dU9Md1Neq-igNZVACYynrs/s5731/DSC_2746.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5731" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP67E21OOqkWBFhF3QUQY4LwI6UmqBJKAh1EY_R2vaBzTv8CqpzkCLuJbH7NQsj9XR7vJGxX8rTpbNn8wH9VM9W12tdxeWxHU0RzPX9E7ml3NZf9BSlB2bnOOs_DkloOyUp55hYmjiNcf2h8yF5qaWyX_juY2PwYNu9INl_dU9Md1Neq-igNZVACYynrs/w640-h446/DSC_2746.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Just when Brie was about to give Nelson an explanation, Mrs. Chocolate confronted him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />"How dare you to question Dr.Murdoch´s decision?!You´re taking things too far, Nelson! Stop overreacting! If Dr.Murdoch wants this lady to come to his office, he must have his good reasons for it.He knows what´s he´s doing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">By the way,a</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> good citizen must also be kind and friendly.You should know that an important rule in</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> our village is making newcomers feel warmly welcomed instead of threating them to report the police officer for intolerable behaviour!.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvI1NCg3XncqgMBA8d_OFrqxe5xuhSdJ_h2p8KMcOjunKsSvRsT3LOoPnM43vbe-LYvXOqWAaprxuzJddeh-MR-fXdwpSoIJu3AeGl1Z1W-dLVJOVq3BibJQ9KEFzCcNUn-Eph_BBl_TNFEXJUyQEh_rvPuAyOmar7bmzBj-9Ojfou6ZRUxrUjxoSMi68/s6000/DSC_2748.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3986" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvI1NCg3XncqgMBA8d_OFrqxe5xuhSdJ_h2p8KMcOjunKsSvRsT3LOoPnM43vbe-LYvXOqWAaprxuzJddeh-MR-fXdwpSoIJu3AeGl1Z1W-dLVJOVq3BibJQ9KEFzCcNUn-Eph_BBl_TNFEXJUyQEh_rvPuAyOmar7bmzBj-9Ojfou6ZRUxrUjxoSMi68/w640-h426/DSC_2748.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">The commotion coming from the waiting room , made Dr.Murdoch come out</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">to see what was going on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"What´s all the fuss about? He asked Brie in a calm voice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Brie told Dr.Murdoch what had happened.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLllsBU8XY-ywD12GydybVyVpUdZs_h9hLo-6Sp3vUax4p8a6f8GIXWRFOd-0WuYE_2Onf8RN2q1TJ9IKObPff-vzILlp9423eU6zvfBaKgpLOYTE8gYMRzQbTV3SvXFl0dJq7JHwNhhjpEHWfLBZqAK74adXSvVZ3OuHDhRGWhV12MOcvlQsS4ebezks/s5383/DSC_2750.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5383" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLllsBU8XY-ywD12GydybVyVpUdZs_h9hLo-6Sp3vUax4p8a6f8GIXWRFOd-0WuYE_2Onf8RN2q1TJ9IKObPff-vzILlp9423eU6zvfBaKgpLOYTE8gYMRzQbTV3SvXFl0dJq7JHwNhhjpEHWfLBZqAK74adXSvVZ3OuHDhRGWhV12MOcvlQsS4ebezks/w640-h475/DSC_2750.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The first thing that Dr.Murdoch did was to greet Emily and give her a warm welcome.<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7zZQzegt-tWgeX0RYx-qRZqS-aUYnjK_DJa44hcWJpX7gVhcnmKLWG0NuEKy60DBuef1Wihmu-bwaBjqHm0mY1_ZyAtebpm7unwOCM1XggKLvNpHuuzszePbJisdTwYfLHQ4OkijWB46bp3zviB8Hb1cz5tX-iVNvyyOdh36Yal1YDz2zQ8KsadVmK4/s6000/DSC_2751.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7zZQzegt-tWgeX0RYx-qRZqS-aUYnjK_DJa44hcWJpX7gVhcnmKLWG0NuEKy60DBuef1Wihmu-bwaBjqHm0mY1_ZyAtebpm7unwOCM1XggKLvNpHuuzszePbJisdTwYfLHQ4OkijWB46bp3zviB8Hb1cz5tX-iVNvyyOdh36Yal1YDz2zQ8KsadVmK4/w640-h426/DSC_2751.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Then, he talked to Nelson to try to calm him down and ,apparently,he succeeded in doing so.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhm69KIwFZ4zXkDx_FyUnpbBg2HGjDCMjnpd9KIt12O4JGWpKf4e4bIS4oj9x2mq3_xXFxxf119Hr3IDcDEUsvNjhY59Gyjr7zU1IUR3vYZdopuJdAMtvOxG4wV4uMk1I8sF9ZKRkxXuVsDX2pu88xZYHiDRBN2zYVqDtROpmOonQ6D37UqiXwYiAt4Hc/s6000/DSC_2757.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3917" data-original-width="6000" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhm69KIwFZ4zXkDx_FyUnpbBg2HGjDCMjnpd9KIt12O4JGWpKf4e4bIS4oj9x2mq3_xXFxxf119Hr3IDcDEUsvNjhY59Gyjr7zU1IUR3vYZdopuJdAMtvOxG4wV4uMk1I8sF9ZKRkxXuVsDX2pu88xZYHiDRBN2zYVqDtROpmOonQ6D37UqiXwYiAt4Hc/w640-h418/DSC_2757.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">When the waiting room became quiet again, Dr.Murdoch took Emily to his office.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The reason for Emily's visit to the hospital was to work there as a nurse. </div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">A few weeks ago Dr.Murdoch phoned his older brother, who is a prestigious proffessor at the Sylvania Medical School,to ask him if he knew any good nurses who were looking for a job.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"You´re in luck, brother! I know someone who has experience as a nurse and has also studied two courses to become a doctor. She´s hard-working, kind,caring and totally reliable.</span><span style="font-family: courier;">Undoubtely,she´s one of the best nurses I have ever met.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXl67dErlyhs5u42uOdD3XzICwIqIojDX7PhKTrxaxIWl-xB4ihqyQt_Wv4Dtf5b-RthkSOk9Wr_RwF0L2eE_IPmNw6lYqEXj89jKgo_HxnpyEo9w2Bkk_yXyxL2ahPxeCFWiqAS0ikDOI5lpro1QW3s5Zx5XSaOU-O0VDfZ2SzEtf-K0kn5_6uIPe0c/s6000/DSC_2795.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3868" data-original-width="6000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXl67dErlyhs5u42uOdD3XzICwIqIojDX7PhKTrxaxIWl-xB4ihqyQt_Wv4Dtf5b-RthkSOk9Wr_RwF0L2eE_IPmNw6lYqEXj89jKgo_HxnpyEo9w2Bkk_yXyxL2ahPxeCFWiqAS0ikDOI5lpro1QW3s5Zx5XSaOU-O0VDfZ2SzEtf-K0kn5_6uIPe0c/w640-h412/DSC_2795.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Dr.Murdoch trusted his brother´s opinion completely so when Emily got in touch with him, he offered her a job.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">A week later Emily arrived at Sweet Berry Valley.She was looking forward to getting started in her new job.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"I have my uniform in my suitcase. I can start working right now, if that´s OK with you". </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Dr.Murdoch was pleasently surprised that Emily was so eager to get to work.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFqxnzoczAF4UOThthR7LMy1hbhjb3P4GkjBhkwNXJVaRpdH5T58hqtqYyRvLQPL1LZRLR8f5q3EaneqpbzpDCH3solOuk-0Ws6ssxDWGGlwID3rvFgWJatzqsQOIcTuNSG0zRxw-_9AfhUwyoE7gzBRXrjYtPYaIyZL7sCAz5yGlG3aG_DJ2U9jqmhU/s5875/DSC_2762.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5875" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFqxnzoczAF4UOThthR7LMy1hbhjb3P4GkjBhkwNXJVaRpdH5T58hqtqYyRvLQPL1LZRLR8f5q3EaneqpbzpDCH3solOuk-0Ws6ssxDWGGlwID3rvFgWJatzqsQOIcTuNSG0zRxw-_9AfhUwyoE7gzBRXrjYtPYaIyZL7sCAz5yGlG3aG_DJ2U9jqmhU/w640-h436/DSC_2762.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Emily changed her clothes and Dr.Murdoch introduced her to Clarice who had just checked on a baby kitten born a few days ago.Clarice was delighted to have a co-worker.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHQTYa09ywOkWT4bVmfQC2dmi6Sn4VoicVVqnl1rFSpFsRg5ouHhLGZoZs5gah4FOsIV0wwwm9Ggk1zCP9qnyYw9DRNGvOg7iIVJ7f-mrKSLOTeCsgBzWR-JWt0vYLt_wKq8jjxKYdaQPtN5vMNgkP-A3NiBoxrVaDz1xsrZXPBKG8fl31SAVvlpr4_c/s5586/DSC_2770.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3915" data-original-width="5586" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHQTYa09ywOkWT4bVmfQC2dmi6Sn4VoicVVqnl1rFSpFsRg5ouHhLGZoZs5gah4FOsIV0wwwm9Ggk1zCP9qnyYw9DRNGvOg7iIVJ7f-mrKSLOTeCsgBzWR-JWt0vYLt_wKq8jjxKYdaQPtN5vMNgkP-A3NiBoxrVaDz1xsrZXPBKG8fl31SAVvlpr4_c/w640-h448/DSC_2770.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Clarice ,who has been working closely with Dr.Murdoch for a long time, suggested to him that it was necessary to hire someone else.The number of patients was increasing and there was a high workload for the two of them.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiqdSHIurNVH0TbzHIk5BsDBdy4kg_hfDQkI921EE8Y_rVQEGMhXlNE9HKjcO2gPDCAq8Q_1zhnCcLYeOesHS2dea36uN8k9ObtmU7TVQhHSBVveTclJS1uFQGdtHaOckMLBA1rxiuHptEyKZ4p-g2GC0-Nr6VP1nvItxx1z4lgM74pG9DOT2SGsmtWw/s5156/DSC_2767.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3855" data-original-width="5156" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiqdSHIurNVH0TbzHIk5BsDBdy4kg_hfDQkI921EE8Y_rVQEGMhXlNE9HKjcO2gPDCAq8Q_1zhnCcLYeOesHS2dea36uN8k9ObtmU7TVQhHSBVveTclJS1uFQGdtHaOckMLBA1rxiuHptEyKZ4p-g2GC0-Nr6VP1nvItxx1z4lgM74pG9DOT2SGsmtWw/w640-h478/DSC_2767.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">After meeting Emily, Clarice went to the waiting room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"Mrs. Grunt,it´s your kid´s turn.I´ll check Little and Tiny".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"Mrs. Chocolate,you´re next. Dr.Murdoch will see you in a minute".</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1K9lxc3XzFbhATFoWJ-AOCp3IVUJPcwKSKBvQXDrYSMFhHqtw4Vp93h9de0NC_BP0NDBn-e2jI6nrBh8hq98dxlbuSXX4tT1r3l5NNRLRMyQsU-fEFWiFp7AvTORcbxIvjCrZ06fuvGoI6vaHLQgOq3496mT-crll-HIYJ3thay87ihWfkBajmgvNL48/s5973/DSC_2780.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3640" data-original-width="5973" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1K9lxc3XzFbhATFoWJ-AOCp3IVUJPcwKSKBvQXDrYSMFhHqtw4Vp93h9de0NC_BP0NDBn-e2jI6nrBh8hq98dxlbuSXX4tT1r3l5NNRLRMyQsU-fEFWiFp7AvTORcbxIvjCrZ06fuvGoI6vaHLQgOq3496mT-crll-HIYJ3thay87ihWfkBajmgvNL48/w640-h390/DSC_2780.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Nelson Puddleford got up from his seat in a fury.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"And what about my ducklins? I´m sick of waiting! I have to take stock at my shop!I´m a busy duck!I can´t be waiting here forever!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"Please, calm down, Mr. Puddleford. It´s true that the appointments have been delayed for a short time, but don't worry. Your triplets will get their vaccines and you´ll be able to leave in a few minutes." Dr.Murdoch said, trying to calm down Nelson who was really upset.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxteBiIvVO8EkAIKwLJn3S9FgrGnKdMw0QyxPkEHcxwbzjmTcliznOwDQ_74sAVacFZqBjjlqEi0nxH6J7_wvF7RobLxJFFUT7Wehau1KgpqR4DJNdbYfH-weBnZ5zOEuVE3V8WrS7eCMMOoOJ4dIHMkbM8NOXogpPkJwsDTtvUH4MiojElZgGh6FiZEE/s5895/DSC_2781.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5895" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxteBiIvVO8EkAIKwLJn3S9FgrGnKdMw0QyxPkEHcxwbzjmTcliznOwDQ_74sAVacFZqBjjlqEi0nxH6J7_wvF7RobLxJFFUT7Wehau1KgpqR4DJNdbYfH-weBnZ5zOEuVE3V8WrS7eCMMOoOJ4dIHMkbM8NOXogpPkJwsDTtvUH4MiojElZgGh6FiZEE/w640-h434/DSC_2781.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Suddenly, Emily walked into the waiting room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"I would like to introduce our new nurse Emily Nightingale" Dr. Murdoch said raising his voice</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"Nice meeting you, Mr. Puddleford. Will you please come with me? I´m going to administer the vaccines to your kids".Emily told Nelson with her best smile.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpXvMs78DR3qA-v_agB8PHkQ8yWdC9MBLlmEDE8W5jIue2kSA742Q3cI6oiJvxI_3Na66YzhQwwg8k7xnETQK9hC-B2jayXyPPLSEh3wERRmTlU2EEnxSyIo4fq3WA0fBniGfpnQjmxBr15USeKkeqvFjYT3zNAq_d-sn2ZkdRtKJxt5ATOZJowZttko/s6000/DSC_2784.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpXvMs78DR3qA-v_agB8PHkQ8yWdC9MBLlmEDE8W5jIue2kSA742Q3cI6oiJvxI_3Na66YzhQwwg8k7xnETQK9hC-B2jayXyPPLSEh3wERRmTlU2EEnxSyIo4fq3WA0fBniGfpnQjmxBr15USeKkeqvFjYT3zNAq_d-sn2ZkdRtKJxt5ATOZJowZttko/w640-h426/DSC_2784.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Strangely enough, knowing Nelson´s personality, he apologized and even took off his hat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSDDS_EC4rvYZ3t6rW4V8BzrGrMcf5LDMbX1ZaA4ckRSEf8-w3WL0pl18GltzFliQx0rSy49U08pKS9IT_SzGrU4t8IIZHUQZwHEVUGjx4ZTji4vt1912IjF97bhNmvxn6ap2tf4iA3IdyKYesH5ZyMsqnpkNAEaxNOAcANo6IfSlKJJnAjGtB0eJZFo/s6000/DSC_2785.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSDDS_EC4rvYZ3t6rW4V8BzrGrMcf5LDMbX1ZaA4ckRSEf8-w3WL0pl18GltzFliQx0rSy49U08pKS9IT_SzGrU4t8IIZHUQZwHEVUGjx4ZTji4vt1912IjF97bhNmvxn6ap2tf4iA3IdyKYesH5ZyMsqnpkNAEaxNOAcANo6IfSlKJJnAjGtB0eJZFo/w640-h426/DSC_2785.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Well done, Nelson! You see, I was right.The doctor had his reasons for the lady to go in first.Let me give you some advice. You´re a young fellow so stop acting like a cranky old man.Behaving like this is not a good example for your kids.Don´t be so bitter!.On your way home, stop by my son´s cake shop and tell him I sent you.Please have something sweet! It´s my treat."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Mr.Puddleford was about to tell her something he might later regret so this time he bit his tongue.Deep inside he knew Mrs. Chocolate had a point and he should change his attitude.His wife Beth has told him the same a thousand times.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VRijUHKPVDvYBic9Wnd6ZCFJQ0dUVTGWBsJFKGCBVplcT3uCTnTb1VC-TGjT4RQWIbwUYlB00_eA9grlqWiMsVDcu3brd9buvNuS2dS0gso3znh1OjwxRVE-zJnXtnm_ss4zgCgwqKd6-Om6mNHY-ACC3AYBgxOD1amccBj2eO9cQhUerQKupGAIiI0/s6000/DSC_2787.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VRijUHKPVDvYBic9Wnd6ZCFJQ0dUVTGWBsJFKGCBVplcT3uCTnTb1VC-TGjT4RQWIbwUYlB00_eA9grlqWiMsVDcu3brd9buvNuS2dS0gso3znh1OjwxRVE-zJnXtnm_ss4zgCgwqKd6-Om6mNHY-ACC3AYBgxOD1amccBj2eO9cQhUerQKupGAIiI0/w640-h426/DSC_2787.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Nelson was sorry he had overreacted. Emily's warm and friendly attitude made him become more relaxed and gentle. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Maisy ,Sammy and Tom liked the new nurse very much.She made them laugh to keep them calm before giving them their vaccinations. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgQ18464EZlhhnPgpeE2OZDtumgWm7carn5Oz6gVRTyzgL1sfGc3HQxpkdnNX3MAGS52hu12dylTLY9NqRQKbooah3aGKZUen2xLJXBJ8OZD422CSAq1WH_Jrvnvahd6lTDyFsf5PbmoiXXFKEOpYiJoWfR0MKFZmPUruQv1sZu6Vd22nYtissYf0Duc/s5501/DSC_2789.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5501" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgQ18464EZlhhnPgpeE2OZDtumgWm7carn5Oz6gVRTyzgL1sfGc3HQxpkdnNX3MAGS52hu12dylTLY9NqRQKbooah3aGKZUen2xLJXBJ8OZD422CSAq1WH_Jrvnvahd6lTDyFsf5PbmoiXXFKEOpYiJoWfR0MKFZmPUruQv1sZu6Vd22nYtissYf0Duc/w640-h466/DSC_2789.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Mr. Puddleford followed Emily and the triplets offered to helped her push the trolley to the nurse´s office.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Emily was ready and happy to start working at the Country Hospital.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOkRj0q0pBPAd0wdtW2LhuKk8qHJUTZ8GSAKCC6PP-ttBdSkBMnxW5HlKmySaxf8srVnbNxiPkiwRlzClzsrrcBLIcyyR7ww3UMIV7jODZAiULjfMekaO3Wk1E4rmF019PSKNX8aC7dXyqe6JmdUNrwAUawD-_inaAYrFXpckDrAasRY5_nk6P-7XA6w/s6000/DSC_2790.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOkRj0q0pBPAd0wdtW2LhuKk8qHJUTZ8GSAKCC6PP-ttBdSkBMnxW5HlKmySaxf8srVnbNxiPkiwRlzClzsrrcBLIcyyR7ww3UMIV7jODZAiULjfMekaO3Wk1E4rmF019PSKNX8aC7dXyqe6JmdUNrwAUawD-_inaAYrFXpckDrAasRY5_nk6P-7XA6w/w640-h426/DSC_2790.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Brie Maces called her husband Cecil, the village photographer, to ask him to come to the hospital to take some pictures.</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Here is Emily after her first working day. Everything went well. As strange as it may seem ,Nelson Puddleford congratulated her for giving the vaccines to his triplets without making them cry and he even told her he was glad she had got a job at the Country Hospital.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3oW-zUkb07azGYPpIfw4imbnIKXIO0yVtYg9607Lj2wEn_UkCG8JxOkjOHfn3LY_UKmrG90vORTeAgvjsz3BsO5Otv9GiQ1pQexb8L55_szoGZX9NqKqaDniaqY8M_PAvcKzCLzM6cGOYFPXLomk-hZqnlhIVYmfXp6ryoYf1P64kr2-ZfK3bLUpo_k/s6000/DSC_2798.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3oW-zUkb07azGYPpIfw4imbnIKXIO0yVtYg9607Lj2wEn_UkCG8JxOkjOHfn3LY_UKmrG90vORTeAgvjsz3BsO5Otv9GiQ1pQexb8L55_szoGZX9NqKqaDniaqY8M_PAvcKzCLzM6cGOYFPXLomk-hZqnlhIVYmfXp6ryoYf1P64kr2-ZfK3bLUpo_k/w640-h426/DSC_2798.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">This is a picture of all the staff.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6Ks9PTbtm4mQb3UCQbgdqd_yDk0WsEBlV846NR69smUU3WSIeMN9ou42BtPyN_MGFeSOQNwLpWDynB9P2GeYdDGit7o-K5cbDwjEZSvwFrQzwG-kyjsByKxGCuUT-56G10Q63jnJChsnaOXAmIj3kQF9OQy7m4h_08JngeYzzPOGk-3iMHxLPu55u4A/s6000/DSC_2799.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6Ks9PTbtm4mQb3UCQbgdqd_yDk0WsEBlV846NR69smUU3WSIeMN9ou42BtPyN_MGFeSOQNwLpWDynB9P2GeYdDGit7o-K5cbDwjEZSvwFrQzwG-kyjsByKxGCuUT-56G10Q63jnJChsnaOXAmIj3kQF9OQy7m4h_08JngeYzzPOGk-3iMHxLPu55u4A/w640-h426/DSC_2799.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Dr. Murdoch's older brother showed up by surprise, which made the day for Dr. Murdoch and for Emily.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRjqUlfHgv66BMAHdxAgnvkOLv4X9hyNGXtNiP2MB-00_dkPexGB5i-PLGOT1le3yvXwajB1QD4rKE8C0d_Wg3a2r3yvjUgpcfz3LXplCwzPtNC7Uf4BbgUvhSrb_vIEpEe5_N70ZdiJkzaepAscQJ8SPdpu4XvS2sqDlKESDRkwOZJomdpfF6xkZSUE/s5864/DSC_2802.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3917" data-original-width="5864" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRjqUlfHgv66BMAHdxAgnvkOLv4X9hyNGXtNiP2MB-00_dkPexGB5i-PLGOT1le3yvXwajB1QD4rKE8C0d_Wg3a2r3yvjUgpcfz3LXplCwzPtNC7Uf4BbgUvhSrb_vIEpEe5_N70ZdiJkzaepAscQJ8SPdpu4XvS2sqDlKESDRkwOZJomdpfF6xkZSUE/w640-h428/DSC_2802.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Finally, a picture of the two brothers. They don´t look much alike but both are very intelligent and very good professionals.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Vlquqbb6RHD6ZNQm4iI3s59ymydjq7DJ5vDhFx5cwRwvJIohdgjTxjQUdWkNufhktl0jM7RO06d9BtbZszqiQwyyqghBJS_ajnslflLi66eN0gCxVF3kzLX9aYqy6XmcEncQiI18Ii9MOWFdVxMIvY0MNwTpnnuAtcnJphTDWkkGUrgmw8NmjiTsMaE/s6000/DSC_2797.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Vlquqbb6RHD6ZNQm4iI3s59ymydjq7DJ5vDhFx5cwRwvJIohdgjTxjQUdWkNufhktl0jM7RO06d9BtbZszqiQwyyqghBJS_ajnslflLi66eN0gCxVF3kzLX9aYqy6XmcEncQiI18Ii9MOWFdVxMIvY0MNwTpnnuAtcnJphTDWkkGUrgmw8NmjiTsMaE/w640-h426/DSC_2797.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">***************************************************</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hope you enjoyed meeting Emily Nightingale and, also,Brie Maces and Dr. Murdoch´s brother. I had these sylvanians for a long time but it´s the first time that they have appeared in one of my stories.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">I got Dr.Murdoch set by Tomy a few years ago. I was very lucky to find it brand new and at a very good price. It´s funny the difference in size between the two versions of doctors, isn´t it? </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">I got Emily Nightingale and Brie Maces second hand. T</span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">hese two nurses will be a great help at the hospital from now on.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">See you soon!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hugs!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div><p></p>Cutatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827523133604122245noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467110042862774690.post-36893202635280251242023-08-11T15:39:00.001-07:002023-08-12T03:22:00.754-07:00An unexpected visit<p><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">It was a warm summer morning in Sweet Berry Valley. Peter and Peace were getting ready to go to the beach when they heard a knock on the door. When Peter opened it, he couldn´t believe his eyes.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">"Good morning, my dear, grandma is here!" Mrs. Babblebrook exclaimed in delight when she saw her grandson. </div></span><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CVA4Uj4aVw5mvQhSXKE3uPU41ISUbH5TkbWOF8ERT2MQZ1SfMZJQXWgUlLwM1sK8lXCAXVtpHzUnWZXdOmcQAsR8j28TD4k5mSJ-c0z0Hm2aXIpZK8B6BO4QykbZ-e9PcbCpkQ4HpSdxUr52vyfOxXqBC0EPJgvzZlpLHyqZcavtf1E5UcC-R3SdXtU/s4107/DSC_2650.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4107" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CVA4Uj4aVw5mvQhSXKE3uPU41ISUbH5TkbWOF8ERT2MQZ1SfMZJQXWgUlLwM1sK8lXCAXVtpHzUnWZXdOmcQAsR8j28TD4k5mSJ-c0z0Hm2aXIpZK8B6BO4QykbZ-e9PcbCpkQ4HpSdxUr52vyfOxXqBC0EPJgvzZlpLHyqZcavtf1E5UcC-R3SdXtU/w640-h624/DSC_2650.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">What a great surprise, Grandma! Peter and Peace greeted her enthusiastically with a hug.</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Aww, look at the two of you!You make such an adorable couple!I´m so happy to see you, my dear!"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"We´re glad to see you too! You haven´t aged a day, Granny"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Aww,come on! You´re such a charmer!Just like your grandfather. She giggled.<br /></span><div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jUCf8KpgvwU-3EZU6ax32BZSkoHzvPFHoWwjHr0jhrwZg3QWfZKdYay3degkQCsX2Q7rcwpLLu22Yq7K8WdL8Bti3YtVT4wRe4VPuuo2ihk2uLDyu8sTY8yDJa4XSSGfIBEv7XCleImYMOnt-Tj39GThC_o8ezeXgYO080f0-KRdTkgfksvKtB64IKA/s6000/DSC_2663.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jUCf8KpgvwU-3EZU6ax32BZSkoHzvPFHoWwjHr0jhrwZg3QWfZKdYay3degkQCsX2Q7rcwpLLu22Yq7K8WdL8Bti3YtVT4wRe4VPuuo2ihk2uLDyu8sTY8yDJa4XSSGfIBEv7XCleImYMOnt-Tj39GThC_o8ezeXgYO080f0-KRdTkgfksvKtB64IKA/w640-h426/DSC_2663.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Peter and Peace have a soft spot for grandma Babblebrook. They really enjoy her company ,but this month they have plans for a short vacation before the end of August and considering the size of her suitcase it seemed she had the intention to spend a long time at their place.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">" By the way, Grandma, you brought a lot of luggage! Are you going to move to Sweet Berry Valley? Peter asked with a tinge of irony.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Mrs.Babblebrook laughed and said "No, my dear! I´m only here for a short visit!I missed you Peter.I just wanted to see if you and Peace were doing well"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4kFB05otNVr1ePUVFSoIpv8DEsSVa2A58_Z1yrHWOol4m4ySiHFvGQdPl2Kx5HDhW_VrxnHxRl0Ym53H10oMN-B8BOYQJjnYq-TwmZBJP-JwJzPTFPWt26BWHpLvYL8fYOz_OUIzFq2VqazEybtyQassSHsGvZw0CKPo06cNTXpW2Xs0zjhHDBTiYO4/s5986/DSC_2668.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5986" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4kFB05otNVr1ePUVFSoIpv8DEsSVa2A58_Z1yrHWOol4m4ySiHFvGQdPl2Kx5HDhW_VrxnHxRl0Ym53H10oMN-B8BOYQJjnYq-TwmZBJP-JwJzPTFPWt26BWHpLvYL8fYOz_OUIzFq2VqazEybtyQassSHsGvZw0CKPo06cNTXpW2Xs0zjhHDBTiYO4/w640-h428/DSC_2668.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="text-align: left;">"Didn´t cousins Boyd and Amanda tell you that we were going to travel to Carrot Field Hollow in a few weeks´time?" Peter asked out of curiosity. "We´re going to the Summer of Love Festival.Some of our friends from other parts of Sylvanian are going too and ,of course,we had the intention to visit you, Grandma".</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></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/AVvXsEgGVLASozUQH9CqbX9vFXLpkcODE-QIHrc42EsmIoWgmvYVB-iom1oyLmcDH4BdMxiL3pzoDch6c8y78k5Ya2NvwLtisnRAhKPnGUq2MGLf6dNVTu1SzXMz6HxgIGbZwHuz_7dziJpv0gdMVOsGNdz5_uah1mVnroTe0ccchmM_TnHRWB2WBiocH2qGVGU/s694/cartel%20festival%20con%20appple%20and%20juice%20copia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="694" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVLASozUQH9CqbX9vFXLpkcODE-QIHrc42EsmIoWgmvYVB-iom1oyLmcDH4BdMxiL3pzoDch6c8y78k5Ya2NvwLtisnRAhKPnGUq2MGLf6dNVTu1SzXMz6HxgIGbZwHuz_7dziJpv0gdMVOsGNdz5_uah1mVnroTe0ccchmM_TnHRWB2WBiocH2qGVGU/w640-h240/cartel%20festival%20con%20appple%20and%20juice%20copia.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">(<i> Banner for the festival made by Florence Holiday from the Sylvanian Forum. She´s organizing a big event!)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Oh sure!The Festival! Your cousins told me you were coming! The village is getting crowded with campervans,tents and young critters.</span><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"Anyway,I just wanted to pay you a visit just in case the music, the love and your friends kept you too busy to spend time with this old lady. "By the way, I brought you something from Carrot Field Hollow. Mrs.Bablebrook leaned over to open the lid of her picnic basket.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwf7x2dcjkrZ-QxBvd5jcBmGKgYjnEdSTQBbnXwGTS8C1JEpJF4aJ6vH2jqItzPMT2pyfYOGJiCZlSWOmX2BQgSPtRWeQ_jhlGJfZJ5A1S0Mukp8YCVHRelt0Mur4xTIQ5oqpE9GGjMoJ5qTSm6ernVqeGPtMYPE7CJzL0f5s2e-jdRhKSz8xvHHf6i0M/s6000/DSC_2676.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwf7x2dcjkrZ-QxBvd5jcBmGKgYjnEdSTQBbnXwGTS8C1JEpJF4aJ6vH2jqItzPMT2pyfYOGJiCZlSWOmX2BQgSPtRWeQ_jhlGJfZJ5A1S0Mukp8YCVHRelt0Mur4xTIQ5oqpE9GGjMoJ5qTSm6ernVqeGPtMYPE7CJzL0f5s2e-jdRhKSz8xvHHf6i0M/w640-h426/DSC_2676.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"Ta-dah!Look at this!" She proudly showed them a carrot and said "the best carrots in Sylvania are grown in Carrot Field Hollow!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Peter and Peace were amazed at the size of the carrot and also a bit concerned when recalling the taste and texture of some of Mrs. Babblebrook´s dishes.(In case you don´t know, she has the reputation of being a terrible cook)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"I´m going to cook a proper meal for you.You choose:carrot casserole, carrot soup, roasted carrots, carrot cake, carrot pancakes, carrot pie, carrot muffins, carrot...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Mrs.Babblebrrok went on naming her endless list of carrot recipes until Peter kindly interrupted her.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhit3fWNHTRS1fBpCZQ7cmiGMzfnFtC904fVDZWAd6xC0UWHT8f9bC7ue0bWv5P5xYxKc8SXn-gXSy_BGpJlD9Irgt3IVI1Yz7pG05AqKNwbqCo6sbg1dTnlAOE_tF4CScyFBxV2333zJsfs0Qd2wOb50ybYhFBJ2yRJ05qI9rKQce89rPj3olm38DrIRg/s6000/DSC_2678.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhit3fWNHTRS1fBpCZQ7cmiGMzfnFtC904fVDZWAd6xC0UWHT8f9bC7ue0bWv5P5xYxKc8SXn-gXSy_BGpJlD9Irgt3IVI1Yz7pG05AqKNwbqCo6sbg1dTnlAOE_tF4CScyFBxV2333zJsfs0Qd2wOb50ybYhFBJ2yRJ05qI9rKQce89rPj3olm38DrIRg/w640-h426/DSC_2678.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">"Mmm, my mouth is watering, Grandma! That´s very kind of you but you don´t have to cook for us.You´re our guest! Besides,it´s getting late. We were about to go work when you arrived".</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Mrs. Babblebrrok looked at Peter and Peace from top to bottom and asked suspiciously.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">" Going to work? Half naked? What kind of job have you got? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">If don´t mind me asking, my dear."</span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMoU8Bhg3oyeLfxGJ_3KsZFcNiXvS7PnvirjW3VdwBVvkPQoSFN2SkvXRIboxEVKFgcn1TLlz6klYJJqUGYAgBKODmkB9BxEFOQmxqLPUvxaa7KroRlvshWiUqTy8k730aoIokr66mE1rS_PeWEuTIkSpC9zcfoo6YgHEb6fcOh14SDM0N77734sKY48/s6000/DSC_2681.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMoU8Bhg3oyeLfxGJ_3KsZFcNiXvS7PnvirjW3VdwBVvkPQoSFN2SkvXRIboxEVKFgcn1TLlz6klYJJqUGYAgBKODmkB9BxEFOQmxqLPUvxaa7KroRlvshWiUqTy8k730aoIokr66mE1rS_PeWEuTIkSpC9zcfoo6YgHEb6fcOh14SDM0N77734sKY48/w640-h426/DSC_2681.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"We run a beach bar, Grandma, and it gets quite busy at this time of the year. Hot days call for cold drinks ,you know?It´s a small business but it´s going well.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"Oh,I see...It sounds good to me!" I´m so proud of you, my dear! Your own business!That´s very nice!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"Would you like to come with us, Mrs. Babblebrook?" Peace asked.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRa_UEYOnEp242AgFXaFXZmmCUwkAYaTpoZUxNMtpri44tTZV_VunJ1N9-YhO8yF27TcN68TUYcAgtCwHYx0a48kmdDk0obMs-_FtF78f-H-GMii-ytTd89C3G8BheYhT_TnlwJfzMeFNUjMJadWYPTWp5ccJDS6BFfeCtkWwKI-b6VhjQZ-7wOnmqkU/s6000/DSC_2683.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRa_UEYOnEp242AgFXaFXZmmCUwkAYaTpoZUxNMtpri44tTZV_VunJ1N9-YhO8yF27TcN68TUYcAgtCwHYx0a48kmdDk0obMs-_FtF78f-H-GMii-ytTd89C3G8BheYhT_TnlwJfzMeFNUjMJadWYPTWp5ccJDS6BFfeCtkWwKI-b6VhjQZ-7wOnmqkU/w640-h426/DSC_2683.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">"Oh,are you sure? Don´t you mind? I´d love to! I haven´t been at the beach since my honeymoon and that was ages ago! Mrs. Babblebrook was thrilled with the idea of spending a day at the seaside.</span><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: courier;">"That´s great!" Peter exclaimed and then he asked:</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> wouldn´t you have something more casual for wearing at the beach?You´d be more comfortable".</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SNkcrvrF-aFaJRGcuWa8-I_72q09DLwUq-sH83C-xug9JfupOnHj-PqjtZOvTrhM6ViKVA439YF77YVyNm9RTCswoih1dlEO1yK_ub8mg-k4gwQ_lP-d1zkMXlnwegss4dbEY3rQZIdM7fEnmTTdfcOcTJA2ugdMiItXJSYWU_eC4DGQtW38xHLlS84/s6000/DSC_2686.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SNkcrvrF-aFaJRGcuWa8-I_72q09DLwUq-sH83C-xug9JfupOnHj-PqjtZOvTrhM6ViKVA439YF77YVyNm9RTCswoih1dlEO1yK_ub8mg-k4gwQ_lP-d1zkMXlnwegss4dbEY3rQZIdM7fEnmTTdfcOcTJA2ugdMiItXJSYWU_eC4DGQtW38xHLlS84/w640-h426/DSC_2686.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Mrs. Babblebrook named every single item she had packed in her luggage but, apart from a pair of sandals, she didn´t have any other sort of beachwear in her suitcase.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"No problem at all! I´ll make an outfit for you in next to no time, you´ll see. I have some fabric left to make something more summery " Peace said.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7riMXP5ctY7OzbQEUBm8EH5Kh9d0CUkE-6K1l0XaO_6Uyj7SL-LirAK-duoFLsySIWNmP6qRoANWlS-kS6mnuHPGTrVeDFCXUtANBU62pHWcLCojrbxXRzdKnohLxqrUZspRmqNczmZP0cPJlDKlbpjw_qCuDBD_N5f1G2ZQz2oIu_WzagabUz0c3vlE/s6000/DSC_2687.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7riMXP5ctY7OzbQEUBm8EH5Kh9d0CUkE-6K1l0XaO_6Uyj7SL-LirAK-duoFLsySIWNmP6qRoANWlS-kS6mnuHPGTrVeDFCXUtANBU62pHWcLCojrbxXRzdKnohLxqrUZspRmqNczmZP0cPJlDKlbpjw_qCuDBD_N5f1G2ZQz2oIu_WzagabUz0c3vlE/w640-h426/DSC_2687.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />"Aww!Thanks a million.You´re such a sweetheart!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"Meanwhile,I´ll prepare some food to take to the beach. That´s the least I can do to make up for all the trouble I´m causing you".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Peter and Peace tried to talk her out of cooking but Mrs.Babblebrook turned a deaf ear,put on the apron she had in her picnic basket and started chopping carrots right away.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fFetW87moXfu12LdGQPW3CvcO-CeSLmWHTBdYY6IrqUrDLC1jT8hRw5sDFnMCS9JTOb7GF9YglHybcvtfgZJZp_7rcvpafyKp5UlDuFecijLqI_jyltrPziMJ15nmeq7u6-RM51nWVy3EBofSG_9Ankqil3V1JLxQAwyiH4asNqXEJo4TZAPYybdCBE/s4304/DSC_2705.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3799" data-original-width="4304" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fFetW87moXfu12LdGQPW3CvcO-CeSLmWHTBdYY6IrqUrDLC1jT8hRw5sDFnMCS9JTOb7GF9YglHybcvtfgZJZp_7rcvpafyKp5UlDuFecijLqI_jyltrPziMJ15nmeq7u6-RM51nWVy3EBofSG_9Ankqil3V1JLxQAwyiH4asNqXEJo4TZAPYybdCBE/w640-h564/DSC_2705.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Peace took Peter into the living room and said in a very low voice :</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"I´m sorry, Pete. I love your grandma as much as you do but there´s no way I´m going to eat her food. Last time I did, I had an upset stomach for two weeks. I don´t want anything to ruin our trip to Carrot Field Hollow.I don´t want to miss the Festival".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"No worries! We´ll manage not to eat her food without hurting her feelings. Right?" Peter whispered .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"It´s a deal!" Peace said with a wink.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqXjnI2cUIuLoxIHBpdwRBGUXHHiLYKy_kPvsgBBh-b3A5s2PQwo-pjrBbY2LO1pXU-Cd8X07N5e_Z5tolMPn9SJGewQz2SUBblMqGzdKjBiHRpJuhSqKusFQqBRbOIFGaf9lXhs9aME4vcDUo8WdHsToRh87oc4KDtj8D6fBw9tbpf7KrX6rEYwPBSw/s6000/DSC_2707.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqXjnI2cUIuLoxIHBpdwRBGUXHHiLYKy_kPvsgBBh-b3A5s2PQwo-pjrBbY2LO1pXU-Cd8X07N5e_Z5tolMPn9SJGewQz2SUBblMqGzdKjBiHRpJuhSqKusFQqBRbOIFGaf9lXhs9aME4vcDUo8WdHsToRh87oc4KDtj8D6fBw9tbpf7KrX6rEYwPBSw/w640-h426/DSC_2707.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">"And now let´s put this "gigant mammouth" in a place that doesn´t get in the way."</span><p></p><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/AVvXsEjg3J2kAd9rgns1zkXTuqfPCsHbnT685tr2CEyd58ZOJktO-49sZNEiintL51LKGFvKcpgKirNwX0DAmpQKp6G26yYK_FAEILrtJucxp9yuxKnEOcap5I7eTYn7j2i2aD98CyRHgIvKtN144VS8ctM1mbPootxqv6dGRe_1eiMJeVUR0Cp-d_fZ24KVKBA/s5723/DSC_2716.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5723" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3J2kAd9rgns1zkXTuqfPCsHbnT685tr2CEyd58ZOJktO-49sZNEiintL51LKGFvKcpgKirNwX0DAmpQKp6G26yYK_FAEILrtJucxp9yuxKnEOcap5I7eTYn7j2i2aD98CyRHgIvKtN144VS8ctM1mbPootxqv6dGRe_1eiMJeVUR0Cp-d_fZ24KVKBA/w640-h448/DSC_2716.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Although a little later than usual, Peter and Peace made it to the beach. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwap7nZlFhguBlhIVM7BYZsgFlcPDkj0icWnVpsb6qBHYc_vw_7Q9_n3rdz2qiiqd5mEiU8uKOHE4F3qhZ2sx4i-RO6lCxwbBmh89QKV38IPyC30VJ9oBsyHUNu0p3txn6Ge3OyMl01vD362p5TfJK6XGSufLHurPjbI13g-JdPYduN26E44QVcbIQ0RI/s6000/DSC_2477.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3854" data-original-width="6000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwap7nZlFhguBlhIVM7BYZsgFlcPDkj0icWnVpsb6qBHYc_vw_7Q9_n3rdz2qiiqd5mEiU8uKOHE4F3qhZ2sx4i-RO6lCxwbBmh89QKV38IPyC30VJ9oBsyHUNu0p3txn6Ge3OyMl01vD362p5TfJK6XGSufLHurPjbI13g-JdPYduN26E44QVcbIQ0RI/w640-h412/DSC_2477.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Mrs. Babblebrook went with them , of course!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Is everything OK,Grandma?" Peter asked.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Oh, yes!It´s great to be here, my dear!"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Can I get you a drink? A smoothie?, fruit juice? Some lemonade?"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Mrs. Babblebrook thought about it for a moment and said:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Mmm,a glass of sangria would be lovely!.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0yWaOy1pxnEoQMxtW1U-ml-JgTFJToRXIDymtkqvhG47w2jboDB5I7lZzn3it6tCoyz1IwQaOcxFnobv8N_sxHJeGuDt9Z9PZaTtZ2tMBTWO--IUWoyxsMQIjAQo1JjqM_CYYx3rcleBa4wl-DTEQnIc8_UhGsrf-TvutrletC1-zw3ZkKmcFT74EmM/s6000/DSC_2484.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0yWaOy1pxnEoQMxtW1U-ml-JgTFJToRXIDymtkqvhG47w2jboDB5I7lZzn3it6tCoyz1IwQaOcxFnobv8N_sxHJeGuDt9Z9PZaTtZ2tMBTWO--IUWoyxsMQIjAQo1JjqM_CYYx3rcleBa4wl-DTEQnIc8_UhGsrf-TvutrletC1-zw3ZkKmcFT74EmM/w640-h426/DSC_2484.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Sangria?" Peace asked in surprise. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Relax, it´s OK! I´ll just put a dash of red wine, the rest will be grenadine and cranberry juice to give red colour.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MYgS_f79zF3NjehxOG4jpfIt2xtnNzkIUWyAivQYEzxLB8vVIYBYAUaabE_2rtNY04v6WfzQ9F-DLoC47pT5Tjt36Eh1JoXh4meq5319uj7_e3MizUwsBl-sf8hWhvIyrpyGjzgIZzM5ogh1B34slp1FodSH9eWZXCbKhshBjtf4_XNAV5OedMHoX40/s4781/DSC_2490.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4781" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MYgS_f79zF3NjehxOG4jpfIt2xtnNzkIUWyAivQYEzxLB8vVIYBYAUaabE_2rtNY04v6WfzQ9F-DLoC47pT5Tjt36Eh1JoXh4meq5319uj7_e3MizUwsBl-sf8hWhvIyrpyGjzgIZzM5ogh1B34slp1FodSH9eWZXCbKhshBjtf4_XNAV5OedMHoX40/w640-h536/DSC_2490.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">"Here you are! Enjoy your drink!"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Oh, thank you ,my dear" By the way,you look very pretty in that bikini! Lovely colour! It reminds me of carrots .That´s why I like it so much.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Peace also liked the colour of her new bikini. Even though pastel colours is the new trend in Sylvanian, she stayed true to her style.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-zpYm50SLAQNGz3WYB-XJgACf3-7tveEv3Qky-xeMKSoRaqb1KDdbUmTTgcJcQ8VNzZpn3hX6DqaWloePZTXlyRkqbSF6dHFzXua71B2bP8RC1egdxUSzndZNaEBgBYkwVDcXJfIkM4Un1ChdB-epbx0AvfXrT1QLX6CEl1hOnTk-C8fEByKymE_Qx4/s6000/DSC_2486.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-zpYm50SLAQNGz3WYB-XJgACf3-7tveEv3Qky-xeMKSoRaqb1KDdbUmTTgcJcQ8VNzZpn3hX6DqaWloePZTXlyRkqbSF6dHFzXua71B2bP8RC1egdxUSzndZNaEBgBYkwVDcXJfIkM4Un1ChdB-epbx0AvfXrT1QLX6CEl1hOnTk-C8fEByKymE_Qx4/w640-h426/DSC_2486.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Amanda Splashy, however, is wearing a mint green swimsuit, a very trendy pastel colour this season. The Splashy are spending the day at the beach.Their baby must </span><span style="font-family: courier;">be due very soon!Amanda´s belly looks bigger than ever!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFPXpc7Y8mDKT026zNgmVeu0FkLzb13PNDsqVC2P0hvxsgG9JVlAy8-o2TRtOZVzsUbMaxncAS73E3lYhUEDbf1D4jRoPaJbu7o4Iq2Ht1EO95-ZIg6QG63vCzuTNt1bNzIoIYrcjPoXj7J8J58QphAs9b49lZNRMkgzX-7G15Bij-ncqQpcxwjxErQg/s3879/DSC_2522.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3660" data-original-width="3879" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFPXpc7Y8mDKT026zNgmVeu0FkLzb13PNDsqVC2P0hvxsgG9JVlAy8-o2TRtOZVzsUbMaxncAS73E3lYhUEDbf1D4jRoPaJbu7o4Iq2Ht1EO95-ZIg6QG63vCzuTNt1bNzIoIYrcjPoXj7J8J58QphAs9b49lZNRMkgzX-7G15Bij-ncqQpcxwjxErQg/w640-h604/DSC_2522.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">It was sunny and warm but there was a nice breeze.After a long walk along the seashore, Amanda and Glenn went to the beach bar for a refreshing drink.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Good to see you"! Peter and Peace greeted them.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Make yourselves comfortable and we´ll get you a drink"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZd2qyY_lYLGl4CG2pu-S8Qm42DDKyPgiu54qa3A_Nbro8EUTPFpwuL9hHKhszmpQ1zr-l1NZgqWpyZWJ4pKP28fg22SRO2nDz7Yd6k9rEWe0AHD80yMFiH_aPFKoEi9TjiE9EqoBvSFitZ6zJpwB15nWud4dXffRkY-dOVq9D5_U3p2df5VIszVQpYHE/s6000/DSC_2512.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZd2qyY_lYLGl4CG2pu-S8Qm42DDKyPgiu54qa3A_Nbro8EUTPFpwuL9hHKhszmpQ1zr-l1NZgqWpyZWJ4pKP28fg22SRO2nDz7Yd6k9rEWe0AHD80yMFiH_aPFKoEi9TjiE9EqoBvSFitZ6zJpwB15nWud4dXffRkY-dOVq9D5_U3p2df5VIszVQpYHE/w640-h426/DSC_2512.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Lean back on this pillow ,my dear". </span><span style="font-family: courier;">Mrs.Babblebrook did her best to make Amanda feel comfortable.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Thank you,Mrs. Babblebrook! You´re so kind!. My back has been hurting lately".This is one of the drawbacks of pregnancy".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPjXOH_ChoLyjqb5at_ol0Hr7-27j_rJ8jCXWb7J0W-fDmTgt_9VBEbaunCEn0Y4DCS-mW6PHzBqvuIr1x04TB6fiQ-cD6MAxGREcby-omkxpkl9qHM4gpxKqAnRjhvYExdZElI162QXHc3T9w5w4GfqXnOreV40-nSB1GDV5sjYbYruEE3DfYms-awE/s6000/DSC_2517.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPjXOH_ChoLyjqb5at_ol0Hr7-27j_rJ8jCXWb7J0W-fDmTgt_9VBEbaunCEn0Y4DCS-mW6PHzBqvuIr1x04TB6fiQ-cD6MAxGREcby-omkxpkl9qHM4gpxKqAnRjhvYExdZElI162QXHc3T9w5w4GfqXnOreV40-nSB1GDV5sjYbYruEE3DfYms-awE/w640-h426/DSC_2517.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div>Peter brought them a big pitcher of iced-cold lemonade. The Splashy enjoyed a cool drink and a lively conversation with Mrs.</span><span style="font-family: courier;">Babblebrook.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">She was a thoughtful, friendly and talkative woman so Amanda and Glenn took a liking to her the moment they met her.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1rhllLv6FT7XBqgF5NdLiQOljZvisvZJgzUTdKqzOWXDOMnsGiR81-sfIdMyG2UsPRm9jrctFkkzRAHAuwdzwnnz8-nSCMTTY7Hp94XzKPfsBcirRBC1yl6VKQOIEnLPMtsyluC5w0GLngyK2g4T-uMhaKq7DZGmSDQAhB-LYz8y4NtXRpTvp-qWVjI/s6000/DSC_2520.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1rhllLv6FT7XBqgF5NdLiQOljZvisvZJgzUTdKqzOWXDOMnsGiR81-sfIdMyG2UsPRm9jrctFkkzRAHAuwdzwnnz8-nSCMTTY7Hp94XzKPfsBcirRBC1yl6VKQOIEnLPMtsyluC5w0GLngyK2g4T-uMhaKq7DZGmSDQAhB-LYz8y4NtXRpTvp-qWVjI/w640-h426/DSC_2520.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Shortly after the Splashy left,the Spotter grandparents approched </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">the beach bar to buy a soft drink to cool themselves down.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPE7QnkNSAj2RygDx17iiJyaSiuujPJN6IMIynFNfJ_f4sOhvQTc9XTGd0yOK2POkU0Y1H4IJfkjzGuMI9123kw3oPG8GRpgMtUPcj2gc6tsIfTRE-EKZwYG3M7sOVINPd3IsHduYwTEqgv3Grr8QmctiZz9bD6lpUxpBuk3QTTvBwMPLM4Og7Up5bWg/s5447/DSC_2497.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5447" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPE7QnkNSAj2RygDx17iiJyaSiuujPJN6IMIynFNfJ_f4sOhvQTc9XTGd0yOK2POkU0Y1H4IJfkjzGuMI9123kw3oPG8GRpgMtUPcj2gc6tsIfTRE-EKZwYG3M7sOVINPd3IsHduYwTEqgv3Grr8QmctiZz9bD6lpUxpBuk3QTTvBwMPLM4Og7Up5bWg/w640-h470/DSC_2497.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Their youngest grandchildren were also with them.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Oh,my! You little rascals!" Mrs. Babblebrook stood up from her deck chair to prevent one of the little kids from falling.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7HSOXr4LE1ZGwWkPDpWPVVuFn1YcJ-LHnmQG6g541WIAL53BSDeCzbIKE_8d_ND6jAUDOHbjORAewiSDjEXVRp2hkJ-_XV2e6CD5vK25AKnpnrGTOMcZUcxz_Y26XD2euJ9H5ruscHxMJb9ANvuO1YpPsk1XW5nxNuZXDabaOeyMgRVcQ9G7v_XXCoA/s6000/DSC_2499.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7HSOXr4LE1ZGwWkPDpWPVVuFn1YcJ-LHnmQG6g541WIAL53BSDeCzbIKE_8d_ND6jAUDOHbjORAewiSDjEXVRp2hkJ-_XV2e6CD5vK25AKnpnrGTOMcZUcxz_Y26XD2euJ9H5ruscHxMJb9ANvuO1YpPsk1XW5nxNuZXDabaOeyMgRVcQ9G7v_XXCoA/w640-h426/DSC_2499.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Pearl Babblebrook!Long time no see!"Clarise and Cliff exclaimed at the same time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Good to see you!How are you doing? It seems the family has grown since last we met. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Oh, yes! The triplets!It was a great surprise!"</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddlehk6uaojU7iGNLN8B3HO0jMFn63CIaDtATSficG6JKh4PDzOCi8LY_S0wxk418QuEx7fJeRmuRb6cZdt2ehCpQ0cSjVlbJtGikvgNkNi8cg_EloqjflbjYYtL5dfM6fnlsMt1PAmANDv73zxKEsbErNzvwGhhdWVKRIkIUF59QwkTdXnLRLyt3Zng/s6000/DSC_2501.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddlehk6uaojU7iGNLN8B3HO0jMFn63CIaDtATSficG6JKh4PDzOCi8LY_S0wxk418QuEx7fJeRmuRb6cZdt2ehCpQ0cSjVlbJtGikvgNkNi8cg_EloqjflbjYYtL5dfM6fnlsMt1PAmANDv73zxKEsbErNzvwGhhdWVKRIkIUF59QwkTdXnLRLyt3Zng/w640-h426/DSC_2501.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div>"They can be a bit of a handful sometimes but they keep us young at heart". They´re very lively and playful kids." The Spotters said.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Enjoy spending time with them.I remember when my grandchildren were like yours and now they are all grown up.I already have great-grandchildren,you know?.Time flies by, my friends!" </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">They kept talking and catching up with their lives while Penelope, Peregrine and Prudence had fun playing around. </span></div><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/AVvXsEgn8FZ6vE_F4_tR9Xms2c420_V_QavcmbjZhBhuyV0B7LfoDexaszscUVF6NxBUimtqfa4ZjmlqtF9fRoXdCtn8Yrfy7oXM9ktX4WUBSxKq7pCzbAl7lvvJNe7LwuHtOHKgnivpMD4gLNzoPAwpEb6JCOstwOm8bsyme1wFiS4n0DNOv-5kfOu3ULHMPlo/s5425/DSC_2503.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5425" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8FZ6vE_F4_tR9Xms2c420_V_QavcmbjZhBhuyV0B7LfoDexaszscUVF6NxBUimtqfa4ZjmlqtF9fRoXdCtn8Yrfy7oXM9ktX4WUBSxKq7pCzbAl7lvvJNe7LwuHtOHKgnivpMD4gLNzoPAwpEb6JCOstwOm8bsyme1wFiS4n0DNOv-5kfOu3ULHMPlo/w640-h472/DSC_2503.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">After saying goodbye,Clarisa and Cliff promised their grandchildren to buy them an ice cream if they behaved themselves and of course they did.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Mrs.Babblebrook stared at them as they walked away holding hands.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Gy21CghgSDHjNXX5jn306YC7p1HEDS13pGbXy-13SnnWKg39WrWIf1QoF3JVScjuiDyVZRDh0OfVTAcOXmKI4LnbWOiV8-pSTInkLAwY_J3xwCUsz68k0BJlHowmZ1toR59ZPtofhvLm1lbQkYzDAQKTEAtNFJ5AKpunD6DtwP7hzlzKdRVjB6VcbJU/s5313/DSC_2507.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3764" data-original-width="5313" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Gy21CghgSDHjNXX5jn306YC7p1HEDS13pGbXy-13SnnWKg39WrWIf1QoF3JVScjuiDyVZRDh0OfVTAcOXmKI4LnbWOiV8-pSTInkLAwY_J3xwCUsz68k0BJlHowmZ1toR59ZPtofhvLm1lbQkYzDAQKTEAtNFJ5AKpunD6DtwP7hzlzKdRVjB6VcbJU/w640-h454/DSC_2507.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"</span><span style="font-family: courier;">Is everything all right, Grandma? You look a bit pensive". </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"It´s okay, don´t you worry.I felt a bit nostalgic all of a sudden. You were a little bunny not so long ago and look at you now!"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">By the way,just out of curiosity,have you thought about starting a family? If you know what I mean?".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Peter and Peace exchanged a knowing look.It was time to take the conversation in another direction. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KPXDNJkHqgH271SwSJAM4AlyYAdHzeCBc13BJY7mBeMPs3fsCjWlgtDbeLzp_JCr9VspqwbdmOdyUeTIRvNagi8LjEtw5nWyPVIzxZYmD2EJ2XLcXiH69-W235BHTD9kxT5xu02IXaAUMIdpGWeug1gyzBvmlDCJzL3K6PTSodz74sdeKI7wshTCCMM/s6000/DSC_2508.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KPXDNJkHqgH271SwSJAM4AlyYAdHzeCBc13BJY7mBeMPs3fsCjWlgtDbeLzp_JCr9VspqwbdmOdyUeTIRvNagi8LjEtw5nWyPVIzxZYmD2EJ2XLcXiH69-W235BHTD9kxT5xu02IXaAUMIdpGWeug1gyzBvmlDCJzL3K6PTSodz74sdeKI7wshTCCMM/w640-h426/DSC_2508.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">"Who´s hungry?. My stomach is rumbling. It´s past lunch time" Peter said.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Mrs. Bablebrook went to get her picnic basket.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Let´s see what grandma has here... I made some sandwiches with carrot mayonnaise and creamy carrot salad. It´s a shame I didn´t have time to bake some carrot muffins. I´ll do it when we get home so you can have them for breakfast tomorrow." </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSH-t6NTOYT8sb2XLlH0_1l-MCYHMs4fA0cMJljRd5W2MEuHb1qxOgqe_LRSmoWMrbo8ztLaRd43hQFpWpwFLuSn-HgQBIc3HZVJffWtXiz94a72jglOcRwmVyRj_qCBIMXk8mzSIw63Ub53hS-rKmjWc4tYi-fB6G5-NLnFWL2MjGkCJOdT8xslunl8A/s6000/DSC_2526.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSH-t6NTOYT8sb2XLlH0_1l-MCYHMs4fA0cMJljRd5W2MEuHb1qxOgqe_LRSmoWMrbo8ztLaRd43hQFpWpwFLuSn-HgQBIc3HZVJffWtXiz94a72jglOcRwmVyRj_qCBIMXk8mzSIw63Ub53hS-rKmjWc4tYi-fB6G5-NLnFWL2MjGkCJOdT8xslunl8A/w640-h426/DSC_2526.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Grandma, why don´t you take these days as if you were on vacation? Enjoy, relax and forget about cooking. You´re our guest! We´ll cook for you.I have your book of recipes and I´ve already tried some.</span><span style="font-family: courier;">They´re really good!And now,how about going to the Seaside Restaurant?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">We´ll treat you for lunch".<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Mrs.Babblebrook gladly accepted the invitation. Peter was proud of his power of persuasion and so was Peace.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3L313VfADCHbIVn-qs_Tr5bTGTfkViRTof39BugrAiFBl96ZTySnX59vj2cgx2j1iS-96vPToMYxK7hKQ5Boj32_da0WYQAu5EXg4WSD2_PwZRxWNklFQXwN4RF7nCeI_H2G39fzjDjb_40QkcawZ53gy6B4EJae77KQP4L5sBAK6HanFOLTZgjy7VYY/s5695/DSC_2523.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5695" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3L313VfADCHbIVn-qs_Tr5bTGTfkViRTof39BugrAiFBl96ZTySnX59vj2cgx2j1iS-96vPToMYxK7hKQ5Boj32_da0WYQAu5EXg4WSD2_PwZRxWNklFQXwN4RF7nCeI_H2G39fzjDjb_40QkcawZ53gy6B4EJae77KQP4L5sBAK6HanFOLTZgjy7VYY/w640-h450/DSC_2523.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Peter and Peace are vey kind and thoughtful.While they´re gone for lunch , they always leave a pitch of free lemonade. They know how to take good care of their customers!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Ga1ik8mIsHMMJPxItHdD9Nz10VztbAqNy6pzEeuJGylYtKfsIxQmvXAuy68p288j095jxeIbKiVC7HoaAdhcBmt-VNFGi71e3aGamteLzrh0jwhPs10oGZ9JdhOzPgpNOhrsbqjPOFIJxoHRWUsr7fvX9a2wWm5OtuoNJPlMaDzQvi3lVKhlvv-v87E/s6000/DSC_2542.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Ga1ik8mIsHMMJPxItHdD9Nz10VztbAqNy6pzEeuJGylYtKfsIxQmvXAuy68p288j095jxeIbKiVC7HoaAdhcBmt-VNFGi71e3aGamteLzrh0jwhPs10oGZ9JdhOzPgpNOhrsbqjPOFIJxoHRWUsr7fvX9a2wWm5OtuoNJPlMaDzQvi3lVKhlvv-v87E/w640-h426/DSC_2542.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Hi, Narissa! Hi Caspian! Is there a free table for three? We have a special guest!" Peace asked the Neptunes who were busy cooking.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"You´re in luck!" A table with sea views has just become available"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1381NDG-NPH5-iRWawUxRhR_7sIyL5HwWEXMQK7TzcUiqj5Vjshr0qm1veferiSVGphqf7hpZjyOLR4M6qHshjIdiQJ-_5oB6alwrjxLLrBffHj0vXwfqWhKuZhhWUwbsJl8VvttEtDKAD9suLf_sQsF4bk09JVVEdlCATTn5RaPQRFMa6MvARmKAivU/s5348/DSC_2583.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3896" data-original-width="5348" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1381NDG-NPH5-iRWawUxRhR_7sIyL5HwWEXMQK7TzcUiqj5Vjshr0qm1veferiSVGphqf7hpZjyOLR4M6qHshjIdiQJ-_5oB6alwrjxLLrBffHj0vXwfqWhKuZhhWUwbsJl8VvttEtDKAD9suLf_sQsF4bk09JVVEdlCATTn5RaPQRFMa6MvARmKAivU/w640-h466/DSC_2583.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Mrs,Babblebrook introduced herself to the Neptunes and talked nineteen to the dozen.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"I´m very pleased to meet you!My name is Pear Babblebrook from Carrot Field Hollow.You must have heard about it because it´s very well known for its carrots.They´re the best! Peter is my grandson,he´s such a good grandkid!He and his lovely girlfriend are very thoughtful to me, you know? They want me to rest and take a few days off from cooking. They ´re so kind, aren´t they?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">They insisted on treating me for lunch to your restaurant.Sorry for not wearing a more elegant outfit.I like to be well-dressed when eating out but we´re spendig the day at the beach. My grandson and his girlfriend have their own business, you know? A beach bar...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uVBTE1Zs6Ux-ZhUTSXWE8aHYXLvIfpBd45Gpt2aw8O-JHoAoqbT5SXuGn8BRdn08I_5pqX5U1jXVHCfdiGosOIxoCM4HwTNxowHWb0bUEXM0p5PzzC6VZj252_THkzxEyT1lAdBduD8GX2PPGS5UafdHHK8NW9BvlNXxPNy0W4UxQdZsNxPIMlYu_Z0/s5023/DSC_2587.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5023" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uVBTE1Zs6Ux-ZhUTSXWE8aHYXLvIfpBd45Gpt2aw8O-JHoAoqbT5SXuGn8BRdn08I_5pqX5U1jXVHCfdiGosOIxoCM4HwTNxowHWb0bUEXM0p5PzzC6VZj252_THkzxEyT1lAdBduD8GX2PPGS5UafdHHK8NW9BvlNXxPNy0W4UxQdZsNxPIMlYu_Z0/w640-h510/DSC_2587.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: courier;">In the end they had no choice but to interrupt her, otherwise it would be dinner time instead of lunch.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Peace drew Mrs. Babblebrook´s attention to the menu board on the wall.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Would you like to have paella?It´s today´s special and it´s Narissa´s speciality." Peace suggested.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"I´ve never tried paella.I´d love to try it! What a better occasion than this! Mrs. Babblebrook said.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MlyaJmAfCaCyaaxsBU5DZDalXByazm1EQNP4E28Ku2TTU6AfTj81Hu9sQ1gzUeS_KdE0uYa0cQkICmdEd84D3o4kKMCagoHSjmkN1bvZEWYWNvbUzDr9C0_55vAtat58aSz3BQtAJ4HizXH1Lgh3X87us64MEQcGwrC5LnfD-iFsSB_s1TLi79ebLy4/s6000/DSC_2596.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3855" data-original-width="6000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MlyaJmAfCaCyaaxsBU5DZDalXByazm1EQNP4E28Ku2TTU6AfTj81Hu9sQ1gzUeS_KdE0uYa0cQkICmdEd84D3o4kKMCagoHSjmkN1bvZEWYWNvbUzDr9C0_55vAtat58aSz3BQtAJ4HizXH1Lgh3X87us64MEQcGwrC5LnfD-iFsSB_s1TLi79ebLy4/w640-h412/DSC_2596.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Before sitting down, Mrs. Babblebrook approached the table where Teresa and Robert Seashore where having lunch with their grandchildren.Although she had only met them a couple of times before she came over to greet them and to wish them an enjoyable meal.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtTLyb_wDeketcU7RoPSk2N0N_g159T0cylyeUBt31_pNSK6qPiTrc3fnzsL8VFEVC6IX3qlpRItztyubvBqd1qMar3ERGgPELQJohjwc-grVxs8B8PYJ_fYIkKpfQMK7DDko8Sp98RwYGXGN6Xct58djuRvCbUdH4XpVLrgqouHkv9QYrJsZ7nqGQQE/s5806/DSC_2593.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3857" data-original-width="5806" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtTLyb_wDeketcU7RoPSk2N0N_g159T0cylyeUBt31_pNSK6qPiTrc3fnzsL8VFEVC6IX3qlpRItztyubvBqd1qMar3ERGgPELQJohjwc-grVxs8B8PYJ_fYIkKpfQMK7DDko8Sp98RwYGXGN6Xct58djuRvCbUdH4XpVLrgqouHkv9QYrJsZ7nqGQQE/w640-h426/DSC_2593.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Eventually, Peace, Peter and Grandma Babblebrook went for today´s special. They ordered a big paella to share.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriep7Mc1jBN030R5FP4fEOIPJYATkoMh7HyXm-UizmBSN23rTy0oQZMpfpwX_0-n7-YpBJ5fqC5jj71P28oyvX7Jx5XcOHg9WfwjFwUCt7M-6VWOJJ78-JY76S87jDFeXwUeNvr2vOP9yu8U-h0CwjQkGh68wA5S8pDqSmn3HChDogqGfHxYpf59GpvM/s5887/DSC_2566.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3462" data-original-width="5887" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriep7Mc1jBN030R5FP4fEOIPJYATkoMh7HyXm-UizmBSN23rTy0oQZMpfpwX_0-n7-YpBJ5fqC5jj71P28oyvX7Jx5XcOHg9WfwjFwUCt7M-6VWOJJ78-JY76S87jDFeXwUeNvr2vOP9yu8U-h0CwjQkGh68wA5S8pDqSmn3HChDogqGfHxYpf59GpvM/w640-h376/DSC_2566.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">"Mmm,this paella is really tasty! Narissa is nearly as good cook as I am . Don´t you think so,Pete?"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Definitely, Grandma!Her paella is delicious but nothing beats your carrot casserole!"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5huDQX21u_F-8fibcQLBM7PnBJCS72XFwM49IrHn9igRQsGFUexjP5fZeNuDv5vu7x5oYR8M6S_Cga7bsVhTK3uW4Auow4xxLiBb3TsZqWZ9vj2cMNAyZcfQKvjSWtqgVbZmT3i8IfKURkO7bJzIhPRnHMYyxSe6mId94gc6_L6KNXC-C1aILfcNzgU/s5569/DSC_2571.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5569" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5huDQX21u_F-8fibcQLBM7PnBJCS72XFwM49IrHn9igRQsGFUexjP5fZeNuDv5vu7x5oYR8M6S_Cga7bsVhTK3uW4Auow4xxLiBb3TsZqWZ9vj2cMNAyZcfQKvjSWtqgVbZmT3i8IfKURkO7bJzIhPRnHMYyxSe6mId94gc6_L6KNXC-C1aILfcNzgU/w640-h460/DSC_2571.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">When they finished having lunch, they went out the restaurant through the area facing the sea. Mrs. Babblebrook was very grateful. She had enjoyed the meal and the company of Peter and Peace.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Thank you so much,my dear.You´re treating me like a queen!I´m having a wonderful day! I don´t remember having so much fun in a long time.!"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBn0dGDmz6MgRWAM9a9GFTXNUWd1iNPpejmTwCji5BB1UfSIpXEsCDG2YnpVPNjWsV_KgO1l7fGUVrRQoLCROExxaom7AO2KCADqsdCwLYZJzxRXspECFbu9omU_MoP4HrXs6wjnefAuN362IWhQP8wTQwDb8QUQaGE_1ZF-lPmH7SoW0kA_fsd_eZdx0/s4693/DSC_2604.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4693" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBn0dGDmz6MgRWAM9a9GFTXNUWd1iNPpejmTwCji5BB1UfSIpXEsCDG2YnpVPNjWsV_KgO1l7fGUVrRQoLCROExxaom7AO2KCADqsdCwLYZJzxRXspECFbu9omU_MoP4HrXs6wjnefAuN362IWhQP8wTQwDb8QUQaGE_1ZF-lPmH7SoW0kA_fsd_eZdx0/w640-h546/DSC_2604.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"You deserve it, Grandma! I´m a lucky grandson to have you around" </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"Mrs. Babblebrook,can I also call you Grandma? Peace asked.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"Of course, sweetheart! You´re part of the family".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Peter and Peace hugged and kissed her. They loved her to bits.She was a lovable woman with an endearing personality.</span></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/AVvXsEhGhxOLYHbRyoLaR-2XircAgJJQOpAMxXdJd90wm9GawBALfWhJrCPBtJTBPloyYLa8Ish_GVnt3PfjEaWT7Rp7fEkt152EFTK1D1NMRhaFAgGWd37-MEZbKdmPzKs4U-Pi5-j8OGR46ApV3pIDobkWDeUOz5DILqz89gvOZ1Yo4cxN4TcEFewJmmeCVk4/s6000/DSC_2610.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3958" data-original-width="6000" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhxOLYHbRyoLaR-2XircAgJJQOpAMxXdJd90wm9GawBALfWhJrCPBtJTBPloyYLa8Ish_GVnt3PfjEaWT7Rp7fEkt152EFTK1D1NMRhaFAgGWd37-MEZbKdmPzKs4U-Pi5-j8OGR46ApV3pIDobkWDeUOz5DILqz89gvOZ1Yo4cxN4TcEFewJmmeCVk4/w640-h422/DSC_2610.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Although she wasn´t the best cook in the world, she was certainly the best grandmother they could wish for.</span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkt_vO5fCCS6pw-E18PSIv5_Bdkwujh0kJhHBorRY6q1Hcm58JIbZqC3PwT1BY-mXWUWhbqYG6aUmdRWSbFg7KVTUgn7NXBQwBgdxOq8tlXTE6jwJ19jI8etGHcLr4uMJYWjfK2v56lpGy-uMxvUxtS-XbuPZsEaaT3nKYTFy-VIo_Zksm_n1BD08F8uo/s5316/DSC_2625.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3662" data-original-width="5316" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkt_vO5fCCS6pw-E18PSIv5_Bdkwujh0kJhHBorRY6q1Hcm58JIbZqC3PwT1BY-mXWUWhbqYG6aUmdRWSbFg7KVTUgn7NXBQwBgdxOq8tlXTE6jwJ19jI8etGHcLr4uMJYWjfK2v56lpGy-uMxvUxtS-XbuPZsEaaT3nKYTFy-VIo_Zksm_n1BD08F8uo/w640-h440/DSC_2625.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Well, maybe she wasn´t such a bad cook after all!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMuYKspCEjwg5HktkiuXvI8obh9hsKYwGcH263_xwKy4ZF_xqxQojG1UiZCfTQgRKbcIP9ICU5x6YOW37pX7FBYo8ctc2h5bIAWqWPkeiUQDPqw5EaSBu4qZMklKLk2cwvsYj1kPqnAP-jAhWzNa2obG64TQc4oyRK4nWgUwMRay8BMIshug_cZ3XXOg/s6000/DSC_2545.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3515" data-original-width="6000" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMuYKspCEjwg5HktkiuXvI8obh9hsKYwGcH263_xwKy4ZF_xqxQojG1UiZCfTQgRKbcIP9ICU5x6YOW37pX7FBYo8ctc2h5bIAWqWPkeiUQDPqw5EaSBu4qZMklKLk2cwvsYj1kPqnAP-jAhWzNa2obG64TQc4oyRK4nWgUwMRay8BMIshug_cZ3XXOg/w640-h374/DSC_2545.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">**********************************************************************************</div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">This story was my entry for July´s challenge#7:</span><span style="font-family: courier;">"Seaside fun with grandparents"</span><span style="font-family: courier;">in the <a href="https://sylvanianfamiliesforum.com/">Sylvanian Families Collectors Community.</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">When I think of the beach Peter and Peace are the first Sylvanians that come to my mind. At first,I thought of taking some photos of some of my grandparents with their grandkids going for a cold drink to the beach bar.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">This first idea developed into something else.I´ll tell you why.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Florence Holiday, a friend from the SF Forum ,is organizing the "Summer of Love Festival" in Carrot Field Hollow. She´s doing a lot of work for this project. Peter and Peace are looking forward to this big event and so am I!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">July´s challenge and Florence´s festival project inspired me to turn a spare old grey rabbit into Mrs.Pearl Babblebrook.I wasn´t aware that I even had her original dress until I looked for pictures of her on the web.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I'm sure Grandma Babblebrook will be making a few more trips from Carrot Field Hollow to Sweet Berry Valley to visit her grandchildren. Tanya and Marion are also her grand-daughters.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I really had fun with grandparents at the seaside when taking pictures and writing this story.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Hope you enjoyed it too!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">See you soon!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Hugs!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Cutatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827523133604122245noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467110042862774690.post-56029788378616389512023-07-25T14:55:00.000-07:002023-07-25T14:55:02.118-07:00The Year of the Rabbit : A lucky Rabbit arrives at Sweet Berry Valley<p><span style="font-family: courier;">Dear Readers,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Hope you are all doing well.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I´m afraid I haven´t been able to keep blogging as often as I meant at the beginning of the year. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I´m enjoying my summer holidays at the moment. That means I´m more relaxed and have more free time to "sylvanianing" again.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Today´s story was inspired by the March challenge#3: Year of the Rabbit in the Sylvanian Families Collector Community. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">This is my very late (and long) contribution to this challenge.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">********************************************************************************</p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">It was nearly closing time at the Blackurrant Café. Alex Periwinkle was cleaning up after another busy day when the door opened.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPh1P5tfEHkFuhEM5I4pC1-MZ9sDxOPuWPmK7Wr9Tka5Dxw4Ui2lh8y3isxuFClFwj__C1ZSzX7yH6fnPFxgMRsTTydWXTtcDXWHvefxd2sh7y_jnMMyFWenQzJ1Vmkt_ub5AqyfBQgs0653uEjUTwFj4woDgPpof1c84kxn9YwcGY6jYwc7B4tm8H/s6000/DSC_1769.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPh1P5tfEHkFuhEM5I4pC1-MZ9sDxOPuWPmK7Wr9Tka5Dxw4Ui2lh8y3isxuFClFwj__C1ZSzX7yH6fnPFxgMRsTTydWXTtcDXWHvefxd2sh7y_jnMMyFWenQzJ1Vmkt_ub5AqyfBQgs0653uEjUTwFj4woDgPpof1c84kxn9YwcGY6jYwc7B4tm8H/w640-h426/DSC_1769.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">His parents,Mabel and Mack,entered the Café.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Good evening, son!"</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Good to see you! A cup of tea, mother? Coffee for you, father?" He offered.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Thank you Alex but we´re not here for tea or coffee. We just want to have a word with you."</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPT3NjV2-NT7Z_5C-yo-Bua4Kk0eZ3YDaYk3EwrloL_06l0BAKe1WBag-BB9raqI8JOnWo1JQtu97TilUruX3PbjDpb8gINl1UVmq4_LKrvZfU0MCXNGxYX5SGuOT0xLHJDaRqXqSQZhIn8yETSGglpcFn6g7-MSdaeRfiF-69VD6DzFSwEpaAjrS/s6000/DSC_1770.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPT3NjV2-NT7Z_5C-yo-Bua4Kk0eZ3YDaYk3EwrloL_06l0BAKe1WBag-BB9raqI8JOnWo1JQtu97TilUruX3PbjDpb8gINl1UVmq4_LKrvZfU0MCXNGxYX5SGuOT0xLHJDaRqXqSQZhIn8yETSGglpcFn6g7-MSdaeRfiF-69VD6DzFSwEpaAjrS/w640-h426/DSC_1770.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Alex who had heard those words coming from his mother before, wasn´t in the mood for a lecture.He knew there was no choice to run away so he offered his parents a seat.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCF0YGOLxy8UNCqM0rxPdkgFdre_x3jiYaeZzPdgkRLELtyMxz_D0FaZFfsG5OkAp1knXM883R_l0NUA1suaGu61-hNxLb9kEZO99dgjOauIHVyJ9tt0NNMMmC42zcf6MeqFEraMILrPv_RBdqw3XWlFe3R-YET_Z9uqUkpKJIFxxPbwFSDarXO_D9/s6000/DSC_1772.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCF0YGOLxy8UNCqM0rxPdkgFdre_x3jiYaeZzPdgkRLELtyMxz_D0FaZFfsG5OkAp1knXM883R_l0NUA1suaGu61-hNxLb9kEZO99dgjOauIHVyJ9tt0NNMMmC42zcf6MeqFEraMILrPv_RBdqw3XWlFe3R-YET_Z9uqUkpKJIFxxPbwFSDarXO_D9/w640-h426/DSC_1772.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Well, I´m all ears" he said without too much enthusiam.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"I can read your mind so I´ll get straight to the point" Mabel gave her son a knowing smile and continued talking.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Look Alex, you´ve been working too much for the past four months.It´s hard to run the café on your own.Things were different when Kate was here with you but she´s busy enough taking care of the twins and she also needs some help.What I´m trying to say is that you should hire someone to give you a hand and then you..."</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGR_VZv00uQ3GqrrKYBwoV1AaRU_UaVPAl6gqgrXtxcF047DUY_ZDKQRpB-mtF6FlCaFIKVEaPiWbYW5pDU_Cylps8-CWYwn_D7KA9NNNhmPj3kJRslAOObpkZisqGYbi8Xvj_L8jbvOpE6WTtQU4V-qlU1xflYXbkvbFj0P0IwQwNFqYMcJon6-lJ/s6000/DSC_1776.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGR_VZv00uQ3GqrrKYBwoV1AaRU_UaVPAl6gqgrXtxcF047DUY_ZDKQRpB-mtF6FlCaFIKVEaPiWbYW5pDU_Cylps8-CWYwn_D7KA9NNNhmPj3kJRslAOObpkZisqGYbi8Xvj_L8jbvOpE6WTtQU4V-qlU1xflYXbkvbFj0P0IwQwNFqYMcJon6-lJ/w640-h426/DSC_1776.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"But mother! We can´t afford it! Alex interrupted her.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6i841OoG86wzMo1BwtY3sR62A0sh7pw-t29N9mqStC0jp3h2In6ouf2NuL5TCyUeMNgQIiX-ntIg72qLjeN4DUscKDw2LaeFiqdLlQHI5BacsqTsjwIS_9EM5Lc_pO2SySEGGq8kRGryX3EDBnC0AGfmsqTwoyGPsDBEx3T5Geea96fWq0yA0gNR/s6000/DSC_1779.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6i841OoG86wzMo1BwtY3sR62A0sh7pw-t29N9mqStC0jp3h2In6ouf2NuL5TCyUeMNgQIiX-ntIg72qLjeN4DUscKDw2LaeFiqdLlQHI5BacsqTsjwIS_9EM5Lc_pO2SySEGGq8kRGryX3EDBnC0AGfmsqTwoyGPsDBEx3T5Geea96fWq0yA0gNR/w640-h426/DSC_1779.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p>Before Alex could say the next word , his father said:"Son, money is not everything. You have a wife and five kids waiting for you at home.You should spend more time with them.You look tired and you deserve a break".</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeL1nPBgkWbAtwZ-gkQR_x520_Du22b-UQL_oo8EAHOk95I0XB-bbgZI6DWnQUhjqunPJr3gEwTj95YmFsjjlyr7O5pesgPzHHn3wDWRgVMS6Ww-os33YI4oEblFh5z1NX-wYc_335Cjw2IxbUD1jV55sCwWj0vyZ3TxTULkT5LXSUlWeSN-rcV1Q/s6000/DSC_1783.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeL1nPBgkWbAtwZ-gkQR_x520_Du22b-UQL_oo8EAHOk95I0XB-bbgZI6DWnQUhjqunPJr3gEwTj95YmFsjjlyr7O5pesgPzHHn3wDWRgVMS6Ww-os33YI4oEblFh5z1NX-wYc_335Cjw2IxbUD1jV55sCwWj0vyZ3TxTULkT5LXSUlWeSN-rcV1Q/w640-h426/DSC_1783.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Alex kept listening to his parents, nodding his head from time to time. Deep inside he knew they were right.He was exhausted and felt stressed when the café was crowded.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Q0s_bC5fBbydVngM8s6V8CZ2WVQO1h6AptYTTQQwxDZkDR2TJpjlzlfMnRK36O8SmRNYQdEnlpT54ft7XNvCLZWB8k7U3-jo98EzWLd_fxndPhdCd1VNbW0jNHezBoq-sQAUN1PAk8wPJzjHOH87DKDMv2nVtQbvQqMG5UmwRqPDB4zlcsWpEY7e/s6000/DSC_1785.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Q0s_bC5fBbydVngM8s6V8CZ2WVQO1h6AptYTTQQwxDZkDR2TJpjlzlfMnRK36O8SmRNYQdEnlpT54ft7XNvCLZWB8k7U3-jo98EzWLd_fxndPhdCd1VNbW0jNHezBoq-sQAUN1PAk8wPJzjHOH87DKDMv2nVtQbvQqMG5UmwRqPDB4zlcsWpEY7e/w640-h426/DSC_1785.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The twins were already four months old and he hardly had time to be with them. When he gets home they are fast asleep but, as most babies do, they have the habit of waking up crying in the middle of the night so it was ages since he had a good night sleep.He knew Kate was tired too even though she ever rarely complains.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"I really appreciate how much you care about me but I´ll have to talk to Kate about it.And now, if you don´t mind I´m going to keep cleaning up otherwise I´m going to get home when everybody is in bed" Alex said with a smile.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Vq0mLl4QQTkPn2ks_l_xAbjGptzXqn1fkDvf7G3R1EZ8wdlrJGVka_3BHCLgJMyTVZJXO3oyCMiUI_eIrqpVQs2R33a1VmGa26rmNxriwqepVqsv7uZ_rCTjeAWKVpBwG27STcA19k8C81n2eWE3mRPAm8QYGidSWzV21zgPQ3oZBrWskojsSIyv/s6000/DSC_1795.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Vq0mLl4QQTkPn2ks_l_xAbjGptzXqn1fkDvf7G3R1EZ8wdlrJGVka_3BHCLgJMyTVZJXO3oyCMiUI_eIrqpVQs2R33a1VmGa26rmNxriwqepVqsv7uZ_rCTjeAWKVpBwG27STcA19k8C81n2eWE3mRPAm8QYGidSWzV21zgPQ3oZBrWskojsSIyv/w640-h426/DSC_1795.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Mabel and Mack gave Alex a hand to clean up and they left the café.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOKG5QSHUOl7xSLBnonGLA84O_WJjLLYDAdtJWuBJ5Z_lIkX_aWV47IOUX_2D92ZW7PJKdBkgfKhoI8IX82gez_Z0vS4MHZypxLX8XwlquetIE-3l296fRRoi7F9DAevE70WtIevHqn8bxPmSurz6tSPfJapTctu6qiBLIeWL1B8-88H7EU_C2LZ1/s6000/DSC_1799.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOKG5QSHUOl7xSLBnonGLA84O_WJjLLYDAdtJWuBJ5Z_lIkX_aWV47IOUX_2D92ZW7PJKdBkgfKhoI8IX82gez_Z0vS4MHZypxLX8XwlquetIE-3l296fRRoi7F9DAevE70WtIevHqn8bxPmSurz6tSPfJapTctu6qiBLIeWL1B8-88H7EU_C2LZ1/w640-h426/DSC_1799.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">When Alex got home, he went straight to the kitchen.His older children, Rebecca and Oliver were having dinner.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVYNhpBocs1HlZOlWDnOMf0_Js9nBEqyOmtBVVM5Hn9QRVyfgc_7M_VXW7rWHtzcV1aPN5f-lzjVUrpwCI5mqwd4K3N3b27ORtQj4wZhn6O10tnWB7GeZ2qhV7k5wOoltn2pldHWP6sUEXj3UBPnrEqa6a3jm_XeyKPDsg4FnMcSpjdAh3ZLgaDVb/s6000/DSC_2014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVYNhpBocs1HlZOlWDnOMf0_Js9nBEqyOmtBVVM5Hn9QRVyfgc_7M_VXW7rWHtzcV1aPN5f-lzjVUrpwCI5mqwd4K3N3b27ORtQj4wZhn6O10tnWB7GeZ2qhV7k5wOoltn2pldHWP6sUEXj3UBPnrEqa6a3jm_XeyKPDsg4FnMcSpjdAh3ZLgaDVb/w640-h426/DSC_2014.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">He noticed that Henry´s high chair was empty. He presumed he should already be in bed. He was right. Kate had just put him to sleep.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-hyacEauTdh3ifaFiI8KohKVqYz5vFqqqTjawK_NAgna9FsAehf9sK-79ayW0B3fVF0A2vrZUle4FK8jQbstK9drYilcuyDn6SaD2K2u2xLQc-0Rt64ody3N_U7lxQj5Y_BM2LZ8jXcjxjk4owlDYANGiG3lIrPiF4XhLGTEjPaSup2JD_vuUHBQ/s4926/DSC_4382%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3975" data-original-width="4926" height="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-hyacEauTdh3ifaFiI8KohKVqYz5vFqqqTjawK_NAgna9FsAehf9sK-79ayW0B3fVF0A2vrZUle4FK8jQbstK9drYilcuyDn6SaD2K2u2xLQc-0Rt64ody3N_U7lxQj5Y_BM2LZ8jXcjxjk4owlDYANGiG3lIrPiF4XhLGTEjPaSup2JD_vuUHBQ/w640-h517/DSC_4382%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /><span>Alex had a chat with Rebecca and Oliver while they were eating.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIzudewYA9gJzxcJ2eUCL-DuYDkrl14YgdCG5RR3EcPelyiJchWdtVNvIei-7RmWYhLX2bFzZ-spYUsqJiBazZ-Zf-RoY16TwtUeUcZzadwkZm7SA2oGHahaTm75TVeYOdn6PumSYBvmL5LKRl6NfUYwnpqG3ndtNhaQQN8N3CgFa4f1gd4Qa0N-B/s6000/DSC_2016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIzudewYA9gJzxcJ2eUCL-DuYDkrl14YgdCG5RR3EcPelyiJchWdtVNvIei-7RmWYhLX2bFzZ-spYUsqJiBazZ-Zf-RoY16TwtUeUcZzadwkZm7SA2oGHahaTm75TVeYOdn6PumSYBvmL5LKRl6NfUYwnpqG3ndtNhaQQN8N3CgFa4f1gd4Qa0N-B/w640-h426/DSC_2016.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Shortly after, Kate went back to the kitchen. She looked tired but she smiled at Alex and they gave each other a hug.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NT67DKR57-M50rS3ZKceXZxvPCLBqJLWcfj_MyVjufvOnCLVCD_zBpDG7Dvet5ZZ11MVBkc2WRaj-kU4LZZC3TnldiU2i3IhxrJAQmUP54EqChljWbxbA3grR4Jsk9fIHNd-CAl4wCyYeiyJknW9HXA49CwmR4djgjyCf1H0hAB4G_sjfm3GZk42/s6000/DSC_2018.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NT67DKR57-M50rS3ZKceXZxvPCLBqJLWcfj_MyVjufvOnCLVCD_zBpDG7Dvet5ZZ11MVBkc2WRaj-kU4LZZC3TnldiU2i3IhxrJAQmUP54EqChljWbxbA3grR4Jsk9fIHNd-CAl4wCyYeiyJknW9HXA49CwmR4djgjyCf1H0hAB4G_sjfm3GZk42/w640-h426/DSC_2018.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"How was your day, love?" Alex asked his wife.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Not too bad, except when the twins were crying non stop for two hours.I didn´t know what was wrong with them".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"What about you? You got home later than usual. Was everything ok at the café?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Yes, everthing was fine.My parents paid me a visit when I was cleaning up and they held me up for a while.They wanted to talk to me".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"About what?" Kate wanted to know.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Do you mind if I tell you over dinner? I´m starving!"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Yes, of course!I´m hungry too!".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Rebecca and Oliver kissed their parents good night and went up to their bedroom.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEged68ee_SiQuYDUqyUAnyCDDtWj8YrkX0nHIzGo8bwAxz34EdG8oYUYCd7SE31kAY97ACOEtZ4F4juOIU46Kf2CYI9aPdOMn3GA0svN_21FeaY70EyWc49sD3gKgo1hClhYCuYTLRIOKiDT88BcemSt9Qo4Dp7X5hsXzdcRLLuASLhOlVG3hxLIT0_/s5203/DSC_2020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3931" data-original-width="5203" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEged68ee_SiQuYDUqyUAnyCDDtWj8YrkX0nHIzGo8bwAxz34EdG8oYUYCd7SE31kAY97ACOEtZ4F4juOIU46Kf2CYI9aPdOMn3GA0svN_21FeaY70EyWc49sD3gKgo1hClhYCuYTLRIOKiDT88BcemSt9Qo4Dp7X5hsXzdcRLLuASLhOlVG3hxLIT0_/w640-h484/DSC_2020.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Alex told Kate about their parents´ suggestion of hiring someone to give him a hand at the café.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"What do you think, Kate?" I´m not sure if we can afford paying someone a salary and still make enough money to pay the suppliers, the bills,the mortgage...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Kate held Alex´s hand and looked into his eyes.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-K6qAzofMapnfc4tQQemNPJf1pVn-d6p5jsWpdxISx4eE81XGEfWF1z70nUKC2WU_U8fJyiEOBdQL0bZMnAWEiOTyTrMrOLAIL-JBPirk3dNt-iTZYyGMNF6FFc0Iim636478XDDMQf9rIu_3XNiLtViOJxqWvCI7MhpW9erLyJH63hfXUpxvSJ8/s6000/DSC_2027.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-K6qAzofMapnfc4tQQemNPJf1pVn-d6p5jsWpdxISx4eE81XGEfWF1z70nUKC2WU_U8fJyiEOBdQL0bZMnAWEiOTyTrMrOLAIL-JBPirk3dNt-iTZYyGMNF6FFc0Iim636478XDDMQf9rIu_3XNiLtViOJxqWvCI7MhpW9erLyJH63hfXUpxvSJ8/w640-h426/DSC_2027.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"I agree with your parents, Alex. I have never told you before but I considered this idea even when the two of us were working at the café.If we want to give a good service to our customers we need someone to give us a hand at peak times.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DYEykBPlSECYjO9-RsebnQq0xYZvdDmyHCi0FPwRE5udJA9TF9RInIfMD7fKo57v4MP6Imtwq1upAknF0fXErVvi1ldEpDvE_mjz4FCCL--_sbXLbH0lS7uEa7WDb9vkBBuKXzMevWgMljR18uGC2oXAkLZnB2REhs4X3grj6QQYYqSY_5eVgh6I/s4888/DSC_0933.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3599" data-original-width="4888" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DYEykBPlSECYjO9-RsebnQq0xYZvdDmyHCi0FPwRE5udJA9TF9RInIfMD7fKo57v4MP6Imtwq1upAknF0fXErVvi1ldEpDvE_mjz4FCCL--_sbXLbH0lS7uEa7WDb9vkBBuKXzMevWgMljR18uGC2oXAkLZnB2REhs4X3grj6QQYYqSY_5eVgh6I/w640-h472/DSC_0933.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">"Now, with the arrival of the twins, we should prioritize family time.I´d rather have less money and be happier,Alex".</span></p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"You´re right,Kate.You´re right.Family should always come first and to be honest with you, I really need a break to recharge".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">After weighing the pros and cons, the decision was made. They just had to put and ad on the local paper, a sign at the café door and wait for the applicants.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VwnZM4PFqpZvAWSEwG0Dzd8otrXva-UUPi3UvoVFPaph0zoidTTaS95ekbcAhecIQb5_Dvj4KvH14OWqq5V4i6W-h83Jk2oLbU_ERJk8Su5cAkyLlsE0IqFBRREblgSwGiuAhZBwMSfUxpGTLgFZssJ_X9qH7R0hkumziLXz_IlxJo9_2Y7_SqAh/s6000/DSC_2031%20-%20copia.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VwnZM4PFqpZvAWSEwG0Dzd8otrXva-UUPi3UvoVFPaph0zoidTTaS95ekbcAhecIQb5_Dvj4KvH14OWqq5V4i6W-h83Jk2oLbU_ERJk8Su5cAkyLlsE0IqFBRREblgSwGiuAhZBwMSfUxpGTLgFZssJ_X9qH7R0hkumziLXz_IlxJo9_2Y7_SqAh/w640-h426/DSC_2031%20-%20copia.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The next day, Alex arrived at the café and got everything ready for the first customers.He was placing the menu board outside when Tanya appeared pushing her sweet cart.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRtOVM0kk8TbIVIb_VDd8MIQSYay44AZ97GwPE1bYDO1AM4aSnRDISIU_sBbcl008W0bG-73MTeKRgMqnDU8YbZKSzPGiiwC3TwPTSq1JlGX1ufLBTGjrdaf0KF5dUt1ixRBM2Y7RK5wKJVlYbgw8TJefwA8Z02SfWmzIw51EvebqC2k6Plq-2C2z/s5868/DSC_2000.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3957" data-original-width="5868" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRtOVM0kk8TbIVIb_VDd8MIQSYay44AZ97GwPE1bYDO1AM4aSnRDISIU_sBbcl008W0bG-73MTeKRgMqnDU8YbZKSzPGiiwC3TwPTSq1JlGX1ufLBTGjrdaf0KF5dUt1ixRBM2Y7RK5wKJVlYbgw8TJefwA8Z02SfWmzIw51EvebqC2k6Plq-2C2z/w640-h432/DSC_2000.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Good morning, Alex!" </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Morning, Tanya! I´m glad you passed by. I promised the kids I´d buy them some sweets so you saved me a walk to your sweet shop. Can I have three lollipops and a bag of sweets, please?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Tanya handed him the sweets and asked: "Alex, would it be possible to book a table for today around half past five?.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzhLs2BCKl7vsBoFkiAxOMCnGMlfRHM51jv81WYwkCT3V8c478P6NxrHktrvhYP5TJFqL9OZjBZJ8wfxCkG3lQ_L5ePhlfjaFKvNOqdAu2XihZJkha9IPE6P8h_ATHt0YxAijNKi1wcyYLAFz2CNcNWTLV5wqWKWvCbPE_g2D4Gp5LHtFV-ujM6HA/s6000/DSC_2004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzhLs2BCKl7vsBoFkiAxOMCnGMlfRHM51jv81WYwkCT3V8c478P6NxrHktrvhYP5TJFqL9OZjBZJ8wfxCkG3lQ_L5ePhlfjaFKvNOqdAu2XihZJkha9IPE6P8h_ATHt0YxAijNKi1wcyYLAFz2CNcNWTLV5wqWKWvCbPE_g2D4Gp5LHtFV-ujM6HA/w640-h426/DSC_2004.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"A cousin of mine is coming to Sweet Berry Valley.I told her the Blackurrant Café was the first place I visited after arriving at the village six years ago.My cousin told me she would like to stop for tea before going to my place. For some reason,she thinks following the same steps I took after I arrived at Sweet Berry Valley would bring her good luck.The Butler´s walked me to your place to have something to eat.I will always remember how kind you and Kate were to Munchie and me!You made us feel at home straight away.Ah!And the food was so tasty!"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMBTsg7m3fyZK2VOAejJkbRX7_Vh2iBdBQmTGVRPKSHO7pw1cFjaPQWwZk62eKe08ioYJEsdK7NQ0CsMtBgI2oNJzX5MSfQu87Bi6JO_KEIVxGcfom8jZkvYJ5KgrUVpL_88Itzt-wBLyom5k2P0e90I1SbT7Dhuig2z0K9Xe26sAJKIoGdq9DznN/s5742/DSC_1416.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3664" data-original-width="5742" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMBTsg7m3fyZK2VOAejJkbRX7_Vh2iBdBQmTGVRPKSHO7pw1cFjaPQWwZk62eKe08ioYJEsdK7NQ0CsMtBgI2oNJzX5MSfQu87Bi6JO_KEIVxGcfom8jZkvYJ5KgrUVpL_88Itzt-wBLyom5k2P0e90I1SbT7Dhuig2z0K9Xe26sAJKIoGdq9DznN/w400-h255/DSC_1416.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZgqVlaXZMaQ0KEQ0A8cGHG2ttihBiTP5cHgTipCBjniJIHsjh3BrzJYNziO87lnsAeohp_UgeEwDe0iW1WB9Pg5Vxl7YNsZ2DK7O0MM9NwYBWwotpXndoaDTn1I4ro0BtuUOTm5cUQzGBosRIVXwyFBB9QY0trJoTUsJRfpXywPHr8YXtfm1C_66/s4800/DSC_1442.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="4800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZgqVlaXZMaQ0KEQ0A8cGHG2ttihBiTP5cHgTipCBjniJIHsjh3BrzJYNziO87lnsAeohp_UgeEwDe0iW1WB9Pg5Vxl7YNsZ2DK7O0MM9NwYBWwotpXndoaDTn1I4ro0BtuUOTm5cUQzGBosRIVXwyFBB9QY0trJoTUsJRfpXywPHr8YXtfm1C_66/w400-h266/DSC_1442.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCob5IFFM3mnjCNgfr7l8h6hhO0lFJHMmCh1RNeIGrJ4xWl-BvhvP8SsAAhRCrGglX-EQ2Qf144XIYjfDTdfLivTVEB4w6_9VKV1d6NBH0ZcdB7JShNDLn-bHEYXMuz7-VlT19ldSuTgalv-2iR4CQq8cWFG-Cml8RZZwmFhbu_yPm6nJQdHMA7M9v/s6000/DSC_1592.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCob5IFFM3mnjCNgfr7l8h6hhO0lFJHMmCh1RNeIGrJ4xWl-BvhvP8SsAAhRCrGglX-EQ2Qf144XIYjfDTdfLivTVEB4w6_9VKV1d6NBH0ZcdB7JShNDLn-bHEYXMuz7-VlT19ldSuTgalv-2iR4CQq8cWFG-Cml8RZZwmFhbu_yPm6nJQdHMA7M9v/w400-h266/DSC_1592.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"I´m glad you have good memories of the first day you arrived at the village.I hope your cousin feels the same way.As for the table, no problem.I´ll book it for you.Will Munchie come too?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"No, Munchie is in Finland . He went to visit his friends and siblings. He´s happy here but he misses them.My brother Pete and his girlfriend Peace will come too"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"A table for four, then" Alex said.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"That´s righ! Thank you,Alex"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"See you later, Tanya"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"See you, Alex"</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgoZVFg-Xru22wdteFHnd5dcOycCH9ItVFqU7xZm1-FZU0F-7i-PHspvsnRT4QRT_YC-FdKn47y3KUe8TeZuo8F_7Awk20gOjX8Z1pW4sKvkr3o-Trq1caMdbA2fgHaW4jAniVKDp6UGVYp5foBwung_3r5dUWlwjjl3NExXNzgW0uE2P0_JJDMsH/s6000/DSC_2007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3910" data-original-width="6000" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgoZVFg-Xru22wdteFHnd5dcOycCH9ItVFqU7xZm1-FZU0F-7i-PHspvsnRT4QRT_YC-FdKn47y3KUe8TeZuo8F_7Awk20gOjX8Z1pW4sKvkr3o-Trq1caMdbA2fgHaW4jAniVKDp6UGVYp5foBwung_3r5dUWlwjjl3NExXNzgW0uE2P0_JJDMsH/w640-h418/DSC_2007.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Alex entered the Café and prepared breakfast for Dr. Murdoch who was always the first customer. He enjoys reading the paper during breakfast before heading to the clinic.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqHoaCrNjghxqu9hQvlswMIIgaS8vZGeFTHkuYMJtKV-W5REpw0shBKen036gAWSP1StxHbEJqu-_eM_7jGNWyAnIRNWZH_yd-IeEhiPtKin4UNI-NFBGBwR-8I4bR_Bi2erITxQFNck8Dvn_hspKm5TxF1sMxNb-xgNa9hmZSZ0YAkNNKXUYOlJE/s6000/DSC_1995.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqHoaCrNjghxqu9hQvlswMIIgaS8vZGeFTHkuYMJtKV-W5REpw0shBKen036gAWSP1StxHbEJqu-_eM_7jGNWyAnIRNWZH_yd-IeEhiPtKin4UNI-NFBGBwR-8I4bR_Bi2erITxQFNck8Dvn_hspKm5TxF1sMxNb-xgNa9hmZSZ0YAkNNKXUYOlJE/w640-h426/DSC_1995.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Breakfast time was usually busy but not as much as lunch time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Too much to handle just for one person!</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkeuMjORrXLHT6EGz-cpf7BBm3tNhlN5jyo3xlNWr-0v16wltdSZvh7UOM26pPGMJCVKCq7XJYEa541S0rDJPzQLHovj3icySLRMT3cP-vVh25arQtBlAdLHNx5cvbRT7rUvS6KtJ0xMKlr54qAMfHANWq29pzsvU91GDM2cnYKnvJKPDGCp5maay/s6000/DSC_1820.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkeuMjORrXLHT6EGz-cpf7BBm3tNhlN5jyo3xlNWr-0v16wltdSZvh7UOM26pPGMJCVKCq7XJYEa541S0rDJPzQLHovj3icySLRMT3cP-vVh25arQtBlAdLHNx5cvbRT7rUvS6KtJ0xMKlr54qAMfHANWq29pzsvU91GDM2cnYKnvJKPDGCp5maay/w640-h426/DSC_1820.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"I´ll be with you in a minute" Alex told Arthur who was waiting at the take-away counter.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77ty9WRZ0fUwe__xbnAojn5o7VIb2w28AUHADbBAVxOSwUfzTc-fXJp_ZbFEejUKNZp6-c8q9OPBg23dHNFyET8rpTsmho-rTYpYrFApnF77B9D6jmKwqYTfEltK4oNPCCGOqnkHU_bkIX5qxEBK6B8wONy2AnCH-szFS0g98c47T4nc7yns-xjBQ/s6000/DSC_1844.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77ty9WRZ0fUwe__xbnAojn5o7VIb2w28AUHADbBAVxOSwUfzTc-fXJp_ZbFEejUKNZp6-c8q9OPBg23dHNFyET8rpTsmho-rTYpYrFApnF77B9D6jmKwqYTfEltK4oNPCCGOqnkHU_bkIX5qxEBK6B8wONy2AnCH-szFS0g98c47T4nc7yns-xjBQ/w640-h426/DSC_1844.JPG" width="640" /></a><span style="text-align: left;">:</span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Excuse me, Alex Periwinkle but that´s exactly what you said to me more than fifteen minutes ago and my mother and I are still waiting outside!.I´m going to eat the plant we have on the table unless you bring us our order right now! Daisy blurted out.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"I´m really sorry, Daisy but I´m not an octopus!. I´ve only got two hands and I´m trying my best. I´ll make up for the delay. You´ll get free drinks. Is that OK with you?" Alex sounded overwhelmed and annoyed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">" That´s fine! And a piece of free cake would be nice too, if you don´t mind!" Daisy added.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QATfczPA3N9FZn24OfMiQ51axzHSKV9pDB8P45oWYIiebfS9vgcW_SBqyfcJXlZ0znfgyV2B0tXXFEvAYkuxU0D1_G6eZozJotYpW9g96jR21OsXAkTmmz3JrAfSWfN5-cuDq7-w_FsbKgw184FReyvVm0hOeQzCnUuDTYQ_9qJIsc_JsT2NyW-V/s6000/DSC_1852.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QATfczPA3N9FZn24OfMiQ51axzHSKV9pDB8P45oWYIiebfS9vgcW_SBqyfcJXlZ0znfgyV2B0tXXFEvAYkuxU0D1_G6eZozJotYpW9g96jR21OsXAkTmmz3JrAfSWfN5-cuDq7-w_FsbKgw184FReyvVm0hOeQzCnUuDTYQ_9qJIsc_JsT2NyW-V/w640-h426/DSC_1852.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Arguing with Daisy was the last thing he needed when he was under pressure.He had to bite his tongue in order not to tell her a couple of hard truths right to her face. Instead he took a deep breath and said to himself "The customer is always right". </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">After that run-in with Daisy he was totally convinced he needed some help,the sooner the better.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">When lunch time was over, Alex reserved a table for Tanya.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhJa7O2V7-ZWoSvbmA7an5Z-e8Agw39jPEjDZ2Z6P07JdgY7Y8bd52FBUo0AlHgeO_nMCVOTZNsyEMS08zWPGdNhfmR7UJlE_3SAUWHd4Ch8ditYOMxw1s4JteUkfcuTCqOK9w4sw191OVaN9yIK4vY71XH-SvXkqhayJKFUqGzPAWTW0xxUvyYtE/s6000/DSC_1857.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhJa7O2V7-ZWoSvbmA7an5Z-e8Agw39jPEjDZ2Z6P07JdgY7Y8bd52FBUo0AlHgeO_nMCVOTZNsyEMS08zWPGdNhfmR7UJlE_3SAUWHd4Ch8ditYOMxw1s4JteUkfcuTCqOK9w4sw191OVaN9yIK4vY71XH-SvXkqhayJKFUqGzPAWTW0xxUvyYtE/w640-h426/DSC_1857.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Apart from the incident he had with Daisy, the rest of the day went well. The café wasn´t as busy as in previous days so Alex felt much more relaxed and happy to be able to give a good service to his customers.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Here you are.Raspberry tea, sandwiches and cupcakes. Enjoy your afternoon tea".Alex said to Mildred and George Mulberry.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_BnZcOczmYcBIJa3AN0fIvZG5BQEpIlsaW34s4S6qwPlWuA3ue3v1AmX7zvZXN35-EOuDDy4IvJJPHZYVaIQXquiFwNrOl1nSCPzIMtGAaYfsf4F5EQDSGBHyPg42qderaQJkFR4ApRLJ101p2LvArEZZ2L3Lz3dFnItgRZB-uUbPAecmKGNRc2i/s6000/DSC_1877.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_BnZcOczmYcBIJa3AN0fIvZG5BQEpIlsaW34s4S6qwPlWuA3ue3v1AmX7zvZXN35-EOuDDy4IvJJPHZYVaIQXquiFwNrOl1nSCPzIMtGAaYfsf4F5EQDSGBHyPg42qderaQJkFR4ApRLJ101p2LvArEZZ2L3Lz3dFnItgRZB-uUbPAecmKGNRc2i/w640-h426/DSC_1877.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Shortly after half past five Tanya,her brother Peter, their cousin and Peace arrived at the café.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEiOgAQH8JdUwdSrsPxqIqOTDE89xCyNIW8IkC5bmv0IC9jb7Cjwq3WRxiElBFLUnZ3WA3_5TkelmJaSdfUN1fXPhLDodF7B8YzAl-XgkIY2yyS3PDODRkmTxcRjWyZwOjEkUWa7QJdbPFgtyJ-GWaXlilHVpAvahjANBOvFkLdfH4wkCaaOkKgHP2d2/s5868/DSC_1998.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3958" data-original-width="5868" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgAQH8JdUwdSrsPxqIqOTDE89xCyNIW8IkC5bmv0IC9jb7Cjwq3WRxiElBFLUnZ3WA3_5TkelmJaSdfUN1fXPhLDodF7B8YzAl-XgkIY2yyS3PDODRkmTxcRjWyZwOjEkUWa7QJdbPFgtyJ-GWaXlilHVpAvahjANBOvFkLdfH4wkCaaOkKgHP2d2/w640-h432/DSC_1998.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Alex had just prepared a coffee for himself when Tanya and her relatives entered the café.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-VdLqTjMJ0c_fVr27J4J53-hS9AxBvLnCJCNlKRPwH2066rhXjvKd9qqWjliEhNm4Xp9IlGZZQyRnH-tAu2X48lk031bmXNnyxmXTgEyUzJDJtOgJi1JFww1tA618JH0P3rIaz__0zsdIPjOLYgWyYpZFa8JvPR-sSb4j5CYI9bBLIFJMZa2AHVo/s5702/DSC_1882.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5702" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-VdLqTjMJ0c_fVr27J4J53-hS9AxBvLnCJCNlKRPwH2066rhXjvKd9qqWjliEhNm4Xp9IlGZZQyRnH-tAu2X48lk031bmXNnyxmXTgEyUzJDJtOgJi1JFww1tA618JH0P3rIaz__0zsdIPjOLYgWyYpZFa8JvPR-sSb4j5CYI9bBLIFJMZa2AHVo/w640-h448/DSC_1882.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Alex greeted them cheerfully and they greeted him back with a smile.</span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KzK-8CkqjIceMBjiCUh3MoMro0yFwPpPNvx5OGKkK7KttlqdFHhKRR6gWngYsBEEj0POoNCNQMR5k6f_h8wPc62E748rk7YSTyvD_AjDX0dH2x5Kqk85qthluYkp4B54Bj82aI_3dMZQ2ozP7DEIAKp1d94ucygv_myjRbSVdRbDSz7-wdO7hXVY/s5702/DSC_1886.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5702" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KzK-8CkqjIceMBjiCUh3MoMro0yFwPpPNvx5OGKkK7KttlqdFHhKRR6gWngYsBEEj0POoNCNQMR5k6f_h8wPc62E748rk7YSTyvD_AjDX0dH2x5Kqk85qthluYkp4B54Bj82aI_3dMZQ2ozP7DEIAKp1d94ucygv_myjRbSVdRbDSz7-wdO7hXVY/w640-h448/DSC_1886.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Tanya introduced her cousin to Alex.</span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"This is my cousin Marion".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Nice to meet you, Marion and welcome to Sweet Berry Valley".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Nice meeting you too,Alex"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj027_LizOUK1IoEhIS9IM16eo4I7c22jBHXYIe-xHt0umB0vMMwEsiAovt7BULLXIfzUBPWLwW74hJysTs9SsdyJAuEUkTDbolQfCywTxDGToeQw2apPuBPveajtk0bC0Pk_cdUz67qQrQgObtf-4BM3zv0n_PzU28mr7e2wEqoMoZL9Hbg7M999SI/s6000/DSC_1890.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj027_LizOUK1IoEhIS9IM16eo4I7c22jBHXYIe-xHt0umB0vMMwEsiAovt7BULLXIfzUBPWLwW74hJysTs9SsdyJAuEUkTDbolQfCywTxDGToeQw2apPuBPveajtk0bC0Pk_cdUz67qQrQgObtf-4BM3zv0n_PzU28mr7e2wEqoMoZL9Hbg7M999SI/w640-h426/DSC_1890.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">After making some small talk to Marion, Alex walked them to their table.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIzXoEQKH9LDGkTTbdOHQZXOCkKGL238eHWN8NwIbZ2VHpQGuTmHH2shWvlWTDdpl_v4uWZilQPcGZMruwVrWVcZ39_qaDRDmbyUUYpXiPDd1h1F-3FCSrYgfYOn71D38SZ1BswFQz3T-cZ-CApV8ed1jdT5Ms7qeLBJ0kip9wWOEYTE_g-2KoFL2/s5254/DSC_1896.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3599" data-original-width="5254" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIzXoEQKH9LDGkTTbdOHQZXOCkKGL238eHWN8NwIbZ2VHpQGuTmHH2shWvlWTDdpl_v4uWZilQPcGZMruwVrWVcZ39_qaDRDmbyUUYpXiPDd1h1F-3FCSrYgfYOn71D38SZ1BswFQz3T-cZ-CApV8ed1jdT5Ms7qeLBJ0kip9wWOEYTE_g-2KoFL2/w640-h438/DSC_1896.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br />They ordered a jar of orange juice</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-A0J__8ewy-skfGsYdSdAPilBgIkKz9FDWcHK4B9aSNP0U9PACKgYigPHs4TaVuneUL6AmLjaKdrULcLgGKK5XWV_dHD9W8QY9tI7juohEa-wuP7IchJvApmSoqa1GlBwZxTt_wJMC41sFvpSvfZzN4ogf8J177w1tvvNfhzOSG_e2XOpZ4OIlO3/s5568/DSC_1900.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3496" data-original-width="5568" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-A0J__8ewy-skfGsYdSdAPilBgIkKz9FDWcHK4B9aSNP0U9PACKgYigPHs4TaVuneUL6AmLjaKdrULcLgGKK5XWV_dHD9W8QY9tI7juohEa-wuP7IchJvApmSoqa1GlBwZxTt_wJMC41sFvpSvfZzN4ogf8J177w1tvvNfhzOSG_e2XOpZ4OIlO3/w640-h402/DSC_1900.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">and a plate of sandwiches, salad and fries.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSb4kqgI0nPHTQaJq821c0e2uLjYtDZNcsKcUSjcVvfhxAqahxNsbDYF-KQNFsfXJXK60gjRHMVp0NRTnXuePs9vOfhOT6kBllJbgY6CJCPM16Lxe7UzIl53AXauXCu8x9xNy--xyn0rWXuNohxbo1dh1i1Spqgq44DG9ONj-4NJw8VGQ9itA7UEmz/s6000/DSC_1909.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSb4kqgI0nPHTQaJq821c0e2uLjYtDZNcsKcUSjcVvfhxAqahxNsbDYF-KQNFsfXJXK60gjRHMVp0NRTnXuePs9vOfhOT6kBllJbgY6CJCPM16Lxe7UzIl53AXauXCu8x9xNy--xyn0rWXuNohxbo1dh1i1Spqgq44DG9ONj-4NJw8VGQ9itA7UEmz/w640-h426/DSC_1909.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">When they finished the food, Alex went to clear the table.</span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Was everything OK?" he asked.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Everything was fine,Alex. The sandwiches were delicious" Marion said.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Tea or coffe, anyone? Alex offered.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"No thanks,we´d better go home. It´s getting late and you still have to clean up the place before closing".Tanya said.<br /></span><div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGNFqZPITkqLvGcLU18QTqbamAE08juZRC5Q0iuaRzxIJp1QkwoSQYzJi8Ga__knR3k9z6LHzMVcSjSG7_r8VuaVkRTZniTww4Bt1V6KVIzKF8kTyA1LHsIxgzA2n3jnNL-4b6uR01hkUcgo3YQbO4qLomYtK4LmqWU5ixnOThgDfPKgPSX_KMzFq/s6000/DSC_1913.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGNFqZPITkqLvGcLU18QTqbamAE08juZRC5Q0iuaRzxIJp1QkwoSQYzJi8Ga__knR3k9z6LHzMVcSjSG7_r8VuaVkRTZniTww4Bt1V6KVIzKF8kTyA1LHsIxgzA2n3jnNL-4b6uR01hkUcgo3YQbO4qLomYtK4LmqWU5ixnOThgDfPKgPSX_KMzFq/w640-h426/DSC_1913.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">They stood up and approached the counter.Tanya took out her wallet and asked:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"How much do we owe you, Alex"?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Nothing at all. It´s my treat".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Even though Tanya insisted on paying for the food and the drinks, Alex didn´t let her pay.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">They all thanked him for his hospitality and generosity.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4m7MT8-1-rYuZAfmz3YjBGPdJbNTbcoHBLdlTY5K9W_ej2Sv71Mokuai0ClvUe0Yv9n7T4fXrdpNLPB2AlL6cP3kaWEZHEjtKXnNdSVRttNpe6TYwWai-rm9ZT3D4Fu1_7YaeaT9Kbsa80iYzxJ5upwown7ZibuuCtIX-nVYfrIGo573CcRwAmcZ/s6000/DSC_1916.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4m7MT8-1-rYuZAfmz3YjBGPdJbNTbcoHBLdlTY5K9W_ej2Sv71Mokuai0ClvUe0Yv9n7T4fXrdpNLPB2AlL6cP3kaWEZHEjtKXnNdSVRttNpe6TYwWai-rm9ZT3D4Fu1_7YaeaT9Kbsa80iYzxJ5upwown7ZibuuCtIX-nVYfrIGo573CcRwAmcZ/w640-h426/DSC_1916.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br />Before they left, Alex talked to Peace and asked her:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Peace, I was wondering if you would be interested in working at the café. Kate and I are looking for a waitress to give us a hand.I´m going to put this sign on the door before going home. Hope to find someone soon."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-Kn_AvvERz_KNg8Kll48cgTYF7B273XzQLdnjRTpmIvw_TK1wrQWZ43hWhtbCwhQ4_C0Z8nEnI5QYTWUhu83ambm0tT1D70XaAaJOGcYjfZY0mlaD178A-aXp_ZRzvBMSQSJqvcYg0gAILQj48YHLW8pb4vXWbl3NKaTRw8YqrIhROT30f5zSgBh/s6000/DSC_1919.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-Kn_AvvERz_KNg8Kll48cgTYF7B273XzQLdnjRTpmIvw_TK1wrQWZ43hWhtbCwhQ4_C0Z8nEnI5QYTWUhu83ambm0tT1D70XaAaJOGcYjfZY0mlaD178A-aXp_ZRzvBMSQSJqvcYg0gAILQj48YHLW8pb4vXWbl3NKaTRw8YqrIhROT30f5zSgBh/w640-h426/DSC_1919.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Thanks, Alex. I really appreciate that you offered me the job but ,to be honest with you, working at a café is not my thing, specially when it gets too busy.I´m not used to work in a fast-paced environment.I think this job would suit Marion perfectly, Peace said ,looking at her.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6f9M8wnAlffHyFshwkUXg4rQAQ9_D5EEaFe18VDib0IfR-GC0jW8NVwcIhenNN2nL92bjvFgYmaH6YNFREK74lB5j5gi1TiA2YgMKQanQBqNmuxWkPHQEjwoyBUF9HoKl6Spoa6tVyE_2lEiuvIireJ6mqNW2Lg_5p6OoHxnS9-bbCWK-iJ58Vne/s5611/DSC_1920.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5611" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6f9M8wnAlffHyFshwkUXg4rQAQ9_D5EEaFe18VDib0IfR-GC0jW8NVwcIhenNN2nL92bjvFgYmaH6YNFREK74lB5j5gi1TiA2YgMKQanQBqNmuxWkPHQEjwoyBUF9HoKl6Spoa6tVyE_2lEiuvIireJ6mqNW2Lg_5p6OoHxnS9-bbCWK-iJ58Vne/w640-h456/DSC_1920.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Tanya was about to say the same.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Marion has lots of experience as a waitress. She has worked in several coffee shops and cake shops in Town.Now she´s working in the City Grand Hotel as a waitress, not only serving daily meals at the restaurant but also at special occasions such as weddings and other important events.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"I agree with Peace!" Tanya exclaimed." This job is perfect for you, Marion!"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The truth is that Marion was looking forward to leaving the big city and moving to a village closer to her family.She lived on her own in a small apartment in Town that cost half of her salary. She enjoyed her job at the hotel but she felt lonely and a bit down living in the city away from the green fields and her loved ones.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57wHSeJKH3BY3LnqujK8IYLqLL4-pw7Igz0FjhmBOVqcMwoitaJUNHVvWo_zt3mqIAHtVxeuL0ubZiztWYoDTokwAkFtvnaxDG3CREdKH0haGYciN1-LQtBNVF7t6sHDM1lExGagQd0xnNWE6sNh4iwkX0WN7GCzqkoA1cg6HjDgUkOPKFD93JjYf/s1050/SYLVANIAN%20TOWN%20OFFICIAL%20PICTURE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57wHSeJKH3BY3LnqujK8IYLqLL4-pw7Igz0FjhmBOVqcMwoitaJUNHVvWo_zt3mqIAHtVxeuL0ubZiztWYoDTokwAkFtvnaxDG3CREdKH0haGYciN1-LQtBNVF7t6sHDM1lExGagQd0xnNWE6sNh4iwkX0WN7GCzqkoA1cg6HjDgUkOPKFD93JjYf/w640-h366/SYLVANIAN%20TOWN%20OFFICIAL%20PICTURE.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">(This picture is not mine. It´s an official stock picture of Sylvanian Families Town series)<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"What do you think Marion?" Tanya asked her cousin.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Peter also encouraged her to take the job and move to Sweet Berry Valley.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The idea of moving to Sweet Berry Valley and living near her cousins was a dream come true for Marion. She could even live with Tanya in her cottage! She couldn´t believe her luck! She has just arrived and she´s been offer job </span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">ed a</span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">that really suits her and gives her the chance to change her life. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Marion took her time before giving an answer but after a short while she said:"Well...I guess this opportunity comes once in a lifetime so I´d better take it. I´d like to work at your café, Alex, if that´s Ok with you and your wife".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcvH8z2a9qlLk6TP55oor8HRcM-sbM9xsMkBlfcNAKLhquek3LXsTCTxVwhZOuwY3AaTh4eLdL4glpxggzEovvMx1zaHuvzQfbTrSHsZAbP_QDI_V10xbSjN84_H6uX5sjJrTPkS_143s-WE3mWhz4o49TTW_i6tAEqp-OtdJmrtBNDapfdcC_58N/s6000/DSC_1926.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcvH8z2a9qlLk6TP55oor8HRcM-sbM9xsMkBlfcNAKLhquek3LXsTCTxVwhZOuwY3AaTh4eLdL4glpxggzEovvMx1zaHuvzQfbTrSHsZAbP_QDI_V10xbSjN84_H6uX5sjJrTPkS_143s-WE3mWhz4o49TTW_i6tAEqp-OtdJmrtBNDapfdcC_58N/w640-h426/DSC_1926.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"This is great news, Marion! Alex exclaimed with delight.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Peace and your cousins think this job really suits you.Would you mind telling me about your work experience?" Alex asked.</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Marion summarized her work history and gave him details about her experience, skills and abilities.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Alex was truly impressed. He didn´t have any doubt in his mind that Marion was the right person for the job.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Marion,I would like you to meet my wife and my kids. Why don´t you come for tea tomorrow.Since the twins were born we close the café on Sundays so we´ll be at home." </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"We have to talk about working conditions, your salary..." Alex said.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Marion accepted the invitation without hesitation. She was over the moon! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFIvE_1Rt_jM0SCHIewM1IEpg62uohSCtAUwBWDdR4QpILhvP4rslZmv_XP-aahN0lHfyz0OwpW_BEWOJs5fal9ZBizu1MD3Ct-L_cyM1vPxoVQBg60bVpaAbGvBVBwxvdc7EAbNGVDt_yOi7qaxGQr79lzY5Pc6nHtyFJqNlkhel1Ualb3r1AjCN/s6000/DSC_1931.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFIvE_1Rt_jM0SCHIewM1IEpg62uohSCtAUwBWDdR4QpILhvP4rslZmv_XP-aahN0lHfyz0OwpW_BEWOJs5fal9ZBizu1MD3Ct-L_cyM1vPxoVQBg60bVpaAbGvBVBwxvdc7EAbNGVDt_yOi7qaxGQr79lzY5Pc6nHtyFJqNlkhel1Ualb3r1AjCN/w640-h426/DSC_1931.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Alex couldn´t wait to get home to tell Kate the good news.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Kate was doing the washing up when Alex came into the kitchen.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">He told her all about Marion. "Kate, she´s the best for the job.She´s a lovely girl with lots of experience. She´s simply perfect!She´s coming tomorrow.I´d love you to meet her.If you like her we can hire her."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHe9YCFSDKa27ge2yzON0r-ppHO6XwSra1KvOXa-i0R7V3faxTZv6vIuOU73q8pQHYFUvyiJ0aUYg1YLFqh5bpUHicSQzzVbtOtP-7vwyEoEDp9H2F2-x4d9bdcPob2KfJ2czVQHuiKP65sTgJcr8976_f8pPyU-a9yrzSMR2XQY6TjbrD1pH9dr2O/s5383/DSC_2038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3938" data-original-width="5383" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHe9YCFSDKa27ge2yzON0r-ppHO6XwSra1KvOXa-i0R7V3faxTZv6vIuOU73q8pQHYFUvyiJ0aUYg1YLFqh5bpUHicSQzzVbtOtP-7vwyEoEDp9H2F2-x4d9bdcPob2KfJ2czVQHuiKP65sTgJcr8976_f8pPyU-a9yrzSMR2XQY6TjbrD1pH9dr2O/w640-h468/DSC_2038.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The next day,Marion went to the Periwinkle´s home for tea. She brought a box of sweet treats that she made herself.She was also an excellent pastry chef. The door was beautiful and she admired the intricate details before knocking on it.The Periwinkles have recently moved to a lovely house. With the arrival of the twins they needed a bigger place than the cottage they used to live.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIeGAuVVKgjvAPE8iTnvXbd6v-F1brGTyrzT4iuLeI7DXwWpRycltqey15kRzYA9ZUajaJiX54ULFHz6A36Nkzwkoqb1sdj4jAzR6qKCbLA9V5tuhqs4f2baDhnh_u-oedFfNxxt0kP0PBUPzizqyE36kFppGbwPtIudMv-5uEcfF5zeA304_-qfm/s6000/DSC_2050.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIeGAuVVKgjvAPE8iTnvXbd6v-F1brGTyrzT4iuLeI7DXwWpRycltqey15kRzYA9ZUajaJiX54ULFHz6A36Nkzwkoqb1sdj4jAzR6qKCbLA9V5tuhqs4f2baDhnh_u-oedFfNxxt0kP0PBUPzizqyE36kFppGbwPtIudMv-5uEcfF5zeA304_-qfm/w640-h426/DSC_2050.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /><span>Alex opened the door and greeted Marion warmly.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Hi Marion! It´s great you´re here. Welcome to our home! Come on in! My family is looking forward to meeting you"!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3_j9664AL5tz3b4hlRc_ccfBjZBwy2tM2aJfv_RKVX_csfsyH3XdAo8x9tjkNcxvKMotTimqzIA9JwbA2AQv937eSfsGLfpChqeESZPFEwVrr3FrBrTapaAQH4_ELLz6dlbsEG9yQX5OLz3_6ugVs6SYnYjAxz8DSIscQBnyj4duWDsTqCAbV4_b/s6000/DSC_2055.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3_j9664AL5tz3b4hlRc_ccfBjZBwy2tM2aJfv_RKVX_csfsyH3XdAo8x9tjkNcxvKMotTimqzIA9JwbA2AQv937eSfsGLfpChqeESZPFEwVrr3FrBrTapaAQH4_ELLz6dlbsEG9yQX5OLz3_6ugVs6SYnYjAxz8DSIscQBnyj4duWDsTqCAbV4_b/w640-h426/DSC_2055.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /><span>Kate went to the hall to greet and welcome Marion.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Nice to meet you,Kate.I brought some sweet treats I made this morning.I thought the kids would like them."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"That´s so kind of you!We all have a sweet tooth in this family.Thanks very much, Marion." Kate exclaimed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Let´s meet the rest of the family. The kids are in the living room".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZYDiYh2Sd1pRcGMGxML6ufpbr3ZR1_RU2xZHqPPoEqwHN13LLOmaRTok4ZKBbDHZHGLkoYdr0JeI6vIh06LCIiEQ4GhDCTl2K5Qsgep-ApGKqPYWustLRedloBHK2NcWvAr77N0gmx5IjQwpKz44IHVPM2kOIbSCKBZnjn8qpq7UgMi3WFW5hdUY/s5516/DSC_2062.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3875" data-original-width="5516" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZYDiYh2Sd1pRcGMGxML6ufpbr3ZR1_RU2xZHqPPoEqwHN13LLOmaRTok4ZKBbDHZHGLkoYdr0JeI6vIh06LCIiEQ4GhDCTl2K5Qsgep-ApGKqPYWustLRedloBHK2NcWvAr77N0gmx5IjQwpKz44IHVPM2kOIbSCKBZnjn8qpq7UgMi3WFW5hdUY/w640-h450/DSC_2062.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Rebecca and Oliver were watching TV. They greeted Marion with a friendly smile.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK0lvnjY31li4An1T601LAhshF_jznQ-SCl2fGlHBjUFeSSWSf8fQmlcQXMpa7cMS4BNkhVfRV1rcypBhLvqU7y_Mk77gsQOdsUEir2OTVbIq3HYZkj-BU1NKb8gAMaVAnOzHlZyjP7R8tlMJ5cr1PW19Qi-2ND28wVuWZ--Fi4WbJvKmE_C4BIVj/s5889/DSC_2071.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5889" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK0lvnjY31li4An1T601LAhshF_jznQ-SCl2fGlHBjUFeSSWSf8fQmlcQXMpa7cMS4BNkhVfRV1rcypBhLvqU7y_Mk77gsQOdsUEir2OTVbIq3HYZkj-BU1NKb8gAMaVAnOzHlZyjP7R8tlMJ5cr1PW19Qi-2ND28wVuWZ--Fi4WbJvKmE_C4BIVj/w640-h434/DSC_2071.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /><span>Litlle Henry was rocking on his toy horse. Marion has a soft spot for toddlers and babies and she found Henry adorable, specially when he asked her if she had any sweets in her bag.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCHVwkbJl6dC-kPqNLJ2Y6jNyzcLbjBS5YP_aH41kJik9pDZdbxzxAKk24xwm1W-s6Kql2wIS-yJ949l984mGK2NWmMKFcaXvCc5G_9Xc66vGE1_pD6AvtFptJJFBEbfj8foGNopWU_Sdn6i05CHhk0FNj-TESF6n9u3Y3gfNpar56FqeUTpQhoWZ/s6000/DSC_2076.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCHVwkbJl6dC-kPqNLJ2Y6jNyzcLbjBS5YP_aH41kJik9pDZdbxzxAKk24xwm1W-s6Kql2wIS-yJ949l984mGK2NWmMKFcaXvCc5G_9Xc66vGE1_pD6AvtFptJJFBEbfj8foGNopWU_Sdn6i05CHhk0FNj-TESF6n9u3Y3gfNpar56FqeUTpQhoWZ/w640-h426/DSC_2076.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"And these are the twins, Hannah and Lara" Alex said.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"You´re so cute! Hi Hannah! Hi Lara!" Marion said in a high-pitched voice.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizM3dMctDlGYzuVrxJwvH9hFKW8Mwj2SVEN3I8YnUc0YfMc2GaiwXMUiQRGq1hwQrtQoOruk-662BMG26mEsdnDGh-Eh9JhAeLyMFbwrTej780btIE6prk2gya97-PRtYOSwmtEOd6t4mC8h5FADgvmafHP0X2NXPnepVpiTkEdkXqdSjJVpF8V611/s5723/DSC_2077.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5723" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizM3dMctDlGYzuVrxJwvH9hFKW8Mwj2SVEN3I8YnUc0YfMc2GaiwXMUiQRGq1hwQrtQoOruk-662BMG26mEsdnDGh-Eh9JhAeLyMFbwrTej780btIE6prk2gya97-PRtYOSwmtEOd6t4mC8h5FADgvmafHP0X2NXPnepVpiTkEdkXqdSjJVpF8V611/w640-h448/DSC_2077.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span>Lara seemed to like Marion and Kate liked her too. She had to admit Alex was right when he said Marion was a lovely girl.She was kind, sweet and had such a pleasant manner that it was easy to like her. </span><br /><span> </span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmR3dCG73-Y5w32Jre8G-MGBLoBaiFri-HNasNdmg7IsnjuLvs7hG8AikEZ2ORiB_-kCEwrdLC6_qbmBTPzKWoZhuErf9_BI4pjTRs5iSGn0jnxpCyuW-Eti-2KO8hBjaWvFZfdNLYRh9U7a-rrjW8ErmhQT9W99SGrxGqxcSrh67rDIJl-3d2rEwE/s5451/DSC_2079.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5451" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmR3dCG73-Y5w32Jre8G-MGBLoBaiFri-HNasNdmg7IsnjuLvs7hG8AikEZ2ORiB_-kCEwrdLC6_qbmBTPzKWoZhuErf9_BI4pjTRs5iSGn0jnxpCyuW-Eti-2KO8hBjaWvFZfdNLYRh9U7a-rrjW8ErmhQT9W99SGrxGqxcSrh67rDIJl-3d2rEwE/w640-h470/DSC_2079.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /><span>"Tea is ready!" Alex said as he came into the living room pushing a tea trolley. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFy7JoGloL9irPnmu67kXV8QLZUws-jrJz98_cy-0xzNjI3Cqmg44gNlAJZ7ZxdWo7UThshWOlXo1rwjZGQbVw9UOsX4FbwTCfiuzT4ghNCcg3qA7NVMROTyl7pwYOgHm3YH0wscYjeHyOa3GOuYa18qnORKxETAtaaKEo17Ki9aCemYZdn4_VaWY/s5606/DSC_2082.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3951" data-original-width="5606" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFy7JoGloL9irPnmu67kXV8QLZUws-jrJz98_cy-0xzNjI3Cqmg44gNlAJZ7ZxdWo7UThshWOlXo1rwjZGQbVw9UOsX4FbwTCfiuzT4ghNCcg3qA7NVMROTyl7pwYOgHm3YH0wscYjeHyOa3GOuYa18qnORKxETAtaaKEo17Ki9aCemYZdn4_VaWY/w640-h452/DSC_2082.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /><span>Alex went back to the kitchen to get Marion´s cakes and some sandwiches. "These cakes look delicious!"Oliver exclaimed.Can we have one?" Rebecca asked. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Of course you can, get a sandwich and a cake and go to the garden.Get something for Henry too. Mum and dad have to talk about work with Marion".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fPrrojyj9ZvyOTGiuuMDTjG5ewIPH7PZo31if2Pij3QjtVJAmmmXYth6nQeYqkdn6jwAJFujJZiqCGWvD-ECbL-AHOZ1G7VxV-RQTEGEKiNu0nQCdf6EePaXLgwJdP4_5K9tHxa_wuPSKvf-mryYTnOvlstnGax_V_7GX0dS9YUMwl8xnV848Zv6/s5019/DSC_2088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5019" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fPrrojyj9ZvyOTGiuuMDTjG5ewIPH7PZo31if2Pij3QjtVJAmmmXYth6nQeYqkdn6jwAJFujJZiqCGWvD-ECbL-AHOZ1G7VxV-RQTEGEKiNu0nQCdf6EePaXLgwJdP4_5K9tHxa_wuPSKvf-mryYTnOvlstnGax_V_7GX0dS9YUMwl8xnV848Zv6/w640-h510/DSC_2088.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Kate turned off the TV, sat next to Alex and said "Let´s talk business".It was the first time that Marion had a job interview in such a cozy atmosphere. She was relaxed and felt at ease. Kate and Alex were very friendly and she really enjoyed talking about her previous jobs, her life in Town, her hobbies...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Alex and Kate told her about working hours, salary, responsibilities...Marion accepted the working conditions gladily , they were fair enough.</span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizipELsRct7r0iLfBcQ1i32NZoyndhyUe9TNwNOgEXtVAWSj_a16H9phL1RuOZBiQjYLlLHyDLbG-Nm28fX9KKbDipAS_JnQvC9ydoomVamLM_ZxJQ1MdihAHcbDSpqX-UCpbJVtZ1GzlmSzDz8mG6_BXLqT7z86boUsEZ_yNu8okX4swUF2vy4tdk/s5851/DSC_2089.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5851" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizipELsRct7r0iLfBcQ1i32NZoyndhyUe9TNwNOgEXtVAWSj_a16H9phL1RuOZBiQjYLlLHyDLbG-Nm28fX9KKbDipAS_JnQvC9ydoomVamLM_ZxJQ1MdihAHcbDSpqX-UCpbJVtZ1GzlmSzDz8mG6_BXLqT7z86boUsEZ_yNu8okX4swUF2vy4tdk/w640-h438/DSC_2089.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Kate and Alex complimented Marion on her cooking .</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Wow,this blueberry tart is very tasty!" Kate said.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"The strawberry mousse cake is out of this world!" Alex exclaimed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Thank you.I enjoyed make them.Do you want me to make sweet treats for the café?If there is an oven I can bake them early in the morning".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"That will be perfect!You´ll get a well deserved bonus!"Kate replied.<br /></span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nsL8CVccUoZOcDHx1MQSoiN8q9ZdLUmEGOI41lY-ak_-YohfDtT5bCuU0RuKc_wCouSsm9CEr9uaI_53wnWAhHGfD4ivLML-pFW6E1c5ikTHI5cOpGewsPUnvkWTfvoblAaz3K-ar0jR4U8C6w6Nno9bV4UbMbbARBPe-Az9QUbXjHVhinK7nQHf/s6000/DSC_2092.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nsL8CVccUoZOcDHx1MQSoiN8q9ZdLUmEGOI41lY-ak_-YohfDtT5bCuU0RuKc_wCouSsm9CEr9uaI_53wnWAhHGfD4ivLML-pFW6E1c5ikTHI5cOpGewsPUnvkWTfvoblAaz3K-ar0jR4U8C6w6Nno9bV4UbMbbARBPe-Az9QUbXjHVhinK7nQHf/w640-h426/DSC_2092.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: courier;">Once they all agreed on the working conditions, Kate, Alex and Marion enjoyed a lively conversation until the babies started crying. </span><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: justify;">"I´d better go home",Marion said."Hannah and Lara must be tired".</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOSMAxQt4DtF-hZExU7ddOYTem82Zk1HcERcCBZck21mlE0qDWH6uGIRdMZA2Zlp2esxG_jd3cxAXMPHpQm16SW_nDSyvPyrnfZU5acDrOZcFWorn3RY6ScoSmEV9yrhA-19sfy0sGGTfgCrQcbZwBLUOMiuo-qncNNznnsGoiTElbPLdlrIym0I5/s5872/DSC_2099.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5872" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOSMAxQt4DtF-hZExU7ddOYTem82Zk1HcERcCBZck21mlE0qDWH6uGIRdMZA2Zlp2esxG_jd3cxAXMPHpQm16SW_nDSyvPyrnfZU5acDrOZcFWorn3RY6ScoSmEV9yrhA-19sfy0sGGTfgCrQcbZwBLUOMiuo-qncNNznnsGoiTElbPLdlrIym0I5/w640-h436/DSC_2099.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The whole family walked Marion to the front door to say goodbye.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Once Marion left,Alex asked Kate "Well, what do you think?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"You were right. She´s just perfect for the job and I really like her. I have the feeling we can become good friends"Kate responded with a broad smile.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yOAx2Ozkm1CTllRDUQt5pWDMyvS-80WpRdMyI-edJI4WxQCqdlBZpoFpJYg1hKJO-_41g29hOq2oUZJ-rvmHU9y2zkOX1yqk_FlTK1r6zetQhAwziqKZJBuidWTxF4cwMsbAOkoOMXGDs3KYegc75UsFjFURjD3Qtw6FdoSm2gh3AsGPr3oQYmTt/s5584/DSC_2111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5584" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yOAx2Ozkm1CTllRDUQt5pWDMyvS-80WpRdMyI-edJI4WxQCqdlBZpoFpJYg1hKJO-_41g29hOq2oUZJ-rvmHU9y2zkOX1yqk_FlTK1r6zetQhAwziqKZJBuidWTxF4cwMsbAOkoOMXGDs3KYegc75UsFjFURjD3Qtw6FdoSm2gh3AsGPr3oQYmTt/w640-h458/DSC_2111.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A week later,once Marion left her job at the Grand Hotel and packed all her stuff,she moved to live with her cousin Tanya and started working at the Blackurrant Café. She likes to wear the white apron her mother made for her when she started working at one of the most popular coffe shops in Town.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">She´s an early bird so every morning she comes in early to bake cakes, ice buns and fruit tarts. While the cakes are in the oven she makes sure the café is spotless.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUd66_QSFaD6Q5_2nA0u6AIX5TsLI0Eu2Mv5wAyum1whYLITzfoBplb8P9kUlKj1YOZd4X0_FKJh_aT6B1cHcxeu1npNuSq5PEA1gGcyvRxpr-XHU8QryX2jLWfsQocYXaZQ1XKDrh4jdj00ljtOUBwzX_PfggARUgaiqnXyaTMeIkjxlELYXLJbk/s5896/DSC_1935.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5896" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUd66_QSFaD6Q5_2nA0u6AIX5TsLI0Eu2Mv5wAyum1whYLITzfoBplb8P9kUlKj1YOZd4X0_FKJh_aT6B1cHcxeu1npNuSq5PEA1gGcyvRxpr-XHU8QryX2jLWfsQocYXaZQ1XKDrh4jdj00ljtOUBwzX_PfggARUgaiqnXyaTMeIkjxlELYXLJbk/w640-h434/DSC_1935.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Since Marion is working at the café, Alex feels much more relaxed even when the café is packed. Customers who like sitting at the outdoor terrace don´t have to wait for a long time to be served any more.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlTitMoyi0n2AjRV2zvC_j1kb9QY1exY0vEcMBvbuQGEr7l_mtxxjJYXUL6yROu2jsiyEoV8VUfddjS0yI_T0DQgLa6tJ_1I4cAST2QbGC-Zact8_Cg_8ZL4ebtYU42dTYHHSGAP8_Gj8IiVhGE9sCAY3lRMo048IN7ZAtPkJKDFYEO1qcXKhnXp0/s5106/DSC_1937.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="5106" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlTitMoyi0n2AjRV2zvC_j1kb9QY1exY0vEcMBvbuQGEr7l_mtxxjJYXUL6yROu2jsiyEoV8VUfddjS0yI_T0DQgLa6tJ_1I4cAST2QbGC-Zact8_Cg_8ZL4ebtYU42dTYHHSGAP8_Gj8IiVhGE9sCAY3lRMo048IN7ZAtPkJKDFYEO1qcXKhnXp0/w640-h440/DSC_1937.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdHr9nkMHyY2r5s-Y-xC0r3DSc7jSOiMIzhYARTIv6xMxZY7UcgstX_Lo76TGQH0fzzSZohNzu6EVnTgtHyMp7tWIT3BBppokcj6EMomLFz6x51eEkA9YSst6g8yRP1HafxO4u218F4lRIDyXkmyKJOJtoZSw86UDhdmyZ9i9zugU_rdylIuJ3GE7/s4870/DSC_1946.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4870" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdHr9nkMHyY2r5s-Y-xC0r3DSc7jSOiMIzhYARTIv6xMxZY7UcgstX_Lo76TGQH0fzzSZohNzu6EVnTgtHyMp7tWIT3BBppokcj6EMomLFz6x51eEkA9YSst6g8yRP1HafxO4u218F4lRIDyXkmyKJOJtoZSw86UDhdmyZ9i9zugU_rdylIuJ3GE7/w640-h526/DSC_1946.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Alex and Kate take turns to be at the café. Kate missed the lively atmosphere of the café and chatting with the customers so she is happy to be back working.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGo-a6PmSZmzjdZk_RDrne19PrHUKHfYuSy0KLGKAaDQXcMFnZ61oJCKqM0A6lYx4AKRQAOFXSFdvJpqZ_7riB2IYkZZOmjY9G5huW8qhGSCkQQYtdlgXLnxEwHvGGS0FTjmEW2oboqar-nQabsVbFZLB4z6Mu_nQQtGqkZOU2hPcxpJEq1y3CotY/s6000/DSC_1961.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGo-a6PmSZmzjdZk_RDrne19PrHUKHfYuSy0KLGKAaDQXcMFnZ61oJCKqM0A6lYx4AKRQAOFXSFdvJpqZ_7riB2IYkZZOmjY9G5huW8qhGSCkQQYtdlgXLnxEwHvGGS0FTjmEW2oboqar-nQabsVbFZLB4z6Mu_nQQtGqkZOU2hPcxpJEq1y3CotY/w640-h426/DSC_1961.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Marion gets along well with all the customers.She knows how to deal with all type of customers even with the demanding and fussy ones such as Daisy Buttercup who ,surprisingly, took a liking to Marion since the first days they met.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3fFGa1KPdF9p5jWFX4os_hqCNqFjtF2gI-3NzH-jgJbPMcGEqBj-bULslpik_1Brum_QCER-hVYbCLTLYG-QXMcvIDp4i1n9u52fK9SJXM6rGjgp_wDj4TAfHeiFny61UW3qVI8ojeSIB_epeXGFZNGKKFhs2PBzxAYcHAIC7-Hmrzfjn_NBhoFT/s4637/DSC_1958.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4637" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3fFGa1KPdF9p5jWFX4os_hqCNqFjtF2gI-3NzH-jgJbPMcGEqBj-bULslpik_1Brum_QCER-hVYbCLTLYG-QXMcvIDp4i1n9u52fK9SJXM6rGjgp_wDj4TAfHeiFny61UW3qVI8ojeSIB_epeXGFZNGKKFhs2PBzxAYcHAIC7-Hmrzfjn_NBhoFT/w640-h552/DSC_1958.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Marion can perfectly run the café on its own. Her multitasking skills and glowing personality make her a talented waitress even under Mrs. Periwinkle´s watching eye.</span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_P9dM3xDqQ1TFncDmyD1T-MRgv-lXLKeAh1qyGG3LLd1S7-W2NQzMdIHqIxlB4Zhhz8wX3H_JeCCql26em7fRTEUUa9RivaET6t-1Qk8TeAaa6MeTXgEwQfxuPb8CGsBgz9xoLX5ABA13YM7HRkw0rHjteWPCHURpkqrAD2944TucMnpM3d5RClzY/s5967/DSC_1972.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3759" data-original-width="5967" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_P9dM3xDqQ1TFncDmyD1T-MRgv-lXLKeAh1qyGG3LLd1S7-W2NQzMdIHqIxlB4Zhhz8wX3H_JeCCql26em7fRTEUUa9RivaET6t-1Qk8TeAaa6MeTXgEwQfxuPb8CGsBgz9xoLX5ABA13YM7HRkw0rHjteWPCHURpkqrAD2944TucMnpM3d5RClzY/w640-h404/DSC_1972.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcsNknIqV2u_i-eLhWZ38p-qqgw-WArj4tX4L2QIRN4LdkpzAYYWSSr7P2mRp15QDTOjFNg3-4C8fQ7efkJtM3g86_tnQnXnVxy7VE_CALSuf2IITAV406FMvJje_p7Sz0FutkgZNUfvEeUAhqRh-ZOjrAcVFHV-dLwA6ihDGlSLzWK0I8PFthfwN-qo/s4897/DSC_1992.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4897" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcsNknIqV2u_i-eLhWZ38p-qqgw-WArj4tX4L2QIRN4LdkpzAYYWSSr7P2mRp15QDTOjFNg3-4C8fQ7efkJtM3g86_tnQnXnVxy7VE_CALSuf2IITAV406FMvJje_p7Sz0FutkgZNUfvEeUAhqRh-ZOjrAcVFHV-dLwA6ihDGlSLzWK0I8PFthfwN-qo/w640-h522/DSC_1992.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"This girl is worth her weight in gold". Mrs Periwinkle said to herself.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">She is totally right. Since Marion is working at the Blackurrant café the business is running better than ever. The Periwinkles are much happier and Marion is also delighted with her new job and life in Sweet Berry Valley.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuNa7mlVaCOA9_y4Q6M6FOrFnv-ibayPhImellchft5SQk4WMmTvaESGkqToCKvUdkVhfKfhRY05C7s84HfC4qv_wR-6yLPykJ18iegSz_Wk2QsN4KPHvW1-hPaDDzZL5-AishABQH24S0nUcCR_bcS9Crjf6XA_0F9kTN10WdzE6JATV3fTOxs3fWdQ/s6000/DSC_2125.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3958" data-original-width="6000" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuNa7mlVaCOA9_y4Q6M6FOrFnv-ibayPhImellchft5SQk4WMmTvaESGkqToCKvUdkVhfKfhRY05C7s84HfC4qv_wR-6yLPykJ18iegSz_Wk2QsN4KPHvW1-hPaDDzZL5-AishABQH24S0nUcCR_bcS9Crjf6XA_0F9kTN10WdzE6JATV3fTOxs3fWdQ/w640-h422/DSC_2125.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">No wonder Marion is over the moon! I bought the waitress set seven years ago so it was high time to set her free from the box. There´s no doubt 2023, the year of the Rabbit, brought her good luck!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1F6iUMJELbT4gs8NNgo1eG3Mxe4R24zd6tRhWrceGKB208wRf4rgjq-Na-XAYc_5UG8qjrd6RTii45jfIM_ar8_TvJmN78ttOnz41qaOboDeKjobgqj7Ns2tAZ0qoAAGFVTvKkUTZv0e8HzfvdLjg8tgJY64Yh_JrMw72gnFQvF4buYgOp70SHXiTR0/s382/waitress%20set.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="382" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1F6iUMJELbT4gs8NNgo1eG3Mxe4R24zd6tRhWrceGKB208wRf4rgjq-Na-XAYc_5UG8qjrd6RTii45jfIM_ar8_TvJmN78ttOnz41qaOboDeKjobgqj7Ns2tAZ0qoAAGFVTvKkUTZv0e8HzfvdLjg8tgJY64Yh_JrMw72gnFQvF4buYgOp70SHXiTR0/s320/waitress%20set.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">By the way, have you noticed that a new rabbit customer has just entered the café?. Any idea who she could be? Can you guess? </span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">See you soon! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Hugs!<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div><br /></div></div></div>Cutatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827523133604122245noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467110042862774690.post-50504196293144070642023-03-18T11:56:00.000-07:002023-03-18T11:56:52.100-07:00The Splashys´home<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Dear Readers,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Amanda and Glenn are totally settled in their new cottage. Their home is fully furnished and decorated. It is even ready for the arrival of their baby.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">This is the living room. Amanda tried to match the colour of the curtains and the cushions to the wallpaper and the sofas.I think she did a good job on coordinating colours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The picture on the wall was one of the gifts included in the welcome basket Narrisa Neptune gave to the Splashy when they moved to Sweet Berry Valley.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The photo in the green frame was taken on their wedding day and the teapot was a present from Amanda´s mother.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Her mother used to say "A cup of tea makes everything better" and she was right, especially when it is shared with a good friend.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Amanda and Narrisa became best friends and, at least, once a week they meet for a chat, a nice cup of tea and a cinnamon roll, of course.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Amanda and Glenn also enjoy spending time in their living room.Glenn loves to sit down and relax next to his wife after a hard day at work.Every day they read a new chapter of the book for parents-to-be that Carol gave them the day they bought baby stuff at the Country Market.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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We´ll pay you a visit when your baby (or babies) are born. Lovely flowers, by the way! A sign that spring is just around the corner.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqcnHaWbYTRty2Eixo5sVc6KdwKfbyiwqRnFPl0G4frwGTmCIK86DL38VHxuvoYHZqmq8SpJb5ZwIGGM9yx-26o8osMUsD1ZdW9n7B1AZbzblYAAjSMv6d2pMpDuhR6ZWsEioz_hKBVtPcjbFb6JZaoYUPI7h0gAuF20GS3dqBp9AlcvbGSzRIG72/s6000/DSC_8686.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqcnHaWbYTRty2Eixo5sVc6KdwKfbyiwqRnFPl0G4frwGTmCIK86DL38VHxuvoYHZqmq8SpJb5ZwIGGM9yx-26o8osMUsD1ZdW9n7B1AZbzblYAAjSMv6d2pMpDuhR6ZWsEioz_hKBVtPcjbFb6JZaoYUPI7h0gAuF20GS3dqBp9AlcvbGSzRIG72/w640-h426/DSC_8686.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">Thanks for reading!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">See you soon with new happenings in Sweet Berry Valley!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Instead of going straight back home, Glenn suggested Amanda to go for lunch at "The Blackurrant Café". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"<i>All this shopping made me really hungry"</i> Glenn said.Actually,Glenn always has an excuse to have something to eat. He has a good appetite.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Todays´s picture story is a continuation of Amanda´s prenatal appointment.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">As soon as Amanda and Glenn left the Cottage Hospital they headed to the Country Market in order to buy the supplements doctor Murdoch prescribed Amanda to take during her pregnancy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>"How is baby Jacques?"</i> Amanda asked.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"<i>He´s fine, thanks. He´s an easy baby so far but I´ll keep my fingers crossed. Esme was a colicky baby and she used to cry for hours.</i>"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Glenn also crossed his fingers. He really hoped his upcoming baby was easy to raise. The idea of a baby crying for hours was too much to handle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">It was easy, especially for Amanda, to get carried away when buying baby stuff for the first time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>"Glenn, why don´t we buy a crib? It´s a must and it´s a good deal. We should take adventage of the sales."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"<i>We just have three cribs on display but there are more to choose from this catalogue. We don´t usually have so many baby products at the store but you can always place an order from our catalogue"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"Oh yes!I like the pink one" Amanda made up her mind easily as pink was her favourite colour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>"The prescription?...Oh, yes! It´s in my bag.Can you believe it completely slipped my mind?." She said with a little giggle.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"<i>The crib and the bath will be delivered to your place in a few week´s time"</i> Arthur said when they paid for their shopping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>" A must-read,especially for first-time parents". </i>Arthur winked his eye to Glenn who seemed a bit overwhelmed with all the stuff they need for their baby. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"AMANDA AND GLEEN!. It´s so good to see you!.How is your pregnancy going?</i>" Amanda didn´t even have time to answer when Daisy had already asked her a new question.You all know the way she is…</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"<i>Come on, drink a little bit. You´ll see how nice it is.</i>"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"There´s no doubt you do sell the best milk not only in Sweet Berry Valley but in the whole Sylvania" Carol knew that compliment would make Daisy feel proud enough to stop boasting at least for a while.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"<i>Sure, Daisy. I´ll take the ladder"</i>. Arthur kindly offered to reach the toy cat.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"<i>You know Carol, I´ve got some juicy gossip for you… Did you know that..."</i> Daisy whispered. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">When they left the shop they met Barbara Dale who was also pregnant with her fourth child.Looking at the size of her belly I would say she must be due very soon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Cassandra Macavity ,who just happened to pass by the hospital,noticed Amanda´s bulging belly.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"<i>AMANDA! </i>She asked in a surprised tone:<i> Are you expecting a baby?"</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>"I am indeed! Five months pregnant and I feel like I´m going to explode".</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>"Congratulations! You must be thrilled!"</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>"We are ecstatic!.It´s our first baby!</i></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">As a mother of six children, five by birth and one by adoption Cassandra knew that feeling quite well.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">After chatting for a while about the joy and challenges of raising a large family,Cassandra wished the Splashy´s all the best.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">"<i>Hope your pregnancy goes smoothly!".</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>"Oh!Watch out!The babies are about to fall!</i></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"<i>Sure! Cassandra laughed out loud. Just g</i>ive us a call and you´ll have a tasty pizza right <i>at your doorstep or any other thing you need!</i>"."We´ll be glad to be of some help!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>"Don´t you think my belly is too big,Doc?.I can´t see my feet.I can´t even see my toes!"</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>"You have a little one growing in your tummy.It´s completely normal,Amanda".</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">When the check up was done, Doctor Murdoch´s words made Amanda feel overjoyed and relieved.</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"Everything is perfect, Amanda! I´ve just listened to your baby´s heartbeat and your little one has a very strong heart."</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">"<i>You should take folic acid and iron supplements during your pregnancy".</i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>"Is there a pharmacy in the village?"Glenn inquired.</i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>"Not as such, but the Country Market has a licence to supply medicines.You can buy these tablets there."</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"<i>Just out of curiosity Doc,is it true that there is a kind of machine that creates a picture of the baby before birth ?. I´ve heard something about it but I find it hard to believe"</i>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"<i>It´s true, Glenn! The ultrasound machine,a very useful procedure for monitoring the baby´s development.High- tech, Glenn! High-tech!. It will take a few years until it arrives to Sweet Berry Valley, but it will eventually.I know there is one in the Central Hospital of Sylvania, in Town, just in case you´re interested.You can also find out your baby´s gender but I suppose you don´t care much about it, am I right?</i></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The truth is Amanda and Glenn couldn´t care less whether their baby was a boy or a girl.They were happy enough to know their little one was fine and had a strong heart beat! That was a good sign!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">They trusted Doctor Murdoch completely.He was a very good professional with extensive experience in delivering babies. One of the first things they noticed, when they moved to Sweet Berry Valley, was that there were lots of kids and most of them were born with the help of Doctor Murdoch and his kind nurse Clarice Periwinkle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">By the way,have you noticed Amanda´s wide smile?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I can tell you for sure that she couldn´t be more proud! And the same goes for Glenn!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Cutatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827523133604122245noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467110042862774690.post-26152402927568082322023-01-04T15:25:00.000-08:002023-01-04T15:25:10.021-08:00Art shop miniatures<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Dear Readers,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Hope you´re all doing well.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">This year I have the intention to be back blogging regularly. I´ll keep my fingers crossed! We never knows what life will brings us... I hope it brings me more "me time" to do my favourite things. Spending time with my Sylvanians is one of them. I´d love to share pictures and stories with all of you again.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">In today´s post I´m going to give you a closer look at some of the miniatures I made for the <a href="http://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-caramelsarts-and-crafts-store.html">Caramel´s Art and Crafts Store</a> and the story of the <a href="https://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-arts-and-crafts-store-opening-day.html">opening day</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">As a picture is worth a thousand words,there won´t be much explanation about how I made these crafts. You´ll see they are quite simple and easy to make.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Let´s start with the chalkboard sign.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">It´s actually a blackboard peg . I stuck a piece of rainbow scratch paper and did the writing with a toothpick. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3uqcYA6LRsXSzdy9Ql-dQUyfJWoajSaSknjavZIEk51ga-OhE8Pz3M0k4ParAtXG35JBycWduEoYvzouQAzrmrIbIPWdAvTerXBdW9COU64OPM8sphY-7-Qu25AlbtLt9KW2wbdeygR8hN1FVqWzZuh29bE2vI8VTgKRcUrNpvSFyTCaXPbslnQFb=s3832" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3832" data-original-width="3564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3uqcYA6LRsXSzdy9Ql-dQUyfJWoajSaSknjavZIEk51ga-OhE8Pz3M0k4ParAtXG35JBycWduEoYvzouQAzrmrIbIPWdAvTerXBdW9COU64OPM8sphY-7-Qu25AlbtLt9KW2wbdeygR8hN1FVqWzZuh29bE2vI8VTgKRcUrNpvSFyTCaXPbslnQFb=w597-h640" width="597" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">For one of the easels I used clothes pegs.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9nTWu4DC4wZGGJkD7z_PjC5NbipAAt4nIBIX_HZ31rs29hsJDlQJ4khE0SuW9WtmY9uTp0WEi8-8Ixj9xN6bn-vzdqQJSYWZilo0WRbsVDc9J21Ng7Wn0UDmTnnzdTykvhkmEUrOgdR458pjWCdBYteMMQ40KWZEsa1URsP-TS0X5QQnGllazCecs=s3814" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2926" data-original-width="3814" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9nTWu4DC4wZGGJkD7z_PjC5NbipAAt4nIBIX_HZ31rs29hsJDlQJ4khE0SuW9WtmY9uTp0WEi8-8Ixj9xN6bn-vzdqQJSYWZilo0WRbsVDc9J21Ng7Wn0UDmTnnzdTykvhkmEUrOgdR458pjWCdBYteMMQ40KWZEsa1URsP-TS0X5QQnGllazCecs=w400-h306" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFkLJUXQPhcRhA3bulWDs67d-WQ3nhxjIAW9zdRSDyfZYlYGeD-FMS8u1q0tZw8VnlzL7w46nOPGgn2GXwShwjIzfpxQsEBtEq47qKqyMQ2hIOnd4iStvU6B61NCppXm-ppmEE072T97KoJqmfH3QqcnXyaifyKM840XTN5kCUHPC_ZPerb5eu-e5V=s3465" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3213" data-original-width="3465" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFkLJUXQPhcRhA3bulWDs67d-WQ3nhxjIAW9zdRSDyfZYlYGeD-FMS8u1q0tZw8VnlzL7w46nOPGgn2GXwShwjIzfpxQsEBtEq47qKqyMQ2hIOnd4iStvU6B61NCppXm-ppmEE072T97KoJqmfH3QqcnXyaifyKM840XTN5kCUHPC_ZPerb5eu-e5V=w400-h371" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The brown easel is a souvenir my sister brought me from Paris.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I made another one taking this as a model using thin craft sticks.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPikSyHEKVig_p20Eb44GpR2zylgiVKkkvH5nx2AIxCP57XtFoZwTDnnOUi7S72Cd3jifJnXuY09Imkbc9MUQLp5a6wTlxFGIjY5wfA0qlle5ol5aqZ_5jcxCctbf66mwdOlaTCykLhteQgsZq_lEUEIwjNnOScOMg4yGQb5F0CZINIDKuK8JE-Mc1=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzPdJLFXUcV6F2yTs0ZKSJNzs5ZjyH4uP-ZDKkjKpR4cObiz77a2Xs63sWm1mSAGKcYl-xtQSxdRLbIWIPbIxXKe42t77Js9k-QkY7tJXk3iDLxPVhesNDyH4jhfhaH5fAoi6tO3jqczg9VD11ZQOg4yb6lnHU1a6_jt1LTUqRdlMYB3rT1dRQNPho=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzPdJLFXUcV6F2yTs0ZKSJNzs5ZjyH4uP-ZDKkjKpR4cObiz77a2Xs63sWm1mSAGKcYl-xtQSxdRLbIWIPbIxXKe42t77Js9k-QkY7tJXk3iDLxPVhesNDyH4jhfhaH5fAoi6tO3jqczg9VD11ZQOg4yb6lnHU1a6_jt1LTUqRdlMYB3rT1dRQNPho=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">For the oil paints I used these kind of eye shadow applicators.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7yg942iJsyCmTpYfgBKxUvcLeZxqOKEUeEdKaiAZ-KqxndRg1-XV9GJmf3WdY1fjJh5O7Cac4Ovoi__B6O0ZonlUQHF3fn-JuUffrERACA7UKkwiWk5Hlkr9CI3YDvELhC5pN9EDkSiPbLxQC1lIMUkdZ3g4S7I4sKtI8TCZ4Ta8gm-h06L9vvx9l=s5856" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZCvdja4gw1pCYGiRC0cfvcX4gMrqOx7NrgP3-98rqqf9l7D_U3OtMlY13yHYg1gezSyVK9oNKmriNpn4Xd6DqVIMQmm43DEOjYmv85oq4N4VJEWeRmDw-lN-h1akY7NBBQXerGtArcNO4w8MNaLhTF6fOpTgp7qXv7kvmGaloCC_hNodDKhpquoNT=s4717" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3844" data-original-width="4717" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZCvdja4gw1pCYGiRC0cfvcX4gMrqOx7NrgP3-98rqqf9l7D_U3OtMlY13yHYg1gezSyVK9oNKmriNpn4Xd6DqVIMQmm43DEOjYmv85oq4N4VJEWeRmDw-lN-h1akY7NBBQXerGtArcNO4w8MNaLhTF6fOpTgp7qXv7kvmGaloCC_hNodDKhpquoNT=w640-h522" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The first ones I made were quite simple and smaller. I used this type of toothpick and kitchen foil.I painted the top with a black marker.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuRf1k2Iv8n6O_u_VpvR40YwwshcPrWhyBCUR1cX0fom95tzccJyjqio8DEb9Oz6OK_dGVSojfNbKlzTbAT668LT1m8ltwqle-IKiGydMOyjPcJ2TnNTlPkcLfaVOKfPE0U7XQpHc3cTrk7NhpUTpdzfVKSb7Rwa7BlStS0i2mfcUTIl9Y1jw4C3Ai=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuRf1k2Iv8n6O_u_VpvR40YwwshcPrWhyBCUR1cX0fom95tzccJyjqio8DEb9Oz6OK_dGVSojfNbKlzTbAT668LT1m8ltwqle-IKiGydMOyjPcJ2TnNTlPkcLfaVOKfPE0U7XQpHc3cTrk7NhpUTpdzfVKSb7Rwa7BlStS0i2mfcUTIl9Y1jw4C3Ai=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I also made two kinds of paintbrushes.I used toothpicks for both of them. The ones I painted are quicker to make and you can use different colours for the top.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvtGY_kvRY7EeYXkvB3vFm1b9zcJcVNM-NU7Qzp-EnDEAGSA293-oYuEPWDRjb_EL39bVU1LuiHb-S4CTdUWAnJlIuOeOYKNYfckrCue_cNftgLcTvhfXcNStq27S72F9oBZEdQ7MHbCIsRA0oHRKnlA9xebSBANzYKm1B1_liBa-Sxnw45jKatsZe=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvtGY_kvRY7EeYXkvB3vFm1b9zcJcVNM-NU7Qzp-EnDEAGSA293-oYuEPWDRjb_EL39bVU1LuiHb-S4CTdUWAnJlIuOeOYKNYfckrCue_cNftgLcTvhfXcNStq27S72F9oBZEdQ7MHbCIsRA0oHRKnlA9xebSBANzYKm1B1_liBa-Sxnw45jKatsZe=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4_3df6dS_GI8zeGx6aZVy8NhINVcx7jA8QwVxnORTPtcLq17CEeD-8K1anfL82uJ6qcupVLqFREPjVizpPSGQmuBU-AD31wm3da9_YM8H3exnzGN0u4OFU-26442jRqu7kVm8cd_jNdvOM5eaDfIZjpY-WRCImaswVawQRh6BhNKfaRXPRBVyJO8Z=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The container where these paintbrushes are was made with an eye solution pod. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIyNH3kpakJcqngN15aWfNypfigAoLxEF0qVUzyhTssa9KInscIqJDMIwYX4dSWAdi3ub-_j3BJWg-GlvlhroStDAZTo0cQ5jljtIH9_PbyBMFu6dEqON7k1G-tKCLQ92cVG4tjWx2kcXTSKrAEm4xzngv3X1M2a1f5Z787IWhLHnVsV3kVo42Bp5E=s4980" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3999" data-original-width="4980" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIyNH3kpakJcqngN15aWfNypfigAoLxEF0qVUzyhTssa9KInscIqJDMIwYX4dSWAdi3ub-_j3BJWg-GlvlhroStDAZTo0cQ5jljtIH9_PbyBMFu6dEqON7k1G-tKCLQ92cVG4tjWx2kcXTSKrAEm4xzngv3X1M2a1f5Z787IWhLHnVsV3kVo42Bp5E=w400-h321" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The pencils and coloured pencils were also made with toothpicks and markers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiadGEo2DU4qjIo7sAJHNRHP7FZ3rh3IMV0G0nma6I6pafOOY_6D0z60d7BCzRq3rbn9DOtmynUXryobP6yA3hRznq7wsxuTSZ1U3zfWcIFFgKvxWEi8pOEJ1YeGH-qbYevlUexkfS0pr065W3qLeR0UPackJKcDaYpqE28AyPNqKmAvukK8NjMDPUq=s3481" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3481" data-original-width="3389" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiadGEo2DU4qjIo7sAJHNRHP7FZ3rh3IMV0G0nma6I6pafOOY_6D0z60d7BCzRq3rbn9DOtmynUXryobP6yA3hRznq7wsxuTSZ1U3zfWcIFFgKvxWEi8pOEJ1YeGH-qbYevlUexkfS0pr065W3qLeR0UPackJKcDaYpqE28AyPNqKmAvukK8NjMDPUq=w390-h400" width="390" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">For the oil pastels I used foam in different colours.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3411" data-original-width="5386" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfX44Qj65tWoO9q97yiGJJkEpOb0XaHxdvYnf2JsHdpJJFDoZV3PLLLlXuT3hMSUo0WTaPYwUKTGlRYVprasXXEFWGD_5V2WYhg1vLHZONCgyGEW6JMu75fXagcEvpTeYePOPMaGaYjvwpmo7PLkM5sk5Z2NYKcMZq9LhBGYutVEJNNVT_ZqMrI72h=w400-h254" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The small pots of paint were made with hama beads and a piece of white foam for the top. The box of Crayola kids´ paint is a printable I found on the internet. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I share the link : </span><a href="http://easydiyminiatures.com/Printables/Crayola%20Washable%20Kids'%20Paint%2010-Count-02.jpg">Crayola
Washable Kids' Paint 10-Count-02.jpg (1799×1209) (easydiyminiatures.com)</a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcBSPVfFsWPwSNVIySyNPwmyzBkfW7LnbCuXJArNrPq2kNJfPTR-8gc2x80EXm8odvXFzv_O_7yH9MbpJQ3ZZC9NFcJuTM1VXsdKlHjfaixnJnZ2m-iHQIvw5p9R47gFFx-LQTOCcNJ5JGcAWUNACMQlK1wXfopY1pEJKSd1vbHrTMgnGl1Pdvvjua=s4902" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3640" data-original-width="4902" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcBSPVfFsWPwSNVIySyNPwmyzBkfW7LnbCuXJArNrPq2kNJfPTR-8gc2x80EXm8odvXFzv_O_7yH9MbpJQ3ZZC9NFcJuTM1VXsdKlHjfaixnJnZ2m-iHQIvw5p9R47gFFx-LQTOCcNJ5JGcAWUNACMQlK1wXfopY1pEJKSd1vbHrTMgnGl1Pdvvjua=w400-h297" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinfG9Cv66bVTeLeSECMph6EGAsfE2f5XfmBpmsv0jzsK2f5V6s1yaILRHRfwkzG2xFOMEFO8j_f3eYf7hPE8KZHwoRZ8cQqmN0t9LK0N2ISmwGojpVluZChokJ2ezmVmLRdBM1Fz8cDAxXfBDxd4FVln7EjyYdQqKmR4zYen_5CVWAS1uvtyx7iU5F=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinfG9Cv66bVTeLeSECMph6EGAsfE2f5XfmBpmsv0jzsK2f5V6s1yaILRHRfwkzG2xFOMEFO8j_f3eYf7hPE8KZHwoRZ8cQqmN0t9LK0N2ISmwGojpVluZChokJ2ezmVmLRdBM1Fz8cDAxXfBDxd4FVln7EjyYdQqKmR4zYen_5CVWAS1uvtyx7iU5F=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I followed a tutorial to make these acrylic paint bottles.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">You can watch the video here: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm4nbv0RPpo">(347)
DIY Realistic Miniature Acrylic Paint & Paintbrushes - YouTube</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">You can print the coloured stripes to make the bottles here: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbV8tcXFVSi14OVozNm1NaklBb1EyRUU0VmptUXxBQ3Jtc0tsbmt6aGJKdUZqaGZiVGY3TzlOVVR0MW00QXNuS2VNcjdFLUI2WndNV2xHZzZmVmYzSkI4NzlDV0lwVkM0cEY1TUZPN19HRHR3VkpRTkxkajAzZzFaNXdHSVhQbmNXaUMzVExIQzBtSjR4TkNrTVJLMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F0B-InEN7lRRnUMUxtczhkQUpqZXc%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dsharing&v=Zm4nbv0RPpo" target="_blank"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="ES" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); color: blue; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES;">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-In...</span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDA4y_o4QjK-mlGUqWe4sLlPIshBGcTL3NloIw32CPoJxnOaAz4867cQfwqfp3TFPZ_Etha-1sIYMb_BEsd4qsi82kFxiC_AAmypNwAA_oUoOyNM8IR3nY-CWRwSIkAsWBVrU3MLHxGPUieqa9-ISQei04SU09R-SMGrBOoDdNWj24Cy6swQ6G2V2_=s4604" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2773" data-original-width="4604" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDA4y_o4QjK-mlGUqWe4sLlPIshBGcTL3NloIw32CPoJxnOaAz4867cQfwqfp3TFPZ_Etha-1sIYMb_BEsd4qsi82kFxiC_AAmypNwAA_oUoOyNM8IR3nY-CWRwSIkAsWBVrU3MLHxGPUieqa9-ISQei04SU09R-SMGrBOoDdNWj24Cy6swQ6G2V2_=w640-h386" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The watercolors box is also a free printable you can find here:</span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://doll-printies.neocities.org/toys/art/art-supplies.JPG">art-supplies.JPG
(714×743) (neocities.org)</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"> </span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiPbhPXpXGTe0rUXa8Mwv74vXR-bekGVpizty4ykZFwx8Aqq3XKz862ylGe4ENIW28pzBRFSqaeKuOMszglNhq4O8e3fOhAsbzY0ZT06HFla9fukeHmJ9iUealJ1nTjpy9X56m1VaFx-zuF_L9BhV4DAFPyDUkGuPe3aXyjyUTMP__lcKc1rsqCW3G=s5252" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3157" data-original-width="5252" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiPbhPXpXGTe0rUXa8Mwv74vXR-bekGVpizty4ykZFwx8Aqq3XKz862ylGe4ENIW28pzBRFSqaeKuOMszglNhq4O8e3fOhAsbzY0ZT06HFla9fukeHmJ9iUealJ1nTjpy9X56m1VaFx-zuF_L9BhV4DAFPyDUkGuPe3aXyjyUTMP__lcKc1rsqCW3G=w400-h240" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">For the book covers I looked for pictures on the internet and printed them out.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">You can download the Art school book cover in the activity page of the SSK website: </span><a href="https://www.sylvanianstorekeepers.com/activities"><span style="color: blue;">Sylvanianstorekeepers.com</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin_gdAgpjcSk1wfJ2qsKA0rkpBX3q_YCMqFyxZeDrgP2_BjFi4gH60FxWjdu5o6BRcDayvuJceCV1nhB460SlV5EoFNY2HOjy7Ndjf4j5xbUIaqsC_FmeAcmznjs942Fr2NjiEUqqMVxEVCzg9t61E0qW-2ScYoOUPPEwU2sysZ3wEI61w4pYUsZYW=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin_gdAgpjcSk1wfJ2qsKA0rkpBX3q_YCMqFyxZeDrgP2_BjFi4gH60FxWjdu5o6BRcDayvuJceCV1nhB460SlV5EoFNY2HOjy7Ndjf4j5xbUIaqsC_FmeAcmznjs942Fr2NjiEUqqMVxEVCzg9t61E0qW-2ScYoOUPPEwU2sysZ3wEI61w4pYUsZYW=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">For the roll up pencil cases I used bias binding tape and thin lace ribbon.Once the binding tape is cut I put glue on all the borders.I also used glue to stick the lace ribbon that holds the colored pencils but after a few months the blue one is not glued on properly any more.Some stitches would be more effective but also more visible.</span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The ruler was made out of pink foam and the pair of scissors is a sticker.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhikkdr-9ESv7k4WlpcdR_Onp8WnMuNWhrovuuoFiUog1fwKhV-AvYLchmAM2UIIstWOjttPpI9ZKNUeJj2oGe8WvB6-CpCFLlHOXUKuEwME6Q9wPZdGGDW4pI0c_DiKoFAybVkEJAIIik1nGOqx9dH5in2mxt4dpMAkwiEx5lBZdkX1EawkYX0vZxO=s4884" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3391" data-original-width="4884" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhikkdr-9ESv7k4WlpcdR_Onp8WnMuNWhrovuuoFiUog1fwKhV-AvYLchmAM2UIIstWOjttPpI9ZKNUeJj2oGe8WvB6-CpCFLlHOXUKuEwME6Q9wPZdGGDW4pI0c_DiKoFAybVkEJAIIik1nGOqx9dH5in2mxt4dpMAkwiEx5lBZdkX1EawkYX0vZxO=w400-h278" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I painted the pastel colored pencils with acrylic paint. I used markers to colour the other ones.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7VVnnHuq1TDh-gbMM6xRy1BDPLPwmjr30JzbHIwjPErF0MKyoXO0zdlRhSTVcnQYIQtWrN1JAbD1ywFAK_5Wy0Qcna58vMLgBhUQ1RM981Tf86zV8_ZqtSYRf1_awCV8igRNUI1tFv0FFdCjs7QXuaJdWU0_SWdLA0OzGde90CXvpBrMTgDjhJHF2=s5581" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3790" data-original-width="5581" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7VVnnHuq1TDh-gbMM6xRy1BDPLPwmjr30JzbHIwjPErF0MKyoXO0zdlRhSTVcnQYIQtWrN1JAbD1ywFAK_5Wy0Qcna58vMLgBhUQ1RM981Tf86zV8_ZqtSYRf1_awCV8igRNUI1tFv0FFdCjs7QXuaJdWU0_SWdLA0OzGde90CXvpBrMTgDjhJHF2=w640-h434" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjF-f2EOvWV1hcP-Jmd0qG922SxNNOh3OSSkU4sw_kLR_G-SPAzsO-cKBucigDvT4-u5g_iIKIVjUKOtPUD51Et2LyEKGgum-TnPbkg5xDKaEXobizrOeLjwfo4OVqOhC7muewoxafjAJnsKqRWfuGLraSbdcdki1foDlvRq3V6ohWHyv1FiexUvQA=s5003" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3903" data-original-width="5003" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjF-f2EOvWV1hcP-Jmd0qG922SxNNOh3OSSkU4sw_kLR_G-SPAzsO-cKBucigDvT4-u5g_iIKIVjUKOtPUD51Et2LyEKGgum-TnPbkg5xDKaEXobizrOeLjwfo4OVqOhC7muewoxafjAJnsKqRWfuGLraSbdcdki1foDlvRq3V6ohWHyv1FiexUvQA=w640-h500" width="640" /></a></div><br /><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/a/AVvXsEj5N1f3avJuRxQWKc8g1v3vuqHl4cYkLe7brvvHzZj7y24zc8y-zHqdVX3vo-PH6oiGg2hEMg1gPwxMpaBHSWW9ifmPS9tiZZ6NuVKayF68sOzhYb7X_HFAV_snxx1ExapDtdjGts2DMcEMMWhFmZpEAZVBRJ7NgHpHpXZptRs6unY3hDWJ-2LBzPbm=s4854" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3678" data-original-width="4854" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5N1f3avJuRxQWKc8g1v3vuqHl4cYkLe7brvvHzZj7y24zc8y-zHqdVX3vo-PH6oiGg2hEMg1gPwxMpaBHSWW9ifmPS9tiZZ6NuVKayF68sOzhYb7X_HFAV_snxx1ExapDtdjGts2DMcEMMWhFmZpEAZVBRJ7NgHpHpXZptRs6unY3hDWJ-2LBzPbm=w640-h485" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuTxEzyt5aL6wPzHrRlcycO_K4bxDv_BSUtvMRGsAQJvv2Hm1E73lgovD2Be0Y4HlPoh19gD2ulenhaF1OBPowrNK8dKXwPO-hEFA-1tvFR08cgj_hz--qX_ryuPIOnNmo7NSAyDJudxAIkL8VDX5AQJK-Bb3habCuPOnUtQ518aj0JECFZtrsI_he=s5595" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3445" data-original-width="5595" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuTxEzyt5aL6wPzHrRlcycO_K4bxDv_BSUtvMRGsAQJvv2Hm1E73lgovD2Be0Y4HlPoh19gD2ulenhaF1OBPowrNK8dKXwPO-hEFA-1tvFR08cgj_hz--qX_ryuPIOnNmo7NSAyDJudxAIkL8VDX5AQJK-Bb3habCuPOnUtQ518aj0JECFZtrsI_he=w640-h394" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I hope you find the pictures and the links useful in case you want to make some of these miniatures at some stage. If you have any questions I´ll be glad to help you.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">See you soon!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A big hug!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Cutatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827523133604122245noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467110042862774690.post-31144711916812980612022-12-27T07:57:00.001-08:002022-12-27T07:57:36.620-08:00Long time, no post! Time for a Christmas repost<p><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />Dear Readers,</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">How are you doing?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I hope you all had a wonderful time at Christmas.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">More than a year has passed since my last post! This year I have </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">been </span><span style="font-family: courier;">quite busy. Lifes keeps getting in the way and I find it hard</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">to </span><span style="font-family: courier;">find </span><span style="font-family: courier;">time </span><span style="font-family: courier;">for hobbies.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Since I started collecting, back in 2015,it has been a tradition in</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">my blog to </span><span style="font-family: courier;">post a new story at Christmas. I´m afraid this year</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">there´s </span><span style="font-family: courier;">no new </span><span style="font-family: courier;">story, not even new pictures as I haven´t taken any</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">photos </span><span style="font-family: courier;">since December 2021</span><span style="font-family: courier;">.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Even though in most countries Christmas time is already over,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">in </span><span style="font-family: courier;">Spain the Christmas festive spirit lasts until the 6th of January</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">with </span><span style="font-family: courier;">the arrival of the Three Wise Men. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I´m on holidays at the moment and I intended to set up a</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">christmassy or wintery scene to take pictures but, after a year away</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">from the sylvanian </span><span style="font-family: courier;">world, my inspiration is not at its best.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">In order not to break the tradition of posting at Christmas I had the</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"brilliant" idea of reposting some pictures of past stories.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Hope you don´t mind having a look at them again.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKfGlwoM19el1_uL2Os8QFfkU-qzZs_8ZGZ6BBVMCbL9bFi_deeRSAg1kQko3OGTgNE4RZQbgq16u8BoRPgKPdbrktVmx_Gen0E-_AmpK0ekcl9_MRVGEhjh6xgW1BIZLbB2hqRJoiVoRw0VtfjPPL-8uNjZj0UFyIWFwQtOSq7YlxUOr6_5IDtDG/s800/tannengirlande-weihnachten-clipart-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="800" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKfGlwoM19el1_uL2Os8QFfkU-qzZs_8ZGZ6BBVMCbL9bFi_deeRSAg1kQko3OGTgNE4RZQbgq16u8BoRPgKPdbrktVmx_Gen0E-_AmpK0ekcl9_MRVGEhjh6xgW1BIZLbB2hqRJoiVoRw0VtfjPPL-8uNjZj0UFyIWFwQtOSq7YlxUOr6_5IDtDG/w400-h108/tannengirlande-weihnachten-clipart-12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><span style="font-family: courier;">The Cholate Rabbit Family was the first one to feature two</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Christmas</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> stories </span><span><span style="font-family: courier;">in <b>2015</b>. (</span><a href="https://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com/2015/12/christmas-eve-at-chocolates.html"><span style="font-family: arial;">Christmas Eve at the Chocolates</span></a></span><span><span style="font-family: courier;">, </span><a href="https://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com/2015/12/its-christmas-day.html"><span style="font-family: arial;">It´s</span></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com/2015/12/its-christmas-day.html"> Christmas Day!</a></span><div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-NqjDLlasC0E_xflLQw_WBQsj7sOo9ewpph1Q25uu-Xp_jT9PLPk6g5JJTH5XhWjWXfeHAIwJjVuAzrLQKSCgPPVNZCJD7b-wz5kR5xfsM_XXbqc-tirko8p5VRjd0wRNqFpnaFLPbNeZIOwfHgkm8UIR7zRqEgXn6Ud6VhHJr-561tcn-Jej_x7/s5006/DSC_1175.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Babblebrook family had a lovely Christmas </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">dinner and Pete had the best Christmas present he could wished for.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">(<a href="https://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com/2019/01/no-peace-and-no-joy-for-peter.html">No peace and no joy for Peter Babblebrook at Christmas</a>, <a href="https://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-joyful-and-peaceful-christmas-day-for.html">A joyful and peaceful Christmas</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-joyful-and-peaceful-christmas-day-for.html"> Day for Peter</a>)<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXoGOEOk8nyd7owDqoUKASqCZyUaJH4jJuQWpYzhzxsu_Q-i0s96Ia7sLYxglsljiARHQPn9TPEdUoX7XmhzH0uirhw-hIJQJaiTbh22GgEzO3xA86mMDoC9o60TO1kPWrR6w26oFtGQZnd8MUum3q4A5y5bhU7mkFOPD2YVgLBFEPTux45pabkKU/s5164/DSC_6909.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3998" data-original-width="5164" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXoGOEOk8nyd7owDqoUKASqCZyUaJH4jJuQWpYzhzxsu_Q-i0s96Ia7sLYxglsljiARHQPn9TPEdUoX7XmhzH0uirhw-hIJQJaiTbh22GgEzO3xA86mMDoC9o60TO1kPWrR6w26oFtGQZnd8MUum3q4A5y5bhU7mkFOPD2YVgLBFEPTux45pabkKU/w640-h496/DSC_6909.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">The Dormouse Family had a very sweet Christmas in <b>2019</b>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">(</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com/2019/12/a-very-sweet-christmas-at-hazelnuts.html">A very sweet Christmas at the Hazelnuts</a>)<br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBj7yITh8ec8txpynJPm1U_vF04-xzFbFRYtf1z6-JwhFKlUqLIfhhM9bZ1ah--gFyi5mgl8wRs7GwC-8864Q_dF9xI6UfSZB4Qn0xxaHbbFIZEVJp1kWabk37OFhAKVlHd1HaUa1HT-8-13N4AtzEPqmOqR-TL2GKLxGBNHw3brPM6GHDebfyeqaJ/s5870/DSC_9250%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">In <b>2020</b> we visited the Big Town at Christmas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: courier;">(</span><a href="https://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com/2020/12/merry-christmas-from-sylvanian-families.html"><span style="font-family: arial;">Merry Christmas from Sylvanian Families Town</span></a><span style="font-family: courier;">)</span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEjsdqenl-cn2HDCE4xME9KwiTg8jp8BnxcEPTebTd3mUEmkknJl54Zms1dkh-rCn83wHVAnL8_yuNPJ3p0iLUbQcqtvbZ4rd901w4WoiTiW5jR_Yed8hKUtr6A0bufPvYZ1kiC56lp33bEPogE72sELmTOYnShMoZkkJg9GtbbqliO3cC7I6e6HwNba/s5602/DSC_0692.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3249" data-original-width="5602" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdqenl-cn2HDCE4xME9KwiTg8jp8BnxcEPTebTd3mUEmkknJl54Zms1dkh-rCn83wHVAnL8_yuNPJ3p0iLUbQcqtvbZ4rd901w4WoiTiW5jR_Yed8hKUtr6A0bufPvYZ1kiC56lp33bEPogE72sELmTOYnShMoZkkJg9GtbbqliO3cC7I6e6HwNba/w640-h372/DSC_0692.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">I wonder if Stella and William´s friendship will have developed</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">into</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> something </span><span style="font-family: courier;">else.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEh0utEGHau-f6bft1iwJ836tSaaAdipbf5Tqd8pEwBiIXTMoHTfEM2AYgxFq2IzQOBKzlUm2RloGw4H6-tR_ijb3GWktwWQKG6R6728NUnSRFIRq4GIqeOTSXpwTBanXeSdL_GTPHW0fNfTwVAl0xIbaWRQ96OtUNJ94w188NgLn5eYI3s0sYJkEMXQ/s5741/DSC_0752.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3765" data-original-width="5741" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0utEGHau-f6bft1iwJ836tSaaAdipbf5Tqd8pEwBiIXTMoHTfEM2AYgxFq2IzQOBKzlUm2RloGw4H6-tR_ijb3GWktwWQKG6R6728NUnSRFIRq4GIqeOTSXpwTBanXeSdL_GTPHW0fNfTwVAl0xIbaWRQ96OtUNJ94w188NgLn5eYI3s0sYJkEMXQ/w640-h420/DSC_0752.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Last year,in <b>2021</b>,Peter and Peace showed us their home at Christmas </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">and we also had the chance to visit the Christmas market.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: courier;">( </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com/2021/12/decorating-for-christmas.html">Decorating for Christmas</a>)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEhzJe7H-BsUeDobM1YmXYT9Y3okFpn8jun9FRXMjRCus1Iri4lczhz0HixyPTif6mZsRbGIEZGPV-WMtJklEfdRIRoGksBMX34ENyJcN3uDbrjoc0p2ElUqc4WSnJPNZhgK4sWthfXzMP0Wh6JnjKTqYN1key39rKidulN6Aq4fD5JoT4BSZTcJdNMK/s5755/DSC_1473.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I took it last year but I didn´t </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">added to the story.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6S0UfAcmEwCzXFlwlL-O1-anV6n__YtMcEnMqW0wnJgh1EVnQRgoDWqxuatv_A4NTZfftqcsbcmj8Uvy_lpmi5cojEuluzmcEdaAamk2XXxMC1_Z7QUsGYsGxLML7GbolZxaT0FFTOqGqpnwyIgfRXi2m4eyt6x1JnWoIk5AP2cOmdevg5r3UGJ4/s5999/DSC_1319.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3881" data-original-width="5999" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6S0UfAcmEwCzXFlwlL-O1-anV6n__YtMcEnMqW0wnJgh1EVnQRgoDWqxuatv_A4NTZfftqcsbcmj8Uvy_lpmi5cojEuluzmcEdaAamk2XXxMC1_Z7QUsGYsGxLML7GbolZxaT0FFTOqGqpnwyIgfRXi2m4eyt6x1JnWoIk5AP2cOmdevg5r3UGJ4/w640-h414/DSC_1319.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">And that´s all for Christmas 2022, my friends! Hope you liked</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">this</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> Christmas repost. Hopefully, I´ll be back with new pictures or </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">stories in 2023.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Enjoy the rest of the Holiday Season!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Wishing you hapiness,good health,peace and love for the New Year!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">A big hug!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Cutata</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpMhDv201FJKI3wy8Hliho0uLscoM_QCCwcpyjLri59--XB3TGAlbv1L1-f4SJJCeVKkTinUKljdL_fNGlYpxTfbJtXKirUTGVXnxKlGSTMIwZ4E0xOcLdn5_lEuo8uAhlqcrbG6Y2h2frEQlWB_lokb_t8aU238sjbQ176QMVVSeaADezev5vD-N/s766/133d3aa4d964749fbc25497a0b0f115b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpMhDv201FJKI3wy8Hliho0uLscoM_QCCwcpyjLri59--XB3TGAlbv1L1-f4SJJCeVKkTinUKljdL_fNGlYpxTfbJtXKirUTGVXnxKlGSTMIwZ4E0xOcLdn5_lEuo8uAhlqcrbG6Y2h2frEQlWB_lokb_t8aU238sjbQ176QMVVSeaADezev5vD-N/w296-h400/133d3aa4d964749fbc25497a0b0f115b.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Cutatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827523133604122245noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467110042862774690.post-5419866128797282552021-12-23T10:00:00.000-08:002021-12-23T10:00:39.998-08:00Decorating for Christmas<p> <span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Dear Readers,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Hope you are all doing well!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Apologies for my lack of posts lately. Life keeps getting in the way and I haven´t been able to update my blog for the last three months.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">It´s Christmas time again! I´m back in order to continue with the tradition of posting a Christmas entry. I made some crafts and took some pictures to decorate one of the cottages in Sweet Berry Valley.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Hope you like them!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgJohHLfJJQktlI-yC0uy03uH3JsjydLmQ6gT9I2ZxcM5kKXb0zorX9cbK5P-fvLJGQWm2I1uJNL7WxAfzrVinbAqqHhFDEoeNgH-4SZOY55b_3ORAdeqJTVE8IPw_UocKeBxg-mxSs7xqTSldBjDVEl2GOBI-Zf7XIEMvusNZYiCbguLUtMaZnRMP=s549" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="135" data-original-width="549" height="79" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgJohHLfJJQktlI-yC0uy03uH3JsjydLmQ6gT9I2ZxcM5kKXb0zorX9cbK5P-fvLJGQWm2I1uJNL7WxAfzrVinbAqqHhFDEoeNgH-4SZOY55b_3ORAdeqJTVE8IPw_UocKeBxg-mxSs7xqTSldBjDVEl2GOBI-Zf7XIEMvusNZYiCbguLUtMaZnRMP=w398-h79" width="398" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>It´s Christmas time and the villagers of Sweet Berry Valley are decorating their homes for Christmas.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Can you guess who lives here?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilg_xN1NzjGjZMPv14vdqMBJq1ZJnFgGzEX9c0r2BA_iNkV_Vfj6WGfRXtbjPzKZA9-taTCSHghVrsvAYBterCTW2yga7CPC1kY_OSHJrGclWT_BW3O1MBILuG6zS_B3jGEiLtAXI4bFeSASXZtZZd_RWTNKFHcASGh0RzEX1habGqNKBrynAED0iU=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilg_xN1NzjGjZMPv14vdqMBJq1ZJnFgGzEX9c0r2BA_iNkV_Vfj6WGfRXtbjPzKZA9-taTCSHghVrsvAYBterCTW2yga7CPC1kY_OSHJrGclWT_BW3O1MBILuG6zS_B3jGEiLtAXI4bFeSASXZtZZd_RWTNKFHcASGh0RzEX1habGqNKBrynAED0iU=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Peter and Peace! Of course! My favourite couple in Sweet Berry Valley. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOYHZZKN3gYrgNkkFlS1aAdgqICdcQrYPNNRUIBFCOFurvPDQ43KTCG-3lxsd7jiL9FRQ5282TR-oiMQmkNvTnTrpHYD3Rcd10103ArLjFiSNGVaxy87XQlAa78Dy0xiCg_fYx1Fc7YsKlvUJr3ofFqtqMMl9Ow8VNQLO-jgp-up7kpakOjrcFZ_ZY=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOYHZZKN3gYrgNkkFlS1aAdgqICdcQrYPNNRUIBFCOFurvPDQ43KTCG-3lxsd7jiL9FRQ5282TR-oiMQmkNvTnTrpHYD3Rcd10103ArLjFiSNGVaxy87XQlAa78Dy0xiCg_fYx1Fc7YsKlvUJr3ofFqtqMMl9Ow8VNQLO-jgp-up7kpakOjrcFZ_ZY=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Did you notice the wreath on the door?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijZqhy_9GpAMS1qykZ77jc8FuYOFppMysfMw0nW7_W4hEyhpt1_nA5pX3h7_BzmLNe0ei-r_JHDnAAQvBHKHRZTeiu_Hd4Lf03LQ6eNe_o6b16nyAMYmFdEV93gPOkTecQiu-lCZSkgVf2bClhEjFukRJzcTFSBLHKiWVx_ZsJIAiALqjhncOoTfc0=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijZqhy_9GpAMS1qykZ77jc8FuYOFppMysfMw0nW7_W4hEyhpt1_nA5pX3h7_BzmLNe0ei-r_JHDnAAQvBHKHRZTeiu_Hd4Lf03LQ6eNe_o6b16nyAMYmFdEV93gPOkTecQiu-lCZSkgVf2bClhEjFukRJzcTFSBLHKiWVx_ZsJIAiALqjhncOoTfc0=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Peace made it herself. On one of her walks in the woods she gathered some greenery,twigs,pine cones and berries to create a wreath festive enough for the holiday season but subtle enough to display all winter long.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz7P_71NDDSyJ9Y7w_yVDoB3awEKeshXvcNiFXuime6-9tIEAb-FFheX9IUcb5wpVHyUPC2iO4wncNAmL6PhFVYLfms503KZ6Dv1x6sQ1Cxn0jfHqwSf5Y_aPvwXTppf0dGSnN5gccFtLwu96pSZk2TU-qIRX5pi1vnmcR4jqJ5-kCO7zqnkUQty-5=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz7P_71NDDSyJ9Y7w_yVDoB3awEKeshXvcNiFXuime6-9tIEAb-FFheX9IUcb5wpVHyUPC2iO4wncNAmL6PhFVYLfms503KZ6Dv1x6sQ1Cxn0jfHqwSf5Y_aPvwXTppf0dGSnN5gccFtLwu96pSZk2TU-qIRX5pi1vnmcR4jqJ5-kCO7zqnkUQty-5=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Peace was proud of the final result. Crafting a natural homemade wreath was the best way to get into the festive mood. </span></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/a/AVvXsEhRWAju1RlyWjKWt45fw3eMeMcaDt9b-qXeYPleWUA8TpPJ4Kp9W3K-jZgQfTYZy9nE68xl-gQ3_SHptPpzvXDzl3V-5n8WfKq3C0yvaS0Q1NzGtOxodOA5i7CWHPnrOBpar_L53yrEb7z8Ls2nYcGVCDIopG0FgWrlbbzLVlh6KLw29AjlBK0MR65z=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRWAju1RlyWjKWt45fw3eMeMcaDt9b-qXeYPleWUA8TpPJ4Kp9W3K-jZgQfTYZy9nE68xl-gQ3_SHptPpzvXDzl3V-5n8WfKq3C0yvaS0Q1NzGtOxodOA5i7CWHPnrOBpar_L53yrEb7z8Ls2nYcGVCDIopG0FgWrlbbzLVlh6KLw29AjlBK0MR65z=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"What do you think Peter?" "Do you like it?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Of course, I do!" "Let´s hang it on the front door."</span></p><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/a/AVvXsEj_nnzybjm5VyuXL3DK5bcgFIZ46wvqH7F8-0209i9KKMJ5wpB7F5svUUZMPXm7I5APj5Zg_TbB3rvp_Rt07tevGTs2rZfTbJR86Q_ne__ROWVQxlCzsl7KaDJvKAAIjHTJEphb9aYZJ70C9pnf-XS2h-s202Hc73ygtZPavbHnwFKBeGf-ZUIj0RxT=s5885" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3885" data-original-width="5885" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_nnzybjm5VyuXL3DK5bcgFIZ46wvqH7F8-0209i9KKMJ5wpB7F5svUUZMPXm7I5APj5Zg_TbB3rvp_Rt07tevGTs2rZfTbJR86Q_ne__ROWVQxlCzsl7KaDJvKAAIjHTJEphb9aYZJ70C9pnf-XS2h-s202Hc73ygtZPavbHnwFKBeGf-ZUIj0RxT=w640-h422" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">After adding a festive and welcoming touch to the exterior of their home,Peace suggested going to buy a Christmas tree.</span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"I´d love to have a proper Christmas tree, a big nice fresh tree.Last year you promised we would get one next Christmas so the time has come..."</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Peter is a man of his word so they went on the search of the perfect Christmas tree but it was too bulky and heavy to carry home.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"We can borrow a car or ask someone to give us a ride to the centre of the village.I´ll ask Frasier Chocolate. I´m sure he´ll be glad to help. Peter said.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"You´ll have your tree, sweetheart. I promise. What about going to the Christmas market to buy some stuff to decorate it?"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Peace smiled and kissed Peter on the cheek. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"That´s a brilliant idea! You´ve just read my mind, love"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV_a_qnBWYn0cpedUupU_Msiy03WGNtFeWqCJQbymUnYvNgbJCJE-GNjJ5nLnMrBIQvngrDZmQZaThVlXNI4T4O9I9diEJ0K-IT7Bsdzc0mnO6aUSsdoo_iyFaw6oA0ybFcGWGt380wCJzntgH8ctRt-JT-ZbJRWLdRPCHfgFf90qdiNOogKUocwOw=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV_a_qnBWYn0cpedUupU_Msiy03WGNtFeWqCJQbymUnYvNgbJCJE-GNjJ5nLnMrBIQvngrDZmQZaThVlXNI4T4O9I9diEJ0K-IT7Bsdzc0mnO6aUSsdoo_iyFaw6oA0ybFcGWGt380wCJzntgH8ctRt-JT-ZbJRWLdRPCHfgFf90qdiNOogKUocwOw=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">So, they headed to the main square where the Christmas market was located.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl5RoWcDirDUTXR4zyxsY1VF24W47AhdvwDQFRCvn62MAxflLjB5OVUZUyKZF0TvBb3EkxbOqtaXsGPHou7v_2BgefnjPEbHV0i--KRHA3FnuEXzypkQpyk5ebLjxRzgmyG_cmZ0_-uHtHNwVeE91oUAl8fyTBM1lvFRKJkvBJ-BfHxqRRA8gnX9pz=s5897" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3086" data-original-width="5897" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl5RoWcDirDUTXR4zyxsY1VF24W47AhdvwDQFRCvn62MAxflLjB5OVUZUyKZF0TvBb3EkxbOqtaXsGPHou7v_2BgefnjPEbHV0i--KRHA3FnuEXzypkQpyk5ebLjxRzgmyG_cmZ0_-uHtHNwVeE91oUAl8fyTBM1lvFRKJkvBJ-BfHxqRRA8gnX9pz=w640-h334" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">As they were approaching they could feel the festive and joyful atmosphere of the village at this time of the year. The Market had lovely decorated stalls crowded with all kind of Christmas decorations and gifts.</span><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw97W2fac_5sE-6e1ongk9htcN8HyMs04qt8tl6eX2CGG38MRxTEE8N6Vi7SnDbqB9nRAULAm21d5jBwvAurI_R-yT0a0yCID_iy_OkCH56cVmQ4tPlg31bqN3drCEVW7B0z7ZLun9_20Asc4ousmb_Uk6L0v5ZVzCROQ1wGanf8kxs6fwiNhtIPyf=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3489" data-original-width="6000" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw97W2fac_5sE-6e1ongk9htcN8HyMs04qt8tl6eX2CGG38MRxTEE8N6Vi7SnDbqB9nRAULAm21d5jBwvAurI_R-yT0a0yCID_iy_OkCH56cVmQ4tPlg31bqN3drCEVW7B0z7ZLun9_20Asc4ousmb_Uk6L0v5ZVzCROQ1wGanf8kxs6fwiNhtIPyf=w640-h372" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The sweet smell of Christmas was also in the air. The lovely smell of cinammon, gingerbread and cookies led Peter and Peace to Tanya and Munchie´s stall. Tanya, Peter´s sister, set up her own business at the Christmas market for the first time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Her cookies and cakes became very popular among the villagers of Sweet Berry Valley. No wonder her sweet treats are so tasty! In case you didn´t know,both Tanya and Munchie worked at "Santa Claus´ Magical Christmas Bakery" before moving from Finland to Sylvania.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR__aCNG3es2WoUvm_FxZkkjpnzrugTa6_vKfyORl6iqdkbMPD9t9Sn3diQhw7ciWXtsIpBOo-R-Bx1YPRGMDRUWdlwcVI9CreEdZ-4PbO3a2dEWAfYErvMzUnq4_qceD-lOboUmVSUyR24se01V9sspn91f1ctWY5OU1qG-RQu7DHPr473Q5r3Nke=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR__aCNG3es2WoUvm_FxZkkjpnzrugTa6_vKfyORl6iqdkbMPD9t9Sn3diQhw7ciWXtsIpBOo-R-Bx1YPRGMDRUWdlwcVI9CreEdZ-4PbO3a2dEWAfYErvMzUnq4_qceD-lOboUmVSUyR24se01V9sspn91f1ctWY5OU1qG-RQu7DHPr473Q5r3Nke=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">After enjoying some of Tanya´s homemade goodies,Peter and Peace continued strolling through the wooden stalls soaking up the vibrant colours, enticing scents and the Christmas carols.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The market was bustling with activity.A visit to the market was one the favourite activities for families during the holiday season.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-pZfOxjRvelH859JiH0_ZVxEWGU2x8oQE7N1hwbGJmYIotj6GSGRPDFtbA9BLYK12nskwUBvVg_iN_Rk2OCVrV-U2se3wosKTqSirIl-bywdCpl9G9H7uUmEfljFStpa3WOizixA2bX2O0ig5Kghm4Yep60jM-2wQ7Ws9qI1tKqmK2FOYg-ar-NLd=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-pZfOxjRvelH859JiH0_ZVxEWGU2x8oQE7N1hwbGJmYIotj6GSGRPDFtbA9BLYK12nskwUBvVg_iN_Rk2OCVrV-U2se3wosKTqSirIl-bywdCpl9G9H7uUmEfljFStpa3WOizixA2bX2O0ig5Kghm4Yep60jM-2wQ7Ws9qI1tKqmK2FOYg-ar-NLd=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Decorations,wreaths, toys, handmade ornaments,candles and even plants and small Christmas trees can be found at the market stalls.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHMKzIkwWz1V3fUdLrIWTUeVu8Q61AZsF_hfu59MFJ4KOSkfWthZfeTvC-B-Q1eeGr0T8kTfQ5DQWVBWbtg7meka01ixgin_FFvy3T07InIYbKbhlzS4sV-gn5Zf7_JaBPdtQrVOgZxqAGqEzadJdbw4bvtiVYqAGqA0-Ferw-iVyhl15XXNd7yyJC=s5879" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3856" data-original-width="5879" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHMKzIkwWz1V3fUdLrIWTUeVu8Q61AZsF_hfu59MFJ4KOSkfWthZfeTvC-B-Q1eeGr0T8kTfQ5DQWVBWbtg7meka01ixgin_FFvy3T07InIYbKbhlzS4sV-gn5Zf7_JaBPdtQrVOgZxqAGqEzadJdbw4bvtiVYqAGqA0-Ferw-iVyhl15XXNd7yyJC=w640-h420" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY0nlLbypfNsgSHI0lddbbAaPxowu4RZUd7zcLudHcz0MCA6oq07eARB0NtLVaGSOmL-hVvri7JsfTEqoysons4GcC8yPDm14niQCRQvgVzQhsJFXPVOx7SjcTA84m9mh5kKZ5dAqFHo9oBCYMFfrkvP7RcvljMQEBLeQO-Peq9Y2ZCkcpuUIpj5rC=s5823" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3680" data-original-width="5823" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY0nlLbypfNsgSHI0lddbbAaPxowu4RZUd7zcLudHcz0MCA6oq07eARB0NtLVaGSOmL-hVvri7JsfTEqoysons4GcC8yPDm14niQCRQvgVzQhsJFXPVOx7SjcTA84m9mh5kKZ5dAqFHo9oBCYMFfrkvP7RcvljMQEBLeQO-Peq9Y2ZCkcpuUIpj5rC=w640-h404" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A tree-shaped cork board caught Peace´s attention.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">She thought it could be very handy to stick notes and Christmas cards.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPIy8E3RmxW7mHYa4ZJmrwQnstYuUX9aEdUXABlLJ35rwnw5tIvNKClism9d0v3cf3THktAga1G_YxdGe_BLJCGz3ndbYrR-rNSaqITtKkZ7R-iMOiLjEO0lvXfStgWzC58zmuLVTKns6JMDI1_7FUpaEliIlSnZ-P4f9mL86OZcYFiPpwu0RIkRVG=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPIy8E3RmxW7mHYa4ZJmrwQnstYuUX9aEdUXABlLJ35rwnw5tIvNKClism9d0v3cf3THktAga1G_YxdGe_BLJCGz3ndbYrR-rNSaqITtKkZ7R-iMOiLjEO0lvXfStgWzC58zmuLVTKns6JMDI1_7FUpaEliIlSnZ-P4f9mL86OZcYFiPpwu0RIkRVG=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">She also bought a big wooden star and some baubles and trinkets.She trusted that Peter would keep his promise so hopefully she´ll put up her Christmas tree soon.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgctEl1xXkA3BtlJg1y5JASAckSP_F84SZe1O0_VyKQo4jEgzwZXx-sNX-5qOIqhBY7UfMe9F0dsrmoyNHOgNLHQjj6Y6Hs_eKM-zS757n9r50yaimOiGKKUEYO4ZaNigQ0ZE_A4fHY5EDcz9yGY_nE49kzE9D_-MBBJbZkMYUP6bINuNkaHzsSxmyV=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3765" data-original-width="6000" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgctEl1xXkA3BtlJg1y5JASAckSP_F84SZe1O0_VyKQo4jEgzwZXx-sNX-5qOIqhBY7UfMe9F0dsrmoyNHOgNLHQjj6Y6Hs_eKM-zS757n9r50yaimOiGKKUEYO4ZaNigQ0ZE_A4fHY5EDcz9yGY_nE49kzE9D_-MBBJbZkMYUP6bINuNkaHzsSxmyV=w640-h402" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The next morning,Peace opened up the Christmas box. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUpEKN-w_FeXHQpsSKZCUS1habhyWD0EBJ68VhJlJHDHaVa6YFwi5v53np8w7TI5EniIjTMekR2izIYDubPEzc0O-QWC8uz8DP2JuVEpRZ3p82NyLXM7DRQIz0VnRxqef_bcaFVod1E6-PLsKnJkBBeIN_ucadRZGXeBjhSl5BbJADxFkIFBsLPnMl=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUpEKN-w_FeXHQpsSKZCUS1habhyWD0EBJ68VhJlJHDHaVa6YFwi5v53np8w7TI5EniIjTMekR2izIYDubPEzc0O-QWC8uz8DP2JuVEpRZ3p82NyLXM7DRQIz0VnRxqef_bcaFVod1E6-PLsKnJkBBeIN_ucadRZGXeBjhSl5BbJADxFkIFBsLPnMl=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">She already had a wooden star she had bought a couple of years ago.She got another one at the market to make a centerpiece for the living room table.</span></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgscMpMiZw0e7baZ3XnNngTbv1lrfnJhTKCjXoI7CEKsVIW60dwy6b4NzENQbLZsBebraOdn5Xsda7S7sbIF0Ia2pcRGpIycl2jl0dgtUlEZ8USblwypL95Datx0CMegvXMEAV3VyVeEqX4j7oCy6TKlROj0JVy0VKsA44iceY9Ev-8sLUAb0vK1v4=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgscMpMiZw0e7baZ3XnNngTbv1lrfnJhTKCjXoI7CEKsVIW60dwy6b4NzENQbLZsBebraOdn5Xsda7S7sbIF0Ia2pcRGpIycl2jl0dgtUlEZ8USblwypL95Datx0CMegvXMEAV3VyVeEqX4j7oCy6TKlROj0JVy0VKsA44iceY9Ev-8sLUAb0vK1v4=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">She had just finished her table ornament when the door opened.</span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">It was Peter who said in a funny voice:"Peter Babblebrook´s delivery service brings your tree with love and care to your front door and free of charge! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Peace ran towards her boyfriend and gave him a big hug. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Oh, Peter,thanks so much! You´re the best!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioaJVy7OpQUpIE5m8uB2tWeIeNE8ILIIZf5clCcwV4AXgXXgqnV6v1LLXIFRbO_q9qOqBQ_0NRUmXPslbyMFUSirrjHgfWnF6h8huThtiI0ZN6pqQmL5H1pY1bNWkVaTgRY76gwNNWu69IoyqdMTY8JQG3u1dTnRNAm_D5BfPkyglauYXNPMYOzpKy=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioaJVy7OpQUpIE5m8uB2tWeIeNE8ILIIZf5clCcwV4AXgXXgqnV6v1LLXIFRbO_q9qOqBQ_0NRUmXPslbyMFUSirrjHgfWnF6h8huThtiI0ZN6pqQmL5H1pY1bNWkVaTgRY76gwNNWu69IoyqdMTY8JQG3u1dTnRNAm_D5BfPkyglauYXNPMYOzpKy=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Peter dutifully put the tree in a corner of the living room and Peace hugged him again.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"It´s a lovely tree, isn´t it? Peter asked feeling proud of his choice and happy to see his girlfriends´delight.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"It´s just perfect! Shall we decorate it together?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Peace was as excited as a little girl ready to decorate a Christmas tree for the first time.It was a long time since she last set up a Christmas tree and also the first time she was going to decorate it with Peter since they lived together.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBrBYnrkvN9n792o-6dbPnTb7xwbKYt3clK841RSXST0oevFXZ-30Uuw-8bUw0uO-hnPAjrmZG8QufXJbae4_bLu5xtInguQA1Kgj2U3mO_b6DUNvG7eHw2-YoINA-2fSPRFPZnaaMQATwxRPL5lILUZVbkPfNQuih-Q7fbrGSWD7NlROndbYqf-Fr=s5462" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3342" data-original-width="5462" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBrBYnrkvN9n792o-6dbPnTb7xwbKYt3clK841RSXST0oevFXZ-30Uuw-8bUw0uO-hnPAjrmZG8QufXJbae4_bLu5xtInguQA1Kgj2U3mO_b6DUNvG7eHw2-YoINA-2fSPRFPZnaaMQATwxRPL5lILUZVbkPfNQuih-Q7fbrGSWD7NlROndbYqf-Fr=w640-h392" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Dressing the tree in traditional festive red and gold is not what Peace had in mind. She wanted to add some of her personality into the branches.Instead of wrapping the tree in sparkling tinsel she put some weaved strips of colourful fabric.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNFVC-ruaOyRwpc1Mc4s3aTwo_tk17XkR2G0kwfznufc_zdDifPjB16gZ1DsGg1b1sRyfqpFc-XyUGcsGS9fZ6nWY00nFiufWjYfZeHcNwOsTfCJIDEidUpTeEQfwHLaZbNhxSzqOmWq2t9SptopE_F5lgKZilktPwHMMzEXXu0T9RFwC4ZoqX4x9T=s5779" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3942" data-original-width="5779" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNFVC-ruaOyRwpc1Mc4s3aTwo_tk17XkR2G0kwfznufc_zdDifPjB16gZ1DsGg1b1sRyfqpFc-XyUGcsGS9fZ6nWY00nFiufWjYfZeHcNwOsTfCJIDEidUpTeEQfwHLaZbNhxSzqOmWq2t9SptopE_F5lgKZilktPwHMMzEXXu0T9RFwC4ZoqX4x9T=w640-h436" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Unconventional ornaments such as flowers, hearts, rainbows and even orange slices give the tree a quirky and cheerful touch. They match Peter and Peace´s style and personality.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJHXTHC5j9iL1P27C82pK38bTUDwMbaQ2ed7i9Oyfzr_nhbqdecvimg_f6t9DL21_cwbNq5nhZcn1FDzfLcUUdtORyUIhx49G5t5XXsdkcMY5ZPD7fj5D7LNl9Id0dgPb3kMGhdpN6UABe9fouBEriav2EQmH4c4uC4MsllM4tch1-2tVF_D0fJNRT=s5526" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3972" data-original-width="5526" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJHXTHC5j9iL1P27C82pK38bTUDwMbaQ2ed7i9Oyfzr_nhbqdecvimg_f6t9DL21_cwbNq5nhZcn1FDzfLcUUdtORyUIhx49G5t5XXsdkcMY5ZPD7fj5D7LNl9Id0dgPb3kMGhdpN6UABe9fouBEriav2EQmH4c4uC4MsllM4tch1-2tVF_D0fJNRT=w640-h460" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">All the ornaments are up so now it´s time to add a star on top of the tree for the final touch.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTPUxVZ1uWY0eIhILD14JXLl4SK4bzMVmPIrgTCJIdXsGOOoGgnfxSU1PiHferrz6AVIGrPFSgKhSsydAOrgOwG5cqTdv4FniZDLyZwE0SLeQviGlxnsCf6jBBm77uVFjPamvj63KOU3XHPPFfz3Rz-Hix8oz7nMVZrIwOXCBBZHH9xEuiNCGx27iC=s5755" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3841" data-original-width="5755" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTPUxVZ1uWY0eIhILD14JXLl4SK4bzMVmPIrgTCJIdXsGOOoGgnfxSU1PiHferrz6AVIGrPFSgKhSsydAOrgOwG5cqTdv4FniZDLyZwE0SLeQviGlxnsCf6jBBm77uVFjPamvj63KOU3XHPPFfz3Rz-Hix8oz7nMVZrIwOXCBBZHH9xEuiNCGx27iC=w640-h428" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Ta-dah!The Christmas tree is all set up!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdgjgvg_E2pGF_sXC4gCv4CIXiK4Mr1mQ8QD8NXs5oA_3Sga6mwGzgZF_wxh8bcRrmXsOW7jC1POLEX7A9k2aQe3r1Gx53vKu0oMy9Hhb0sXh0IWWjMQBw56pCxy8SOBspc9MV8HIbNI9JmoV6IPrF4MAbBfazWfjFrr8RXewgamU03vGKL_ltJCFq=s5320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3425" data-original-width="5320" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdgjgvg_E2pGF_sXC4gCv4CIXiK4Mr1mQ8QD8NXs5oA_3Sga6mwGzgZF_wxh8bcRrmXsOW7jC1POLEX7A9k2aQe3r1Gx53vKu0oMy9Hhb0sXh0IWWjMQBw56pCxy8SOBspc9MV8HIbNI9JmoV6IPrF4MAbBfazWfjFrr8RXewgamU03vGKL_ltJCFq=w640-h412" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Talking about trees,do you remember the tree-shaped cork board Peace bought at the market? It´s just perfect to display the Christmas cards she received from her friends and family.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5xIxPGCAyzEx15gO3lmMdDJhKluuAw5ZGHHzkOmX2ozT_1gef59KbAPZp3Wr3e4sxZSCY828Q-v7xqf_D7J58QHjUmDmAy4Ux18_R0WyrtUfP_sjWXTXnLsN5MMpwRxq5lj7Iq4JkYF56R3nFeb1QZ3G51yqdBAx6TpcZK3G07PmqLV-ecHs36yJs=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5xIxPGCAyzEx15gO3lmMdDJhKluuAw5ZGHHzkOmX2ozT_1gef59KbAPZp3Wr3e4sxZSCY828Q-v7xqf_D7J58QHjUmDmAy4Ux18_R0WyrtUfP_sjWXTXnLsN5MMpwRxq5lj7Iq4JkYF56R3nFeb1QZ3G51yqdBAx6TpcZK3G07PmqLV-ecHs36yJs=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Peace has also sent cards to her friends and relatives. She enjoyed making her own cards. Rainbows and mandalas were the motifs she chose to send good wishes for the holiday season.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></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/a/AVvXsEi5EFoPl3h-No5uqAnVd8FJBr2ObImn_Iz3A7jqKm_A04EYYHnlGb6oDkasaLPVn46uZzT_yUAJ5npxz23abViTAf88XL96Ca79fJnFf1QRRESvSPGS2bHVH8PYbgqZvfe1gImzf3VDhKd4SlKiT1deVHaPHfUZ1i-v9i_wz7CPlUeJmlmoyI-xFNnP=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5EFoPl3h-No5uqAnVd8FJBr2ObImn_Iz3A7jqKm_A04EYYHnlGb6oDkasaLPVn46uZzT_yUAJ5npxz23abViTAf88XL96Ca79fJnFf1QRRESvSPGS2bHVH8PYbgqZvfe1gImzf3VDhKd4SlKiT1deVHaPHfUZ1i-v9i_wz7CPlUeJmlmoyI-xFNnP=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I also want to wish you a wonderful time at Christmas and a Happy New Year filled with your favourite things.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Peter and Peace wanted to send you Christmas greetings too so they gladly posed for this picture to wish you a peaceful and joyful Holiday Season.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A big hug!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg46AOxFsn30acrqNBMD9F_GEhJdUb9AKna-WCPyYx_6N79NZhuWDcpWBx_S0t3pNT7ZgcO_sRBcrLyN53rr-JlhzPdwLkSKe_W-WNUnDgcVLwn2U7NF-hZCXtyO_QOktoQaP-1j_U0KYbCmFGL3WAwUV-6gktEJupHsOByPnYMWrdnCYuacZpC29cn=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">More than a year and a half has passed since I first introduced you to <a href="https://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-new-family-in-sweet-berry-valley.html"><b>The Caramel Family</b></a> and I showed you some pictures of the</span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"> </span><b style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><a href="https://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-caramelsarts-and-crafts-store.html" style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;" target="_blank">Arts and Crafts Store</a> </b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I set up for them</span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Shortly after,I intended to post a story about the opening day. Even though the story was written long ago I haven´t got down to it until now. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In today´s story we´ll see Vivian and Lance running their store and assisting their first customers.</span> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPaFvbE4GKQWMPpGJhvqjYFfj6E6g4nsSAYxut9jqCmyHDan86GDvKuCupjCJR7kuYObI6bEyP40FyQRgg6eLLyNyWlghtT_ZcBVqlfNPvlHcgrmUNl7WwyB9_L323kLq38eWEv6e3gU/s642/Original_Splash_With_Drips_10-31-16-642x209.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="642" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPaFvbE4GKQWMPpGJhvqjYFfj6E6g4nsSAYxut9jqCmyHDan86GDvKuCupjCJR7kuYObI6bEyP40FyQRgg6eLLyNyWlghtT_ZcBVqlfNPvlHcgrmUNl7WwyB9_L323kLq38eWEv6e3gU/w320-h104/Original_Splash_With_Drips_10-31-16-642x209.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span>The day the Arts and Crafts Store opened its doors in Sweet Berry Valley, Agatha Buckley was as excited as a child on Christmas morning. As an arts and crafts teacher and the headmistress of Berry Grove School, she has to order art supplies for her students from a catalogue. However,today she was going to experience the feeling of shopping art supplies in person for the first time.</span><br />
<span>Lance and Vivian were delighted to see that Agatha was their first customer. She was very kind to them when they phoned her to know her opinion about opening their new business in Sweet Berry Valley.</span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Agatha couldn´t belive her luck when she found a copy of "Art School".Last time she tried to order this book from a catalogue it was out of stock.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Vivian kindly gave Agatha some helpful tips for choosing the right type of paintbrush depending on the purpose she had in mind.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">She</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> also wanted to buy a new palette. Vivian recommender her a wood palette for oil painting</span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">. </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">She also had a look at the different easels.Lance offered her a special discount if she was interested in buying them for the school. It was such a great deal that she ordered some.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Before leaving, Agatha thanked Vivian and Lance for their help and wished them the best of luck with their new business.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">"I´ll be back soon!" She said with a big smile.</span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Agatha was really satisfied with her shopping experience!</span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">S</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">he´ll be a regular customer, for sure.</span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Camila-Hunter-Smith was the second customer of the day.On her way back from the bakery she stopped at the art store to buy some sketchbooks and pencils for her triplets.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">Camila and Vivian were talking cheerfully and were completely unaware of what was going to happen next.Lance, who was restocking the shelves, didn´t know either what the triplets were up to</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">"Oops!We´re in big trouble, mum is going to be mad with us" Gerard said in a whisper</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">Camila didn´t lose her temper. She just gave her kids a mild scolding. Deep inside she knows they are just curious kids who don´t mean to do any harm</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">They were relieved to know their mum wasn´t too mad with them and they offered themselves to put the paint pots back to their place.They are good little boys after all</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">Once everything came back to normal.Vivian got Camila the sketchbooks and the pencils she wanted to buy .She really hoped buying a sketchbook for each of her kids would stop them from developing their creative skills on the living room walls</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">When Camila and her triplets were leaving, Peace arrived at the shop. The big blackboard sign grabbed her attention."Perfect timing" she thought. She was running out of coloured pencils for her mandalas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">Peace liked the fact the pencil cases were handmade.Actually, she thought she would be able to make something similar herself.Both were lovely but she was more into bright colours rather than pastel ones so it didn´t take her long to make up her mind</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">Peace was another happy customer!She couldn´t wait to get home to use her new coloured pencils and write to her good friend Apple to tell her about the new store in town</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">Someone who was also looking forward to the opening of the arts and crafts store was Lucy Fenton, the nursery teacher. She believes art has an important effect on children´s development.That´s why she provides children at her nursery with lots of activities that foster their creativity.She bought crayons ,colored pencils, modeling clay and finger paint. She doesn´t mind messy play at all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">Carlie was happy to give Lucy Fenton a tour around her parents´shop. The first day Carlie went to school Lucy was very friendly and asked Carlie to sit next to her. Since then they have become good friends</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">. </span><br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">"<i>Of course,dad!</i> <i>This shop is the best! Look! I´m going to get some colored pencils for Milo, a pencil case for Melinda and this painting for mum."</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>"Well, I´ve already done it ,dad!</i>" Eric said looking at all the stuff on the tables.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>"My!No doubt you liked this shop, son! Don´t you think you got a bit carried away? </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">" <i>I do support your artistic hobby but I think all this stuff is a bit too much." </i>All of a sudden Eric excitement faded away. His father could sense his son´s disappointment and tried to put a smile back on his face<i>."Eric,since your birthday is coming soon,would you like to get these art tools as an early birthday gift?"</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Eric´s face lit up again "<i>Thank you, dad! I don´t need any more presents. All these art supplies are like a treasure to me"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">"<i>You see, dad? Now, we can easily carry everything back home"</i>.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Lance and Vivian gifted him with an easel for being such a good customer but mainly for showing such a big interest in art.Eric reminded them of themselves when they were his age.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;">He hasn´t been happier in ages."<i>Thank you so much,Mrs and Mr.Caramel. When I grow up I hope to be an artist as good as you two. I really admire your artwork.You´re very talented</i></span><div><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: medium;"><i>!"</i>. Lance felt touched by Eric´s words and invited him to visit his art studio.</span><br /><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">As you have just seen, the opening of the arts and crafts shop went quite well and the Caramels were very pleased with their new customers. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">That very same day, over dinner, Vivian and Lance started making plans for the future. They talked about the idea of running workshops for children and the possibility of taking orders to deliver to other parts of the country as a way to expand their business. Their daughter Carlie suggested that they could also organize birthday parties and drawing contests. Her parents thought they were brilliant ideas.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Hopefully if their business keeps going well they will be able to carry out all their projects.</span><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UNo7gsuiFMmaUXqnrfnY4_RZ-Yqnmuf7SRP7tM0BQ8z-Yg2mt9QO45vva9dMCNc-Hbc4YiPl-MOUScVCxYApJx7SWgdJkjIbmPqBJZ8e4krsTQHzxqz1VV-0_ns2cmMj3xBUAynLVi8/s642/Original_Splash_With_Drips_10-31-16-642x209.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UNo7gsuiFMmaUXqnrfnY4_RZ-Yqnmuf7SRP7tM0BQ8z-Yg2mt9QO45vva9dMCNc-Hbc4YiPl-MOUScVCxYApJx7SWgdJkjIbmPqBJZ8e4krsTQHzxqz1VV-0_ns2cmMj3xBUAynLVi8/s320/Original_Splash_With_Drips_10-31-16-642x209.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">Hope you have enjoyed the story or at least some bits of it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">I´m not very proud of the story but I really like some of the miniatures I made and how the little shop turned out.I´ll probably write a short post to show you these miniatures in more detail.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">Hope to be back soon!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace; font-size: medium;">I´m determined to keep publising some old stories I have as draft posts on my blog.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /></div></div></div></div>Cutatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827523133604122245noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467110042862774690.post-72956764127519567792021-04-11T04:38:00.002-07:002021-04-17T16:23:44.488-07:00It´s Farmers´Market day for the Cottontails<p><span style="font-family: courier;">Dear Readers,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Today´s story is my entry for the 6th creativy/crafting challenge of the year in the Sylvanian Families Collector Community.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The theme for this challenge was "Farm Shops and Farmers´Market.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">This year,I haven´t had time to participate in any of the previous challenges but I took advantage of my days off during to the Eater holidays to take some pictures and write this story.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Two years ago I set up a <a href="https://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com/2019/03/farmersmaket-day-in-sweet-berry-valley.html"><b>Farmers´ Market</b></a> as my contribution for one of these challenges: #5 "Farm life". It was an ambitious project that I really enjoyed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">This time,I only intended to take some pictures of the Cottontails getting ready to go the Farmers´market but I ended up writing a story much longer than I had in mind.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Hope you enjoy it!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">.....................................................................</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">It was an early Saturday morning in Sweet Berry Valley.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Aaron Cottontail was loading up his cart with the fresh vegetables, he had just harvested, to sell them in the Farmers´Market.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uDTVEpH1YCzvBmdxyxaYicK8vGx1JcRKIky9RjhFP0UnGmD2HUgAPECLFl6zN2mFV2oAcBnpRSyua2aQu7OBXwhucMHoDjPE5Dc48UNYVcTRI4MkUphszzjnNiCDbIDBL-PEdmw9iJU/s5957/DSC_0836.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3937" data-original-width="5957" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uDTVEpH1YCzvBmdxyxaYicK8vGx1JcRKIky9RjhFP0UnGmD2HUgAPECLFl6zN2mFV2oAcBnpRSyua2aQu7OBXwhucMHoDjPE5Dc48UNYVcTRI4MkUphszzjnNiCDbIDBL-PEdmw9iJU/w640-h422/DSC_0836.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Charlie,his youngest son, was giving him a hand.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"<i>Daddy, look! I´m putting the carrots in the basket,is that ok?"</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Thanks,Charlie! You´re a great help!</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cQdX_o7Vmzmp8JM4Ev9EVJh5f57TDdHr5uVESlhgXWqrj52_h5nkMoLSxAX8VONPsVSUPFM2xbmuho3ZjNlJP1f8wY2buGLRFE8StAuSb567x2UVbhqO6RIlszKIRUVTEFxpMuaAX0Q/s6000/DSC_0839.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3961" data-original-width="6000" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cQdX_o7Vmzmp8JM4Ev9EVJh5f57TDdHr5uVESlhgXWqrj52_h5nkMoLSxAX8VONPsVSUPFM2xbmuho3ZjNlJP1f8wY2buGLRFE8StAuSb567x2UVbhqO6RIlszKIRUVTEFxpMuaAX0Q/w640-h422/DSC_0839.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />Aaron was particularly happy with his harvest of carrots.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"You know, Charlie? These carrots are the sweetest, crispiest and tastiest in the whole Sylvania! </i></span></p><p><i>"<span style="font-family: courier;">Can I eat one, dad?"</span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Sure, go ahead! Carrots are good for you!"</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Charlie munched on the carrot and said with his mouth still full "Mmm...it´s yummy, daddy<i>!".</i></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyG82kn7J05jqrELxPGjA2epIkErSWTGoXy1l1AkD8Et5guCl9EEdlGXHEMSl5dHM0WxxnhFq9dyIKQ_MA_SZETtjr1T2Aq88Rz0VjXUdFhIsIBzumAgKr26NIqQmt_ZaY9NPr-L8zzw/s6000/DSC_0841.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyG82kn7J05jqrELxPGjA2epIkErSWTGoXy1l1AkD8Et5guCl9EEdlGXHEMSl5dHM0WxxnhFq9dyIKQ_MA_SZETtjr1T2Aq88Rz0VjXUdFhIsIBzumAgKr26NIqQmt_ZaY9NPr-L8zzw/w640-h426/DSC_0841.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><span style="font-family: courier;">When all the vegetable crates and baskets were in the cart, Aaron said:</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"We´re done! Now, it´s time for a good breakfast and then we´ll head to market"</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Aaron sounded very cheerful.The truth is he really enjoyed his job, not only tending his crops and harvesting veggies but also delivering and selling his fresh produce. He loved chatting with his customers and the vibrant and lively atmosphere of the market on Saturday morning.</span><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibElSqk1yE5XrabYcHeF8Qwgd2HuKXA7gwtpoJiNRZztFLJETPmcaEICii37KrnXKl6Xtg_V3sMn1lFoETWCqM_jBBitHYvhQsQPNXfVXdHR1u4rYYxtYshBdj2tQgHDEjoLtuW7g7yvQ/s6000/DSC_0843.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibElSqk1yE5XrabYcHeF8Qwgd2HuKXA7gwtpoJiNRZztFLJETPmcaEICii37KrnXKl6Xtg_V3sMn1lFoETWCqM_jBBitHYvhQsQPNXfVXdHR1u4rYYxtYshBdj2tQgHDEjoLtuW7g7yvQ/w640-h426/DSC_0843.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">As soon as Aaron came into the house the nice smell of food led him straight to the kitchen.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Morning, love!"</i> Aaron hugged and kissed his wife affectionately.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Sorrel kissed him back and looked around looking for Charlie.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Where´s Charlie? Wasn´t he with you?"</i></span></div><div><i style="font-family: courier;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="font-family: courier;">"Yes, he was my little helper today. He wanted to go to the stable. Gromwell and Willow were there. They said they were getting Cinnamon ready to go to market."</i></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"That´s fine". Sorrel said."It´s good they take care of her".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyc3oi5OPPPRfklxk6ORl0Y4SU6ssjw-qOS3wEHrtN8bTzz2UkeilXkvhcDwACh9gNk7elBB06w-G-TH2807KW9GRaULQMXHT7MDEX3oHyw1tCc6Yj1UUweALRtk5J0xXw3B6yKkBNGc/s6000/DSC_0906.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyc3oi5OPPPRfklxk6ORl0Y4SU6ssjw-qOS3wEHrtN8bTzz2UkeilXkvhcDwACh9gNk7elBB06w-G-TH2807KW9GRaULQMXHT7MDEX3oHyw1tCc6Yj1UUweALRtk5J0xXw3B6yKkBNGc/w640-h426/DSC_0906.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Cinnamon is part of the family. She is the family´s cart pony.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">They all love and care for her.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Willow and Charly like to brush her hair and </span><span style="font-family: courier;">Gromwell makes sure she always has a bucket filled with fresh water.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvI0jmuY8Ewf0gCffkv0QwE0TAKgtse6OVTnM0TD5tBzYaEJb0r6Sx1nIZ1fONzG0ft5qEO3Hh-F3iSjfKutNmTmyjtt8I1P9hq-SewVg0YU4osEnzdz44KFlGqq3MgyyQuZbCYa_E0w/s6000/DSC_0865.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvI0jmuY8Ewf0gCffkv0QwE0TAKgtse6OVTnM0TD5tBzYaEJb0r6Sx1nIZ1fONzG0ft5qEO3Hh-F3iSjfKutNmTmyjtt8I1P9hq-SewVg0YU4osEnzdz44KFlGqq3MgyyQuZbCYa_E0w/w640-h426/DSC_0865.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">As today is Saturday and the weather is nice and warm,Charlie, Willow and Gromwell are also going to the market with their parents.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Willow wants Cinnamon to look her best when they go to the Farmers´Market but this always causes a bit of an argument with her brother Gromwell.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Come on Willow! Are you going to make her wear that silly pink bow again?"</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>" Yes,I am !She looks lovey and today she´s also going to wear this hat" I don´t want her to get heatstroke".</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"This is ridiculous,Willow! We´re not going to a pet show contest, sis! We´re going to the Farmers´Market" Gromwell said, rolling his eyes.</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGX0IaBuwyayER0NyZnXztBQc8cNrm50Yd1PFsLzwGlXf9DmFN2dVmJayuzY9na6RfC2zyfxov7jpq04AqtjKpRvcNaYQaZvKP4GCgjT8JdOo2cLU1dUlHNfa19DWfA6cGikY4orJ7zj8/s6000/DSC_0872.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGX0IaBuwyayER0NyZnXztBQc8cNrm50Yd1PFsLzwGlXf9DmFN2dVmJayuzY9na6RfC2zyfxov7jpq04AqtjKpRvcNaYQaZvKP4GCgjT8JdOo2cLU1dUlHNfa19DWfA6cGikY4orJ7zj8/w640-h426/DSC_0872.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">But her brother´s words didn´t make Willow change her mind about "dressing up" the family pony.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"You look gorgeous Cinnamon!. Don´t mind Gromwell!If you could talk you </span><span style="font-family: courier;">would agree with me, wouldn´t you?" </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Who knows, she probably would. By the way they look at each other one can tell there is a great mutual understanding.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Or1lOPl3uMZx97f4RiC1vz7Hzb8vMEaihglnUtvvWiupVgoxPVeD9lK2ffw8UIZtAfWe2JGDlxI3dP4hkdf-vBhIOYiiHBYrbpZj3oy5iYep0iu8G2C5JPW6Xcl-0OPUfATO0Qx2SsA/s6000/DSC_0875.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Or1lOPl3uMZx97f4RiC1vz7Hzb8vMEaihglnUtvvWiupVgoxPVeD9lK2ffw8UIZtAfWe2JGDlxI3dP4hkdf-vBhIOYiiHBYrbpZj3oy5iYep0iu8G2C5JPW6Xcl-0OPUfATO0Qx2SsA/w640-h426/DSC_0875.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Willow was petting Cinnamon when Gromwell said :<i>"Charlie is hungry, we´re going to get some food".</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"I´m hungry too,get something for me, please and don´t get mad with me, bro!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><i>"</i><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>Ok,let´s forget about it!"</i> Gromwell didn´t want to keep arguing with his sister. She was a bit stubborn but he also had to admit Cinnamon didn´t seem to be uncomfortable.Otherwise she would have bared her teeth or even kicked.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GMI85gON1V6cFvYTSQmWILDVwRLvcyr9vscrV15EaJtrNSpqMYoHPUUWwtysGaTdm5PgtVRVa04RgYs7KWcLJvkgwhaj3Q_Cji2tdpY0tC0sjRq-nT4hGq_RG-yLp53smw90soMUF3M/s6000/DSC_0882.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3891" data-original-width="6000" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GMI85gON1V6cFvYTSQmWILDVwRLvcyr9vscrV15EaJtrNSpqMYoHPUUWwtysGaTdm5PgtVRVa04RgYs7KWcLJvkgwhaj3Q_Cji2tdpY0tC0sjRq-nT4hGq_RG-yLp53smw90soMUF3M/w640-h416/DSC_0882.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">At the Cottontails´kitchen, Sorrel was packing some sandwiches for lunch.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"We can have a picnic by the river on our way back from the market"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Great idea love!, but have some breakfast. We have to leave soon".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlEwgVjJp2JI1S6VCjkKhZKMXxLYbTGZxfwCaPvzSYfp2Ou1xAsHdd582DCrCkQjSf7pDwLJrVuyfF5vrFQGheBbvZLMP_Lbm_jZ3ZLONRvn5BEdEU-IrdtsdvRBe432_wLCRE908cpg/s5742/DSC_0910.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5742" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlEwgVjJp2JI1S6VCjkKhZKMXxLYbTGZxfwCaPvzSYfp2Ou1xAsHdd582DCrCkQjSf7pDwLJrVuyfF5vrFQGheBbvZLMP_Lbm_jZ3ZLONRvn5BEdEU-IrdtsdvRBe432_wLCRE908cpg/w640-h446/DSC_0910.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">The picnic basket was ready and Sorrel was about to sit down to have breakfast when Gromwell and Charlie came into the kitchen.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Mummy,my tummy is hungry!"</i> said Charlie looking at the basket of sandwiches.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Me too and so is Willow. We had a very early breakfast this morning,mum" </i>added Gromwell<i>.</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUhwAXPXm-9zZgGjT4lS8qwacgijecRm9qA5QLiP0zG-d-wvRyaWBH9mSFIEzzUrK3eGTJI1PupCS1UruLOlctHZQZiRDBbR-0c7yh3MX7wRczmpkX0iStIMrkawXDgBinvrgdTVbTjA/s5358/DSC_0930.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5358" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUhwAXPXm-9zZgGjT4lS8qwacgijecRm9qA5QLiP0zG-d-wvRyaWBH9mSFIEzzUrK3eGTJI1PupCS1UruLOlctHZQZiRDBbR-0c7yh3MX7wRczmpkX0iStIMrkawXDgBinvrgdTVbTjA/w640-h478/DSC_0930.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Here you are, have a banana each and give this apple to Cinnamon".</i></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>Sorrel said handing them the fruit.</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Don´t go anywhere. We´re leaving as soon as we finish breakfast". Aaron told their sons.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"We´ll be at the stable, dad". "See you in a while and thanks mum" .</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQMEZNu_pdcEy8ekfvivlZmyXz5z8rxlgDx3bONygBcWMr6mf9ZFKK_samgTbtpyajJm9JYIGUhF6P9SIsUXVxzyHuDjIBEHMVnsb5gdv0nF4c7ieKIBJzwE8JysU3n-1L0z3rrGDkf4/s6000/DSC_0934.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQMEZNu_pdcEy8ekfvivlZmyXz5z8rxlgDx3bONygBcWMr6mf9ZFKK_samgTbtpyajJm9JYIGUhF6P9SIsUXVxzyHuDjIBEHMVnsb5gdv0nF4c7ieKIBJzwE8JysU3n-1L0z3rrGDkf4/w640-h426/DSC_0934.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />After having breakfast and tidying up the kitchen, Aaron and Sorrel went to look for their children. It was time to hitch Cinnamon to the cart and head to the Farmers´ market.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Before going to the stable they went to put the picnic basket in the cart.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">When Aaron opened the back door of the cart he said, surprised:"The carrots are gone! </span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kZB1jCarz3umXvdXRlprvvvjOSYb2LHKMBKW6rMIzXVf90-mKJafdE3eT9yQyzsAaXJmOwfKx-J7Al-bG6vDWO_IFB70M7cTXX9EnuxIibhk3F6T4GUyqx1HD6tZ09xLJHcEagMMFus/s5862/DSC_0849.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5862" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kZB1jCarz3umXvdXRlprvvvjOSYb2LHKMBKW6rMIzXVf90-mKJafdE3eT9yQyzsAaXJmOwfKx-J7Al-bG6vDWO_IFB70M7cTXX9EnuxIibhk3F6T4GUyqx1HD6tZ09xLJHcEagMMFus/w640-h436/DSC_0849.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"How come?. Are you sure you put them in the cart?"</i> Sorrel asked looking at the empty space his husband was pointed to.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Of course, I am! It was a heavy basket and it was right there!".</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"That´s very strange,Aaron!".</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">The missing carrots issue left Aaron clearly perplexed.He was also dissapointed.His carrots were always in demand and today he won´t be able to offer them to their customers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><i style="font-family: courier;">"It is very strange indeed but we have to go or we´ll be late. There´s nothing we can do about it".</i></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinw1fk1beNmQue0h5CUFckw64j3eNVHEUjcDIK34mcd7zkeBt_MQwl3MG30Pd13aTo8ftNvEq1vRzahtEaH5E1C_6mlPH3O2XCpgunDRu54Q5-1rV0cJvfQgaHSFCMfkjcRk8R7vBh57M/s6000/DSC_0854.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinw1fk1beNmQue0h5CUFckw64j3eNVHEUjcDIK34mcd7zkeBt_MQwl3MG30Pd13aTo8ftNvEq1vRzahtEaH5E1C_6mlPH3O2XCpgunDRu54Q5-1rV0cJvfQgaHSFCMfkjcRk8R7vBh57M/w640-h426/DSC_0854.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">When Aaron and Sorrel arrived at the stable they told their children it was time to leave.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Are you OK, dad?</i> Gromwell asked his father. It was obvious he was still a bit concerned.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"I´m fine,Grom!</i> <i>It´s just that the basket with the carrots has dissapeared and I wonder what could have happened"</i>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBbXgVOO3pzxzfSny6gZgEgCme_3YTTFeggdAV2ne4_Nd1pKoJfMwcnSsxfB4zWG227cPMSDpPICdC7coIUpcDhG5evKFUp-cU9ROoFb453yOH2sWbvLc4sck8EkwxuLSI8aXDhx_wiQ/s6000/DSC_0883.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBbXgVOO3pzxzfSny6gZgEgCme_3YTTFeggdAV2ne4_Nd1pKoJfMwcnSsxfB4zWG227cPMSDpPICdC7coIUpcDhG5evKFUp-cU9ROoFb453yOH2sWbvLc4sck8EkwxuLSI8aXDhx_wiQ/w640-h426/DSC_0883.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div> All of a sudden ,Charlie jumped from the haystalk where he was standing and said:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"I know where the carrots are, dad!"</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Then,Cinnamon turned her head and the mystery of the missing carrots was solved.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWFPBw-Mq0fOKMbuK8sPdYRz-G_r6yw8dB7JyuJON7M9Gwde6iUc1QtAg40-UD_xUc_z87e8kVa0NSXng3reqJz2VfYWvr_DgJAlS0FdT3ot5m1N6k-Q_9GCaFY6bfsF91aE3w-EqQ1k/s6000/DSC_0888.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWFPBw-Mq0fOKMbuK8sPdYRz-G_r6yw8dB7JyuJON7M9Gwde6iUc1QtAg40-UD_xUc_z87e8kVa0NSXng3reqJz2VfYWvr_DgJAlS0FdT3ot5m1N6k-Q_9GCaFY6bfsF91aE3w-EqQ1k/w640-h426/DSC_0888.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Look,dad! You were right! Your carrots are the best, she ate them all!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Charlie said showing his father the empty basket.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Cinnamon was hungry, dad!"</i> Gromwell pointed out with a guilty look on his face.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Sorry, dad!" Willow whispered."Grom is right dad, Cinnamon was very hungry, she ate my banana and she even ate the peel!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKWkoVb43b4qRzvnVbc2-ITvorw_86phMokOqXjkiWml39v_whSXL9hbfx_exMWR5Gjze9zCkeGXiMT_37KZIIhsFa2Rev1gkJDGd3d6zMCIj7n7CLpW__6AA5L0uVO0_uDLUbs6lBqs/s6000/DSC_0891.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKWkoVb43b4qRzvnVbc2-ITvorw_86phMokOqXjkiWml39v_whSXL9hbfx_exMWR5Gjze9zCkeGXiMT_37KZIIhsFa2Rev1gkJDGd3d6zMCIj7n7CLpW__6AA5L0uVO0_uDLUbs6lBqs/w640-h426/DSC_0891.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"<i>Are you angry with us, dad?</i> Gromwell asked still feeling kind of guilty.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Aaron´s worried look vanished.He was quite pleased to see his kids cared so much about the family pet.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Not at all! </i>He exclaimed while he was putting the sadle on Cinnamon´s back<i>. Cinnamon deserved a good breakfast and those carrot will give her enough energy to pull the cart.I´m glad you noticed she was hungry but... from now on you are going to grow a carrot patch just for her. The three of you will be in charge of watering and picking up the carrots, is that OK?"</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Charlie, Willow and Gromwell embraced their father´s idea with great enthusiasm.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"That´s great and now it´s time to set off. It´s getting late! Aaron said patting Cinnamon affectionately. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKUeyRgFB0WnZlBapBxVgOj5eZnEehxajqHxSVXI0w8clBakCidqAsNQVkHluGOlp7TO6pgk0d7ZkkNrPhMtRBOwLbRkEqZ4tVuUVqVpr17tHc0I5cMO0MV1C0xt3NT_xrTC3YKgXZFw/s6000/DSC_0894.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKUeyRgFB0WnZlBapBxVgOj5eZnEehxajqHxSVXI0w8clBakCidqAsNQVkHluGOlp7TO6pgk0d7ZkkNrPhMtRBOwLbRkEqZ4tVuUVqVpr17tHc0I5cMO0MV1C0xt3NT_xrTC3YKgXZFw/w640-h426/DSC_0894.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: courier;">The Cottontails are already on their way to the Farmers´ Market. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_MBWr4-6R0L6eiCRtdZZ8A4mKU6iNR6Mm4_lShEpmAj7mMI6DpYdFo5wIYfEUSiN5Vk43nnvkHTtE8Ijh2InOxn06b-E7vlTu8qeP6wHz6w8B2eZYz55P9D8UCMjDpWZHpXaeVKCqgk/s5171/DSC_0901.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5171" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_MBWr4-6R0L6eiCRtdZZ8A4mKU6iNR6Mm4_lShEpmAj7mMI6DpYdFo5wIYfEUSiN5Vk43nnvkHTtE8Ijh2InOxn06b-E7vlTu8qeP6wHz6w8B2eZYz55P9D8UCMjDpWZHpXaeVKCqgk/w640-h496/DSC_0901.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">As soon as they arrived, they all helped set up the stall.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXTUlwJvbNMlSc8YtslXpXLyzwMoe-QI-By8eOCRxiRy4qCdWQA8Edr0Bl_xkKHyw8TfByPOdz41Cju82LqgIcIPuLAvkbgN4zieLn6129aBfOZAebigDIplX4-8hfDocU_O6NzhrsUI/s5473/DSC_0952.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3976" data-original-width="5473" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXTUlwJvbNMlSc8YtslXpXLyzwMoe-QI-By8eOCRxiRy4qCdWQA8Edr0Bl_xkKHyw8TfByPOdz41Cju82LqgIcIPuLAvkbgN4zieLn6129aBfOZAebigDIplX4-8hfDocU_O6NzhrsUI/w640-h464/DSC_0952.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>When the stall was ready, the kids asked if they could go to the meadow next to the school to play with their friends.When the weather is nice most stall ownwers take their children to the market.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Iona,Winton and Emma Dale will be there and Mandy Brightfield and her sister Jenny and Justine Apple-Blossom will bring some pastries from her father´s stall. They always go to the meadow and then to Primrose Park, the one next to the nursery".</i> Willow explained.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Ok, you can go but keep an eye on Charlie" Sorrel warned Willow and Aaron added: "Be back when the Town Hall´s clock strikes twelve".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"We will! The children and Cinnamon went to meet their friends.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cmw2-kfRo_ZPlykejV7u3Q_EI4PTZkgYxdTxLw9rb1wunMsCy09iYWZ-Lujrz3XrHfp-PIUbiLqG3rTxD7ipjsI7z-Ersre2y2vZUFJNWxvNronO3vkmKIS0sR1KQvu55k2HmEbJHq0/s6000/DSC_0954.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cmw2-kfRo_ZPlykejV7u3Q_EI4PTZkgYxdTxLw9rb1wunMsCy09iYWZ-Lujrz3XrHfp-PIUbiLqG3rTxD7ipjsI7z-Ersre2y2vZUFJNWxvNronO3vkmKIS0sR1KQvu55k2HmEbJHq0/w640-h426/DSC_0954.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The first customers didn´t take long to arrive.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Mabel and Mack Periwinkle were usually the first to approach the Cottontails´stall.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"<i>Morning Sorrel,morning Aaron, don´t tell me you had already run out of carrots! </i>Mabel said after having a look at the produce.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"I´m afraid your grandchildren are going to miss your delicious carrot cake, Mrs. Periwinkle. There are no carrots today.<i>Our pony Cinnamon ate them all this morning.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"I d<i>on´t blame her. It´s hard to find carrots as crunchy and tasty as yours". </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqWnykBzOuKlgC3yHflqgXuYt4aBJthyVZt9l0scrJQhXlJA3E573Lvx9afsvMHMiO396w67V0gLmg2PstjZwkVRHtnpTBBC1dQDu5PM2EaQfX-wzhEqP3iFiSGko7u-ByY9mDlxTAaI/s6000/DSC_0958.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqWnykBzOuKlgC3yHflqgXuYt4aBJthyVZt9l0scrJQhXlJA3E573Lvx9afsvMHMiO396w67V0gLmg2PstjZwkVRHtnpTBBC1dQDu5PM2EaQfX-wzhEqP3iFiSGko7u-ByY9mDlxTAaI/w640-h426/DSC_0958.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Well...<i>Let´s see what other veggies we can get..."</i></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9v_sDPrP00sPfkItS7Y_uw1qRrlRVURk7YxnGolo_2he5p1yxFAJHrN9TeWijVjTtca1zSw3Qy8GdR25WGpLQ91QoQPlJEbKdY0viz9jrCCNwOJQet2TmjmK44-OItSikq_STLejftt4/s5179/DSC_0961.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3942" data-original-width="5179" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9v_sDPrP00sPfkItS7Y_uw1qRrlRVURk7YxnGolo_2he5p1yxFAJHrN9TeWijVjTtca1zSw3Qy8GdR25WGpLQ91QoQPlJEbKdY0viz9jrCCNwOJQet2TmjmK44-OItSikq_STLejftt4/w640-h488/DSC_0961.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i>Sorrel was happy to see Betsy and Olly Oakwood.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"It´s great to see you! How was your honeymoon? Sorrel asked the newly married couple.</i></span></div><div>"<span style="font-family: courier;">We had a great time! Ollie and Betsy said with a smile.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Ollie has been living in Sweet Berry Valley all his life.Last summer he visited Alcala de Sylvania and met Betsy.He felt in love with her straigth away and six months later they celebrated their wedding. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"I´m glad to hear that. What can I get you today?" </i></span></div><div>"<span style="font-family: courier;">Can we have </span><span style="font-family: courier;">some p</span><i><span style="font-family: courier;">eppers, tomatoes,radishes and a lettuce, please? Betsy ordered in her sweet soft voice .</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;">Haven´t you got carrots today, have you? Ollie asked.</span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31aM3zTSda3OlBFo65Od9aTz9WI7UKkadq3H2JqnvVU5YxWT5m_5MYJayO6vm1mvwfwVjwgkeBsMdMy7xYES496FewzGDsXnq415TBBDVFDD-7plc7J-yDg2914QgaCddu2aznts-paI/s6000/DSC_0965.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31aM3zTSda3OlBFo65Od9aTz9WI7UKkadq3H2JqnvVU5YxWT5m_5MYJayO6vm1mvwfwVjwgkeBsMdMy7xYES496FewzGDsXnq415TBBDVFDD-7plc7J-yDg2914QgaCddu2aznts-paI/w640-h426/DSC_0965.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Aaron also congratulated the Oakwoods on their wedding.He enjoyed having a chat with his customers. Actually, most of them were good friends and going to the market was a good opportunity to meet them and talk to them.</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoA51Tp95el1_iKnOi58lUCfBbkuj5qgHF0kklO8Nn3qY4qWRwA0GAMOfBuFU_DZYIsqOm_aT-IHLnZQWQB8H8HtTR4RrWtUoaBL2Ub59XSelfujoShk9lyHjviBeVsZQaU_htkwEsml8/s6000/DSC_0971.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3908" data-original-width="6000" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoA51Tp95el1_iKnOi58lUCfBbkuj5qgHF0kklO8Nn3qY4qWRwA0GAMOfBuFU_DZYIsqOm_aT-IHLnZQWQB8H8HtTR4RrWtUoaBL2Ub59XSelfujoShk9lyHjviBeVsZQaU_htkwEsml8/w640-h416/DSC_0971.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Mortimer Bramble! How are you doing, my friend?</i></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>And look at this big boy! Nice cart, Bilberry. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>Do you like veggies?" "I do,Mr.Cottontail. Carrots are my favourite".Can we get some, dad?"</i></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;">And Aaron had to tell the story of the missing carrots once again.<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWyDFVa_Cqx5NB8J8g1mds9pkZngJufnz5UzKb9NrafWYEn4_gPO0LOUS9rHZcWjwFOj_na7pfam1eORHmk2_asD9_TeGWGcucvY0jBuKYe9tM6O-sU70ddcTrMR1Hn4vl3R5kPrRHbk/s5674/DSC_0974.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3778" data-original-width="5674" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWyDFVa_Cqx5NB8J8g1mds9pkZngJufnz5UzKb9NrafWYEn4_gPO0LOUS9rHZcWjwFOj_na7pfam1eORHmk2_asD9_TeGWGcucvY0jBuKYe9tM6O-sU70ddcTrMR1Hn4vl3R5kPrRHbk/w640-h426/DSC_0974.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">The market was getting busy and the produce was selling well.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"I should have brought my bike with me!</i>PC Booby Roberts said."<i>I miss having a basket to carry all the good produce I´d like to buy in this market."</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Bobby Roberts has recently moved to Sweet Berry Valley.Walking along the street market gives him the chance to get to know the villagers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">The population of Sweet Berry Vally has been increasing at a fast pace.Mayor Cameron Moss considered it was necessary to have a policeman in the village to make sure everything is just as it should be.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyyd8o-ViY50ptOayK1R7ApxCnHzpi8oeY8OHUPQGFbOtsTU8h2UQv8dCYuDkL32c6mBRYpooIKmImDzzvm8kqDt9ACqRyQ_TUaUF2lztP5enAbn0Zi8bKaG8iSJTXkMCOKSg8fXwYR5A/s6000/DSC_0979.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyyd8o-ViY50ptOayK1R7ApxCnHzpi8oeY8OHUPQGFbOtsTU8h2UQv8dCYuDkL32c6mBRYpooIKmImDzzvm8kqDt9ACqRyQ_TUaUF2lztP5enAbn0Zi8bKaG8iSJTXkMCOKSg8fXwYR5A/w640-h426/DSC_0979.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"> As you can see, the Farmers´ market was bustling with activity!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKIhmziKdP_TmMyhfiiaKv6wqLLkDkjyzT8bLxFQXnvVrc9XtpSACaBWoRrcWuJ3b-UR4q2QI3gu4BoOrhZeGEYKpNm_OjK-D3dMmoGl-q42GYZhlmW6JViehka2lJdn8XNk7EsVp4jU/s5511/DSC_0988.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5511" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKIhmziKdP_TmMyhfiiaKv6wqLLkDkjyzT8bLxFQXnvVrc9XtpSACaBWoRrcWuJ3b-UR4q2QI3gu4BoOrhZeGEYKpNm_OjK-D3dMmoGl-q42GYZhlmW6JViehka2lJdn8XNk7EsVp4jU/w640-h464/DSC_0988.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Shortly after twelve´, the children and Cinnamon came back to the market.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Most of the produce was sold and it was time to put everything away.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"I think we can call it a day!"</i> Aaron said looking at the empty boxes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGTBFQ4cqTvbsybROXVYoInrmMk8ICCsScetS21kpqmW1Evg5tcHU91c5wE-iQn4wQplhZ27ZbDkyOhxf43NZY_o4mpZW5hg7Ml8FuwfaSGNG6kJn129IefhwSBmehS70kp4mIAmm6mQ/s5224/DSC_0991.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3778" data-original-width="5224" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGTBFQ4cqTvbsybROXVYoInrmMk8ICCsScetS21kpqmW1Evg5tcHU91c5wE-iQn4wQplhZ27ZbDkyOhxf43NZY_o4mpZW5hg7Ml8FuwfaSGNG6kJn129IefhwSBmehS70kp4mIAmm6mQ/w640-h462/DSC_0991.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">The children helped put the boxes and crates back in the cart.</span></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/AVvXsEg8j397N2V8zV_uvJoEElTJ2A_AuIYGVHlEGUgUhzYrxPzmb-c95p6MD4GyQBN3uuwXkBshMRn4nvUKW5VHk_rm4S7IRKsQkDBriQ2J-huG0ABq5fjrmpCFU-BMpTlCnuGk2MF-vuQzObs/s5801/DSC_0996.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3851" data-original-width="5801" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8j397N2V8zV_uvJoEElTJ2A_AuIYGVHlEGUgUhzYrxPzmb-c95p6MD4GyQBN3uuwXkBshMRn4nvUKW5VHk_rm4S7IRKsQkDBriQ2J-huG0ABq5fjrmpCFU-BMpTlCnuGk2MF-vuQzObs/w640-h424/DSC_0996.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"All set to go!"</i> Aaron was going to close the cart door when Willow asked her father to wait.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"<i>Hold on a sec, dad! Iona wants to tell me something"</i><br /></span><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SoNSb6ACI2OIPUlEMAw_SlZXd_gP-SiOa5yLWIX-jOxOO0FDh7SuCGn9iyfpMuDAOhUetHe65N2QjZQjxgxVyQU4EdjuN8WqiCMX6ChxqyjtSIAt4VmFeBmyxuB7jQ5fYyDdSUEtVaI/s6000/DSC_1001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SoNSb6ACI2OIPUlEMAw_SlZXd_gP-SiOa5yLWIX-jOxOO0FDh7SuCGn9iyfpMuDAOhUetHe65N2QjZQjxgxVyQU4EdjuN8WqiCMX6ChxqyjtSIAt4VmFeBmyxuB7jQ5fYyDdSUEtVaI/w640-h426/DSC_1001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>"<i><span style="font-family: courier;">I kept the last four apples from our fruit stall for Cinnamon" She is such a beautiful and friendly pony!Hope she likes them. They´re crisp and juicy."</span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"You´re so kind, Iona! </i>Willow told her friend.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Thanks very much! "Cinamon is having a feast today! Carrots for breakfastS and apples for lunch.They´re her favourite treats." A</i>aron said.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCl1HM-nfThsBFxwgJXkZ_gbdwvuYNvbTV4qxvFxM_qUsy4otGOZ-O3P5wI_0Do_BPCcAuOCfnuFBePIk0a4ZV0Gdm_JjIrJkpED5G1XXmTI3vV4j5Ac0lxpEkGLuO-yM8nviJNaB_9Q/s6000/DSC_1003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3817" data-original-width="6000" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCl1HM-nfThsBFxwgJXkZ_gbdwvuYNvbTV4qxvFxM_qUsy4otGOZ-O3P5wI_0Do_BPCcAuOCfnuFBePIk0a4ZV0Gdm_JjIrJkpED5G1XXmTI3vV4j5Ac0lxpEkGLuO-yM8nviJNaB_9Q/w640-h408/DSC_1003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Would you like some veggies? There´s not much left but you´ll have enough for a soup or a salad"</i> Aaron handed a crate of vegetables to the Dales to repay Iona´s act of kindness.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA969qGI3sOZ6osoKSQAELQuRhyphenhyphenttGETahhce6bieYsczlsrPJbF8Eo6ENMGL3rJBFjb4nkORQ6TwcR87BN-b47MT6LKXEn4-I2SMrQqsAa9rdwcs-l1TwVgjM8ElPgQlQCpbAiAqoYAw/s5861/DSC_1005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5861" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA969qGI3sOZ6osoKSQAELQuRhyphenhyphenttGETahhce6bieYsczlsrPJbF8Eo6ENMGL3rJBFjb4nkORQ6TwcR87BN-b47MT6LKXEn4-I2SMrQqsAa9rdwcs-l1TwVgjM8ElPgQlQCpbAiAqoYAw/w640-h436/DSC_1005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Sorrel got out of the cart and went to talk to Barbara and Ewan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: courier;">"Would you like to join us for a picnic? I made some sandwiches and brought some juice and fruit too."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Thanks Sorrel but I feel a bit tired and I can´t wait to get home and have a rest. Didn´t I tell you that I´m expecting?" </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"That´s great news! </i>Sorrel and Aaron congratulated the Dales, wished them the best of luck and offered them their help.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><br /></i></span></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; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkjm8hMx7lAUQ0XedTDpP75D1ZUWsvG_GJgZLy83XhyCaiaf09Z4xDCtj0MGQT8wByHYJslaoswFbR7qxeEIA_q3yBP4oUFAm-yUaKI8ALtr-A5-Z3bIXN-nUPcE4FapNcSDpzWph160/s6000/DSC_1008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkjm8hMx7lAUQ0XedTDpP75D1ZUWsvG_GJgZLy83XhyCaiaf09Z4xDCtj0MGQT8wByHYJslaoswFbR7qxeEIA_q3yBP4oUFAm-yUaKI8ALtr-A5-Z3bIXN-nUPcE4FapNcSDpzWph160/w640-h426/DSC_1008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;">The Dales went back home and the Cottontails headed to their favourite picnic spot.</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;">After the hustle and bustle of the morning at the market, this peaceful area by the river was the perfect place to fold out their yellow gingham picnic blanket and enjoy a relaxing lunch outdoors. Sharing family time in such a stunning scenery was one of the greatest joys in life for the Cottontails.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QQdmYSmBIuBVYvBWW5sJNQAO_Jp-QGDy2R6a5rwZhobBU6aXfYjJTwLQrb_413Yltv62NSNX2cY5eZPFzYDD-sikekk_YaROBaBivFjDLiMgwekiHpz1UpwLXB5ykoc9Tjr0iGLnleE/s5307/DSC_1032.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3769" data-original-width="5307" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QQdmYSmBIuBVYvBWW5sJNQAO_Jp-QGDy2R6a5rwZhobBU6aXfYjJTwLQrb_413Yltv62NSNX2cY5eZPFzYDD-sikekk_YaROBaBivFjDLiMgwekiHpz1UpwLXB5ykoc9Tjr0iGLnleE/w640-h454/DSC_1032.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>....................................................................................................................................................................</div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">The "Pony and Trap" is one of my SF Tomy vintage sets (1990). I bought it second hand long time ago but this is the first time I featured it in one of my stories. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">At first, it was meant to belong to the Underwoods. I even took a picture of this family in front of the cart a few years ago.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QHtK2l7rFOU0eBmmVT8VTy9J3MqSij-imqjJY7kByyW5Yg_EKqqJBK9vGQ2xjWzZNyTFiqWAjIwKUxaHIxWCTEcsvzGmnJhoBSmfR0Bq5OFFYnjq26aAKs6q7nl2dPji5P4IA37ZE0Y/s4956/DSC_5004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3598" data-original-width="4956" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QHtK2l7rFOU0eBmmVT8VTy9J3MqSij-imqjJY7kByyW5Yg_EKqqJBK9vGQ2xjWzZNyTFiqWAjIwKUxaHIxWCTEcsvzGmnJhoBSmfR0Bq5OFFYnjq26aAKs6q7nl2dPji5P4IA37ZE0Y/w640-h464/DSC_5004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Then, I thought the colours of the cart suited the Brambles´s outfits, (the figures that come with the bakery and the pizza set).In Sweet Berry Valley, Yvonne and Michael Bramble are the winemakers so I thought this cart could be very handy for them.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgpisfVyM6ciNLnTW3D6NNnKtKN7o4GH79p6LLHoEg2LnX-co9rHntz1OyvgtkNlziy9V4wQdMvCvpwWUyMHdxDM50DqxbY12yqPVWeU_U00jzIJQ2HcnsWAHgyGZfGMzN3Zy6XN1jN8/s6000/DSC_7355.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3486" data-original-width="6000" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgpisfVyM6ciNLnTW3D6NNnKtKN7o4GH79p6LLHoEg2LnX-co9rHntz1OyvgtkNlziy9V4wQdMvCvpwWUyMHdxDM50DqxbY12yqPVWeU_U00jzIJQ2HcnsWAHgyGZfGMzN3Zy6XN1jN8/w640-h372/DSC_7355.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />As the Cottontails also needed a means of transport to deliver and take their produce to the market this cart was the best option I had, so they´ll probably become the official owners from now on. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">This story also gave me the chance to introduce some new residents in Sweet Berry Valley such as Betsy Oakwood. My good friend Berna had a spare Oakwood squirrel that was missing an eye. She managed to give Betsy a new eye and gave it to me. Ollie was delighted and so I was when she arrived.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Have you spotted Reverend Kelvin Waters in the market?.Last Christmas Berna made the perfect outfit for a spare sylvanian beaver I had and since then Reverend Kelvin has been living in Sweet Berry Valley.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjhOZZp9MuDaOmB_4R7li-k2Vgk2BJRar_VN8j2Vom5OtbPItlHP_Fr6UyqcAbYMuYG9RJUQ3OKrW8T9KKzt_ZSUdWpMrlB6Xdt87r6GdEO_In0o7AMrn0RAoDmOVJjKopmJO8ANzyxg/s4915/DSC_9366.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3999" data-original-width="4915" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjhOZZp9MuDaOmB_4R7li-k2Vgk2BJRar_VN8j2Vom5OtbPItlHP_Fr6UyqcAbYMuYG9RJUQ3OKrW8T9KKzt_ZSUdWpMrlB6Xdt87r6GdEO_In0o7AMrn0RAoDmOVJjKopmJO8ANzyxg/w400-h325/DSC_9366.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Another addition to my collection is PC Bobby Roberts. I was over the moon the day I saw that Rowena Moss, a fellow collector from the Sylvanian Comunity forum, had him for sale. He arrived last September but I didn´t have the chance to introduce him before.</span></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">And that´s all for today! Hope you have enjoyed this post!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">See you soon!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Take care!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Hugs!</span></div><div><br /></div>Cutatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827523133604122245noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467110042862774690.post-52965199351032550762021-03-22T15:25:00.000-07:002021-03-22T15:25:40.196-07:00Hello spring!<p> <span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Dear Readers!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Long time no post! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Life is busy and quite demanding these days but I´m glad I´ve found some time to drop by and say hello.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I can´t believe it´s already spring!(well, at least in this part of the globe.I guess it must be autumn in the southern hemisphere)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Spring has never been my favourite season but I´m changing my mind about it. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_VK0xX_3BuSNyd6XHQWp1YzWpsiDXYQvI5BvswS_8cA7q6nlArE9nNwFz0km2Wsf3KQiw8EiO7JP5Ady-w9Lra5Liisb5rt1mjgnZMpcDDRQdyx4XA7IkdRJFaE7Qe3Ud8X7u6nT6hQ/s569/cenefa+flores+-+copia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="569" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_VK0xX_3BuSNyd6XHQWp1YzWpsiDXYQvI5BvswS_8cA7q6nlArE9nNwFz0km2Wsf3KQiw8EiO7JP5Ady-w9Lra5Liisb5rt1mjgnZMpcDDRQdyx4XA7IkdRJFaE7Qe3Ud8X7u6nT6hQ/w400-h75/cenefa+flores+-+copia.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A few weeks ago, on one of my walks around my neighbourhood I was delighted to see how the trees were blossoming and it wasn´t even spring yet!. I love autumn because of the changing colours of leaves but flowering trees are also a stunning and a gratifying sight after the cold winter.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1212AwOYv1P-J-eheOP-fwN2xkqURb5Xjex2rLuwKsBPlj8jPoNMFJBXIy_r8676gnvpqhG9WrjYvOv0DVIibTQQZVTy5kmCskOnxEhr9PoEVuByACMZQOXz25Blx1J41_4QzZavZySA/s2048/20210301_164417.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1212AwOYv1P-J-eheOP-fwN2xkqURb5Xjex2rLuwKsBPlj8jPoNMFJBXIy_r8676gnvpqhG9WrjYvOv0DVIibTQQZVTy5kmCskOnxEhr9PoEVuByACMZQOXz25Blx1J41_4QzZavZySA/w640-h480/20210301_164417.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Isn´t it lovely to see the trees getting dressed for the warmer months?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKRZ5pv7Az0AzYIWgGZvwKNz24-za5mu2kkrEL94lp_9r0cnZ30CA1w5hPcMUrCcc4d-DarAYgm_ZFSi3dd-Cy4O6aAdZMysgJ1LRJxA9TYYQlfEQeWhwV-5SFQnfGAJ39Cb0m-0rY-w/s2048/20210304_171255+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1792" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKRZ5pv7Az0AzYIWgGZvwKNz24-za5mu2kkrEL94lp_9r0cnZ30CA1w5hPcMUrCcc4d-DarAYgm_ZFSi3dd-Cy4O6aAdZMysgJ1LRJxA9TYYQlfEQeWhwV-5SFQnfGAJ39Cb0m-0rY-w/w560-h640/20210304_171255+%25282%2529.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnexCyU884DeTbSA8mj7_JHxyI6yKYBIVYiLvtxC7afiSQ3pOOjuB4bLrjTdSk2t_TVkh0i7CCimnO0SLkV7unFnsj-Iq2sRu58U3yNh36mZS_K_kU2ZXZB_2s5BzHnNSv_IjaiA1FAM/s2048/20210318_180844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnexCyU884DeTbSA8mj7_JHxyI6yKYBIVYiLvtxC7afiSQ3pOOjuB4bLrjTdSk2t_TVkh0i7CCimnO0SLkV7unFnsj-Iq2sRu58U3yNh36mZS_K_kU2ZXZB_2s5BzHnNSv_IjaiA1FAM/w480-h640/20210318_180844.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I coldn´t help taking a picture of these daffodils which were a clear sign that spring was in the air.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnaQH3ngKajs0iZrV5jV7ffbOe8G36KLgaaYc6ZqoJIg6e8h7CZ9OHgXN_J7tURM3o1AkVHiUvH4D7Iy30NLcNfYv0AkMffj1pRPv6OQNxxuwJZy6uIxk3NNEB3Bu4Aw02V8uiQ6LjGY/s2048/20210301_164456+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnaQH3ngKajs0iZrV5jV7ffbOe8G36KLgaaYc6ZqoJIg6e8h7CZ9OHgXN_J7tURM3o1AkVHiUvH4D7Iy30NLcNfYv0AkMffj1pRPv6OQNxxuwJZy6uIxk3NNEB3Bu4Aw02V8uiQ6LjGY/s320/20210301_164456+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">I´m not going to post more botanical pictures,( even though I got carried away and took some more). I know this blog is about Sylvanias but I relate nature to them so,to some extent, it makes sense to pay attention to the beauty of nature and the changes that every season brings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">I haven´t had time to show you what has been going on in Sweet Berry Valley for the past few months but it seems the cold winter days are over and spring is starting to settle in.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEi1hiOC8yCmaSXCGxzDxZjqhv7Algeh-wAKzqkaEG5X6ZcamXt3yj6lx8C8EW2V3g39x9REaf_04cOHOdDIZ5ojZs2DHo2QRGuFK-hBaJHd77uJ2GYB-7p2oouSNMq8T0iNSZDksuzrcrg/s2048/20210321_132811+-+Copia+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="2048" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hiOC8yCmaSXCGxzDxZjqhv7Algeh-wAKzqkaEG5X6ZcamXt3yj6lx8C8EW2V3g39x9REaf_04cOHOdDIZ5ojZs2DHo2QRGuFK-hBaJHd77uJ2GYB-7p2oouSNMq8T0iNSZDksuzrcrg/w640-h530/20210321_132811+-+Copia+%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: courier;">This morning, the weather was sunny and warm so Peace felt like going for a walk. She was delighted to see wildflowers showing their faces again after winter. She was glad she had taken a basket with her so that she could pick up some flowers and take them home.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTxot6RQz0DKbZi6Ch-wZx2VE0krsglag1xHBWgTSVKRWddTgrVisDWmEPCLLfbUAlYj0uQICYaRYjzl8iAa4pn089smJtBQU07E2F-qVxugWKrX8NVmuEZ5Pq8l4gt7QatYDd2YQKvM/s2048/20210321_140612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2038" data-original-width="2048" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTxot6RQz0DKbZi6Ch-wZx2VE0krsglag1xHBWgTSVKRWddTgrVisDWmEPCLLfbUAlYj0uQICYaRYjzl8iAa4pn089smJtBQU07E2F-qVxugWKrX8NVmuEZ5Pq8l4gt7QatYDd2YQKvM/w640-h636/20210321_140612.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">When she passed by the river she thought about having a picnic one of these days. She knew Peter would love the idea. Today, Peter preferred to stay at home. He´s working on a new song and felt particularly inspired this morning. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVivq5LPR3ptQffI2UlxynWQnbw0yJKajxmc2FL1Ys7Zx3Du-HkPiaDt4xAGfE8OMy0_EjO0y9UydlN5-7hZX163JRbFXdiZQEaj8qVWhV19oCp8etBZsYaTk1gkn0OM1LfUUPtwat-Vs/s2048/20210321_140835.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1549" data-original-width="2048" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVivq5LPR3ptQffI2UlxynWQnbw0yJKajxmc2FL1Ys7Zx3Du-HkPiaDt4xAGfE8OMy0_EjO0y9UydlN5-7hZX163JRbFXdiZQEaj8qVWhV19oCp8etBZsYaTk1gkn0OM1LfUUPtwat-Vs/w640-h485/20210321_140835.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">When Peace arrived home, the first thing she did was to arrange the flowers in a vase. What a nice little bouquet!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimT6Vf1jT1JKLOqqsqfhh0Ry8w2KxXmFIAbe7Tg9sBV7dxltgrI3HgN-qOmtv0q4M-K5jUacRlhrOOrMIoxx6HX8JLqQg6SdQn7KGFmhtU3iCnTrI-Dp0Bw9VvhH5i34IS0bdvzB-Pa4w/s2048/20210228_180802+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1314" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimT6Vf1jT1JKLOqqsqfhh0Ry8w2KxXmFIAbe7Tg9sBV7dxltgrI3HgN-qOmtv0q4M-K5jUacRlhrOOrMIoxx6HX8JLqQg6SdQn7KGFmhtU3iCnTrI-Dp0Bw9VvhH5i34IS0bdvzB-Pa4w/w410-h640/20210228_180802+%25282%2529.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I think this is a nice picture to send you warm and colourful wishes for the new season. Peter and Peace wish you "HAPPY SPRING!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">The decor and colours of their living room make me feel warm spring vibes. Hope you like it too !</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRLHbXJpKdZZUoNHPdNyKwUhUddNXqmM6jiC5xEDUrhguDEN4194uM0SlZGtL0cZk1XTQr6uayIijEegE9IxFArc2q17O1MHyvBr6y4_GQAp2Dtqj8YIe4CNh-yYqKNi-Xo3fdR0M8fE/s569/cenefa+flores+-+copia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="569" height="60" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRLHbXJpKdZZUoNHPdNyKwUhUddNXqmM6jiC5xEDUrhguDEN4194uM0SlZGtL0cZk1XTQr6uayIijEegE9IxFArc2q17O1MHyvBr6y4_GQAp2Dtqj8YIe4CNh-yYqKNi-Xo3fdR0M8fE/w320-h60/cenefa+flores+-+copia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEosRQq1FEs7REwKZNYrGoC04u37sZ3SiDdSJyR5Xdcm2J6Yg99q1HVcpJc7rKCn36J7DxxQQ9M-rnYGyAI2b8IblyLayZfIuwwoLlJYv2pXxCTRB8DkGRFUN1kZW8V5VxzXdRrbKEWGM/s6000/DSC_0782.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEosRQq1FEs7REwKZNYrGoC04u37sZ3SiDdSJyR5Xdcm2J6Yg99q1HVcpJc7rKCn36J7DxxQQ9M-rnYGyAI2b8IblyLayZfIuwwoLlJYv2pXxCTRB8DkGRFUN1kZW8V5VxzXdRrbKEWGM/w640-h426/DSC_0782.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><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/AVvXsEg4dDc7GOZeS1XdLK6lO_utLmCCzAK2fryqElo1Lm7a4OHLxoGrXMi2k-8msnWqrQywMCwtPvJLOTZvIu5RSDvllEbtW_BFTGdztUL8omrv9S_DredCJUICICKeORmVaImIjsYG_ISklqA/s569/cenefa+flores+-+copia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="569" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dDc7GOZeS1XdLK6lO_utLmCCzAK2fryqElo1Lm7a4OHLxoGrXMi2k-8msnWqrQywMCwtPvJLOTZvIu5RSDvllEbtW_BFTGdztUL8omrv9S_DredCJUICICKeORmVaImIjsYG_ISklqA/w400-h75/cenefa+flores+-+copia.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">The good thing about spring is that the Easter break is approching .I can´t wait to have some days off to unwind, relax and hopefully to do something sylvanian-related.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Talking about spring and Easter, I have to show you a wonderful package I received a few days ago. It was a surprise gift from </span><a href="https://at-the-periwinkles.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: courier;">Nina</a>. </div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">What a kind gesture to wish me Happy Easter! She brightened up my day!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">She put so much care and attention to detail preparing everything!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I´ll show some pictures so that you can understand my excitement.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgd2YbVV_ZCTe63y1ofoJiBRYLfhylNrJFnEwyiEdBCsQHChqpzLQxN_jExSiA0zoMOZFPc8z6HukyH6WmldzxoNR13-2KiZPRnBeuIPEIp407NTAb9oHaxIasucYjiSKWDVcxw5dajTZk/s976/grass+easter+eggs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="976" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2YbVV_ZCTe63y1ofoJiBRYLfhylNrJFnEwyiEdBCsQHChqpzLQxN_jExSiA0zoMOZFPc8z6HukyH6WmldzxoNR13-2KiZPRnBeuIPEIp407NTAb9oHaxIasucYjiSKWDVcxw5dajTZk/w640-h101/grass+easter+eggs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyMdS0u5OwlGYyTutw5WotSXzZ2szPwqs193RLRV87jkLR-x2cZE4J93tpUGzNycXMg28VJU1eddJvcaS7epMx28KzdcVEUuU_yTWwxclsi1-qvnJJb00UctlMA9WwM7RR3LzHMtde8E/s5279/DSC_0796.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="5279" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyMdS0u5OwlGYyTutw5WotSXzZ2szPwqs193RLRV87jkLR-x2cZE4J93tpUGzNycXMg28VJU1eddJvcaS7epMx28KzdcVEUuU_yTWwxclsi1-qvnJJb00UctlMA9WwM7RR3LzHMtde8E/w640-h396/DSC_0796.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">The napkins are so nice! Tulips are my favourite flowers!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLPb-jtDYAgGfYZ5I8G1UHNM8uu8niS2lGpUMHB0MGSk468Sl9IXN4bikm1yhCEK-kqyGwjjmGB4_WuIiHOolreSwFeuPBIU-1vlXTRDQyeLHlf1S1BeR1gZimw-SFJsK2HRUDZth3_o/s5631/DSC_0797.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3627" data-original-width="5631" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLPb-jtDYAgGfYZ5I8G1UHNM8uu8niS2lGpUMHB0MGSk468Sl9IXN4bikm1yhCEK-kqyGwjjmGB4_WuIiHOolreSwFeuPBIU-1vlXTRDQyeLHlf1S1BeR1gZimw-SFJsK2HRUDZth3_o/w640-h412/DSC_0797.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Look how nice and neat all the packages look! Everything looks very spring-like.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"> </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr6K5tMQ7T3ySr4A0qU3FFGuKTqEpNsnBkGxOUi1Hjz8yGsqek8gC7u5rnSy2blYc8QZiY3UCugjpHi12KmZ4whsZRYOhNciY29ocPoyStYSYtuAq3jKCMnbvTZyiz2sNobhR_t4LQDs/s6000/DSC_0798.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr6K5tMQ7T3ySr4A0qU3FFGuKTqEpNsnBkGxOUi1Hjz8yGsqek8gC7u5rnSy2blYc8QZiY3UCugjpHi12KmZ4whsZRYOhNciY29ocPoyStYSYtuAq3jKCMnbvTZyiz2sNobhR_t4LQDs/w640-h426/DSC_0798.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Before opening the gifts. The little parcels look lovely, don´t you think so?</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRBh3AkeugCcQbQo7sxfBqFFzN7TykYww65Sf5zHVx9frphq9X-DO4N6dOg2q-U1iyNVdW26ixS6I2ovuA_NYK3XRWJ1Y3z-tog7kWx2Zf4G5en37DEDXX0hyphenhyphenakcnnrk00axGrokjbSQ/s4979/DSC_0800.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3746" data-original-width="4979" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRBh3AkeugCcQbQo7sxfBqFFzN7TykYww65Sf5zHVx9frphq9X-DO4N6dOg2q-U1iyNVdW26ixS6I2ovuA_NYK3XRWJ1Y3z-tog7kWx2Zf4G5en37DEDXX0hyphenhyphenakcnnrk00axGrokjbSQ/w640-h482/DSC_0800.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Look how many cute things I got!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">A beautiful Easter card , a cute little notebook, three egg-shaped candels in pastel colours, two Easter eggs for decoration, tiny wooden birds,a floral ribbon, a lovely bag and the most delicious sweets and chocolate. My kids were as happy as I was!</span></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYppa1CbbPPMToj-gete05Rv9vL1rZrD_VmkyvY-KvEvXmZWwvrmXULT5Ny5WqaU4iAV-ukDo0noNSS3eu_Ny0MQAuTEuNRMmCt6fZrNKyKbBJcbalZrDNpdqAkRVvY6pI0slhv627Vg/s5348/DSC_0807.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5348" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYppa1CbbPPMToj-gete05Rv9vL1rZrD_VmkyvY-KvEvXmZWwvrmXULT5Ny5WqaU4iAV-ukDo0noNSS3eu_Ny0MQAuTEuNRMmCt6fZrNKyKbBJcbalZrDNpdqAkRVvY6pI0slhv627Vg/w640-h478/DSC_0807.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxdyPMyNPEF_3yXZMqDnHGrSmOrw7zLK-OXGcV4zJ0VUDm3zpsEhPBFWr7GwvmUKipJsUHl-IfSLz_vKjsCMAId1kLe24npYGUglK7Gj78msVaeMvPHRWBE6ooWVwy0fWPnzqfaffdq4/s6000/DSC_0806.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxdyPMyNPEF_3yXZMqDnHGrSmOrw7zLK-OXGcV4zJ0VUDm3zpsEhPBFWr7GwvmUKipJsUHl-IfSLz_vKjsCMAId1kLe24npYGUglK7Gj78msVaeMvPHRWBE6ooWVwy0fWPnzqfaffdq4/w640-h426/DSC_0806.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Everything is lovely, isn´t it? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Nina, thanks a million for your generosity, your kindness and friendship! </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxju_ztfUm6p4_Sf_LZNjghkx3fMaO1mde7t8pFOPN8d-wFYDeM9yIEyHgiJYXCXNMuEIIJKaMhYQlr-L7jjxKApzsOxuEkPVJMNtr2S_oD8Mya0Nibl0UjhMFzL9aHonUUeqn9pTpIM/s976/grass+easter+eggs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="976" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxju_ztfUm6p4_Sf_LZNjghkx3fMaO1mde7t8pFOPN8d-wFYDeM9yIEyHgiJYXCXNMuEIIJKaMhYQlr-L7jjxKApzsOxuEkPVJMNtr2S_oD8Mya0Nibl0UjhMFzL9aHonUUeqn9pTpIM/w640-h100/grass+easter+eggs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">That´s all for today, my friends.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I have some stories to post that I wrote ages ago and when I say ages I really mean it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I hope to find the time and peace of mind to be back posting regularly.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Take care!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Hugs!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Cutatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827523133604122245noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467110042862774690.post-20244320034351164742020-12-26T15:06:00.001-08:002020-12-27T16:19:19.659-08:00Merry Christmas from Sylvanian Families Town.<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Dear Readers,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope you´re doing well!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It´s been a while since my last post. These past few months have been very busy and stressful. When life gets crazy, I usually lose my interest in Sylvanians to the point that the idea of giving up this hobby crossed my mind more than once. Fortunately, things seem to be improving and my motivation is coming back.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the past five years, I´ve published a Christmas story or at least some Christmas pictures. This year, I wasn´t sure if I could keep up with "this tradition" but eventually, I gathered enough motivation to do it. I intended to have this post ready a few days before Christmas Day but finally I run out of time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As in Spain Christmas celebrations have only just begun and they last until the 6th of January, I guess I´m still in time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The scenes of this post ,except one of them, are not set up in Sweet Berry Valley but in the Main shopping Street in Town </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope you like them!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtG5ahqay9uowXsN0MAB-iTW-BlIPtqAWD6TfmnSa0oYo1J9JG8cKzSj2fKACvyfpkB2m5XgJxLAKiSr9J9q6yLmWUlVsXXC_XjTDOgNLVUU5bRbmQrDrviEBB3zL48_1Rydp0vRx-wo/s289/holly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="89" data-original-width="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtG5ahqay9uowXsN0MAB-iTW-BlIPtqAWD6TfmnSa0oYo1J9JG8cKzSj2fKACvyfpkB2m5XgJxLAKiSr9J9q6yLmWUlVsXXC_XjTDOgNLVUU5bRbmQrDrviEBB3zL48_1Rydp0vRx-wo/s0/holly.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Christmas is around the corner and the Grand Department Store is the best place to find the perfect gift in Town.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Main Shopping Street is usually bustling with activity all year round but at Christmas time it gets even busier. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Let´s meet some of the Sylvanians who live in Town. I guess, most of them must be doing their Christmas shopping, going for a walk along the festively decorated streets or enjoying a meal at a restaurant.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">One of the best restaurants is the Delicious Restaurant that, as its name suggests, serves the finest and tastiest food in Town and it´s just beside the department store,</span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This glamorous celebrity couple has just enjoyed lunch at the restaurant and are going to continue with their Christmas shopping. She is an actress and he is a popular TV presenter in Sylvania.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1Ajy3um3HRteP6CRiB6azqHq468oiQfiNiMACHGpKqY2I598YKEXCxFBBGUqUxD15iOesZoG4Dbh5kuOIDoIDAyleZx1NGNbLaL3m1EBCd1BI1drpWq4XP0S-WsOk6cgy3fjjfj-KHg/s5296/DSC_0532.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5296" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1Ajy3um3HRteP6CRiB6azqHq468oiQfiNiMACHGpKqY2I598YKEXCxFBBGUqUxD15iOesZoG4Dbh5kuOIDoIDAyleZx1NGNbLaL3m1EBCd1BI1drpWq4XP0S-WsOk6cgy3fjjfj-KHg/w640-h484/DSC_0532.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Talking about famous Sylvanians, look who is just leaving the department store . No more no less than the most sought-after pianist in town! Lionel Grand!.He performs regularly at the Grand Department Store and the Delicious Restaurant in the evenings. I wonder who the gifts he bought are for. He is so reserved that ,despite being so popular, little is known about his private life.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOLPjIyQeMGYHF4LBTrZb411dYjdz-qcbpyLW751AHocfip_h-SlEaLBWw5CLQ7Z0jsfla9GT6PQWmLMFVjCOVU0wr7HJZTOjUGO-c27Ew8OBE1O9rNELJFsrqWGjpvvLcjmVQOneOiU/s6000/DSC_0542.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOLPjIyQeMGYHF4LBTrZb411dYjdz-qcbpyLW751AHocfip_h-SlEaLBWw5CLQ7Z0jsfla9GT6PQWmLMFVjCOVU0wr7HJZTOjUGO-c27Ew8OBE1O9rNELJFsrqWGjpvvLcjmVQOneOiU/w640-h426/DSC_0542.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Someone who is also famous in town for being in all the best fashion shows is Alicia Persis. She is a catwalk model who always wears the most fabulous outfits and shoes. It must be tricky to walk so stylishly in high heels along the cobbled streets of town. </span><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxh5WGL1LG3PrbzrnnGZGxjV_nCgnNB9afKogkfCH2E23Kcl7pKs_07xN3_M7RDmcF98NuvVL3UG15WGnM7eaMKlgqGxLRO22ljonfAZnkfDtCbDgJBlEDnCwTsepcBDqiMqak4XbdG4/s5430/DSC_0549.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5430" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxh5WGL1LG3PrbzrnnGZGxjV_nCgnNB9afKogkfCH2E23Kcl7pKs_07xN3_M7RDmcF98NuvVL3UG15WGnM7eaMKlgqGxLRO22ljonfAZnkfDtCbDgJBlEDnCwTsepcBDqiMqak4XbdG4/w640-h472/DSC_0549.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alicia Persis is a good friend of Stella Chocolate who works as a fashion designer. Some of her beautiful dresses are sold in the Grand Department Store and she also works at the clothing section helping customers choose the outfit that best suit them.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">During one of her work breaks, Stella went to get some fresh air on the balcony of the department store. The city looked so lovely with all the Christmas decorations! She was admiring the big Christmas tree in the middle of Main Square and counting the minutes left to go back home for Christmas. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">She was absorbed in her thoughts and couldn´t imagine someone was about to surprise her with a Christmas gift.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAollDkw7395env6EbXs_8D9BjjIzyf04p913kL22ef8ycix83WIqDqmD6ErMmvxQAIvLEtUSB_9goHMgm0sqyR8OMyO6dwROaf5rPyAFUF9-fGERaSwMldz04aVWTjCl0GieIZqBsTUg/s6000/DSC_0595.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAollDkw7395env6EbXs_8D9BjjIzyf04p913kL22ef8ycix83WIqDqmD6ErMmvxQAIvLEtUSB_9goHMgm0sqyR8OMyO6dwROaf5rPyAFUF9-fGERaSwMldz04aVWTjCl0GieIZqBsTUg/w640-h426/DSC_0595.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was William Cinnamon, the department store manager´s son. He also works there and is always very kind to Stella. She thinks he is nice and regards him as a friend but I´m afraid William has stronger feelings for her.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckVknSjJF8PTOf2T9BC22yl8pdhZIyE9qhnoMkdonJg0ICV_Wj_TkLxnnI4FzNoPkx58-jVZla_Aud7OoXGB5oqnVwusOsITTwAMIuHgEGGkjRYMqAWoH2St6Pj-H3DrdtcDJgvSh1cM/s6000/DSC_0594.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckVknSjJF8PTOf2T9BC22yl8pdhZIyE9qhnoMkdonJg0ICV_Wj_TkLxnnI4FzNoPkx58-jVZla_Aud7OoXGB5oqnVwusOsITTwAMIuHgEGGkjRYMqAWoH2St6Pj-H3DrdtcDJgvSh1cM/w640-h426/DSC_0594.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I´m sorry but there´s no picture of the present. I can tell you that Stella liked it a lot and kissed William on his cheek . Will this friendship develop into a relationship? Time will tell...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Stella left work earlier that day. She had some errands to run and she also had to pack her luggage before heading to Sweet Berry Valley. She couldn´t wait to spend Christmas with her family!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUUsV32LkiA0Swj_2Q8KhE8vc6rdGn9yXU4uj4dwA4RCO-yW5jXPPW6l37g6b_2rmwz8xkjfYExvDIAIcps2FxTGlUNk9Wk5I5rxmjatvTYwUL3ngc9pxOhYMAPpvnmBTHB0x9VQTqNg/s5102/DSC_0603.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3793" data-original-width="5102" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUUsV32LkiA0Swj_2Q8KhE8vc6rdGn9yXU4uj4dwA4RCO-yW5jXPPW6l37g6b_2rmwz8xkjfYExvDIAIcps2FxTGlUNk9Wk5I5rxmjatvTYwUL3ngc9pxOhYMAPpvnmBTHB0x9VQTqNg/w640-h476/DSC_0603.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">By the way, a family that lives in Town and visited Sweet Berry Valley some time ago is the Tuxedo Family. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Tuxedos loved Sweet Berry Valley but they haven´t made up their mind about moving out. Mason enjoys his job as an architect and he has more job opportunities in Town than in a village. He took part in the project of the design of the Grand Department Store and some other buildings.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqsj7dcp-0mH03Po-KSF-sa_zbU1Ipyt4psJkqN4WNoVKCxTvBCDQeX4UsWNFg4QPlmCcgde1l7IihSHrLjd0TLHGuYLGLZR38KctzlTzLOuYAe8JlwUPtOb63Yi4aSe-4mKsz-9lkFU/s5417/DSC_0573+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3836" data-original-width="5417" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqsj7dcp-0mH03Po-KSF-sa_zbU1Ipyt4psJkqN4WNoVKCxTvBCDQeX4UsWNFg4QPlmCcgde1l7IihSHrLjd0TLHGuYLGLZR38KctzlTzLOuYAe8JlwUPtOb63Yi4aSe-4mKsz-9lkFU/w640-h454/DSC_0573+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Their triplets enjoy going to the department store. They have fun at the revolving door and if they are good kids they always get some chocolate or a sweet as a treat. Today they must have behaved very well since they got a candy cane each.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxJNx32ePS7KmJdPYh7rGo7GQddOmtx3Bv6SCD1vowSmjwC7GqjIqR8nP-p41du8tgSTeqgrSlIhXdGKhxlnc9GgRSa8-PwaX1cGJqwZEP6fNY8yquRccqeEFHScfnNYkst8ERC9u54U/s6000/DSC_0566.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxJNx32ePS7KmJdPYh7rGo7GQddOmtx3Bv6SCD1vowSmjwC7GqjIqR8nP-p41du8tgSTeqgrSlIhXdGKhxlnc9GgRSa8-PwaX1cGJqwZEP6fNY8yquRccqeEFHScfnNYkst8ERC9u54U/w640-h426/DSC_0566.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another family that is also living and working in Town is the Maple family. Today, Georgina, Millie, her daughter, and Alfie and Misty, the youngest of the family, went shopping to the department store.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gerogina runs the Creamy Gelato Shop but now it´s closed for the winter months. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfMS_hPWGzQzvBsYllGr_XhBXJaiFvptAieBvxjYkhAZZBMtn_tam4NpbjVLnlYs1fOrpGZi7j8S9fl3ksOsvAElEh8tjK3epNcvMKv3edZHfl6TeHaXTcaNb26tolfp10eERVHjEAz4/s5516/DSC_0512.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5516" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfMS_hPWGzQzvBsYllGr_XhBXJaiFvptAieBvxjYkhAZZBMtn_tam4NpbjVLnlYs1fOrpGZi7j8S9fl3ksOsvAElEh8tjK3epNcvMKv3edZHfl6TeHaXTcaNb26tolfp10eERVHjEAz4/w640-h464/DSC_0512.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoo2P4vOLRiLnYvYhW4CApE1XpBrc9Eo42hrSmH0IlBA_aKGRSgJlbopuOzJgFY6laT9XcJlvW6vFN80GTRcta193YrkqLrqBV-iE2tpNLen-EuiZ5-eDOhNbB5A-4DcbnTCu2qjWPp8/s5588/DSC_0514.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5588" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoo2P4vOLRiLnYvYhW4CApE1XpBrc9Eo42hrSmH0IlBA_aKGRSgJlbopuOzJgFY6laT9XcJlvW6vFN80GTRcta193YrkqLrqBV-iE2tpNLen-EuiZ5-eDOhNbB5A-4DcbnTCu2qjWPp8/w640-h458/DSC_0514.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Her husband Theodore is the tram driver and Jasper, his son, is learning to drive the tram, so at the weekends and on holidays he keeps his father company on the tram drives along town.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We´ll probably meet them later. Actually, Lionel Grand and Alicia Persis are already waiting at the tram stop.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEz-JUmb_79DsmzCIsn4rzpZtGvq24hH1yj2vPQM-E9WftMyjzOo4Egb4TsTyykg5c8Rso6ktxQD1jq-CyNXuA2FBxgLuPpTvlSgn2F9s1xDHrkvqJH94dYSTliREBFsS2Jtn6vhoeh7k/s6000/DSC_0632.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEz-JUmb_79DsmzCIsn4rzpZtGvq24hH1yj2vPQM-E9WftMyjzOo4Egb4TsTyykg5c8Rso6ktxQD1jq-CyNXuA2FBxgLuPpTvlSgn2F9s1xDHrkvqJH94dYSTliREBFsS2Jtn6vhoeh7k/w640-h426/DSC_0632.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">While we wait for the tram, let me show you some pictures of the main shopping street from different angles.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyyWCEEXL7GIEdgIsRnbYEhh-WbvlsFS8D2GMTPN-ssM4xF-uU3KN2mS9iZakyLIV5ojJx7NBoTWdYYT_w8n4afwi3Z_MbJwt9g34O5VvpPk-QCLpRzrie4-fysGedF4Mum7yDjA8Zww/s5308/DSC_0624.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2799" data-original-width="5308" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyyWCEEXL7GIEdgIsRnbYEhh-WbvlsFS8D2GMTPN-ssM4xF-uU3KN2mS9iZakyLIV5ojJx7NBoTWdYYT_w8n4afwi3Z_MbJwt9g34O5VvpPk-QCLpRzrie4-fysGedF4Mum7yDjA8Zww/w640-h338/DSC_0624.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgl5ILmljrZTWe6zIvEgPKDIo-3IrNRlumaTkGwZAHhh69abDLWB6nbv0widpVo1tSvXhacIlKmpZYi0jlYNdUIVQf6BvCC0e0m7wpFpYdcbdlmClJ44VAoxS-exi1hxKZ8M2Yl4JoDw/s5693/DSC_0617.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3802" data-original-width="5693" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgl5ILmljrZTWe6zIvEgPKDIo-3IrNRlumaTkGwZAHhh69abDLWB6nbv0widpVo1tSvXhacIlKmpZYi0jlYNdUIVQf6BvCC0e0m7wpFpYdcbdlmClJ44VAoxS-exi1hxKZ8M2Yl4JoDw/w640-h428/DSC_0617.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJG7ckqKuQWvK6q9ktgG5smukw0Wz0JEbOKURtL7F9tD6LJC_EZBPJplYagaXC6M0TD7Z2Vc2n3fxGmL8g7tNJWvpnI2zQmiXwsW-LmgxXBbXMubcLJ9ty7y6c1Wu_943_UqAIjjg6jI/s4864/DSC_0628.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3904" data-original-width="4864" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJG7ckqKuQWvK6q9ktgG5smukw0Wz0JEbOKURtL7F9tD6LJC_EZBPJplYagaXC6M0TD7Z2Vc2n3fxGmL8g7tNJWvpnI2zQmiXwsW-LmgxXBbXMubcLJ9ty7y6c1Wu_943_UqAIjjg6jI/w640-h514/DSC_0628.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I also made an attempt to show you how the department store looks in the evening, when its Christmas lights are on .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85ArE_-Rn93qHwylcOZC8y5JvxJ5UJvSGR7p8Kyt-DDm5ytbv28JnuvAYKv6Rk0zGwCGXa16bYI_SSjT-5NaK4Eb3di-hCMtUpK1oycL3iiofa0x_mBMmPN265ouZ3uMPwyqFstVdBnY/s4730/DSC_0670+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2651" data-original-width="4730" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85ArE_-Rn93qHwylcOZC8y5JvxJ5UJvSGR7p8Kyt-DDm5ytbv28JnuvAYKv6Rk0zGwCGXa16bYI_SSjT-5NaK4Eb3di-hCMtUpK1oycL3iiofa0x_mBMmPN265ouZ3uMPwyqFstVdBnY/w640-h358/DSC_0670+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Ding-a-ling". Look! The tram is coming!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6v4UR5Zyl5AY178tzk0abXYvJmsPuzUQ1_tT4tMLp5x3EvOSkGOMdiZmFN3whfBlI-lQadXeDyzyf_pzg-uDu0YX_zzxuuX9KKdPUr8fZjGuhXryEbjrcVvgDCxlNLigz8xiXnmgBXLc/s5602/DSC_0692.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3249" data-original-width="5602" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6v4UR5Zyl5AY178tzk0abXYvJmsPuzUQ1_tT4tMLp5x3EvOSkGOMdiZmFN3whfBlI-lQadXeDyzyf_pzg-uDu0YX_zzxuuX9KKdPUr8fZjGuhXryEbjrcVvgDCxlNLigz8xiXnmgBXLc/w640-h372/DSC_0692.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Little Alfie is running to catch the tram. "Daddy, wait for us!"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QsSWykeiCyNZrWHeemk1W0L2UuyXdGrD3Lp7-sn_KRBTesSrfH7rxDO4jU2arj4zAQS8RqJZXmAEmCqjbDfljKPqwUKbbLOSNBkJgCUab9E2gbMlAFKUSBYN7nP8sfr9CSoViztyEiQ/s5247/DSC_0687+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3852" data-original-width="5247" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QsSWykeiCyNZrWHeemk1W0L2UuyXdGrD3Lp7-sn_KRBTesSrfH7rxDO4jU2arj4zAQS8RqJZXmAEmCqjbDfljKPqwUKbbLOSNBkJgCUab9E2gbMlAFKUSBYN7nP8sfr9CSoViztyEiQ/w640-h470/DSC_0687+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The whole Maple family got on the tram. Miranda, the oldest daughter was also there. She loves flowers and nature since she was a little girl and she would like to open his own flower shop. </span></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; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdZbg_r_IKggVtlSK-JwBuGuxdz4CCKoaOEZ6nhWzhpDdUpkszbJb2LFiGT-scR5TQlAsWqgfj1MkrFzfoNT1jfYKC-cg9iPQpGeapKyC5qOzQu2cpr1nb6L0RA96gecVj6JbgYfaV1w/s5923/DSC_0715.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3731" data-original-width="5923" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdZbg_r_IKggVtlSK-JwBuGuxdz4CCKoaOEZ6nhWzhpDdUpkszbJb2LFiGT-scR5TQlAsWqgfj1MkrFzfoNT1jfYKC-cg9iPQpGeapKyC5qOzQu2cpr1nb6L0RA96gecVj6JbgYfaV1w/w640-h404/DSC_0715.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Stella managed to have all her errands done after work. Then, she packed all the gifts in her big pink suitcase and went to catch the tram to go the bus station. She was so excited to see her family again! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_3hX27jyw5aUy2yYyp8-Xeo4jz6T96BO1QF66NCYVxEzb55KatMxGvlqcPW6hWBk6nn03HIWwDp72o7ZIXTACOzTPV6Olm_OEFZoOYfWG0uoaVk7JYj7kGxf9Xd_haVIRwT3KIdLNRs/s5415/DSC_0723.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5415" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_3hX27jyw5aUy2yYyp8-Xeo4jz6T96BO1QF66NCYVxEzb55KatMxGvlqcPW6hWBk6nn03HIWwDp72o7ZIXTACOzTPV6Olm_OEFZoOYfWG0uoaVk7JYj7kGxf9Xd_haVIRwT3KIdLNRs/w640-h472/DSC_0723.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the balcony of the department store, William Cinnamon waved Stella good-bye. He insited on giving her a lift to the bus station but, much to his dissapoinment ,she didn´t accept the offer. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlPp_VpdfAlAK3mPJLPo91ZtDNDGCSL91DGy4iu1-tZMDWWmc-OHEJ_3HYKQN3agG5tT7UnLQUyv9QP8ujlC2IpXbfpOPBNiTteGRw7__s6-ohDgd7jMyX7D8sEQO7ucKgQQ6JVqlJi8/s5483/DSC_0727+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5483" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlPp_VpdfAlAK3mPJLPo91ZtDNDGCSL91DGy4iu1-tZMDWWmc-OHEJ_3HYKQN3agG5tT7UnLQUyv9QP8ujlC2IpXbfpOPBNiTteGRw7__s6-ohDgd7jMyX7D8sEQO7ucKgQQ6JVqlJi8/w640-h466/DSC_0727+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">After a few hours of travel, Stella arrived at Sweet Berry Valley.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">When she knocked on the door, her parents and siblings crowded together at the porch to welcome her warmly.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Stella was elated to see them again and was looking forward to hugging them.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">She was happy to be home for Christmas. Now, it was time to relax, enjoy and spend time with her loved ones.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqfm0zXml-qREb0S04oUxu7EjPHH4OgRomip-rY4SGZhYFWG3wGXCrBSM7aGd8-LpwDmWmLwYg5onYpIwHdH_BNP_HCM1xWLa-rySi2yfi30Xp7DPN7A-C9l8uxlR8deTms3HzC7rnJk/s5741/DSC_0752.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3765" data-original-width="5741" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqfm0zXml-qREb0S04oUxu7EjPHH4OgRomip-rY4SGZhYFWG3wGXCrBSM7aGd8-LpwDmWmLwYg5onYpIwHdH_BNP_HCM1xWLa-rySi2yfi30Xp7DPN7A-C9l8uxlR8deTms3HzC7rnJk/w640-h420/DSC_0752.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85xCEe_mzobBFY-AB6S5alDILa8x5FrNjLx3SHTpmg3zlcGt1sXHsqHdbZeSUQHIQqJ7SJixzGitDPDlK14E2UcQrkDcxr6VRCm2vzotRIl4h7GZHZuV28kDWkzknjE_FxoSFkzOOcWc/s6000/DSC_0748.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85xCEe_mzobBFY-AB6S5alDILa8x5FrNjLx3SHTpmg3zlcGt1sXHsqHdbZeSUQHIQqJ7SJixzGitDPDlK14E2UcQrkDcxr6VRCm2vzotRIl4h7GZHZuV28kDWkzknjE_FxoSFkzOOcWc/w640-h426/DSC_0748.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYn5I4S-Wk7HZr_i4g6BV4jcNOn7vTzC9J0MXB5syik65xm0SzX5cRch3yDkIdvm8yfrRqgcDPCqY4e-ex3ix03qbmeecxGNoGGMbXcDN7JhigcgP8qPWivmHbKlCajMcnMePxkdiOZBc/s289/holly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="89" data-original-width="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYn5I4S-Wk7HZr_i4g6BV4jcNOn7vTzC9J0MXB5syik65xm0SzX5cRch3yDkIdvm8yfrRqgcDPCqY4e-ex3ix03qbmeecxGNoGGMbXcDN7JhigcgP8qPWivmHbKlCajMcnMePxkdiOZBc/s0/holly.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I look forward to the coming days when, like Stella in this picture, I can meet up my parents, sister and relatives and I can hug them again. This year, I didn´t reunite with my family because of the covid situation. It´s best to be on the safe side to avoid risking my parents´health. But despite this, I had a lovely Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with my husband and kids and we still have more festive days to celebrate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I also hope you enjoyed my first post about SF Town.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I first saw the Town Series, I said I wouldn´t buy any of the buildings.I wasn´t even fond of the figures dressed up in fancy satin outfits. I must admit I was wrong. Never say never!,my mum would say in these cases.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Little by little, the elegant and sophisticated style of this series won me over. Last Christmas, I got the tram as a gift. Shortly after, I found the Grand Department Store at a reduced price so I couldn´t resist. The details and engravings of this building are absolutely gorgeous.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The older sisters were also added to my collection little by little and last June my husband and my children got me the Delicious Restaurant for my birthday. I didn´t expect it at all and it was a great surprise.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Believe it or not, most of these sets and figures, were still boxed. It was high time to unbox them and that´s what I did.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I also made some crafts and decorations and I made an attempt to wrap up some of the figures with warm clothes.</span></p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sending you my best wishes for the rest of the holiday season and for the New Year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Take care and stay safe, my friends!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEgpAGAXYocnGYOGOySimuvRBrEeSzBsfnjiyKOf7EIzHNMI9TfikUqGE27-3MpWJxypSRWkbXUVk9VR9-MzW6YEHQiOub_QjdlQlu5CPZoXjV0S0hED_NHozJt0_BZ1Cx0Utr7qZjuaANM/s660/merry+christmas+happy+new+year.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAGAXYocnGYOGOySimuvRBrEeSzBsfnjiyKOf7EIzHNMI9TfikUqGE27-3MpWJxypSRWkbXUVk9VR9-MzW6YEHQiOub_QjdlQlu5CPZoXjV0S0hED_NHozJt0_BZ1Cx0Utr7qZjuaANM/s320/merry+christmas+happy+new+year.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></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: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Cutatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827523133604122245noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467110042862774690.post-32001587818239699362020-08-24T16:56:00.018-07:002020-08-24T17:29:00.631-07:00Peter and Peace´s garden<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Dear Readers,</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A few months ago, back in January, I gave you a tour of <a href="https://mysylvanianparadise.blogspot.com/2020/01/peter-and-peaces-cottage.html">Peter and Peace´s cottage</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At that time of the year, their back garden looked rather bare, unwelcoming and banked with snow and leaves so I thought it was no worth taking any pictures of it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">However, in early spring colourful flowers bloomed and the lawn started to look lush and green again.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It´s summer now ,and even though Peter and Peace spend most of the time at the beach, they don´t neglect their garden and take their time to keep it in good shape.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Every morning, Peace waters the plants to make them grow happy and healthy.She also talks to them as she believes that talking to plants and being nice to them can help them grow faster.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>"Good morning my dears, it´s time to have a shower!"</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNGzsQflhArnjCTw8Strukyx1c6zrVUUvjyTXHfGa-VrDMTFgFzAbewQrTbP9xPYhg8t8en5EO3lMejEcC38NPG9sDmKAwA1r4aUEdZRsH3Di3nFMCH8s5caBQ3KZajSUgmc5V94-2hE/s6000/DSC_0210.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNGzsQflhArnjCTw8Strukyx1c6zrVUUvjyTXHfGa-VrDMTFgFzAbewQrTbP9xPYhg8t8en5EO3lMejEcC38NPG9sDmKAwA1r4aUEdZRsH3Di3nFMCH8s5caBQ3KZajSUgmc5V94-2hE/s640/DSC_0210.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Peter is particularly fond of a very unusual plant in Sylvania. Believe it or not it´s a carnivorous plant!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was tiny when he planted in the garden but look how tall it is now!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Peace, who was never very keen on growing this kind of plants , doesn´t water it as often as the rest , just in case it keeps growing and gets too hungry! </span></p><p><i style="font-family: verdana;">"Peter, don´t get that close! Mind your ears! You never know ...!</i></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Ut6BNp_4GlhNdWIFXQWOEnirfkoUplSMMtrlJjHI0FaCCYTPcERt_gTisRRa2MsUJ5zvBtGxAuYrucjDCfXOQAsqnzl3dYy1UwnZiOdHXiI4wQxRxdCB9mImuNg8uk1mDCS4VUnZgbE/s6000/DSC_0228.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Ut6BNp_4GlhNdWIFXQWOEnirfkoUplSMMtrlJjHI0FaCCYTPcERt_gTisRRa2MsUJ5zvBtGxAuYrucjDCfXOQAsqnzl3dYy1UwnZiOdHXiI4wQxRxdCB9mImuNg8uk1mDCS4VUnZgbE/s640/DSC_0228.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Peter says there´s nothing to worry about his plant. He must be right. Truth be told, it seems to be a bugs- friendly plant. Peter and Peace have never seen it catching any of its visitors and they look quite happy to sit on its leaves . It might not be so carnivorous after all.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrV9evUgFCBOH0BprcThcX6EohhY4pSQPhPiT4N9lYOyXLOMVxJFBHhzU_8pLRrchAWdzArUC1k-ua0EPRoBZz2rAssSWcjUbvmetbWNly6htBbnYGgz2ZBCoRK70cWKAZCdXVHjkD6Wo/s6000/DSC_0268.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrV9evUgFCBOH0BprcThcX6EohhY4pSQPhPiT4N9lYOyXLOMVxJFBHhzU_8pLRrchAWdzArUC1k-ua0EPRoBZz2rAssSWcjUbvmetbWNly6htBbnYGgz2ZBCoRK70cWKAZCdXVHjkD6Wo/s640/DSC_0268.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Even though Peace loves colourful flowers , cacti are also some of her favourite plants ,that´s why she is delighted with the design of her new garden table. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZfxeO8682iCEoO9LyZ76P32geVPYyqV6TUM3ATy03Y33QNVCbxKwybQDworDG7y0NDJMglEvRRyYWI1tfs1063SDg5ut-0IujQ1hVUoJMT6Z1zTaJ1ertsHxJ36Uk9tgEN0rME2yPx4/s6000/DSC_0219.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZfxeO8682iCEoO9LyZ76P32geVPYyqV6TUM3ATy03Y33QNVCbxKwybQDworDG7y0NDJMglEvRRyYWI1tfs1063SDg5ut-0IujQ1hVUoJMT6Z1zTaJ1ertsHxJ36Uk9tgEN0rME2yPx4/s640/DSC_0219.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The bright orange chairs are also new and so is the big pink cushion. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It´s nice to lay down on the fluffy grass and have something soft to rest your head on.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjy2WkhN5gMQYCiDc9NphBllTHdDKJMPjp_Ds1IgOHwNAhU0MLayQeZZL4eTJwYse3hHWvodpoYwtVr5z0vrb81yuJvOItyVMmuS2jLyRTQcMqBDdlM6bsDWwbQQ8SNxLKddrqM-9hiA/s6000/DSC_0232.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjy2WkhN5gMQYCiDc9NphBllTHdDKJMPjp_Ds1IgOHwNAhU0MLayQeZZL4eTJwYse3hHWvodpoYwtVr5z0vrb81yuJvOItyVMmuS2jLyRTQcMqBDdlM6bsDWwbQQ8SNxLKddrqM-9hiA/s640/DSC_0232.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>One of the things Peace likes about having a garden is that she can do her morning yoga routine outdoors.It´s lovely to breathe clean and pure air!</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZ3ra5mmZahNBGUlJNU7eLd5NEuuToIGV7tojHws-ZFRRtUvKU8YUrWkpcbqgZ_EjuM645oP2fJWPA5P3TfhO112hd4TCmXEotyjl9wsqDft_OGiH4-SX03_gPTzTUr57xSpBKf-RgY0/s5790/DSC_0234.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3999" data-original-width="5790" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZ3ra5mmZahNBGUlJNU7eLd5NEuuToIGV7tojHws-ZFRRtUvKU8YUrWkpcbqgZ_EjuM645oP2fJWPA5P3TfhO112hd4TCmXEotyjl9wsqDft_OGiH4-SX03_gPTzTUr57xSpBKf-RgY0/s640/DSC_0234.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Sometimes, not very often, though, Peter has accepted Peace´s suggestion of trying partner yoga. However, it didn´t work as well as she expected. The rumbling in Peter´s stomach made it hard for her to concentrate on her breathing.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">"<i>My goodness, Peter! There´s a lion in your stomach!"</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6VBLX2nafKyC80AlfiQ7Xhk0A4j2T4_-a9hkgA_0BIv7Q_kMDZyfQbbHjjMLFpqves0cWSh2OynjHtPQYbQdILuglbiPlN2qxARndxOxuDw_cOtn7ZsTMq_CvPl8Z2tlHIUAAToQuT8/s5143/DSC_0235.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3999" data-original-width="5143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6VBLX2nafKyC80AlfiQ7Xhk0A4j2T4_-a9hkgA_0BIv7Q_kMDZyfQbbHjjMLFpqves0cWSh2OynjHtPQYbQdILuglbiPlN2qxARndxOxuDw_cOtn7ZsTMq_CvPl8Z2tlHIUAAToQuT8/s640/DSC_0235.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><br /></div><div>Peace says the ideal time for yoga is early in the morning on an empty stomach but Peter doesn´t agree at all. He much prefers having a good breakfast first. </div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">When the weather is nice,having breakfast outdoors is one of the little pleasures in life that Peter and Peace enjoy.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">"<i>There´s nothing like a good breakfast in the comfort of our garden</i>"</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QCegZeDZaZX6B5RkrTALdTKvV2vHZo3UPQAtDzmlw4cRoloCvk8krvHhb_esK7ef9y7I_20ESU72jRFlc3EInGwZnVZox6GAhIjlkAl0qjukcPxCeQnPVmRmmqHceRPMldYhpx4YRx0/s5529/DSC_0241.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3999" data-original-width="5529" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QCegZeDZaZX6B5RkrTALdTKvV2vHZo3UPQAtDzmlw4cRoloCvk8krvHhb_esK7ef9y7I_20ESU72jRFlc3EInGwZnVZox6GAhIjlkAl0qjukcPxCeQnPVmRmmqHceRPMldYhpx4YRx0/s640/DSC_0241.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As well as lovely flowers, a dodgy looking plant and some greenery, there is also a vegetable patch in Peter and Peace´s garden! In early spring, they got their hands in the dirt and planted a few seeds. Just carrots and tomatoes to start with. A few months later, their first crop is ready to be harvested!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL016yt4Pri5RLUhuXD-DKcG9ON9a2D9613VsGUnPlsCBOQ04JUDGffqUH5q1s11cXowa7OzPl83htGfjMAZcnCdaUnTaz47rQPkACHi0nJ7zcCjN0QEWSHulL_zNTD71G6Y4lAQmzLas/s5196/DSC_0288.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3999" data-original-width="5196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL016yt4Pri5RLUhuXD-DKcG9ON9a2D9613VsGUnPlsCBOQ04JUDGffqUH5q1s11cXowa7OzPl83htGfjMAZcnCdaUnTaz47rQPkACHi0nJ7zcCjN0QEWSHulL_zNTD71G6Y4lAQmzLas/s640/DSC_0288.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">"<i>Tomato soup and carrot cake for dinner today! Yummy!"</i></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmvhTGqZfZ-YK1-bNFb_ZcTtwpRbkn164y32fMFncM0aHH4ZFcn0cgXrldgH2fVONFNWL6V_El4QnGMnBinTO58zEfun-9b1znjz9uJ4gkEegGASgclqeQCLw0TcGU9nTPlsqKbDJCtM/s5562/DSC_0289.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3999" data-original-width="5562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmvhTGqZfZ-YK1-bNFb_ZcTtwpRbkn164y32fMFncM0aHH4ZFcn0cgXrldgH2fVONFNWL6V_El4QnGMnBinTO58zEfun-9b1znjz9uJ4gkEegGASgclqeQCLw0TcGU9nTPlsqKbDJCtM/s640/DSC_0289.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Look how proud they look of their first little harvest!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Not bad for a couple of first time planters. Don´t you think so?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERF75k7X50qzr4p3JRLVoAw8_etHb34jyuX-hrR-v0I6jBelZttSmhXvIlMTjL007_TvDVazCCSDG5v6FNx74GfUjKk3n5QuIKA8C_S_s6hdeJ-GeBwhAyv2cq83HwsXhh4BLVo5z-r4/s5516/DSC_0290.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3922" data-original-width="5516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERF75k7X50qzr4p3JRLVoAw8_etHb34jyuX-hrR-v0I6jBelZttSmhXvIlMTjL007_TvDVazCCSDG5v6FNx74GfUjKk3n5QuIKA8C_S_s6hdeJ-GeBwhAyv2cq83HwsXhh4BLVo5z-r4/s640/DSC_0290.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pleased with the result, they are considering enlarging their vegetable garden and growing more variety of veggies. A great way to save a few sylvas and trips to the farmers´ market.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Good idea guys! I think you have a green thumb! Go for it!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVKlCTEJRE2Defc4L1D9NMl8_aYmupEpvkSjjvbiARhqMdytChlaYEJeCJyJCEBXFiorLm_Ll29WQHf6l1lYogtYUGizUBbAbcRA8WQLYxWI3QhszrrFtE5eRysiPyPkbwZLklsUJ_WY/s6000/DSC_0301.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVKlCTEJRE2Defc4L1D9NMl8_aYmupEpvkSjjvbiARhqMdytChlaYEJeCJyJCEBXFiorLm_Ll29WQHf6l1lYogtYUGizUBbAbcRA8WQLYxWI3QhszrrFtE5eRysiPyPkbwZLklsUJ_WY/s640/DSC_0301.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As they had planned,with their first little harvest they cooked a tasty tomato soup and baked a delicious carrot cake. It was so nice that even the butterflies wanted to taste it!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvjMH3H6KNgTLQ8_2FG-rPT_fYkEcQqjEaGq_BgrkrXLXXOz0-29vvUoYpBJqe7kKzJwp80d16ptPhYXLKWmZug55cadsQumz3d5iST6erVt5MPgxEmZe30_RksklT21rQWZ05x6_edQ/s2048/IMG_20200822_191416.jpg" 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/AVvXsEggvjMH3H6KNgTLQ8_2FG-rPT_fYkEcQqjEaGq_BgrkrXLXXOz0-29vvUoYpBJqe7kKzJwp80d16ptPhYXLKWmZug55cadsQumz3d5iST6erVt5MPgxEmZe30_RksklT21rQWZ05x6_edQ/s640/IMG_20200822_191416.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>"Peace, the butterfly landed on your head now. It seems to like your flower!"</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>"You also have one resting on top of your ear, Peter!"</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFiEaA8GFTWuhAo1vqK4LlWdVag-AVCN_EsKjPvQRYlNHcIN7lGra1LHac2iCi2_jfQnoRUQ2hcS8s_ekUPPtT2XAX5MFGuUJix6eINcjjFwZEzUI-sF2vnTWdQ3fRYYjBBT0Dw1viILU/s2048/IMG_20200822_193341.jpg" 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/AVvXsEgFiEaA8GFTWuhAo1vqK4LlWdVag-AVCN_EsKjPvQRYlNHcIN7lGra1LHac2iCi2_jfQnoRUQ2hcS8s_ekUPPtT2XAX5MFGuUJix6eINcjjFwZEzUI-sF2vnTWdQ3fRYYjBBT0Dw1viILU/s640/IMG_20200822_193341.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">They had such a good laugh with the butterflies fluttering about them!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEi0p9ngHxr56Paz6omECUO7nSNsLJQDmU23GjtLqJEwX7AaB5-NLbEFYF7FAaxFv1bJmR-04leFTPoNVV_K4p-nTUiVoWkeMcwg3vbncbFvwg6J2o4qELsNNJnhUFa4JXBCw9lWmg6BavY/s2048/IMG_20200822_192401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0p9ngHxr56Paz6omECUO7nSNsLJQDmU23GjtLqJEwX7AaB5-NLbEFYF7FAaxFv1bJmR-04leFTPoNVV_K4p-nTUiVoWkeMcwg3vbncbFvwg6J2o4qELsNNJnhUFa4JXBCw9lWmg6BavY/s640/IMG_20200822_192401.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">They also got a bit romantic talking about how both of them had butterflies in the stomach the first time their eyes met.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>"I knew straight away you were the one, Peace"</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>"I felt exactly the same about you"</i> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7HbqYZ5RZwlKqQTWfFTXlsrLXpctENeQQWETqQH6jAsG_zidhRiBvycH_XExLbPFFftIrz2JAKh854Tk9QEn3JO3-AaFz1FBxdzTMSISES5gfueGgWeTUqC317-NmN1ehbHu1nFplOM/s2048/IMG_20200822_192858_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7HbqYZ5RZwlKqQTWfFTXlsrLXpctENeQQWETqQH6jAsG_zidhRiBvycH_XExLbPFFftIrz2JAKh854Tk9QEn3JO3-AaFz1FBxdzTMSISES5gfueGgWeTUqC317-NmN1ehbHu1nFplOM/s640/IMG_20200822_192858_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I let them alone for a while but shortly after, they asked me if I could take a picture of them sitting on the lawn. They wanted to send it to their good friends Apple and Juice from Purrchester.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hi, Apple!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hi, Juice!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Summer greetings from our garden !</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFhDcQXGrdCDFtkRzANLEGV1LH49kkpRrNzcC_ofOlUmh0mt4UnAKaq7Mh57nYr1TwP4kyQWsAZf2i60ScjfMn8TDqyPppOzgd-lLOyekz-Ix7cZs5vITW8WTfNXF76jz7V7oU9wqizg/s2048/IMG_20200822_194618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1669" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFhDcQXGrdCDFtkRzANLEGV1LH49kkpRrNzcC_ofOlUmh0mt4UnAKaq7Mh57nYr1TwP4kyQWsAZf2i60ScjfMn8TDqyPppOzgd-lLOyekz-Ix7cZs5vITW8WTfNXF76jz7V7oU9wqizg/s640/IMG_20200822_194618.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: normal;">They were in a great mood but that feeling didn´t last long, at least for Peter.</span></i></p><p><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: normal;">When they went back to the table, they couldn´t believe their eyes!</span></i></p><p><i style="font-family: verdana;">"You greedy plant! How you dare! Don´t eat the last piece of our cake!" </i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Peter stood up on a chair and yelled it at the top of his lungs.</span></p><p></p><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/AVvXsEjFT2AhMDNVnY1AszAIwG0qOiv0ulVe8aVtuxNFga2qYT3jNmeK5O3-1Al0_QRYaJET3-hbL4DJwFABtcq6sacWQTtE7n1MQn0eSlc5UVkp0wtU1lOyrz9J6MCv-dtKbgdOuHHoZXUaiq4/s2048/IMG_20200822_195440.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFT2AhMDNVnY1AszAIwG0qOiv0ulVe8aVtuxNFga2qYT3jNmeK5O3-1Al0_QRYaJET3-hbL4DJwFABtcq6sacWQTtE7n1MQn0eSlc5UVkp0wtU1lOyrz9J6MCv-dtKbgdOuHHoZXUaiq4/s640/IMG_20200822_195440.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Peace found the whole scene so funny that she couldn´t help but giggling, not in front of Peter of course! He was mad at his favourite plant´s behaviour and she didn´t want to make things worse laughing in front of him.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">However, Peace was relieved to know the plant wasn´t as carnivorous as it looked. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Hjxw6ppz8-V8DQB8Jhhi-RGYAjRWbkfUqJF9d6iTob_xw892VIYX7quUb_vT_DAmRiFcYjKaEZBsWDeubYDpCK2QrW_kSIufiV8BCIZxxWqSy9xxwyPTCO2kS04y-hVkRVeKK_V_lfE/s2048/IMG_20200822_195939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1585" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Hjxw6ppz8-V8DQB8Jhhi-RGYAjRWbkfUqJF9d6iTob_xw892VIYX7quUb_vT_DAmRiFcYjKaEZBsWDeubYDpCK2QrW_kSIufiV8BCIZxxWqSy9xxwyPTCO2kS04y-hVkRVeKK_V_lfE/s640/IMG_20200822_195939.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>"Don´t bother, Peter! Just leave it alone! You won´t get the cake back!"</i></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpx59tpH3xCWNPK-cS76MJNWC7xuW23Ybj1tQf597a_eG4Hx8NkLWxk4siAJp7TceDfeWyBhO6tma1F-fcj2IsnAoYCPXYMdhEi139oP1zftwKit3I4xlv9HW728f48fGkOv0U6jAXvI/s2048/IMG_20200822_195836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpx59tpH3xCWNPK-cS76MJNWC7xuW23Ybj1tQf597a_eG4Hx8NkLWxk4siAJp7TceDfeWyBhO6tma1F-fcj2IsnAoYCPXYMdhEi139oP1zftwKit3I4xlv9HW728f48fGkOv0U6jAXvI/s640/IMG_20200822_195836.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>"Don´t you worry, next time, we´ll bake one for us and another one for your plant. It has a sweet tooth , for sure! </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>This time the two of them bursted out laughing.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGHT2yKR3LlwFKrdr1lSEOsKC98ZxpppkyzPtR_9UWvsdcLlhIsEzRFyGL9PzJ6hwGfpGMAoJn3z7G2KXzwuINYSfbUveTTMYikKsAjEUJ48ASy4KsyRunmAsSufV2ow_PBXsUUEiH0c/s2048/IMG_20200822_201327.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1708" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGHT2yKR3LlwFKrdr1lSEOsKC98ZxpppkyzPtR_9UWvsdcLlhIsEzRFyGL9PzJ6hwGfpGMAoJn3z7G2KXzwuINYSfbUveTTMYikKsAjEUJ48ASy4KsyRunmAsSufV2ow_PBXsUUEiH0c/s640/IMG_20200822_201327.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">That´s all for today. Hope you have enjoyed spending some time with Peter and Peace in their garden. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQ8tBBTYzF79zeDg9XaaJLYNgbwo8t-0xf-hRDDUOfDr_D2u5zChN2b0tpAZqOaqax8kdyY04R5jIVg9KiCeU2OKV6vcgDU6y6slTAxFhnMI2Zr9X1mWkAZhzQTs608qOvPM1vRQjNJA/s5734/DSC_0242.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3518" data-original-width="5734" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQ8tBBTYzF79zeDg9XaaJLYNgbwo8t-0xf-hRDDUOfDr_D2u5zChN2b0tpAZqOaqax8kdyY04R5jIVg9KiCeU2OKV6vcgDU6y6slTAxFhnMI2Zr9X1mWkAZhzQTs608qOvPM1vRQjNJA/s640/DSC_0242.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgPPVsdZYhF239Y3UuMqQcDedFvjmTW17oRUutTGqjGD6ftMgllm_8h9a3pywB7Q96xxNM5ONt-lwI4zsBFhbpNwelPh_3KxMKwZK3-hF80eKAcLXhbfMiFD2kIX7KHDW_oafjZ_LCEE/s897/tira+flores.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="189" data-original-width="897" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgPPVsdZYhF239Y3UuMqQcDedFvjmTW17oRUutTGqjGD6ftMgllm_8h9a3pywB7Q96xxNM5ONt-lwI4zsBFhbpNwelPh_3KxMKwZK3-hF80eKAcLXhbfMiFD2kIX7KHDW_oafjZ_LCEE/w512-h108/tira+flores.png" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I don´t have a garden and I wish I did .I live in a block of flats so there´s no chance for proper gardening. At least I have a balcony where I can have potted flowers and plants . I love gardens so hopefully I will have my own at some stage. My children will love it too! Meanwhile, I´m happy with setting up gardens for my sylvanians to enjoy spending time outdoors.</div></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">To be honest with you, I never thought of making a garden for Peter and Peace until my good friend Berna </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">,who has an amazing village " <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alcaladesylvanian/">Alcalá de Sylvanian</a>", sent me a wonderful package that included among other things, the greenery , climbing plants and the flowers that you have seen in these pictures. She also sent me the chairs, the cushion and the lovely cacti coaster that I turned into a table adding </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> a bottle-top.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Peter , Peace and I are very grateful! Berna,thank you for being so kind and generous and for inspiring me to create this garden and write this post.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">By the way, the canivourous looking plant was also in the package! LOL!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">See you soon, my friends! Take care!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hugs!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p></p></div>Cutatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827523133604122245noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467110042862774690.post-81179951598485318232020-08-12T17:35:00.081-07:002020-08-13T04:31:12.874-07:00 35th Sylvanian Families Ambassador: A dream come true!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dear Readers,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Last month of June, Sylvanian Families Spain organized a contest to celebrate the brand´s 35th anniversary in Facebook and Instagram</span><span>.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBY-7wXMZZ0VVHY0IoRA2J6wTeQLDdm62A981KnD37buOrZ0Qus5Jva7i6MURUYfIn7dJEXnMi2E0VMFOFzNXJyFMPH9sPEyCmX473dbxlTBJ77NWqvgOo3hyphenhyphenik0wG8CJX78TeGD47g8/s400/35th+SF+Embajadora.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBY-7wXMZZ0VVHY0IoRA2J6wTeQLDdm62A981KnD37buOrZ0Qus5Jva7i6MURUYfIn7dJEXnMi2E0VMFOFzNXJyFMPH9sPEyCmX473dbxlTBJ77NWqvgOo3hyphenhyphenik0wG8CJX78TeGD47g8/w320-h320/35th+SF+Embajadora.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a great honour to be chosen as one of the five winners. </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The prize involved becoming official ambassador for the brand in Spain and receiving some wonderful SF sets that I would like to show you.</span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZUK7O7YHckC47JV3Q4UstusdDrJhka9eR3e6QlbYMfcKBDqpvsHNNE1BfIXIkg9lPCFo6yk2k8uIgsm1fMTsivlqWZZz3R9k9fvmy1953HsQqG4a7sHf2T42JoM15UdwrwMAoBhiN8g/s4738/DSC_0198.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3819" data-original-width="4738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZUK7O7YHckC47JV3Q4UstusdDrJhka9eR3e6QlbYMfcKBDqpvsHNNE1BfIXIkg9lPCFo6yk2k8uIgsm1fMTsivlqWZZz3R9k9fvmy1953HsQqG4a7sHf2T42JoM15UdwrwMAoBhiN8g/s640/DSC_0198.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h1><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Prizes were different for each winner. Those were the sets I expected to receive but , to my surprise, there was even more! My kids and I were so excited when we opened the package!</span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>We also got a personalized card each, written and signed by Freya herself. </span>My five- year-old son was really surprised that Freya was able to write and he felt proud that she knew his name!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-S-ihVN3uryxS8j7wpIbP-i7RExK1ba8bil1H2flGvhtzJ6TMkdHAK21BzoUUqknhm1_4AgsQsV8MMQH4_hxONSr_fF1TbzYdtDcaK_0FxS0ZH4EBz204qzWod1uS_vAFR0A_1BtOIJk/s5019/DSC_0202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3960" data-original-width="5019" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-S-ihVN3uryxS8j7wpIbP-i7RExK1ba8bil1H2flGvhtzJ6TMkdHAK21BzoUUqknhm1_4AgsQsV8MMQH4_hxONSr_fF1TbzYdtDcaK_0FxS0ZH4EBz204qzWod1uS_vAFR0A_1BtOIJk/s640/DSC_0202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the contest, I posted photos from some of my old stories but I also added a couple of new ones.</span></p><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/AVvXsEhNKk3fi30YIRFNo8cHgXUpXZ6VE9-iw7vNlDPse2h-ItXncmnUk77bgr0TVc0FKYFQEHnIfoC-F4pSzmTH1N7QFFDJ3WqUm2w9yEizJc2hfJXtni9SVOyLJjW8YgWWlOEWQ41y0VYtDZM/s6000/DSC_9980.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3516" data-original-width="6000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKk3fi30YIRFNo8cHgXUpXZ6VE9-iw7vNlDPse2h-ItXncmnUk77bgr0TVc0FKYFQEHnIfoC-F4pSzmTH1N7QFFDJ3WqUm2w9yEizJc2hfJXtni9SVOyLJjW8YgWWlOEWQ41y0VYtDZM/s640/DSC_9980.JPG" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEjLKI9HzOVCNhn-pVyQzkQKmhIN472OqKWKqRJEKc3v0ZhB9Yvm7AJZIQK4LsBGFdRX2kCcAfOZln334-PPHBlR8TMbZ8XXReqngpIIUxmPmf4SIZSt2wCGAEXunYO3pFd7i4bMVaDK1MM/s6000/DSC_9948.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKI9HzOVCNhn-pVyQzkQKmhIN472OqKWKqRJEKc3v0ZhB9Yvm7AJZIQK4LsBGFdRX2kCcAfOZln334-PPHBlR8TMbZ8XXReqngpIIUxmPmf4SIZSt2wCGAEXunYO3pFd7i4bMVaDK1MM/s640/DSC_9948.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>This last picture is quite special to me because</span><span> the Marshmallow</span><span> family ,including the triplets, was a precious gift I was given by five of my first graders last year.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>How kind of them and their parents! Don´t you think so?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This hobby is a source of joy in my life,not only because Sylvanians are adorable but also because they have given me the opportunity to make good friends and meet lovely people from all over the world.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Many thanks, once again to Sylvanian Families Spain for making me so happy with this amazing prize.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVm6wHP5jLh8bOtRWEqOVeNalLdwNZ0kE67uIVVut7ATjRo3Y5QPGVm6M0odcFa3qedPNJe_NfBN1qcfkAvXpsys4ggdxaiTN_7guAgKgw-mngIIU3VBilEtzLtXbuTOCbX0yzY2GovcY/s3883/DSC_0206.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3883" data-original-width="3738" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVm6wHP5jLh8bOtRWEqOVeNalLdwNZ0kE67uIVVut7ATjRo3Y5QPGVm6M0odcFa3qedPNJe_NfBN1qcfkAvXpsys4ggdxaiTN_7guAgKgw-mngIIU3VBilEtzLtXbuTOCbX0yzY2GovcY/s640/DSC_0206.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you to all my readers for being there. Sharing this hobby with you makes it even more special to me! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Take care!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hugs!</span></p>Cutatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827523133604122245noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467110042862774690.post-811616842187103072020-07-17T14:45:00.000-07:002020-07-17T14:45:34.204-07:00HAPPY SUMMER!<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Dear Readers,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">It´s been a while since my last post!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The reason I´ve been neglecting my Sylvanian world is because the real world had kept me extremely busy for the last few months. Working from home and schooling my three kids during lockdown has been quite demanding and stressfull.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">To make matters worse my seven-year-old daughter has been dealing with some health issues for a while and she had to be hospitalized for a week at the end of June.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">She´s at home now and she´s feeling better. We stil have a long way to go but I´m much more relaxed and happier than I´ve been for the last few weeks so I´m back to wish you a "HAPPY SUMMER"!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">One more year, their beach bar is a popular spot to relax and enjoy a smoothie or a cocktail at the seaside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"<i>A sunshine coktail specially for you,love</i>".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Kate Periwinke and her family are spending the day at the seaside.She intends to buy a beach bag but she is finding it hard to make up her mind between the brown and the blue one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"<i>Mum, can I get this bag for myself? I´ll pay for it with my pocket money.</i>"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"It´s lovely! Of course you can!. It´s my treat!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>"I do,but how are going to pay for it if you didn´t bring your purse with you?</i>"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Today at lunch time Peter and Peace got a tasty surprise. Caspian Neptune brought them a paella that Narrisa cooked at the Seaside Restaurant.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>"Thanks a lot! That´s so nice of you!" </i>Peter and Peace really appreciated their friends´kind gesture and invited them for a drink after work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>Wow,Peter! They look great! </i>Narrisa exclaimed and after the first sip, Caspian confirmed they tasted as good as they looked.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>"Look Peace!A shining star!"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">And after wishing upon a star, the relaxing sound of crashing waves made them fall asleep lulled by the starry sky of Sweet Berry Valley.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Hope you enjoyed spending some time at the beach with this couple of bunnies.I missed my Sylvanians and it was lovely to bring them back to life again to write this post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Have a great summer no matter where you spend your holidays. I really hope you have time to relax, unwind and do things you enjoy even if you spend your vacations at home. I´m afraid, that´ll be my case this year.</span><br />
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<br />Cutatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827523133604122245noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467110042862774690.post-62230179622528860872020-04-05T15:01:00.000-07:002020-04-05T15:01:36.219-07:00The Caramels´Arts and Crafts Store<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Dear Readers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The Arts and Crafts store is already finished and their proud owners, the Caramel dog family, are happy to show you all the art supplies they stock</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I intented to post this entry earlier but I got infected by coronavirus and I haven´t been able to do until now.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Luckily,I feel totally recovered.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I´m glad my energy and motivation are back. Today, I felt like doing something sylvanian- related so I chose some pictures of the art and craft´s store to show you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I´ll probably write another post to show you in more detail the miniatures I made.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Cutatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827523133604122245noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467110042862774690.post-33140602540229927302020-03-04T14:52:00.000-08:002020-03-04T14:52:45.353-08:00A new family in Sweet Berry Valley: The Caramels<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Dear Readers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">There is a new family in Sweet Berry Valley and there will also be a new shop very soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Vivian and Lance Caramel love art.They met at the Sylvanian Academy of Fine Arts when they started studying drawing and painting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Even though their dream was to make a career as fine artists they soon realized it was tough to make a living by only selling their artwork.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">One fine day ,Lance was painting at his studio when he ran out of paint.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">It was then when Lance came up with the idea of setting up an arts and crafts store.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Of all the villages in Sylvania they chose Sweet Berry Valley as it is well known for Arts in all its forms.Arts play an important role in the education of children at Berry Grove School and the Forest Nursery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">At first, I only intended to make some miniature art supplies. Then, I thought I could set up an arts and crafts shop to display the supplies I made and finally, when I had to choose the shop owners,I felt the need of explaining why The Caramels moved to Sweet Berry Valley to open their new business.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The Caramel Dog family is one of the last two families I added to my collection (The Chihuahua family is the other one).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I love the Caramel dogs since I first saw them and I´m happy this prompt inspired me to introduce them in Sweet Berry Valley.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"Interior design" was the prompt for the second creative challenge of the year in the <a href="https://sylvanianfamiliesforum.com/phpbb3/search.php?search_id=active_topics" target="_blank">Sylvanian Families Collectors Community</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I had several projects that fit into this challenge but I chose to finish decorating Peter and Peace´s cottage first. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">You´ll see that the decoration of their home differs from some of the houses I have previously decorated.I wanted their cottage to match this young couple´s bright and cheerful personality .This bohemian style really suits their artistic and creative vein and their free spirit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Even if I hadn´t told you who the owners of this cottage were, you would have guessed straight away. Their front door speaks for itself!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Peace also got an old wooden container to store some of her crafts. She made a lid for it and put a cactus on top. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">She also keeps some of her stuff in the big whicker basket. Those are the mandala coloring books and the recorder that Peter gave her at Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">"<i>How are you, Mrs.Prickles. Fancy a sip of water today?" </i>She asked one of her cactuses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">On the bench you can see a picture of Peace with her good friend Apple from Purrchester, the tray with scented candles she got as a Christmas gift from Peter´s brother and his wife ,and a bright yellow vase with a fresh daisy which is Peace´s favourite flower.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Peace makes and designs her own clothes, bags and casual jewelry. Her creations are inspired by nature, music and a simple joy of life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">She shares her love for music with Peter.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Both enjoy composing their own songs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Travelling is another hobby they both enjoy.They keep their suitcases in their bedroom to have them handy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Exploring Sylvania and other parts of the world is one of their favourite activities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The wide colourful bracelet is a handmade gift I got from one of my second grade pupils a few years ago.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Even though the Christmas season is already over, I´d like to share with you the lovely gifts I received from three of my fellow SF collector friends from Spain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Their friendship is the most precious gift to me but I´m also really thankful for the wonderful packages they sent me at Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://aldeasylvanian.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Amaia</a> sent me a beautiful card and a really cute ornament for the Christmas tree. It has become my favourite!.It´s lovely , isnt´t it?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had a beaver figure with no clothes. I´d always wanted to turn this sylvanian into "Reverend Kelvin Waters" and Berna made my wish come true!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">A big THANK YOU my friends for your wonderful gifts but mainly for your friendship. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Two years ago ,I received the Hazelnut Dormouse family as a Christmas gift.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Two years later, they are fully settled in Sweet Berry Valley and ready to celebrate the festive season in the comfort of their own home.<br />I´ve been quite busy lately so I didn´t have time to post this entry earlier in December.As I´m on holidays at the moment, I had time to make some christmassy ornaments to decorate the Hazelnuts´ home and to take some pictures of this adorable family at Christmas.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Making a wreath for the front door is one of the first Christmas activities that gets the Hazelnut family involved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I intend to give you a proper house tour at some stage but I wanted you to see the Hazelnuts´living room before they put their Christmas decorations away.I think it looks very festive and cosy at this time of the year.</span><br />
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