Back to the Drawing Board

Good Morning Everyone.

Brrrrr - What a freezy-pop day!

I do hope you are all keeping warm and having enough to eat. Gizzy and I have been hanging up food for the feathered community to snaff. Its fearful tricky for the tweeters n chirpers when its icy as all that pecking about for nibbles bends their beaks.

As you know Jemmy Jim Jams has landed us all in it by agreeing to design and build a Super Yacht for this billionaire bunny that she met in Spain.

Gizzy looked rough as ol' kitty litter from lack of sleep worrying about how to build the yacht engine. We thought we should visit dear ol' Atticus as he was told to start on designs immediately...

I thought Atticus would be worrying about the Yacht but when we arrived we found him care-free under his 'sun lamp' having a cup of tea. He had his fluffy moccasins on and had been drawing a Celtic knot for fun.

Atticus said he had the most awful dream that Jemmy had asked him to draw a Super Yacht.  He giggled at such a daft notion, what a silly idea...

(Gulp)

We told him kindly and gently as possible that it was not a dream - It was in fact a nightmare. We had to get some smelling salts to bring Atticus round ... ( dont worry, hes alright!...anxious but OK)

Meanwhile ..Tatty and Angus had been told by Jemmy to go out and do a big customer survey and record what everyone would expect to find on a billionaires Super Yacht. Tatty wisely thought he would start the survey up at The Clumps Woodland due to the large population of Moon Worshiping Bunnies. Lots of feedback there and they could also visit Boo Boo Massou's Hut to thaw out.

Jemmy and Katya Hoppenorf are going to Southampton Docks to check out the posh boats and do some reconnaissance. I am secretly hoping the ol' rabbit will realise shes bitten off more than she can chew!

As for me, I'm meeting Lavinia and the kittens who are flying back from Spain with all those crates of oranges. We've got to make the Marmalade.

Don't forget to feed the birds and I'll be back soon.

Ta Ta

Mudflinger's Marmalade

Good Morning dearest followers,

I do hope you are all well and have warm paws.

I received a lovely sunny letter and photograph this morning from Lavinia Mudflinger and the marmalade kittens. They are all out in Spain. I thought you would like to see the picture as it reminds ourselves of sunnier days to come.

Tatty and Angus are looking after the farm here whilst the rest of the Mudflinger family are on a kind of Orange Picking 'holiday' to help Jemmy. They are being paid by the crate so all the kittens have been climbing the trees enthusiastically. Jemmy pointed out the extra vitamin C and exercise is doing wonders for their fur and growth.

Jemmy did some sort of deal with the orange grove owner who wears a white suit and hat and quite by chance discovered he was a billionaire. Jemmy was all ears n whiskers...

The bunny billionaire lamented that being rich had its perks but little privacy. He looked out to sea and said...

"Oh Jemmy, if only someone could build me a luxury Super yacht...(Sigh)......"

Pound signs whizzed around Jemmy's eyeballs and quick as a flash she agreed and took a down payment for designing and building a Super Yacht!

I did try to say to Jemmy at the meeting that it was a whole different kettle of kippers to shifting Marmalade but the ol'rabbit is on a mission now and we have all got to help...

Watch your whiskers out there..

Ta ta

The BORED Meeting

Good Afternoon dearest friends,

I am so glad you have popped in to read my little blog and a belated Happy New Year to you all!

Its been a while since I was last on the whisker waves. I feel such a fuzzy ol' fool as I managed to forget my password.  Fortunately little Angus Mudflinger the Marmalade Kitten who understands the technological gubbins has put me in tune with you all again.

To be fair, after the Calvados and Cherry Schnappsie testing last year nobody can recall the goings on  between then and now so I do not think you missed much...

In fact - so little has occurred Jemmy Jim Jams became restless and has twitchy paws....so invited us all to attend a 'BORED' Meeting....

I provided the tea and Jammy Dodger biscuits and all was tickerty boo...

Its at times like this dear friends when all is quiet and ordinary that you need to watch your whiskers! Jemmy Jim Jams revealed her new idea to me for 2015..(gulp).. you can tell by little tabby face its alarming and on a grand scale.

Keep safe and warm and return soon and I will reveal the hair brained...errr ..enterprising plan.

Ta Ta

Atticus teaches Jemmy how to make Calvados

Connie the Constrictor

Hello Everybody!

I do hope you are all very well this sunny day.

You must forgive me for my fluffed up state but something really alarming happened - make yourself a cuppa tea and I'll tell you all about it.

We were all at Tatty Mudflingers barn giving our Cherry Schnappsie jars a good shake. As you can see I don't have as many cherries as everyone else as...not all mine made it into the jar during preparation.

There we all were chatting happily and care free...

YES - YOU KNOW WHAT I AM ABOUT TO SAY  - its at times like this dear friends that you really need to watch your whiskers!

Suddenly Lavinia Mudflinger came hurtling into the barn whirling her handbag in floods of tears.

"HELP HELP HELP !!! Angus the marmalade kitten is being squeeeeeeeezed by a giant snake!!"

Lavinia had clopped the snake round the kisser with her handbag but the deranged killer constrictor let out a terrifying maniacal laugh and refused to let go off little Angus!

 It turns out that the snake was Crazy Connie who had been let out of Snakesville Open Prison for the day on a jolly. Some daft  do-gooder had stuck their big beak in and thought it would be therapeutic for Connie to slither orf on a little shopping trip for soft loo rolls and a frilly lampshade to cheer herself  up.


We all ran to save Angus from her evil coils ....but terrifyingly we were all very soon in her tight grip!

All of the Kit Kat Gang in mortal danger!

 ...Only Lavinia was free to run and get help and she shot off whirling her handbag to the ONLY place you could possibly go when faced with such peril....

Luck was on our side! Lavinia ran straight to the Rabbit Bunker to fetch Jemmy Jim Jams the Old English Godmother of all Bunnies!

There was a flash of black and white and a little fluffy tail as Jemmy grabbed her present from the Piglet Possy which she hadn't had opportunity to use yet. The little piglets had been down Blackbush Market and got a buy one get one free offer on Knuckle Tazers! Jemmy was overcome with emotion on receiving such a thoughtful gift and had them plugged in to charge up over night.

 We all thought we were about to depart this blog when there was a mighty flash of light -crackle n bang !!

Fizzzzzzz Thwack!!!Ka- Pow!!!!!The new Knuckle Tazers blew Jemmy off her paws and she looked impressive as Bruce Lee as the volts hit Connie the Constrictor. She didnt know what hit her!!

We all escaped ( with static fizzing fur! ) and as for Connie....she was dragged off frazzled n smoking from the nostrils  back to Snakesville.

A happy ending! Though I think Jemmy is going to see if the piglets had kept a receipt for the Knuckle Tazers as they rather disappointingly melted.

Watch your whiskers out there and Ta Ta!

Knitting Disasters

Good Morning dearest friends

I do hope you are all tickerty-boo and enjoying the summer time.

There has been a bit of a crazy knitting epidemic that has broken out all over the area which started up at The Clumps. Boo Boo Massou the Leader of the Bongo Drumming Bunnies started up a knitting circle and all the little bunnies went wild wanting wool, patterns and knitting needles.

My boss Jemmy Jim Jams had her ear to the ground and is always quick to spot a trend. She saw this as an excellent business opportunity so was about to buy in a stash of wool and whatnot to flog up the market.

However....after seeing what happened when we all had a go....

she changed her mind!

I quietly think the ol' bunny boss may have made a mistake here and is missing out on a nice little earner.
 Boo Boo Massou is in talks with the local flock of sheep and  the whisper is shes opening a wool shop.

Best of luck I say!

Cheerie-pip

Tatty Schnappsie Time

Good Afternoon dearest friends.

Thank you for reading my little blog.

I can feel it in my whiskers that storms are coming for the weekend. (I heard it on the radio really!)

As you know dear ol' Tatty made a rather lethal batch of Tatty Schnappsie quite a few blue moons back and it could only be safely used for rocket fuel.  The good news is over the years Tatty has been experimenting up at Mudflingers Barn with help from Atticus and they can now make 'safe' Schnappsie....I say 'safe' as there was that incident when Sherbert the race horse who tried a drop and went temporarily radio-active...but that's all water under the bridge!

I just scampered off to meet Tatty as we are going off cherry picking....

Wish us luck up the cherry trees, we hope to make a batch of Cherry Schnappsie before the storms come!

Cherry- pip for now... -Watch your whiskers out there and don't forget your wellingtons and umbrella!

Ta Ta!

Time to mend the bike

Good Afternoon dearest friends,

I do hope you are all tickerty-boo on this fine sunny day.

I have at last managed to convince 'er what feeds me to take her ol' bike to the repair shop. Rattling along with a collection of spiders and a snail is one thing but cycling twelve miles all in 2nd gear....well that is just barmy!

I cant have the ol' girl keeling over as it will disrupt my feeding times!

Watch your whiskers out there - Ta Ta!

Green knees

Good Afternoon dearest friends

Lovely weather for ducks and slugs! - Ive just scampered in from the rain drops.

I was watching 'er what feeds me cut the grass with clippers earlier until the rain came down. I always thought gardeners were meant to have green fingers....not green knees....

I'm off for a little snooze now but I have spied it's chicken for dinner tonight so Ill be snoozing with one eye slightly open and my whisker senses tuned in as I mustn't miss my helping!

Cheerie pip =^..^=

Le Tour Yorkshire 2014

Good Afternoon dearest followers,

Thank you for reading my little blog.

Tatty Mudflinger and I were rattling along on the little grey tractor this afternoon. We were just about to turn out of the broad bean field on to the country lane when this lot of racing Lycra clad mice came zipping by!

They shot by so fast it was like a multi-coloured bolt of lightning.

All that pedal power made Tatty and I feel quite puffed out and thirsty so we went up to the barn for a drop of apple fizz.

Ta Ta for now and watch your whiskers out there!

Electronic String Quartet

Good Afternoon dearest friends.

As you know mice really love classical music with a modern twist. At this time of year all the little mice take off across the fields with their tents and supplies of cheese to attend a Big Music Festival up at The Clumps Wood. This year they are very excited as its featuring the Missy Mouse Electronic String Quartet.

All the mice are going crazy for them!

Due to all the excitement and the Missy Mouse success...Jemmy Jim Jams has been thinking. (Gulp)
Shes got a very dusty violin but shes wondering about blowing the fluff off it and forming a band with the Kit -Kat Gang. Tatty has a Banjo that I can borrow and he plays the piano and little Gizzy is hot stuff on the drums! Atticus can play the Clarinet and is Grade 8 at the Kazoo....

We shall see but I must be going now to buy my ear defenders from Construction Supplies as I have a bit of  apprehensive tingling to my whiskers!

Cheerie-pip for now.

Gizzy's Pink Knickers

Good Afternoon dearest friends

I do hope you are keeping your paws dry as its bucketing down here - makes my fur go all frizzy so I've scampered indoors to talk to you.

Last night there was a kerfluffle at Wimbledon after everyone had gone home.

Jemmy has a traders pass and sneaked Gizzy and I in to center court for a game of midnight tennis. The roof and lighting are so wonderful it looks like day time.

Jemmy hopped up into the umpires seat wearing the official special blazer, tie and cap. She really looked the part! Gizzy and I came on court to play bringing with us some orange squash and bananas for sustenance.

Before we had hung up our towel Jemmy started getting all bouncy and cross in her umpires seat. She said she was very strict about the Wimbledon rules and we should all be wearing white. I tried to explain it was midnight and nobody would care about my tartan head band....but it just sent the ol bunny into a rant!

She ordered Gizzy off court as she was wearing her lucky pink knickers!

Well dear friends, it was soon after this that some burly security arrived and we had to scarper. We got away no bother as we are good at quick exits but I must say I was a bit miffed as I forgot my bananas which we could have had with melted choccy buttons. (Sigh)

Watch your whiskers out there and Ta Ta for now.

Free range eggs

Good Afternoon dearest friends, thank you for reading my little blog.

Im having a snaffling break from the strawberry picking so I thought Id tune into the World Whisker Waves and say hello.

Atticus invited Angus the Marmalade Kitten and I over for breakfast this morning so I told Atti I'd collect the eggs from the chickens on the way. Tatty Mudflinger looks after a few free range chickens that strut around the Christmas Tree Plantation and snooze in the nice straw at the barn. When the chickens first arrived I got chased by a big red rooster all the way down the farm track and I leaped over the Pig Sty wall giving Petunia the mum of the notorious piglet possy a real fright! I landed in her laundry basket. Luckily she was very kind about it as she is use to her piglets squealing out of no where for a laugh.

Jemmy Jim Jams sent Atticus to go to the barn as my representative for peace talks with the chickens. Im happy to say due to his patience and clever mediation techniques we are permitted a basket of eggs in exchange for corn and protection.

We do love free range eggs for breakfast.

Cheerie-pip for now dearest readers, watch your whiskers out there and I'll be back soon. Taa Taa

Wimbledon and Tweeting

Good Morning dearest friends, I do hope you are all very well and enjoying the sunny weather.

Jemmy Jim-Jams has had us all very busy picking strawberries up at Tatty Mudflingers Farm to supply Wimbledon this year. Gizzy and I were in the fruit tunnels till very late the other night and Deirdre the Goat hung lanterns up for us so we didn't fall in the produce and squish the stock. With lanterns though you get lots of them great big daft flapperty moths that are attracted to the light. We had to duck n swerve about with the wheelbarrow. Gizzy gets all hysterical if the big fluffy ones swish past her whiskers. Jemmy has gone off to Wimbledon to do some bunny wheelie dealing with a big crate of Champagne. She has taken dear ol Atticus with her in his straw boater as he has the charm and sophistication to 'shift the stash'.

ooo I know what I was going to tell you ! - Little Angus the Marmalade Kitten who is all into the technologicals has been teaching me how to tweet or chirp or whatever its called and you can find me @idgieC if youd like to follow me.

Jemmy has given Gizzy and I the afternoon off so Im going to be relaxing in my deckchair with some strawberries and cream.

Enjoy the tennis and the sunshine dearest followers. Watch your whiskers out there and Ta Ta for now!

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