#oliver mouse

[pick-a-plush]

There is a company called Wrendale that has gorgeous plush toys so a poll for some of them would be great thanks

I had never seen these, they’re amazing! Today here are a few but I’ll do more of them soon!

Which plushie would you adopt?

Top left: Wrendale Designs Autumn Fox Character

Top right: Wrendale Designs Rowan Hare Character

Bottom left: Wrendale Designs Adele Robin Character

Bottom right: Wrendale Designs Oliver Mouse Character

Voting ended onJul 27, 2025

[hazelvillage]

Valentines (Part II)

As Valentine’s Day approached, Oliver monitored the progress of the box. He did this mainly by peering out his window to see who put valentines in. Sometimes he scurried out and emptied the box’s contents into his mailbag. He wondered how many were for him, but as the official valentine collector he felt it would be inappropriate to peek at the names on the envelopes. On Valentine's Morning, Oliver sorted all the mail and got ready to make the deliveries. Here he is with his mailbag:

He went from house to house, giving each animal his or her valentines. “Many happy returns of the day!” he wished each recipient. No one quite knew what he meant, but everyone was happy to receive their valentines. As he walked Oliver sang a little song:

I've been delivering Valentines

all the live-long day

I've been delivering Valentines

what more can I say?

After Oliver had visited all the houses on his route there were still a few valentines left in the bag. These were for him! He hurried back home to open them. Here’s some of what he found: Max made a card out of a postage stamp from his collection

Flora gave him a pink candy heart to nibble

And Jeremy painted him a tiny portrait of how they were friends

It took Oliver nearly an hour to open all his envelopes. By then it was time for the Valentines Day Party at the lodge. Oliver donned his special red velvet tuxedo jacket and hurried to meet his friends. He was pretty sure it was the best Valentine’s Day ever.

[hazelvillage]

Lucy's Embroidered Valentines

This year, Lucy Owl made embroidered valentines for her friends. She said she wanted to do something with a real "wow" factor, which is where people say, "Wow!" when they see the thing. We can't be sure yet whether it will work, because Valentine's Day hasn't arrived yet. But anyway here is how she did it:  Lucy took some red felt, and drew heart-shaped designs on it. The designs were not too complicated, just some hearts and the first letters of her friends' names. But she was careful to make the letters as pretty as she could. Then she embroidered over the lines of her drawing. She used back stitch, which goes like this:

Lucy did not use an embroidery hoop to hold her work in place. She says the felt was sturdy enough that her stitches would not bunch up. Actually she said, "Embroidery hoops are for babies," but then she realized that some of her best friends use embroidery hoops, and that it is a matter of personal preference. Once all the letters and hearts were embroidered, Lucy cut out the felt hearts. She was careful to stay a little bit outside the stitching so she wouldn't snip the threads. Here are some of the valentines Lucy made. The R is for Reginald, the F is for Flora, and the E is for Emma. But of course Lucy made one for every animal in the village, because that is the nice thing to do.