The wedding....

Valentines day...... a day full of love and hope....an excellent day for a wedding...



I don't know about you but I am very curious what will happen on the Hilltop today....lets go and find out...

Aaah...there we are..we arrived at the garden gate.....Shall I tell you what Elvira did....she decorated the Hilltop with blue bells...



Nobody does this better...She is a very swift stylish squirrel...and do you hear the tingling of the little bells she hung in all the treetops...



Very fairytale like........................................All for a belle Bell and her Beau..

We have to follow the sign that says....to the wedding....but there are many...



sign's I mean....maybe Mr C made them..............................................



to be sure we would arrive on time and in the right place..which is to be ....THE KITCHEN...

Take your seat at the kitchen table my dear...


and lets wait for the bride and groom...

Aren't weddings marvellous....don't forget to catch the brides bouquet later...


I heard Miss Moussie put it together....as well as the brides dress....and the party..;)

My goodness look at this cake......
With all the planning he had to do Gustave still found time to bake....its amazing..

Now I think its time to greet Beau and Bell.....and give them our blessings....may they live happily ever after in their cuckoo clock...




And before we go home..Mr C wil speech...he is great with words...

-Hhhow did it happen that their lips came together? Hhow does it happen that birds sing, that snow melts, that the rose unfolds, that the dawn whitens behind the stark shapes of trees on the qqqquivering summit of the hill? A kkkiss, and all was said..............said Mr C...and almost without stammering....(but I believe these words were written by Victor Hugo....:)

Dear reader and friend..I leave you here at this enchanting moment..Wishing you a magical and loving valentines day.....stay warm and stay happy...T D.

SIMPLE...

Gustave...my man....said Beau..and he jumped out of the cuckoo clock...

-Jee wizz,that guy can jump....croaked Gustave to himself....I'll show him something...and then Gustave demonstrated a salto in the air and landed in the chandelier...

-Great jump Bro....smiled Beau..now looking up..you are getting better every day....listen Gus my man...can I ask you a question....
-Who's Gus....squeaked a little voice from inside the prickly ball named Horatio..
-ME...silly...croaked Gustave...-Sure Beau...you can ask me anything..you know that...!
-Well,said Beau...looking at all the curious faces in the kitchen...since you are all gathered here in your pyjamas...what I find to be very funny....you might as well listen to what I have to ask...
Dear friend Gustave...would you do me and Bell the honor to be our best man...I mean on our wedding ...
For a moment all was silent in the kitchen...you could here a pin drop...only it wasn't the pin that dropped..it was Gustave...he was so overwhelmed by Beau's request that he slipped and then slided from the chandelier..into the Dutchess her hair...
-Hey, said Beau..I usually do that....
-Gustave...giggled the Dutchess....grabbing her hair...are you OK....
-This wwwwas fffuny...stammered C...didn't see that one coming.....
Gustave didn't know how fast to get out of this predicament....whitin seconds he was again dangling from the chandelier....
-Gus...my man..come down from there..or shall I come up...said Beau..and do tell me....will you be our best man on Valentine's day....
-I do..I do....croaked Gustave with a big grin on his frog face...I say...lets make this a day to remember my friend...
-We don't want it to be a big wedding...not to much fuss...just friends...and maybe in this kitchen...we do want to keep it simple....

-SIMPLE...twittered a squeaky moussie voice entering the kitchen...SIMPLE...I heard that..but I can not believe my ears....SIMPLE...?

Well...dear reader and friend...what will it be....a big wedding..or just a simple ceremony in the kitchen....I wonder....
What I do know is ...you are ALL invited...so be there...on Valentine's day.....

Chaos and confusion...

It was chaos in the garden....The Dutchess stood there,under the chestnut tree, wondering what to do next...and how to calm everybody down..

The fog was getting thicker...Miss Moussie was still twittering somewhere out there....Mr C stammered...PPPPlease ccan someone explain whats hhhhappening....Sir Hog,curled up as a little prickly ball..deciding to stay that way until he was absolutely sure nothing bad was going to happen...and THEN..... Gustave appeared......He jumped out of the mist with a fearless jump....and landed next to the Dutchess feet...

-Morning beautiful..he croaked...how are you this foggy day..I believe this IS you by the look of your slippers...you,my one and only Dutchess.....
-AAH Gustave....there you are....I mean...I can hear you croak but I am afraid I can't see you down there....
-We have to get out of this foggy situation dearest..come on....follow my croak..lets go to the house...croaked Gustave with a very firm tone of croak....

The Dutchess followed..on their way they picked up Mr C..who surprisingly saw them coming down the lawn...and then the three of them rolled Sir Hog ...who was still in shock...towards Hilltop Hall..

-Goodness,said the Dutchess when they all entered the kitchen...Goodness,what a strange morning...I am all confused..
-I guess we all are...croaked Gustave whilst pushing Sir Hog over the threshold....whats all the fuss about....
-It all began,said the Dutchess sitting down at the kitchen table...It all began when Miss Moussie and I shared some wonderful news....
-WWWWhat news..stammered C...I thought there was an earthquake..and what about you Horatio old chap..you stepped on my head......
-Sir Hog still said nothing......
-I'll tell you a secret...said the Dutchess...listen..there is going to be a marriage very soon..in fact on VALENTINES day...its Bell and Beau's...finally!!!!!!!
-SOO,that's why Miss Moussie is twittering like crazy.....croaked Gustave and nodded his head in worry..I know what she will be thinking now...so much to do so little time...
-Exactly..nodded the Duthess in understanding..

-Where is she....asked a tiny voice from inside the prickly ball named Horatio....
-WWWHo...stammered C..?
-Miss Moussie.......?
-.........

Then the door from the cuckoo clock squeaked open.....It was Beau, the gnome peeked his head around the corner in surprise....
-What are you all doing there,he asked...Did I miss a pyjama party..?

A strange encounter

Under ground Mister C Mole woke up.....

-Did I just hear my alarm go off...he asked himself....were are my glasses...?
Mr C stumbled out of bed...found his glasses in a glass of water on the bedside table and stood there, next to his bed ...listening....
-That's not my alarm,he mumbled...that's..that's Miss Moussie...and...o dear..I believe my ceiling is caving in..quick.I have to get out of here..

In the garden everbody was running hither and thither...they heard Miss Moussie twittering but they couldn't see her because of the fog...They were running over the lawn with stamping feet causing a little earthquake in Mr C's labyrinth..
Mr Horatio Hog like the others ran as fast as he could..not knowing why..well, everybody was doing it so it should have its reason..maybe there was something creepy coming their way on this misty morning...if only he could see where he was going...

Then...bang...he ran into something round and fluffy...made a flic flac in the air and landed on his nose..
For a minute there Horatio didn't move...no,he didn't hurt himself..but he was in shock...
-I knew there was something there..he whispered..there IS more between heaven and earth and now its coming to get me..he didn't dare to open his eyes..and when he eventualy did.....he saw a dark misty figure appear above him..

This appearance was wearing a striped pyjama and a night cap with bunny ears...it tapped him on his shoulder and said...MORNING old chap....I say...whats all this...


A strange encounter of the prickly kind....

Fuss in the Fog...

After the visit of Itsy B..the Dutchess couldn't get back to sleep again..she was tossing and turning in her bed.

-I suppose I better get up,she said to herself...I have to go see Miss Moussie and tell her about the wedding..I wouldn't want her to hear this news from anybody else but me. And then she can pretend SHE was the FIRST one to know...she is very sensitive about these things..And O my goodness what a commotion this will give in the garden...

Quickly the Dutchess jumped out of bed ..went downstairs..grabbed her coat and scarf..and went out into the garden..
Its was still very early...a cold and misty day..with a drizzling rain.
Wisps of mist tried to hide Miss Moussie houssie from our Dutchess's eyes ,but the dutchess walked the garden path so many times she could find Miss Moussie's house blindfolded..

Standing still under the big old oak tree the Dutchess looked up...there the little house was..hanging in the tree,almost disappearing in the fog..
When she reached out her hand and stood on her toes the Dutchess could knock on the little houssies door...she knocked..and knocked............and knocked.....!
There....one of the curtains at the little window shifted....a moussie's nose peeked through the glass!

-Dearest...whispered the Dutchess ,whilst she was waving her arms....dearest...open your window..I have very important news..
There she saw Miss Moussie face...she smiled..and waved back.....
-Open...OPEN the window dearest....there is NEWS!!!
Now Miss Moussie looked puzzled...then curious...these two expressions always followed each other in that order..
The window opened..

-What are you doing there ....squeaked Miss Moussie...and in this weather..I can hardly see you in this misty drizzle..why the early fuss in this fog...what's so important..
-Listen..said the Dutchess..listen...and there standing under the tree she delivered Miss Moussie the new news about the wedding....

Then Miss Moussies face changed again..from curiosity to a state of panic...and BANG..she flung the window shut....
Two seconds later she opened the door...in her pink ruffled nightgown...squeaking..O my Goodness...soooooo much to do in sooooooo little time..but don't you worry dear..I can handle it..

Minutes later the fuss was complete...Miss Moussie woke up everybody.....squeaking her little head of....


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B and B..

Sunday morning....about seven..in the bedroom of the Dutchess..way up from the chandelier..Itsy Bitsy dangled down towards the pillow where the Dutchess's head was resting in slumber..

The Dutchess opened her eyes slowly..as if she knew there was someone in the room watching her...and she saw Itsy Bitsy hanging there..

-Goodness,what are you doing, the Dutchess said surprised...are you sneaking up on me ...tell me WHY..little Itsy Bitsy..you..silly spider you...!
-Beg your pardon, whispered Itsy Bitsy...ssst,I don't want to wake you up..
-But I AM awake Itsy B....and its a good thing spiders don't frighten me...I could have screamed you away..
-O well that's OK..said Itsy..I'm not easily blown away..I love a good scream...all spiders do...
-You know I'm not going to scream one itsy bitsy bit..you know that..so please tell me what you are doing here this early on a Sunday morning...
-I have the most marvellous news dear Dutchess...and I just couldn't wait to tell you..
-Then tell me dearest Itsy ..and then I can try getting back to sleep..Wait, I'll sit up first....
The Dutchess fluffed up her pillow ...checked the rollers in her hair..and said..-Go ahead I'm listening..
Itsy Bitsy lowered herself some more..she was now dangling in front of the Dutchess's eyes...she took a deep breath and whispered secretly..
-There is going to be a marriage..!
-Is that all...I knew that...you mean B&B are going to get married..they are saying that for months now..its OLD NEWS..
-No No..its NEW news...Itsy now dangled frantically up and down...-They set a date...they are going to be married on Valentines day..!
-They ARE...are you absolutely sure...and please hang still..I'm getting dizzy..
-I am ABSOLUTELY sure ,said Itsy now hanging absolutely still..-I overheard them yesterday when I was minding my own business hanging on a thread in their cuckoo clock..
-I believe you have no business hanging out in their cuckoo clock Itsy...you are always hanging out in places where you're not supposed to be..
-So sorry..but I can't help myself..its the element of surprise said Itsy..with a very naughty smile on her little spider face..-I'll do anything for a good scream...and you should of heard B&B scream....the best scream I've heard in a long time...

Well...dear reader and friend..now we know....a marriage on Valentines day..don't miss it...