Comments on Middle of Nowhere: Overheard at the boundary

Ohhhhh look it's Custard! I can't wait to meet hi...

2008-07-04T17:19:00.000+01:00

Ohhhhh look it's Custard! I can't wait to meet him, he sounds, and looks sooooo sweet!

You crack me up. (And Mavis says hello, btw. She...

2008-06-29T08:19:00.000+01:00

You crack me up. (And Mavis says hello, btw. She's glad to know she is still remembered and spoken of :-).

Delightful, never have I enjoyed a cricket match s...

2008-06-26T15:24:00.000+01:00

Delightful, never have I enjoyed a cricket match so much!

hello gretel. your story about your felt friends a...

2008-06-26T11:49:00.000+01:00

hello gretel. your story about your felt friends and the beer bottle was so nice to read. dx.

I think you need to write as well as all your othe...

2008-06-25T04:04:00.000+01:00

I think you need to write as well as all your other talents! I'm loving custard - even without his legs! I just posted a new tale of felting disaster ... I tried that wet felting ... it was a M-E-S-S! I think I will try just the needles next time! I hope you are well - Rachael x

Ah, this was great fun to read. I love the Wise M...

2008-06-23T05:13:00.000+01:00

Ah, this was great fun to read. I love the Wise Monkey - the beer bottle made some hilarious comments... lucky little people who get to go to new homes. Poor grey goose ... reminded me of the goslings in the park. A few weeks ago they were tiny little yellow balls and now they are getting huge.

This really would make a wonderful children's story!

Almost a children's book! Loads of fun.

2008-06-22T18:12:00.000+01:00

Almost a children's book! Loads of fun.

Aaaw! I could just snuggle up and go to sleep now,...

2008-06-22T13:43:00.000+01:00

Aaaw! I could just snuggle up and go to sleep now, lovely, thanks!
Cx

Gorgeous! Love your characterful animals. And a pe...

2008-06-21T19:50:00.000+01:00

Gorgeous! Love your characterful animals. And a perfect English country cricket scene.

I agree, these characters would be lovely in a chi...

2008-06-21T18:33:00.000+01:00

I agree, these characters would be lovely in a childrens book, I think photographed rather than illustrated.
I hope you are getting on well with your commercial work.
P.x

Gorgeous and the idea of you as the great stabber ...

2008-06-21T11:51:00.000+01:00

Gorgeous and the idea of you as the great stabber is lovely!
also fascinated by your post below on children's books and illustration.

i love your stabby creatures and yes! this would ...

2008-06-21T10:26:00.000+01:00

i love your stabby creatures and yes! this would make a great childrens book

Lovely post. That conversation so needs to be a ch...

2008-06-19T15:39:00.000+01:00

Lovely post. That conversation so needs to be a children's book or something!
:)

The Wise Monkey's silhouette and long shadow in th...

2008-06-18T20:02:00.000+01:00

The Wise Monkey's silhouette and long shadow in the first picture set an almost melancholy tone for the metaphysical musings of your wonderfully-named creations. I realize that your imagination plays a large part in the design and creation of your critters, and now I see that they all take on bits of their creator's personality. The Great Stabber is the best name of all!

What a great story!! So, what do they do next? And...

2008-06-18T19:51:00.000+01:00

What a great story!! So, what do they do next? And does Grey Goosie ever achieve enlightenment? And, and, and what's the Wise Monkey's tale? Eh? What do you mean it's ended? :-o

Waaaaaaahhhhhhhh! Wanna 'notha story! Sniff...

Thanks for another wonderful day brightener, Gretel. Your stories are lovely.

Cheers,
Marianne

Oh I do love your stories Gretel :)You write them ...

2008-06-18T18:54:00.000+01:00

Oh I do love your stories Gretel :)
You write them so well...
How about some bendy wire in these fellows so that they can be stop-frame animated into a little series?!
It is a rather chilly June isn't it?
Hugs xx

Oh the joys of the full moon and what it does to p...

2008-06-18T15:42:00.000+01:00

Oh the joys of the full moon and what it does to people. And toys. I like the sound of that beer, Fiddler's Elbow, looks like one we haven't tried yet! :D

Oh, Gretel..I just love this story, a lovely mix o...

2008-06-18T14:19:00.000+01:00

Oh, Gretel..I just love this story, a lovely mix of funny and sweet and winsome. I definitely would leave the beer in. What a great way for me to start my day. Thanks.

This is my first read of a children's story that h...

2008-06-17T23:07:00.000+01:00

This is my first read of a children's story that has beer as a character! I loved it. How goes the illustrations? I see you are still finding time for stabbing! Jen

I can't stop smiling!

2008-06-17T22:55:00.000+01:00

I can't stop smiling!

Monkey head!! THE monkey head?? big grin

2008-06-17T21:19:00.000+01:00

Monkey head!! THE monkey head?? *big grin*

Omitting the beer that's a children's story itself...

2008-06-17T19:58:00.000+01:00

Omitting the beer that's a children's story itself.How lovely!
I guess you're still busy then?Any thoughts on doing both writing and illustrating?

Awww what a lovely story... And great creations. I...

2008-06-17T19:20:00.000+01:00

Awww what a lovely story... And great creations. I didn't realize how big they are until now. It must have costed a lot of effort to felt so nicely such big pieces.

That was so much fun. I was seriously getting int...

2008-06-17T17:25:00.000+01:00

That was so much fun. I was seriously getting into it and then it ended. Very well written and the animals are adorable.

This is fabulous, I enjoyed it ever so much. Much ...

2008-06-17T17:20:00.000+01:00

This is fabulous, I enjoyed it ever so much. Much welcome lifting break from writing student evaluations;-)...!!!!!! Back to work laughing ( guess that would be BTWL). Oh, love looking at your work in progress.....