tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post494514661691495182..comments2024-03-21T23:14:27.787+00:00Comments on Middle of Nowhere: Thoroughly Modern MillyGretelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-58172881691969621872011-04-05T13:29:17.545+01:002011-04-05T13:29:17.545+01:00Milly is beautiful beautifully felted wow!Milly is beautiful beautifully felted wow!Yvonne Moxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140473611443854165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-35024771276818075952011-03-26T20:05:14.297+00:002011-03-26T20:05:14.297+00:00She is so cute - but wow aren't moles teeth sh...She is so cute - but wow aren't moles teeth sharp blighters? lol<br /><br />:)Traceyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13608863202444711772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-16942799368247919662011-03-22T14:15:52.767+00:002011-03-22T14:15:52.767+00:00oh i just love her she has so much personality and...oh i just love her she has so much personality and character :)Aurora Dora Craftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15896863444583131460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-43420831959769508102011-03-21T06:49:06.147+00:002011-03-21T06:49:06.147+00:00If the back of a book is the only paper to hand, y...If the back of a book is the only paper to hand, you are excused!<br />Love the little mole - I've only ever seen a poor drowned one after fields flooded here, although there are hundred of mole hills round and about. I'm afraid I keep them out of my garden with a buried noise-maker - at least it's humane!Caroline Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16458832101616631036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-57940277810068640432011-03-20T23:05:51.500+00:002011-03-20T23:05:51.500+00:00I love the story of Millie's creation complete...I love the story of Millie's creation complete with the pics of the mole skull--amazing creatures and I too grew up with Wind in the Willows. She has such a nice sense of movement too!Lrchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287598217794642050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-54133836014218435372011-03-20T08:25:16.559+00:002011-03-20T08:25:16.559+00:00The summer we put our tent up in a small French ca...The summer we put our tent up in a small French campsite , only to dicover that we could hear moley noises all night sprang to mind .<br />Svelte little Millie , in her chic frock , is no doubt a relation .<br />She's gorgeous !SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-43084374671838821162011-03-20T01:52:03.313+00:002011-03-20T01:52:03.313+00:00she is so sweet and i adore her red dress. i can&#...she is so sweet and i adore her red dress. i can't bear parting with my creations too soon so happy to hear you can spend time together!louisehttp://prairiemouse.typepad.com/prairiemouse/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-55352912943494131252011-03-19T21:16:56.128+00:002011-03-19T21:16:56.128+00:00the favorite story of my son. Magnificent skeleton...the favorite story of my son. Magnificent skeleton, so smallsabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516395226569813843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-71487418714737414392011-03-18T07:09:34.846+00:002011-03-18T07:09:34.846+00:00hi- I just came over to say thankyou for following...hi- I just came over to say thankyou for following my blog, and have sat with my cuppa just looking at you header because I think it's downright lovely!<br /><br />Then I moved on to Millie, who's comrades are, as we speak, moving swiftly up the front drive and the cat is waiting at the gate, not sure whether to pounce on a pile of earth and lose face or simply find something else more important that "needs doing".<br /><br />Our only trip to Burford found us having teacakes in a shop with a skip outside and while Ted cringed and buried his face in the newspaper I dived in and pulled out two pine meatsafes! <br />I always wanted to go back but he was stranegly reticent!<br /><br />Hope to chat again xxted and bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08420272135724099182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-62180819142586125002011-03-18T00:47:52.461+00:002011-03-18T00:47:52.461+00:00What a strange story! I had the feeling I'm in...What a strange story! I had the feeling I'm in a movie...:)) <br />Well, it's not "good" to draw in books, but you did the only possible thing in the certain circumstances! Inspiration is your apology!:) Milly is wonderful, she looks really sweet. I like her coquettish dress and am sure she'll be loved in her new home!)rossichkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03185784702539084622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-68804311264350088002011-03-17T23:03:53.006+00:002011-03-17T23:03:53.006+00:00I think that Milly is lovely.
When I first saw the...I think that Milly is lovely.<br />When I first saw the book many years ago, I was a bit "put off" thinking how dare someone add to the original. I did read it and became an absolute convert. <br />Some day I will have to write about the really, truly mole I found in my kitchen years ago. They are such exquisite creatures.ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245099394863979981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-73402106280511381282011-03-17T19:37:22.407+00:002011-03-17T19:37:22.407+00:00Hi Gretel, I so love your creatures. Are they just...Hi Gretel, I so love your creatures. Are they just commissioned or do they sometimes find their way into you shops?<br />Such fine workmanship, and they're so endearing.<br /><br />CissieCissiehttp://www.cissiesvintageknitwear.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-59264867550812026592011-03-17T19:25:45.180+00:002011-03-17T19:25:45.180+00:00Yes, a lovely story and a beautiful little mole. I...Yes, a lovely story and a beautiful little mole. I saw one rootling across my front lawn last year - I think it lives near my cosy compost heap in the winter!Twiglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851717329658611598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-31278878809379077612011-03-17T19:08:24.760+00:002011-03-17T19:08:24.760+00:00She is beautiful! I was very sad one morning last...She is beautiful! I was very sad one morning last year to find a dead mole when I was out for a walk. It was lying on the road, as if it were asleep. There was no obvious sign of injury - it certainly hadn't been run over. Like you, I was surprised at how small it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-5014418856633418342011-03-17T16:00:29.332+00:002011-03-17T16:00:29.332+00:00Oh Badger's Parting Gifts: this story makes me...Oh Badger's Parting Gifts: this story makes me absolutely howl. Used to read it to my daughter and manage to get half way through before choking up and having to stop. <br />Loved moles ever since Wind in the Willows and Milly looks like the right sort of girl Moley.Toniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15740360046558563158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-5253060269495561112011-03-17T15:22:43.398+00:002011-03-17T15:22:43.398+00:00I have seen a (just)live mole in a shoe box, broug...I have seen a (just)live mole in a shoe box, brought to school years ago, before 'elth an' safety - there is something endearing about them, and they are somewhat under represented in children's literature, apart from Kenneth Grahame of course. I suppose that although we see the evidence of their presence the culprit of all those mounds of earth is rarely seen. Hopefully lovely Milly will help balance adjust the balance.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410318976755292700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-70234099196793330982011-03-17T14:53:57.393+00:002011-03-17T14:53:57.393+00:00I love her - she is stylin! I love how you shared ...I love her - she is stylin! I love how you shared the little skull you found too. I found a sea gull skull on the beach many years back that I still have. <br /><br />Have you considered soaking it in bleach for a day or two? Will help remove all the icky stuff and leave you with a pristine, white little beauty! =)Arthelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11898065902404091173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-24415168901713533992011-03-17T13:25:12.594+00:002011-03-17T13:25:12.594+00:00As ever Gretel
he is just perfect:-)
Take care,
A...As ever Gretel <br />he is just perfect:-)<br />Take care,<br />AlisonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-48339274548788236222011-03-17T11:52:42.333+00:002011-03-17T11:52:42.333+00:00My favourite character in winds in the willow was ...My favourite character in winds in the willow was always mole, so this is perfect! xoMagpie Magichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10084146564855819679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-6263711974838355902011-03-17T08:50:56.648+00:002011-03-17T08:50:56.648+00:00What amazing creatures they are — a few years ago ...What amazing creatures they are — a few years ago I was cycling to work and came across a mole in the gutter, desperately scrabbling along the tarmac. I carefully shepherded it with my foot towards a gap in the kerb and as soon as it found itself on bare earth it disappeared underground as easily as if it were diving into water. Seeing those teeth, I am glad I didn't try to pick it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-43178410840049621442011-03-17T08:46:55.918+00:002011-03-17T08:46:55.918+00:00Although... when I look again, is Milly more of a...Although... when I look again, is Milly more of a black-brown?rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-86801628283825996842011-03-17T08:45:21.431+00:002011-03-17T08:45:21.431+00:00Very exciting - black wool! (Am I allowed to menti...Very exciting - black wool! (Am I allowed to mention black wool???)rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-20070054581330457922011-03-17T07:13:43.290+00:002011-03-17T07:13:43.290+00:00Milly is so beautiful and I'd have trouble par...Milly is so beautiful and I'd have trouble parting with her if I were you (but you gotta eat, haha!). I love the tiny mole skull, so delicate and slightly macabre. I just love bones and skeletal bits that I find. Weird huh?<br /><br />Take care.xxxYarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06662236319781194283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-27762014746653055372011-03-17T06:26:50.832+00:002011-03-17T06:26:50.832+00:00She is just gorgeous; and thoroughly modern!
How ...She is just gorgeous; and thoroughly modern!<br /><br />How lucky of you to have found the skull, they are a nightmare to clean. I have a fox skull in my classroom (found at the bottom of our garden) which I put through the dishwasher, to sterilise it.<br />Sadly it yellowed the bone slightly.<br /><br />Kids love it though.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204546941269120909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-9635968971363397852011-03-17T05:02:24.301+00:002011-03-17T05:02:24.301+00:00Hey Gretel, had to laugh at the picture of you sto...Hey Gretel, had to laugh at the picture of you stopping at the pub for a pint after visiting the dentist and reading that lovely book. I take it you never had a filling and half your mouth was numb at the time.........<br /><br />Had I seen that book in an op shop the Badger along would've been enough for me to buy it.<br /><br />Love Milly and her gorgeous red beaded dress. She's going to be much loved in her hew home, I'm sure.<br /><br />How tiny is that skull? I imagined them to be slightly smaller than bunny size.<br /><br />Enjoy the rest of the week,<br /><br />Claire :)Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742003349610251189noreply@blogger.com