Sew Fine - a Snip, a Tuck, and a Little Bit of Luck Part II

The cousins carefully cut the fabric. They carried it piece by piece from Stafford's wee cottage up the ladder to Woodland Whimble Manning's…

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Sew Fine - a Snip, a Tuck, and a Little Bit of Luck Part I

Stafford the Tiny Tree Frog was out of bed in a flash. He plunked on a party hat and hopped to his round kitchen table. Cut fabric lay before him. After looking down at it for a moment, he jumped happily up and down. The frog was excited. Before him were the materials for a fine early fall…

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Treasured Memories Part III

"One day the field mouse, J. A. Droffats, went off adventuring. When he returned a few days later, the toy store was empty. He wandered about from room to room. Everything was gone. When he opened his own door, he found Velvet's note in his coat pocket. 'Mr. J. A. , thank you so…

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Treasured Memories Part II

The toymaker had a wee daughter, Velvet, who believed that fairies truly lived and was not remotely surprised when she found the mouse's home. She told J. A. her father built it hoping for the resident who would furnish…

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Treasured Memories Part I

Once upon a time, there was a very special toy store on an enchanted island almost as far away as Caelumen. One of my ancestors, tiny field mouse J. A. Droffats, lived there. The toy store was…

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