Forest Dwellers Christmas
A continuing series of photos featuring my little Forest Dwellers by Whispering Grass
By the Fire
With the blustery winds of early winter swirling the first snowflakes outside, Maisie Mouse enjoyed nothing more than a cup of hot tea, while sitting cozy and warm by the fire....
A Winter's Evening
As the holidays approached, there was nothing Muffy enjoyed more than spending the cold winter evenings cozy and warm reading in bed...
...and she made sure she had plenty of delicious treats on hand....
Cleaning Up the Kitchen
We were putting together A Forest Dweller Christmas book, but the ending needed some additional photos, so I set up the entire set from 2022 again. The first additional scene was of the menfolk cleaning up in the kitchen. Their women had worked hard all day while the men had relaxed, and now it was the men's turn to work while their women relaxed. And their first chore was to take all the dishes and leftovers to the kitchen and do a basic clean up there before they could start washing the dishes...
Mr. Ropuha and Rhett Fox sorted the leftovers into containers for everyone to take home with them...
Mr. Ropuha made sure Tiana would get plenty of the leftover cream puffs that she loved so much...
He and Rhett made sure everyone would get some of their favourite things to take home with them...
Smuzhka and Mannie were scraping anything not saveable into the garbage...
While Max swept the floor...
...and Chip cleaned the stove...
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Washing the Dishes
After getting the kitchen in some reasonable order, it was time to tackle the mountain of dirty dishes. The men had sorted the dirty dishes, pans, and cutlery, but there was so much needing to be washed that they hauled in a large laundry tub and filled it with hot soapy water.
Then Smuzhka, who was very organized, came up with an orderly efficient system. He and Chip would do the scrubbing..
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.as Ropuha sorted and passed them the dirty dishes.
Then Rhett and the two mice would dry and stack them.
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They had it down to a very efficient system...
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A Little Holiday Music
After the menfolk had finished cleaning up the kitchen, and their women had come back in from the hot tub, everyone gathered in the parlour just to relax and enjoy one last glass wine.
Rhett sat down at the piano to play some holiday tunes...
Max put his arm around Maisie. Their hearts were filled with joy. They were new to the Forest, and had made so many new friends today.
Maisie was also an accomplished pianist, and joined Rhett at the piano.
Making Music Together
Those who could play them did....
....while Tiana led the others in a sing-along.
She even performed a few solos.
Good-Bye
Finally, it was getting rather late and it was time to leave. Kitty went to fetch everyone’s coats, hats, and scarves,
while Rhett started handing out the baskets and containers with the leftovers.
Tiana was so pleased that she was taking home the leftover cream puffs.
Everyone had had a really good time, especially the four newcomers who were new to the Forest and the Foxes’ annual Christmas tradition.
Tiana and Ginger thanked the Foxes for hosting. "We all had a really wonderful time..."
"You're all very welcome." replied Rhett and Kitty, as they saw their guests out the door.
"Good-bye, and good night! Until next time!"
Merry Christmas!
Jo doing a bit of Holiday decorating out in the snow....
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