Scout, the Shortbreads and the Four Calling Birds
SCOUT: “Look Dolly! Daddy has given us some of his home made shortbread biscuits to nibble on. Yummy! That’s good because I have a grumbly tummy! Grumbly tummy, Dolly! Grumbly tummy!” *Rubs tummy vigorously.*
BIRDS: “Tweet, tweet, tweet.”
SCOUT: “Oh look Dolly! Christmas must be coming because here are our friends the four Calling Birdies! Hullo Calling Birdies!” *Waves paw enthusiastically at the birds.*
BIRDS: *Circle plate of shortbread, eyeing the biscuits.* “Tweet, tweet, tweet.”
SCOUT: “Oh! I remember now. You like shortbreads, don’t you birdies?”
BIRDS: “Tweet, tweet, tweet.” *Draw in closer to the shortbreads.*
SCOUT: “Would you like some shortbread biscuits, birdies?”
BIRDS: *Nod enthusiastically.*
SCOUT: “Oh Dolly! What do I do?” *Scratches head with paw.* “I want to give our friends the birdies some shortbread, but then I won’t have any for myself, and I have a grumbly tummy!” *Rubs tummy vigorously.*
DADDY: “Don’t worry Scout. I just baked a fresh batch of shortbreads which are still warm. Why don’t you let your friends the birds eat those biscuits and I will bring you a fresh plate of biscuits.”
SCOUT: “Oh thank you Daddy! I do have rather a grumbly tummy! Grumbly tummy Daddy! Grumbly tummy!” *Rubs tummy vigorously.*
DADDY: “You are welcome, Scout. You are a good, kind and caring little bear. It’s important that you don’t miss out on eating biscuits too.”
SCOUT: “Did you hear that birdies? I am getting a plate of fresh biscuits, not that these are stale of course!” *Assuringly.* “So you can eat up all of these biscuits.”
BIRDS: “Tweet, tweet, tweet.”
SCOUT: “You are welcome birdies!”
BIRDS: *Quickly gobble up all the shortbread biscuits.*
The theme for “Looking Close on Friday” for the 29th of October is “birds”. I must confess, I’m not really a bird photographer. It isn’t that I don’t like them because I do, it’s just that I am too slow to catch them in my lens, or butterflies for that matter. So when the theme came up, I immediate thought of the pretty sparkle, sequin and feather birds that decorate my Christmas Tree, and since Christmas is only nine weeks away…. Yes it really is only nine weeks until Christmas… I thought I would bring them out for the theme. They have featured with my bears Paddy and Scout before, and when they did, we discovered that these birds are in fact the famous four calling birds from the “Twelve Days of Christmas” carol, and they are very partial to my home made shortbread biscuits. I hope that you like my choice for the theme, and that this story and my pretty glittery birds make you smile!
This beautiful nursery tea set is made by the Shell China company in the 1910s. It features six cups, saucers (not all the set is being used today) as well as a teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl, all gilt and featuring different nursery rhymes including: "See Saw Margery Daw", "Jack and Jill", "This Little Pig Went to Market", "Taffy ws a Welshman", "Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross", "Little Jack Horner", "Old Mother Goose" and "I Saw a Ship a Sailing" amongst others. It is the prequel set to the Shell China nursery and faerie tale tea sets I have from the 1920s and 1930s. The designs are very Edwardian and the set is made up of smaller pieces.
Scout was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.
Scout, the Shortbreads and the Four Calling Birds
SCOUT: “Look Dolly! Daddy has given us some of his home made shortbread biscuits to nibble on. Yummy! That’s good because I have a grumbly tummy! Grumbly tummy, Dolly! Grumbly tummy!” *Rubs tummy vigorously.*
BIRDS: “Tweet, tweet, tweet.”
SCOUT: “Oh look Dolly! Christmas must be coming because here are our friends the four Calling Birdies! Hullo Calling Birdies!” *Waves paw enthusiastically at the birds.*
BIRDS: *Circle plate of shortbread, eyeing the biscuits.* “Tweet, tweet, tweet.”
SCOUT: “Oh! I remember now. You like shortbreads, don’t you birdies?”
BIRDS: “Tweet, tweet, tweet.” *Draw in closer to the shortbreads.*
SCOUT: “Would you like some shortbread biscuits, birdies?”
BIRDS: *Nod enthusiastically.*
SCOUT: “Oh Dolly! What do I do?” *Scratches head with paw.* “I want to give our friends the birdies some shortbread, but then I won’t have any for myself, and I have a grumbly tummy!” *Rubs tummy vigorously.*
DADDY: “Don’t worry Scout. I just baked a fresh batch of shortbreads which are still warm. Why don’t you let your friends the birds eat those biscuits and I will bring you a fresh plate of biscuits.”
SCOUT: “Oh thank you Daddy! I do have rather a grumbly tummy! Grumbly tummy Daddy! Grumbly tummy!” *Rubs tummy vigorously.*
DADDY: “You are welcome, Scout. You are a good, kind and caring little bear. It’s important that you don’t miss out on eating biscuits too.”
SCOUT: “Did you hear that birdies? I am getting a plate of fresh biscuits, not that these are stale of course!” *Assuringly.* “So you can eat up all of these biscuits.”
BIRDS: “Tweet, tweet, tweet.”
SCOUT: “You are welcome birdies!”
BIRDS: *Quickly gobble up all the shortbread biscuits.*
The theme for “Looking Close on Friday” for the 29th of October is “birds”. I must confess, I’m not really a bird photographer. It isn’t that I don’t like them because I do, it’s just that I am too slow to catch them in my lens, or butterflies for that matter. So when the theme came up, I immediate thought of the pretty sparkle, sequin and feather birds that decorate my Christmas Tree, and since Christmas is only nine weeks away…. Yes it really is only nine weeks until Christmas… I thought I would bring them out for the theme. They have featured with my bears Paddy and Scout before, and when they did, we discovered that these birds are in fact the famous four calling birds from the “Twelve Days of Christmas” carol, and they are very partial to my home made shortbread biscuits. I hope that you like my choice for the theme, and that this story and my pretty glittery birds make you smile!
This beautiful nursery tea set is made by the Shell China company in the 1910s. It features six cups, saucers (not all the set is being used today) as well as a teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl, all gilt and featuring different nursery rhymes including: "See Saw Margery Daw", "Jack and Jill", "This Little Pig Went to Market", "Taffy ws a Welshman", "Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross", "Little Jack Horner", "Old Mother Goose" and "I Saw a Ship a Sailing" amongst others. It is the prequel set to the Shell China nursery and faerie tale tea sets I have from the 1920s and 1930s. The designs are very Edwardian and the set is made up of smaller pieces.
Scout was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.