A Mini Menagerie

Today John brought in some great vintage miniatures from his collection. It's like Noah's Ark just landed!











As you can see here, some of the minis are already making themselves at home!

Hello Hedgehogs!

There was a great hubbub around the gnome stump today, and when we went to see what was going on, we found that instead of just the two Steiff hedgehog residents at the stump--Mr. and Mrs. H.--there were four! Annalou and Russell arrived this morning by train. They had stayed behind in Germany while Bradshaw and Mrs. Hedgehog immigrated and got things arranged for their children. Now they're all reunited and they look so happy together. Mrs. Hedgehog gave the kids' faces a good scrubbing and straightened their clothes before we could take this photograph--she's very particular.

Steiff Immigrants to Castle in the Air

Last week we had the good fortune to acquire a passel of vintage Steiff toys. They are so beautiful, they really must be seen to be believed. While some of the Steiffs have perched themselves up high on the store shelves, Mr. and Mrs. Hedgehog here have taken up residence on the front steps of our amazing gnome stump. Like all hedgehogs, Mr. and Mrs. H. are personable but shy, although one customer confided in us that Mr. Hedgehog had whispered to her that his given name is Bradshaw.