Re-reading the series. In summary, they spend a lot of time having parties, getting lashed on Blackberry leaf wine and stuffing their faces with pie. I think there’s a lesson there for us all.

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“Then in the name of the flowers and the fields, the stars in the sky, and the streams that flow down to the sea, and the mystery that breathes wonder into all these things, I pronounce you mouse and wife.”
Summer Story of Brambly Hedge 🌼🌻

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💜The Kitchen At Crabapple Cottage - By Author and Illustrator, Jill Barklem💜

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Happy World Book Day to you all! Share your Brambly Hedge themed activities by using and head over to https://t.co/8Ldtm3Wf6B for some inspiration. Happy Spring reading!

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Day 27 of only a few more days to go! The prompt today is ‘Dwelling’ and for this one I accomplished a childhood dreams: I painted one of the tree houses from the Brambly Hedge series ❤️

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It’s this July. Let’s see some of your fabulous picnic creations!

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“Poppy was upstairs trying to persuade her new babies to go to sleep but every time they closed their eyes, the clatter of the mill shook the floorboards and woke them up again.”
From Poppy’s Babies

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“Mr Apple said grace:”For this good food from our green fields, may we be very grateful.”

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“The fresh breeze took them quickly downstream. Primrose and Wilfred stood by the rail and waved until everyone was out of sight, and then ran to explore the boat.”

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It’s today! Whether it’s nettle or blackberry leaf, or a more traditional version, take 15 minutes to enjoy your cup, and perhaps pick up the phone to someone you’d like to be having yours with....

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Is the simplicity of bread, butter and jam still not one of life’s little pleasures? Mr Toadflax certainly thinks so!

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This week's colour: Primrose Yellow Pale.

Lots of scary stuff happening out in the wide world right now, so here's a wholesome mousie with a delicious pie 💛🐭🥧

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Animation company (The Snowman And The Snow Dog &The Tiger Who Came To Tea) will be adapting the classic countryside stories Brambly Hedge () for screen 🍄🐭
Read: https://t.co/BeAT1vCKJm

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“The children played dominoes and five stones and made pictures with seaweed. Pebble helped Wilfred make a little boat with real sails and rigging, and Primrose painted a beautiful stone mouse as a present for her mother.”

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"Mrs. Apple had spent the afternoon baking pies, cakes and puddings for the cold days to come. She drew two armchairs up to the fire, and brought in their supper on a tray".
Winter Story, Jill Barklem

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“It was a frosty morning. The air was crisp and cold and everything sparkled in the winter sunshine. The little mice hurrying along the path turned up their collars and blew on their paws in an effort to keep warm.”

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It feels a bit dark and dank tonight-let’s hope Primrose hasn’t been exploring this afternoon!

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“Primrose was just trying not to think about weasels, when to her horror she saw five little flickering lights coming through the woods towards her.”

https://t.co/lJdWuCCf3Z

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Dusty Dogwood is a shy mouse who works at the Brambly Hedge flour mill. He learned his craft from his father, but he loves to experiment. His clover bread is particularly successful, as are his blackberry buns.

🐭 Meet the Mice of https://t.co/EI8Pmhiol7

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