Monday, 23 September 2013

We are Here!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here!

We have arrived and got the caravan all parked up, in line with the wooden stake that denotes the parking (Pitch) number. 'Cos if you park on the Hard Standing like wot we have you have to make sure that the caravan is correctly parked, all square with the road and in the correct position 'cos The Warden comes along and makes sure you are obeying the rules and if you don't, you can get thrown off the site and banned from The Club!

They are really strict on these caravan sites!

What is worse, all the other caravan people are sitting in their caravans, looking at you parking and then they give you points for straightness and how well you put up the awning as well!

On the way up here we had some fun 'Speed Sniffin' once we got to the forest bit, it was great!

Speed Sniffin |through The Forest
I seem to remember that there were loads of squirrels here the last time we visited but so far I've not seen any sign of a Fluffy Tailed Squirrel!

Here Little Squirrel!
We hunted all the way around the Dog Walking bit and Holly even had a poo on the path!

Then she found the Old Seat we use to sit on and jumped up to survey the area. It was then that she sat down and said...........

Now, What's for Dinner?
Typical Holly, always thinking of her tummy!

We soon headed back to the site and wandered down the main roadway looking at all the other caravans parked up, some were a bit wobbly, so they may get a telling off from The Warden!

Look! That ones's Wobbly!

Not sure what we are doing tomorrow, OTL says it depends on the weather, so we will have to wait and see, Forest or Beach?

Bye bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Sunday, 22 September 2013

Getting Ready for Our Holiday!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy and Holly here.

No, don't panic, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles have booked into their Hotel and expect to be pampered for the next two weeks!

We took them up there this morning.

Old Two Legs had to get up an hour earlier than normal 'cos we had to get our morning walk in before taking The Missus and Auntie Shela and Diane to town so they can get the train to Ally Pally for their Glue & Glitter Day!

TM decided that she had to leave the house by eight, so that means, poor us, had to get up at five, just  to get everything done in time!

Well, OTL was up at five, a thirty minute thrash on the paddling machine then into the shower before getting dressed and gathering us all for the Morning Walk.

It was just after the sun rise, so we didn't have to walk in the dark, mind you, Mr Brambles was well up for a dig on the beach but Miss Snowflake would have rather gone back to bed!

After dropping TM & Co off, OTL was back to dismantle the ferrets cage, Snowy Heights, and get it packed for transporting to The Hotel.

OTL says that it will be better for the ferrets to have their own, big, cage rather than the small things that were in the hotel. Well, the ferrets get used to a certain standard of living and it wouldn't be fair to down grade them, especially as they are on holiday!

Back home it was a bit sad to see the other half of the ferret cage all empty, still we are sure they will have a good time!

Holly has been searching for her swimming costume 'cos she reckons she will do some sun bathing in the forest clearings! I reckon it is not going to be too warm, so I'm taking my rain coat, just in case!

We got some chicken this morning which is just as well 'cos we were going to report TM to the RSPD&H!

Lunch time we were down the Sea Wall again and the tide was right up the beach, I wanted to go for a swim but OTL said I had to stay out of the water as we were going away tomorrow and I might just make the car all messy, well, messier than it already is!


How about a little paddle then?
 A bit further along the Sea Wall, the tide was right up as far as it will go, we could tell that 'cos right at the very top of the tide, there are some very big waves that crash against the Sea Wall.

It looks so calm then these wave land on the beach or Sea Wall making such a noise!


High Tide Again Sis!

It made so much noise that I get a bit worried and decide that maybe a swim would not be a good idea!

I've changed my mind OTL, the waves are too big!
OTL got the telephone call to pick TM & Co up and as soon as she came through the door we gave her a big Welcome Home Lick!

So, early to bed tonight as we are up early again for our holiday!

We are looking forward to seeing the squirrels in the forest again 'cos we haven't seen any for ages, so, stay clear 'cos we will be Squirrel Hunting for the next two weeks!

Bye Bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

PS. Snowflake and Mr Brambles say Hello as well!

Saturday, 21 September 2013

Wot a Saturday!

Hi Woofers!

We're back again, Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

I'm getting a bit worried about Old Two Legs, I think he is trying to show off with his new boat. This morning he was up at the same time as normal and staggered off into the office to wrestle with the oars on his boat. Both ferrets were cuddled up together in bed and when OTL turned the light on, all they did was to raise their heads, see who it was making all the noise, then went back to sleep!

Well, OTL was there, splashing around the office and watching the news on the TV. It was only when he had got to a stroke count of six hundred and fifty did he stop! You know, if he keeps on like this I can see him falling off the boat with exhaustion!

Then who will take us all out?

The weather was OK down on the Sea Wall and both ferrets had fun digging in the sand. As they were doing that, a big Bozo Labrador came passed and wandered down onto the beach while his owner stayed up on the path. The owner had said 'Good Morning' to us all so was most aware that we were all looking at him when his Bozo Dog decided to have a poo on the beach!

The owner looked back towards us and then walked back to OTL and said 'Hey Mate, have you got a spare poo bag?'

Of course we have and OTL handed one over and we all watched him wander down the beach and pick up the poo!

Snowflake said that she wondered if he would have done that if there was no one watching him?

Mr Brambles said that he may dig a big hole to trap Bozo's and then give them a lesson on using Poo Bags.

Yeah, just like him?

We've got him on video missing the Poo Tray all together!

I'd put him in here!
 The ferrets always stop at a clump of grass to rub their chins on the grass and leave a scent behind, Snowflake reckons there are Stoats about and if she rubs her chin in the grass, one day we will meet them!


I'm sure it's a Stoat!
 Lunch time we had to go out with OTL to get some stuff for the caravan before we go away for our second holiday! So, while we were down that way, we dropped into the Riverside Park to see what was new.

First of all we had a good look around the beach and there, laying on it's side was an old boat, all smashed up. Holly said it may have been the boat OTL practised on for his rowing!

Will OTL paddle that?
We were discussing the problems with OTL's boat when a youngster came woofing down the beach!

Holly said she was making too much noise, which I thought that was a bit too much as Holly is is the noisiest woofer I know! 

I'm a serious Woofers!
This little woofer is a cross between a Poodle and a Bichon Frisé, which sort of makes us distant cousins!

Mind you, she was the same colour but her legs were much longer than ours!

Look! I'm a big brave Woofer!
 We said good bye to her and headed back home 'cos OTL still had loads of stuff to do before we are ready to go.

So, we are all busy busy now and tomorrow we are going to take Snowflake and Mr Brambles to their Hotel and then it's back to finish the packing!

So, early to bed tonight as we are going to be up early as we have to take The Missus to the train station 'cos she is off to Ally Pally, it's a sort of Big Glitter & Glue Convention!

TM says she is going to spend all the house keeping money on some new stamps and peel offs!

She had better not tell OTL or he will fall of his boat!

Bye bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles

Friday, 20 September 2013

Snowflake gets a lesson in 'Might is Right'!

Hello Woofers!

It's us, back with you again, Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Today has not been very exciting for us 'cos Old Two Legs had to go out mid morning and he didn't get back until five thirty this evening, poor lad has been working!

We did have a laugh this morning at Snowflakes expense, which makes a change!

OTL got up at his normal time, just after six and started on his rowing machine, Snowflake got up and said her 'Good Mornings' then went back to bed to finish off her sleep.

OTL was thrashing about as usual when Mr Brambles fell out of bed and woke himself up! So, as he was awake, he also said good morning to OTL who by now was getting into his paddling rhythm, you know, plonk......plonk.....plonk....plonk.....plonk, thrashing away at twenty seven strokes a minute.

After watching for a few minutes, even he got bored and went back to bed.

This morning, OTL had turned the machine around and was looking at the TV the correct way around, so, totally unaware of the stroke count he found himself getting a sweat on and up to six hundred strokes in no time!

Clever old stick!

So that was it, early into the shower and get dressed while Holly and me were still snoozing on his bed!

OTL, after getting dressed, heads off to the office to let the ferrets out for a run around while he replenishes the food bowl and gets fresh water for them.

This morning Snowflake had the 'Pickle' in her and was running around and jumping over the cardboard tubes and Mr Brambles and OTL's feet!

OTL, thinking there could be some fun coming, got the camcorder out and, well, have a look for yourself.



Well, who spotted Mr Brambles having a Poo behind the Poo Tray? Sometimes OTL catches him and lifts him into the Poo Tray before he can get going but today all OTL could do was pick up the poo and give the carpet a spray with 'Pets Safe disinfectant!

Well, Miss Snowflake was rescued by OTL and was unhurt really 'cos you could see her go for Mr Brambles right at the end!

Mr Brambles is a super, kind and a sweetheart but sometimes Miss Snowflake has to be reminded that he is bigger and heavier than her!

OTL is back home now, so we are off to see what he has for dinner!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake (Sore Ear) and Mr Brambles (Sore Butt!)

Thursday, 19 September 2013

OTL's Paddling to Greater Heights!

Hi Woofers!

We're here again, Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

We had a laugh this morning, at Old Two Legs expense!

First of all, he was up just after six so he can get his paddle around the office on the rowing machine. The ferrets got up to say 'Good Morning' but returned to bed quickly as they get a bit fed up watching OTL paddling around. Snowflake says it's just like watching a slow game of tennis, you know, plonk.....plonk.....plonk.....plonk!

After a while you get an ache in your neck or get to feel sea sick!

OTL on the other hand seems to be making headway, in stead of worrying about falling off the machine, he now has time to day dream as he ploughs his way through the waves and whirlpools of the office!

This morning he turned the TV on to watch the news while he was sloshing about. The problem is, he has to watch it in the reflection of the glass front of the wine cooler, so everything in in reverse, which confuses the hell out of the Old Boy!

This morning he is watching the weather forecast and trying to get his brain around a reverse picture of the map of Europe when he suddenly realised that the stroke count on the rowing machine had reached five hundred and fifty!

Well, that was it, he decided that as he was at that count, he would carry on to Six Hundred, which he did!

Will he keep it up?

That's the question!

It was a little overcast this morning but that didn't stop Mr Brambles from having his morning 'dig' on the path.

OTL says  it's more like 'Skid Marks' than a proper hole!

That's not a Skid Mark!
Down on the beach OTL found a lump of wood and threw it down the beach for us to chase, I ran after it and it was only when I got to it that I noticed the tide was right out, so no swim for me!

Holly, on the other hand, thought it looked remarkably like a stick she had buried a few days back and woofed at me to bring it back to her!

Yeah, on yer Bike Sis, this is mine!


....and that's when the fight started!
 Snowflake and Mr Brambles didn't take any notice of us two scrapping in the sand. They were too busy digging holes in the sand and sea shells!

My Hole's Better Than Yours!
 OTL called us to head back to the car and the ferrets shot off 'cos they wanted to get to a sniff they spotted on the way down to the beach and wanted to investigate it in more detail!

Wotcha Sniffin' Mr Brambles, is it a Stoat or maybe a Weasel?
In the end they decided it was Poodle Wee and carried on chasing each other all the way back to the car!

 Breakfast was much better today, Chicken and Biscuits followed by a nibble of carrot. We reckon that Annie's offer of a 'Good Home' with Jasper shocked The Missus into action on the food front. We reckon that the thought of us leaving home was too much, I mean, if we left she would have to go back to soap and water instead of us giving her a 'Morning Lick'!

We headed off up to the office where I knew OTL had hidden my chew for me, so while Holly was making the most of the carrot, I sneaked off under the desk and spent some time 'Chewing the Chew'!

Holly was not happy but I didn't care, OTL was there to stop her pinching it!

Unfortunately, OTL had to go out to work this afternoon, so we spent our time snoozing on the sofa, just like little dogs should do!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles

Wednesday, 18 September 2013

Ooops! Late Again!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles here at last!

What a day of running around we have had today or as Old Two Legs would say, 'A Day of Ducking and Diving!'

Not that I have tried diving 'cos I've only just learnt to swim!

OTL has been playing with his big camera again and said that he wanted to convey a sense of speed.


????!

Wot?

So, he got me to run past him at my top speed and he was clicking away, as normal. However, when I looked at the picture I sort of see what he means!

Speedy Meeee!
The Missus really hates us!

After coming back from the morning promenade on the Sea Wall we got presented with our breakfast......Doggy Scoff!

Holly and I were not amused and Holly says we aught to pack our bags and leave home. The only problem is, who would have us?

You could see we were not Happy Puppies 'cos when TM switched the TV on we stuck our bottom lip out and sulked!

 
Bet you wouldn't want to eat Doggy Scoff!


 Lunch time, that's a joke, all there was for lunch was Scoff! Anyway, off we went to the Sea Wall and as the tide was in I decided to have a swim. The big problem was, I couldn't find a stick for OTL to throw!

He had a brilliant idea, he threw a stone into the sea and I chased in after it, discovering a little too late, stones don't float!

Swimming after stones!
That was it, Doggy Scoff and Sinking Stones!

I decided that the best thing I could do was to go home and have an early night!

Unless we find a good home for us where we get Chicken and Lamb and Beef and Venison and Nibbles and Milk and, and, and, well you know what we mean!

See you tomorrow, we are off now to see Long John Silver (Michael) 'cos he is out of hospital now.

I bet he don't get DS for his dinner!

Luv,


Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles

A Wet Day!

Hi Ho Woofers!

We're back again, Daisy, Holly Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles!

What a day it's been today! First of all we set out with Old Two Legs for our morning walk, accompanied by the ferrets and had a super run along the Sea Wall. Mr Brambles joined in the fun and kept chasing Holly and me trying to give our legs a nip.

Now that was OK, right up until he decided to chase OTL and instead of  giving him a nip, Mr Brambles ran into the side of OTL's boot!

That'll teach him!

We got some Lambs Heart this morning so we were well pleased with that, it seems that Archie's Mum has done her stuff and made The Missus pay more attention to our dietary needs!

I spent the morning in the office with OTL, snoozing and chewing on my chew!


Just Snoozing, Just Snoozing!
OTL was panicking about some stuff he was waiting to be delivered, the stuff left the factory yesterday but had not arrived at the proper time, so there he was, on the phone trying to find out where it all was!

Normally that's no problem but today we needed to go out a bit earlier than normal at lunch time 'cos there were storms promised for us early afternoon. OTL couldn't leave the house until the delivery arrived so TM said she would take us over The Farm. Now, as far as we were concerned that would be OK 'cos we hadn't been out there for a while and the sniffs would all be new!

Well, that was the idea anyway but what happened?

I Rained!

We got half way around the field and it started to come down in big drips, you know, the ones that land splat on your nose and you think, 'Who Threw That?'

It didn't take long before we decided to forgo the pleasure of the sniffs and headed back to home as fast as our legs could go while trying to pull TM along with us!

Wet, Damp and Soaking!
It was a good job that OTL was watching out of the window so he could get our towels out to dry us off as soon as we got in!

Well, that's it really, not much more to add, we all snuggled down for a snooze to await dinner and OTL is still trying to find out where his delivery is!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, (Damp) Holly, (Also Damp) Miss Snowflake (Dry and Snoozing) Mr Brambles (Eating!)

Monday, 16 September 2013

Monday and we get Fed!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly Snowflake and Mr Brambles here again!

First of all we have to thank Archie's mum for telling The Missus off for not feeding us!

Actually,, I sneaked down in the night for a nibble of the Doggy Scoff 'cos I was so hungry!

This morning, after our walk, Holly and I were tucking into a big bowl of Chicken & Biscuits!

Before we went out, Snowflake and Mr Brambles had a great time playing with the cardboard tubes again and once again, Snowflake had the pickle in her and she chased Mr Brambles around all over the place!

Come Here I want to Bite Your Butt!
Then Mr Brambles started to chase her and she rolled over onto her back and went all 'Soppy'!


Come on Chase me, I'm the Last Bus!
 Down on The Beach, we met up with a Two Legs who had a Husky type of woofer on a lead. The ferrets were scampering about digging holes and you could see just what the Husky was thinking!

By the way, his name is Cyril and you could see it in his eyes..............'Go On, Just One Little Bite?'

Well, how about a little off the Flank?
It was a good job that he didn't get off the lead or we might have had a ferret cage for sale!

Both ferrets ran all the way back to the car and were in their travelling cage in double quick time!

After such a super Chicken Breakfast we fell asleep for a good snooze on Old Two Legs bed!

Our Lunchtime walk was a little early 'cos we were expecting rain this afternoon and we didn't fancy getting wet, so, off we went for a Sniff and a Wee.

TM decided to come along with us and brought her Bird Spotting Binoculars with her. These are the ones that she takes with her when we go on holiday, just in case there are some eagles flying about!

Here Be Eagles?
Well, we missed out on the Eagles but we did spot what we think is a Black Tailed Godwit poking around in the mud!
Looks like a Black Tailed Godwit to us!
 Mind you, TM didn't seem too impressed when I asked if it tasted like Chicken!


Chicken?
 Still, we had a good time chasing rabbits we couldn't find and congratulated our selves on getting back to the car before it started to rain!

No Rabbits and No Rain!
We have just heard that Michael's been thrown out of hospital 'cos they wanted his bed. So tomorrow we will go and visit him at home and providing he doesn't hurt too much, he may even get a lick if he bends his ears down to us!

Must go, OTL has Gammon tonight and that is most muggable, unless TM burns it!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles!

Sunday, 15 September 2013

Another Lazy Day!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles enjoying another day of fun!

First of all, we have some new regarding our Fatty Sailor Man. This is now the end of week two of him rowing around the office trying to get rid of his gut!

Well, the first week he paddled around doing just four hundred strokes on the lowest setting, first thing in the morning, waking the ferrets up and making them laugh!

The next week he went up to five hundred strokes but this time when he got to number eighty in each of the hundred he would put a spurt on and go like the clappers until he got to the hundred.

Well, that caused even more merriment for the ferrets who were rolling on their backs laughing their whiskers off!

Now, today he has changed again, this time he has increased the tension to number two!

Number two in effect doubles the drag on the 'oars' and this morning we noticed that he wasn't so fast when he got to the eighty mark, in fact, we didn't see any spurts of speed at all and his face was getting redder as he paddled around.

The ferrets were getting worried in case he fell off the rowing machine as wouldn't be able to take us out for our morning walk!

It all worked out in the end and we think he will survive for today!

The ferrets had fun with the new cardboard tube, running in and out and Snowflake was storing all her squeaky toys in it!

Hey! I can stand up in this one!
 As soon as she put a toy in, Mr Brambles would dive in and kick it out again! We think he was trying to be bossy but decided against it after Snowflake bit him on the backside!

Get yer toys out of here!
Snowflake went back to her other boxes and tubes and played a game of 'Hunt The Ball'

I can See Them!
Of course, when breakfast arrived, Old Two Legs got his bowl full of Rabbit Food and Mr Brambles got into his 'Begging Position' right at OTL's feet, looking up and asking to be fed!

Can I have some Milk Daddy?
Mr Brambles is a bit of a 'Guzzle Guts' and not only does he finish his Lactose Free Milk in record time but he polishes off Snowflakes if she hasn't slurped it all down!

Down on the beach we all had fun digging holes and I even went in for a little paddle! OTL wouldn't let me swim 'cos he hadn't got a doggy towel in the car and I would have got too cold!

The ferrets were having great fun and at one time Snowflake tried to pinch Mr Brambles hole!

Gerroff! Go Dig Yer Own 'ole!
Back home The Missus served up our breakfast.................Doggy Scoff! Yuk, Yuk, Yuk!

We have decided to report her to Archie's Mum so she will tell TM off good and proper!

I suppose now we will have to survive on what we can mug off OTL!

I had some fun with OTL, you see, 'cos the office is so handy, he keeps going in there and keeps up with the paperwork, which is pretty boring, so today I decided to do a protest 'Sit In' and prevent him for doing all that boring stuff!

This is a Doggy Protest!
 It didn't do me any good 'cos he took the keyboard off the desk and worked on his lap!

Lunch time arrived and the clouds arrived and it got a bit colder outside. We decided to get out a bit earlier than normal 'cos OTL said that it may rain this afternoon.

Off we went, Sniffin' the Sniffs and having a good time, then back home.

Holly Sniffin' the Sniffs'
Holly tried to raise our hunger concern with OTL, she went up stairs and stood behind his chair and did her 'I Want Something' woof!

She then led OTL down stairs and into the kitchen where she sat down in front of the Doggy Scoff and looked at it, then she looked at OTL, then back at the Scoff and back to OTL.

Well, it couldn't be any plainer, so OTL told TM about it and you know what?

She said 'Tough, that's all they got!'

She can be so cruel sometimes, just wait until she wants a cuddle!

Let's hope OTL has some muggable dinner tonight!

See you tomorrow, if we survive!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly Snowflake and Mr Brambles

P.S. We hope Mike is getting better after the operation, we will wait for Sue to report back.




Saturday, 14 September 2013

Didn't we have a Lazy Day!

Hello Woofers!

It's us again, Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Today The Missus was up at the crack of dawn 'cos she had one of her 'Master Classes' today and needed to get up to the Village Hall early to set it up.

Now I know that all we were doing was off loading all her stuff but Holly and I just couldn't resist a run around the hall.  You see it is so large and so slippery and so much fun that we both ran all over the place while Old Two Legs and TM were unloading the car!

Then it was back home to pick up the ferrets and off to the Sea Wall.

Of course, as soon as we got onto the beach, Mr Brambles was digging away and making holes everywhere!

....and Down We Go Again!
 We all had a go at Rock Climbing and scampering over the beach, great fun! Holly was tearing up and down the rocks saying that she was doing 'Free Climbing' 'cos she didn't have any ropes attached and Mr Brambles said that it wasn't ropes but Ferret Leads just 'cos OTL doesn't trust them!

Yeah Right, like do we trust them!


Look, Free Climbing!
Back home to clear up all the mess in the office 'cos we didn't have time when we left for a walk. Snowflake was in a high state of fun and ran around chasing Mr Brambles and when he hid in the back of the desk drawer, Snowflake then started to chase OTL around while he was trying to empty the Poo Tray!

It wasn't too long before everyone settled down, we went off to have our Lambs Heart Breakfast (Yum Yum!) and the ferrets had their Ferret Nuggets and a slurp of Ferretone.

Then the pair of them curled up in their bed and spent the whole morning snoozing!

A Bed Full of Ferrets!
Come lunch time we headed off to the beach again and thoroughly enjoyed the new sniffs the tide had brought in, in fact I spent such a long time picking a sniff apart 'cos it seemed to have loads of sniffs all wrapped up in one!

I spent so long on the beach that Holly lost me and spent some time looking for me and of course, when I didn't appear, she even got OTL to call out for me!

Where has she gone?
 Well, after while, I came up to the path and told her about the sniff, so, down she went onto the beach to investigate but of course, I had used up most of the sniff and it was hardly worth the effort, which didn't please Miss Holly Dog!

I had great fun watching her sniffin' away and getting nothing and when she finally finished, she came racing up the steps complaining I had pinched the sniff!

I've used all the sniff!
We had a super afternoon, Holly was crashed out on the sofa and I was fast asleep on the arm chair with my head on OTL's leg and OTL was snoring his head off!

A really lazy, laid back, snoozy Saturday Afternoon!

Late afternoon came and there was a crashing at the door and the door bell was 'ding--a-linging', it was TM back from the Glitter & Glue Class!

We were jumping up at the door and when she finally got in we gave her a good licking as a welcome!

She also came in with a big cardboard tube that one of the ladies, Jenny, had brought to the class.

Thanks Jenny!

It was a present for Mr Brambles and Snowflake 'cos they like that sort of thing, it is certainly bigger than their normal tubes that OTL supplies.

OTL says that he will try to get a photo of both of them sticking their heads out of the end of the tube.

That should be fun 'cos when they are in a tube together, normally one is biting the others butt!

Right, we are off to see what OTL has got for dinner, maybe a chance of a cheese biscuit or two?

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, (Sniff-less!) Snowflake and Mr Brambles