Beatrix Potter’s Affable Animals

First written and published February 1, 2009 by Tamara Colloff-Bennett The rabbit Peter, the hedgehog Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, the frog Mr. Jeremy Fisher, the cat Simpkin, the duck Jemima Puddle-duck, the mice Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca, the red squirrel Nutkin, the tortoise Ptolemy, the guinea pig Tuppenny: Children and adults alike have been enchanted by … Read more

Up Close With Ponies On Dartmoor

Memory And Travels Memory… is the diary that we all carry with us. Oscar Wilde What has often been most memorable in my travels are those moments that were unplanned and unexpected, and not necessarily those places about which I have had great hopes that something wonderful would occur. One such space in time happened … Read more