Hitty Mischievous Visit - Day Two....Much excitement: Another arrival!

Hitty Madge takes Hitty Miss Perdita Chievous out into the garden to see the roses for which Rose Cottage gets its name.

There are quite a few roses still in bloom, and they all smell wonderful.

Hitty Mischievous enjoys the other flowers as well and tries to reach up to pick one.

A little later.....

Several of us are trying to look through the letter box opening to see if the postman is coming...

We have heard from the Hitty Witch Telegraph that our Hitty Witch might be arriving today.   With Hitty Mary Jean steadying the chair with Hitty Carol Faith trying to peer through.  Hitty Madge and Hitty Moana hold out their arms in case she falls.

Hitty Mischievous tells us to have faith...she WILL be here today!

Sure enough a little while later!

We surround the box that has just arrived and listen for noises...

this one is a lot quieter than yesterday!

We open the box and help the new comer out.

We welcome her to our midst and she explains that she had broomstick troubles....

Hitty Mary Jean in her exuberance rushes over and gives her a welcome hug. 

I don't think she quite knew what had hit her!

Hitty Mischievous holds her broom....saying something about she is sure she can 'sort out the troubles'

Hitty Mary Jean whispers in her ear to come and meet the others....but Hitty Leonarda looks a bit worried about her broomstick.

We introduce our newest resident to the rest of the Rose Cottage Hittys

We help her off with her cloak...

Hitty Madge and Hitty Mary Jean introduce her to all of us and tell her our names.

I am not sure poor Hitty Leonarda is going to remember them all at once!  She too looks rather dazed after her journey...

Fortunately Hitty Joyful is on the case, gets her to sit down and gives her a restorative cup of tea.

Much excitement and chat going on!

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Hitty Mischievous arrives on her travels!

Much excitement in the Hitty Household this morning when with a Wizz and a BANG,   a parcel suddenly arrives!

We are all rather excited....does this mean...?

Amidst muffle cries of 'Let me out of here!' we open the box as fast as we can.

More muffled noises as we unwrap the tissue paper.

Oh look, Hitty Mischievous has arrived!

She is pleased to be out of the box. 

She tells us it took a whole week to get here - she thought she would be here sooner as she thought she would pop over to us on her way from Richmond, VA in USA to Auberry, CA in the USA....

We explain gently that it really isn't on the way....certainly not as the crow flies!

Nevertheless, Hitty Mary Jean gives her a big hug and welcomes her, as do we all.

We explain that we have a very excited Hitty waiting to meet her.

Hitty Mary Jean leads the way.

Hitty Joyful is so surprised!  

Of course we are all so excited to have Hitty Mischievous here to visit, we were all gabbling at once welcoming her and quite forgot our manners for a while.

Shortly though Hitty Mary Jean brings over a chair.

'You must be tired after your long journey', she says.

Please, take a seat. Let me bring you a cup of tea...

'There you go', she says as she hands her the cup of English Breakfast tea.

Poor Hitty Mischievous looks rather dazed....by her adventure so far, and all the excitement of her arrival....and she still hasn't visited the tea shop yet!

Hitty Moana asks her if she passed another Hitty on her way, as we are expecting a new family member....she tells us no, but she has heard that she should be here very soon...

Introducing Hitty Number Five

Now we know that Hitty Winifred Octavius arrived safely in her new home we can introduce Hitty Five - who is still with-holding her name from us....  She started out as the fourth Hitty to be carved, but was actually the fifth finished.  

Hitty Five - yet to be named.

She wanted an outfit like her sister Hitty Winifred Octavius

We had to use what materials we had to hand to make their dresses and didn't have enough black for the inside brim of her hat.  There are no shops local to us that stock fabrics, felt and trimmings unfortunately, but in the true spirit of  'Make Do' that is what we did.

So tell us your name little one?

Carve a Hitty & Dress as a Witch Swap - Meet Hitty Winifred Octavius.

Although she started out as our person's fifth Hitty to begin carving, she is actually the fourth to be finished - nothing like a deadline to help encourage progress!   Meet Hitty Winifred Octavius.  She likes to think she is a bit of a witch, but in reality she is simply a Hitty in an outfit that perhaps with the stretch of your imagination resembles that of a witch.  Her constant companion is Octus her faithful spider.  She is also rather proud of her purple and green stockings!

Hitty Winifred was carved for the Hitty Witch Swap on Hitty Girls. She is my first Hitty to Swap (aka give away)  so it was bit of a wrench to send her on her way.  We  just hope that our person's swap partner likes her.

We have heard from Leonarda, my swap partner, that Hitty Winifred arrived in a record five days!  We are sure she must have used some of her magic along the way.

Next up some photos of the 'backwards' progress.....

Half Pint Quilt Swap

One of the things we really enjoy about being involved with the Hitty Girls group is the swaps that are held regularly.

We have recently finished two swaps.  The first was a 'Half Pint Hitty Quilt' swap.

This is what we made for our partner Pauline.

As it turned out we couldn't have chosen better colours to suit her Hitty family's  lovely bedroom.

This is the lovely quilt we received from Pauline - we just love blues and we hope our little Half Pint Hitty twins will adore it as well when they arrive.

We have visitors!

Hitty Cherry came to visit us today...

... bringing one of her famous Cherry pies!

We all gathered round and welcomed the visitors.  Hitty Cherry had brought Hitty Wendy with her (who is sitting on the couch with me, Hitty Patience at the very right of the photograph)

Hitty Mary Jean is astounded over the size and quality of the pie and gasps!

We also said our goodbyes to Hitty Morag (forefront of the photo in the grey)  who is going to live with Hitty Cherry & Hitty Wendy at Peachtrees.

A little later, during the visit...

Hitty Madge gives Hitty Cherry a hug and the two sisters admire their dresses.

Hitty Cherry was delighted to be given a dress just like Hitty Madge's dress.

Soon their morning tea was over and the Hitty Cherry, Wendy and Morag had to go home.

A visitor is coming, Hitty Joyful's heart is all a flutter.

Hitty Joyful's heart is 'all a flutter' as she so informed us today.

She had heard some rather exciting news and couldn't wait to gather us all around

Wait!  She cried, where are Hitty Ganny Estelle and Becassine?

With Hitty Granny Estelle and Becassine joining us as well she explains how she has heard that a Hitty is coming here 'by mistake'  but of course we know this Hitty planned it all....after all, it is not so out of the way really is it?  I mean Richmond, VA in USA to Auberry. CA in the USA, has to go via England surely?  Anyway all we know is this Hitty is coming here for a brief visit and has caused all sorts of bother and more than a little flutter in a fair few hearts we think.

Of course now Hitty Joyful is panicking....

Oh the tea shop - it is not ready yet, oh oh oh!  She exclaims

There is so much to do.  The hanging flowers need to be put up.

We need tables, and table clothes and oh just so much,

Granny Estelle tries to calm her down.

Becassine comes along, a calming influence.

Breath dear Hitty Joyful, we will get it finished, don't you worry.

Let's start with these plates.  Granny Estelle suggests.

You really have nothing to worry about my dear.  Just think this special Hitty has decided to take a 'slight' detour just to pop in on us on her journey, I am sure she will be delighted for a cup of tea, whether we serve in the tea shop or in the cottage.

But what's her name?  Hitty Joyful wonders.....