Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle Has an Adventure

Once upon a time, not so very long ago, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle decided to have an Adventure. She ventured out into Big Unknown, where the sky stretched big and blue overhead and the breeze ruffled her prickles.

Oh, the delights of freedom! Mrs. Tiggy-winkle enjoyed the feeling of grass under her paws. There were thousands of new aromas to smell -- and some boxes to sniff, too:



She scampered about, weaving around the various obstacles she found in her way. She bumped into golf clubs and climbed into shoes. She even made herself a nice little hammock in a pair of pants that were conveniently folded over a box.

But then she spied an enormous giant with a big black box held up to its face!



And being a rather timid little hedgehog, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle decided to hide from the scary giant:



Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle was quite exhausted by her Adventure, and was happy to nestle down among the pine shavings in her little house. She decided that as exciting as Adventures can be, there really is no place like home for a wee little hedgehog.

~ The End ~


That's what happens when you bring a hedgehog out to a yard sale. By the way, do you have any idea how fast those little things run? They're quite athletic! They're also very popular with yard sale customers...

Rub a Dub Dub, Bubbles in the Tub

My sister was giving Mrs. Tiggy-winkle her bath the other night, and I couldn't resist taking a few snapshots! Tiggles is perfectly adorable 99% of the time, but I particularly love seeing her have her bath.



Unfortunately, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle doesn't seem to enjoy the bathing experience (though some hedgehogs are quite fond of swimming!). She spends most of her time looking for the closest escape route. If you've never seen a hedgehog swim before, you're missing out!



There's just something adorable about wet whiskers and the "Please don't do this to me" look on her little hedgie face!

Love, Eskimo Style

Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle is a rather prickly niece,
but she gives the best Eskimo kisses!

Photo credit to my sister, Tiffany

Thorn Bush or Furry Friend?

I thought I'd post a few snapshots of our much-beloved and very prickly family member, who has won her way into all of our hearts! Mrs. Tiggles (short for "Mrs. Tiggy Winkle") has quite the personality, and is a champion climber.

 
Not that you could guess that from this picture...

My sister says that all seamstresses should get hedgehogs because they desensitize you to pin pricks!

The Pincushion

My sister blogged recently about a new arrival in our family -- a not-quite-seven-ounce bundle of prickles that she has donned "Mrs. Tiggy Winkle." Of course. Really, what else could any self-respecting Beatrix Potter fan name her pet hedgehog? Since Miss Tiggy Winkle has always been my favorite Potter character, I highly approve of Tiffany's choice! Tiffany's had her for almost a week now, and she's already endeared herself to us. She's just now warming up to the family, but fortunately she was already quite social when Tiffany purchased her. Tonight she spent the evening crawling all over us, the sofa, and anything else we let her get into. Who knew that hedgehogs could climb so quickly up nearly vertical surfaces? I certainly didn't!

 

Over the past few days, we've been coming up with pet names for her -- my new one today was "Miss Grumpy Pins," since she is decidedly unfriendly when roused during the day (hedgehogs are nocturnal). She curls herself up into a tight ball of prickles and gets huffy by shivering and sniffing ominously. Speaking of sniffing, she's got the cutest little nose imaginable. It's going almost all the time, and it's the first thing you see when she decides to retract her prickly armor. That and four little pink feet. Adorable! I think I'm in love...