A day with the Brightfields

Dear Readers,

finally it's time for a new story. Enjoy!

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It was a hot summer night in Marigold Creek. The crickets were singing and a soft wind blew through the open windows of the Brightfield's home.
Petunia couldn't sleep anymore. It was too hot for her, so she decided to get up very early.

Silently she left the house and walked into the families garden.

Outside it was a little bit more comfortable. While the wind blow through Petunias soft fur, she grabbed the novel, she was reading at the moment. It was a very exciting adventure book and she enjoyed it a lot.

Petunia had just read for about an hour, when suddenly Lavender, the eldest daughter of the Brightfield's appeared.
"Hi, mommy.", she said.
"Hello, my dear. Can't you sleep?"
"No, it was too hot inside....", Lavender laughed, "And dad is snorring sooo loud, that he could be heard in whole Marigold Creek!"

Her mother grinned, "Your dad really isn't a quiet sleeper."
Lavender took a seat near her mum, "He is! I wonder how Maple can sleep."
"She's a little child and has a deeper sleep.", explained Petunia softly, "When you were 2 years old, you also slept like a stone."
"Really? I can't remember...", Lavender pondered, "But maybe it's just too long ago."

Lavender and Petunia talked together until it was time for the other family members to get up. 
While Lavender started to prepare breakfast together with her mother...

... little Maple, who was awake soon, tried to wake up her daddy.
She jumped on the bed and tickled his nose, "Wake up, daddy! It's morning! And mommy has cookies!"
Drowsy Cypruss opened his eyes, "Hello, my little flower!"
"The cookies are waiting for us! You must get up!", Maple was really excited.
The little goat loved cookies very much, but she also knew that the family always ate together... So it was clear, that her dad had to get up, that Maple could get a cookie.

Cypruss crawled out of the bed and yawned loudly, before he started to shake the cushions.
"I will help you!", decided Maple and took a big pink cushion.

Finally the bed was done and Maple could enjoy her cookies.

After the breakfast Cypruss got himself his guitar and played a few songs. His family sang with him - it was part of their morning routine. After singing together everyone was good mooded and ready for the day.

Because it was already time to go into school and nursery, Lavender and Maple said goodbye to her father.

Cypruss hugged the two girls tightly.

"See you later, my little flowers!", he waved after his "three ladies", how he called his wife and daughters.

While Petunia accompanied her girls into school, Cypruss wondered where to start the day. He had two appoinments today - one at the Tuxedo's house and one at the Petite's. But until those appoinments he still had two hours time.

Cypruss decided to cut the grass. He began in the garden.

Then moved towards to the front of the house.

After cutting the grass, he raked under the flowers.

Meanwhile Petunia, Lavender and Maple arrived at the school and nursery.

Lots of pupils were already there and got watched by Mrs. Hunter-Smith.
"Lavender!", two girls yelled loudly, "Good that you're here, we MUST tell you something!"

Excited Lavender run to her two best friends Greta von Stachel and Sayuri Bamboo. Immediatly they started to chat.

Petunia said goodbye to her oldest daughter, before she and Maple walked into the nursery.

"Good morning, Maple!", greeted Katie Hawthorne with a bright smile on her face.
"Morning, Katie!", Maple answered.
"Morning, Maple!", the other children yelled loudly. 

Fastly Maple said goodbye to her mum and run to Melanie, a close friend of her. Immediately the two girls started to giggle.

"What are you up to this morning?", Katie asked Petunia.
The goat ladie smiled, "I wanted to bring some sunflowers to the Löffel's bakery. Hopefully my husband have adjusted the pot."
"Oh good that you said that, I wanted to ask, if I can get some sunflowers for our house."
Petunia nodded, "Of course. I can bring them to you tomorrow, if that is okay?"
"Thank you so much, that would be perfect. You know, I love sunflowers so much and they're missing in the garden."
Delighted Petunia said: "They are. And I'm sure they will fit perfectly into your garden."

At the same time in the Brightfield's garden Cypruss just
weeded under the flowers. The birds were singing, while the shadow of the tree provided Cypruss from the strong sun.

After weeding, Cypruss moved on.
At that moment Petunia returned.
"I'm back, darling!", she said.

"Everything went fine?", Cypruss asked.

"Of course.", she smiled, then flattened her skirt, "Do you have the flower pot for the Löffels?"

"Yep - one moment, I get it for you."
Crooning something to himself Cypruss walked behind the house...

...and returned with the flower pot.
"Aw, thank you, my dear!", Petunia said, "Flora will be so happy to get the flowers. They're very pretty."
"I hope so.", Cypruss laughed, "Will you accompany me a little bit to the village?"
"Of course."

Together the pair walked down in the village center; Cypruss carried all his tools on the wheelbarrow.

There were already a few villagers outside, but all in all it was a quiet morning.

Cypruss and Petunia said goodbye infront of the village bakery.

Immediately Petunia walked to Flora Löffel, "Good morning, Flora. I have the flowers you've ordered."

Pleased the rabbit cheered, "They look fantastic! Thank you!"
She took the sunflowers and placed them near the counter window.

"Don't they fit perfectly? I'm so glad we got them from you. It makes the bakery much more inviting!", Flora said, "We should get more flowers."
"Of course, just tell me, which you need.", Petunia agreed.

At this moment a duck lady came out of the bakery's door and looked around.

"Did I just hear something about flowers?", she asked.
"Yes, we talked about the great sunflowers, Mrs. Brightfield brought us. She and her husband own a garden and flower shop."
"Fantastic! Then you are the person I'm searching for!", excited the dug flapped her wings, "May I talk to you?"
"Of course.", Petunia laughed, "I wanted to buy some prezels for the children. If you don't mind, we can talk in the bakery?"

While Hans Löffel served the prezels, the duck started to chat.
"I'm Jemima Puddleford - me and my family just moved to Marigold Creek and we are planning to open a daycare center. Because we own a little garden I thought it would be nice to have some pretty flowers. But then my husband Ernest - that's his name - said "Jemima, what about toxic flowers? We have to take care of children!" And I realized he is right. We don't know anything about toxic or non- toxic flowers, beside fly agarics. But they are mushrooms, so no flowers...", she paused, "I'm talking to much, I'm so sorry. It's just that I'm so excited to meet a real gardener!"

Jemima Puddleford blushed, "I hope you don't mind my twitter. Sometimes I behave like my mother - she was talking without taking a break. I fear my children will be the same... Beside Quiek, she's more silent." The red on her face turned darker, "Oh my, I'm talking again to much! What I wanted to ask you... Can you help us with the right plants for our garden? We don't want to poison the children."

Petunia started to giggle. She liked the lively duck lady immediately.
"Don't worry at all. Of course we will help you! My husband is an expert in toxic plants and we also have two children, so you will be in good hands."
Assuaged Jemima breathed out, "I'm so glad! You will help us a lot!"

While Jemima and Petunia talked about an appoinment, Cypruss arrived at the Tuxedos house.

Natalie opened the door, "Good morning, Cypruss!"

"Morning, Natalie. I'm a bit early, I hope you don't mind?"

"Not at all, I'm glad you're here.. The flower bed looks horrible, some of the plants seem to be ill. And I just don't know what I've done wrong..."

"I'm sure we can rescue the flowers.", Cypruss said with a calming voice.
Natalie nodded, "If someone can rescue them, then it's you!"

The goat man stepped into the garden and inspired the plants. Soon it was clear: Dung was missing and lots of the weeds ad stolen the water from the flowers.
Cypruss raked the ground.

Then he weeded.

At this moment a little kitten appeared. "Hello.", she said with a clear voice, "Are you helping our flowers?"
"Oh, hello little lady! Yes, I am. The bad weed must be removed."
Appreciative Angelica Tuxedo nodded, "May I help you?"
"Of course, but we must be careful not to harm the flowers."

Angelica had much fun weeding with Cypruss. He made lots of jokes and told her the story of the flower queen.

But suddenly Natalie detected her daughter.
"Angelica! What are you doing here? I told you not to disturb Mr. Brightfield!"
Cypruss softly shook his head, "She wasn't disturbing me. The young lady is helping me. With her help I'm almost finished!"

"Oh my!  I feared that she might imposed on you."
"No, not at all.", he laughed, "She behaved very well!"
Angelica looked in the pond, "I always behave well, mommy. I'm not like Moony..."
"Yes...", Natalie blushed, "Sorry, my dear."

Cypruss soon was finished and fertilized the flowers with an healthy and non toxic dung.
He needed to say goodbye to the Tuxedos, because his next customer was already waiting for him.

Petunia Brightfield meanwhile returned to their house, inspired the new tullips...

... and then started to cook.

Pete Petite fastly opened the house door, "Cypruss! I'm so glad you're here. You must look at this monster!"

"Monster?", irritated Cypruss followed the bear into the house.

"This monster of hedge!", Pete pointed at a huge green hedge infront of their terrace, "It grew so fast! We could almost watch it!"

"Wow! That's a huge hedge!", Cypruss was a bit shocked, "We must cut it, otherwise it will grow into your house!"

Cypruss took a closer look at the "monster".
"My oh my...", he murmured, "I've never seen such a fast growing hedge! It looks like it would have been watered with super fertilizer!"

"I swear that neither me nor my wife watered or fertilized this thing!", Pete scratched his head.
Cypruss laughed, "I know, it's just so... so mysterious!"

Pete and his daughter Victoria walked outside and watched Cypruss, who prepared his saw.
"Maybe it's a special fast growing plant...", the bear thought loudly.
"It must be something like that!", the gardener wondered, "I've never seen this before!"

Cypruss began his work with a motivated attitude... Which didn't last too long.
Soon he cursed that silly monster hedge... "Maybe it was such a magic hedge like in fairy tale of the sleeping beauty?", he thought. 

Only after hours he could see an end.

Finally finished and totally exhausted, Cypruss let all his tools fall on the bottom. "It's done!", he jubilated.

Grateful Pete served Cypruss some coffee.
"I'm so sorry, that it was so much hard work. But I didn't know what to do..."
Cypruss waved aside, "Please, you don't have to excuse. It's my job to take care of such problems. But I've taken some parts of the hedge with me - I want to find out what it is."
Pete grinned, "Maybe it was Cassandra Maces, who cursed the hedge!" 
Cypruss laughed, "Is that the witch everyone is talking about?"
"Yes...", Pete answered, "Well, she's no real witch I think. She owns a nice pharmacy in the forest. But someone said she has also some love or mysterious potions. That's why we are joking around."
"I see. That's really interesting. I need to visit her one day!"

Cypruss enjoyed the talk with Pete. The postman was a nice person.

After the coffee Cypruss said goodbye and walked home.
When he arrived all his family was already gathered outside. Lavender made some homework, while she and Maple enjoyed some lemonade.

"Welcome back!", Petunia gave her husband a big kiss, "We've missed you."
"I missed you too."
Petunia hugged him, "You look so exhausted. Was it hard?"

"Oh yes! It was incredible hard!", Cypruss laughed, "No, but something weird has happened at the Petites house. A huuuuuge monster hedge has grown there."
"A monster hedge?",  asked Lavender, while Maple pulled her father into the kitchen.
"Yes, it was suddenly....", Cypruss began telling his family about his day, while he followed them inside.

Although it was tough day, Cypruss was totally pleased.

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Phew that was longer then I planned :D. 
During the picture taking phase I had huge problems with the weather. One day it was too dark - on this day I took the night photos, the other day it rained (no photos) and on the last day it was too sunny, so some of the pictures are a bit too bright... Hope you don't mind!

Read you soon,
yours Kyra

Finally: New Bios

Dear Readers,

I'm so sorry for my absence, but I have written exams at the University, so learning is my first priority at the moment.
But I'll be back soon, I promise :).

Finally I wrote the bios of the Roqueforts and the Puddlefords. You will find them here. I hope you enjoy them.

Also Marigold Creek welcomed four new babies:

I got them from a lovely member of the Sylvanian Families forum through a summer swap we made.

Read and write you hopefully soon,

yours Kyra

Talking about Woodbrook's cottage (part 1)

Dear Readers,

Without opening speech: Enjoy! :)


"Andrew?", Aubrey Woodbrook called her husband, "Andrew? Where are you?"

She sidestepped a large piece of wood and a few cartons, "I can't find you!"
"I'm here, sweety!", the head of Andrew Woodbrook appeared under another few layers of wood, placed on a table.

"That can't go on like that! We're living in chaos... Since weeks!", Aubrey squinched up her face, "When are you finished with our beds... And with the kitchen?"

"Almost done... Almost done...", Andrew stood up, "I just finished the the table for the Hunter-Smiths."
"But...", the beaver woman raised her arms, "But I talked about our OWN table. We need one! And it's urgent!" 

"Okay, don't worry, my dear. I will start with our table immediatly. Can you please call the Hunter-Smith's and tell them about their table?"

"We don't have a telephone yet, Andrew!", Aubrey sighed loudly, "I will visit Sienna and take the children with me, they are again playing with the packing cases and I fear they could damage our dishes!"
"Okay, but please come back soon, I miss you!"

The beaver man smiled like a little rascal and kissed his wife, "I know it's hard with me sometimes. But I promise that I will finish our furniture soon."
"That would be nice.", Aubrey laughed, "I just hope you don't find another project!"

While she walked in the second floor, she had to smirk - her husband was incorrigible. He was a wonderful carpenter, but he just couldn't prioritise things.

As Aubrey expected their children were playing hide and seek between and in the packing cases.
"Isis, Nefertiti, Ethan! Please come here, we're going to visit the Hunter-Smith's!"
"Why that?", Isis appeared behind a packing case.

"Found you!", yelled Ethan and pointed at his older sister, "But where's Nefertiti?"
"We will tell them about their new table. Also I thought you might want to play with Charly and Ruby?", explained Aubrey to her oldest daughter.

"Oh yes. Good idea. They were very nice when we talked with Mr. and Mrs. Hunter-Smith."

Aubrey nodded. The family just moved to Marigold Creek and had to organize lots of things. One of them was the school enrolement of Isis in the elementary school, the Hunter-Smith's, who were the headteachers, helped them a lot.

"Nefertiti has fallen asleep!", giggled Ethan and pointed at a packing case, where his little sister slept- nestled down in some clothes. 

"Aww.", Isis grinned, "We should take a photo!"
"Already here!", Andrew appeared all of a sudden and took a photo.

"Sometimes you can be scary...", murmured Aubrey, before she, Isis and Ethan left the house. The parents decided that Nefertiti would better stay with her father... and Andrew promised not to forget to watch his daughter.

The beavers left the house and just a few minutes later, they arrived at the house of the Hunter-Smith's.
"Good afternoon, Aubrey! And hello you two!", Sienna greeted, "How are you?"
"Fine, thanks, and you?"
"I'm good, but you can see it yourself - we're so busy with decorating the house... We're living on a building lot!"
"I know exactly what you mean, it's the same with our house. But I have good news for you: Andrew has finished your kitchen table. That's why we've visited you."
Sienna's expression brightened, "Oh, those are wonderful news! We have to tell Bruno."

Meanwhile Ethan, Jack, Dylan and Helena started to play "I spy with my little eye".

"Bruno is preparing some things for school, we're planning a project week."
"That sounds fantastic!", Aubrey said, "What will it be about?"
Sienna smiled, "About the partner cities of Marigold Creek. The pupils should learn about Sugarbush Valley, Evergreen Village, Whisper Wood and Mystique Valley." 

Isis, in the meantime, followed Ruby and Charly Hunter-Smith in their room.
"Wow, you have such an amazing room!", she said astonished, "It's so big!"
Ruby smiled, "Thank you. But we also have to share it with our three little siblings."
"Yes, but it is so pretty!", Isis laughed.

Charly walked to his bed, "Have you read the new J.K. Howling book- Parry Totter and the steaming cauldron?"
"Not yet, but my daddy has ordered it.", Isis answered, "How is it? But please don't tell me the end!"

"It is GORGEOUS!", Charly grinned, "It's even better than the book before!"

"I lost at Rock, Paper, Scissors, so Charly is allowed to read the book first.", explained Ruby and sighed, "I'm so curious, I wished I would have won..."
"I can imagine. I'm curious too."
"Luckily Charly is a fast reader!", laughed Ruby, "I think I won't have to wait that long. And hopefully you will get your book at the same time. We could read together!"
Isis smiled, "That would be amazing!"

The three children sat down on the cozy rug and talked about the famous Parry Totter books, while...

... their parents talked with eachother. Meanwhile Bruno had returned and was happy to hear about the news.
"I will accompany you later.", Bruno said good mooded, "Then we can have a kitchen table this evening!"

Sienna showed Aubrey their house.
"The bathroom is the only room which is finished. Beside the window frames and the curtains of course.", the dog lady laughed, "Digger McBurrow promised us to come in the next days and take the measurements. He was busy with all the new houses here."
"I know.", Aubrey answered, "So many new families have moved to Marigold Creek, including ourselves."

Aubrey looked around the bathroom, "You have chosen a beautiful design! And I just see, we bought the same sink." Sienna laughed, "Really? And how do you like it?"
"Very much- it has the perfect size!"

"I agree. I'm so lucky we bought it.", Sienna nodded and walked in the next room, "And this is our bedroom." She blushed, "Sorry, I haven't made the bed yet..."
The beaver lady shook softly her head, "Don't worry. It is so much more neat than our house at the moment."
"But I'm sure you can finish your house soon.", Sienna said.
Aubrey sighed, "I hope so."

An hour later - the women first enjoyed a cup of coffee together - Bruno accompanied the Woodbrooks. Isis and little Ethan were allowed to ride on the wheelbarrow.

Excited Andrew opened the door, "Bruno! You are already here! In 10 minutes! That was fast!"
"10 minutes?", Aubrey was irritated, "My love, we were gone for 1 1/2 hours!"
"Oh really?", Andrew scratched his head, then he laughed, "Time flies, when one's working."
"You're right, my friend.", Bruno said, "I always forget the time, when I'm working."

Together the men carried the big new table on Bruno's wheelbarrow.

"Thank you so much, Andrew. The table looks fantastic! Sienna will be over the moon, when she sees it!", Bruno said.
"My pleasure!" The men shook hands.
"And your corner seat and the tables you've ordered will be also done soon.", promised the beaver.
"That's fantastic!"

While Bruno started his way home, Andrew leaded his wife into the house. "I must show you something!", he said.

Inside the house Andrew showed her a table top, "This will be our table, my dear!"
"Andrew... You really started with our furniture?", surprised Aubrey looked at him.
Her husband nodded, "Of course, my darling. I gave my promise to you! Will you test one of our new chairs?"

Excited Aubrey took place, "It's so comfortable! And it looks fantastic. Oh, Andrew! Thank you so much!"
The beaver grinned, "My pleasure, my lady!"

Aubrey gave her husband a big kiss, "I love you! Please forgive my stressed behavior today."
"Naaw, it was my fault, my dear. I know that I'm not the most organized man.", Andrew laughed. 

Together they tidied up the room and carried down their sofas.

"It is a beginning.", Andrew said smiling, "And tomorrow I start with the rest of the table. I'm sure we are finished with our home soon."

"That would be amazing!", Aubrey nodded and together they enjoyed a peaceful evening.

Finally I could finish a story... I took the pictures a while ago, but I hadn't any time for SF, because the next exams are coming and I'm learning a lot...
You see that is the first part of the story- I hope the other ones can be done soon. Also you have for sure recognized that I started building a new wooden house for the Hunter-Smiths. It takes a long time until I can finish it, but I hope I will able to document it a bit :D

Have a nice week,

Yours Kyra