Letter from Nanna and Grandad

 

Mugs (ceramic!) mentioned in the text

A letter from:-

Nanna & Grandad

Essex        28/01/2021

Dear Scallywags,

Here is a little letter from Kingfisher Lodge. We hope you are both keeping safe and well and helping mum and dad with all the chores. Maybe we should not have used the word “scallywags” above as it means “a person who behaves badly but you still like them and find it difficult to be angry with them.” Hopefully the “badly” bit does not apply!

We will begin with a poem by Spike Milligan (he was the one who wrote the poem about English Teeth which you might remember) Anyway, here is another of his poems:-

Today I saw a little worm

Wriggling on his belly

Perhaps he'd like to come inside

And see what's on the telly.

Invite him in

We thought of poems because we had just received the poem by Harper, inspired by “The Owl and the Pussycat.”

The fairy and the unicorn went to space in a spaceship that can float.

They took some sweets and plenty of meats wrapped up in a pink fluffy coat.

Looking for the spaceship?

We also liked the picture that went with the poem. We remember Dougie writing some poetry and also that he got a Blue Peter Badge, which made us proud.

We have one of Dougie's poems here, a limerick:-

In minecraft you craft and mine

To look for emeralds that may shine

To trade with villages

Who get raided by pillages

But it's all part of a game so it's fine!

Arrrrgh! The pillaging! All part of a game so.........

Grandad also liked the “Inspirational Person” that Dougie wrote about..........the “Great Explorer”!!

We always love the photo's that your mum keeps sending us. It's nice to see how Denis and Cookie have grown as well as you (Cookie seems harder to find than Denis! Cookie seems to prefer the quiet life in some little corner of the house) We really miss you both and hope that soon we can be together again for hugs and kisses.

The type of quiet time that Cookie enjoys?

There are still plenty of ducks and moorhen's on the pond near where we live. The water has overflowed recently but never gets near our own door. We also have a friendly robin who likes to feed from the bird feeder we bought at Polehill – if he can get there before the squirrels! In fact the squirrels here are causing trouble! Grandad has planted a lot of daffodil bulbs in a plant tub and every so often we catch a squirrel digging them out and having a nibble. We need you here to keep watch!

A squirrel on the lookout.......

Are you both keen to get back to school? Hopefully it won't be long before you get to see all your friends again – and the teachers!

We have just remembered the two mugs you both created for us at Christmas. Two nice pictures on them, a christmas tree and a sleigh with decorations. We both wondered just who the reindeer was beside the christmas tree. We knew it wasn't Rudolf as he had a white nose – but then, he might just have dipped his nose in the snow! But it could have been Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner or Blitzen! Anyway, we both had a few cups of tea (or coffee) from the mugs over Christmas. A lovely gift. Thank you.

Nanna and Grandad's mugs

Time to go now. Say hello to Cookie and Denis from us. We love you both.

Love from......

Nanna and Grandad xxxx