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Each one is a little treasure - you have such amazing talent Gretel. x Jo

I like the elephant's knees....and his (her?) smile. You have a great talent for capturing those little silly details that give it personality.

oh that hare is just adorable. All your creations look so sturdy too. When i had a go at it i made a nice pony but it bends a lot and im sure its falling apart.
More needling needed i guess

Gill x

Jeepers Gretel...you are a busy lady!

Congrats on the new magazine piece and on every one of these delightful new animals. Each of them has got that special GP look.

The larger elephant must have taken ages to make?

Best wishes on your travels. xo

Oh that little hare is sooo adorable. I am moving at the beginning of the year so think I'm going to invest in one of them :). I love your prints so much.

Beautiful pieces Gretel.

Love that elephant! The hare is lovely too - your work is really exquisite.

Thank you so much, Gretel! We all love our elephant who is now keeping Tom company in his office.

I love that hare, so lovely

Oh these are all so lovely!

Be sure to tell Bracken he has cousins in the states!

Great photo of the earthen fields and that gorgeous sky!

Be well Gretel and big hello to Andy!

janet xox
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How sweet is Bracken, a very handsome chap xx

Bracken is lovely! I have only seen a hare twice in the fields here, but wasn't able on either occasion to take a photo.

He is absolutely gorgeous. I just need to save and then contact you for my very own.

Love him!
And Love the name! It's perfect.

Interesting--I'd never heard that about hares. Wonder if it's also true of rabbits; most of the wild ones around here are the same greyish-brown color as the soil. It would certainly make sense from an evolutionary standpoint.

Hey Gretel, Bracken is wonderful, great name too........

A 'cold, Winter walk' sounds lovely.....was there hot chocolate and marshmallows at the end of it?

Love photos of ploughed fields and bare trees.......

Claire :}

I'd heard about earthen coloured hares but forgotten I knew it if you know what I mean! I guess it makes sense as they nest on the ground.

I love Bracken's dark little points...in fact I love all of Bracken!

Hoping all is well with you,x

That's an amazing shot of the hares, you must have been quite close to them to capture that! Well done with your male customer. In the toyshop where I work it's mostly women who are the customers but that's changed this week, It must be christmas!
Jess xx

... and ours change colour in winter so they are snow white. It happens gradually.... sometimes parts of them are white and parts are a lovely soft brown.. You can't see them at all when there is a blanket of snow on the ground..which around here is a looooong time .... ...perfect camouflage. They pop out of a snow bank and race along our snowy roads at breakneck pace ... sometimes right beside the car! they scare the daylights out of you if you are driving, darting all over the place. But, if they sit still.... you never know they are about at all.... just another lump of snow in a snowy field... or on our lawn, or over on the snowy golf course.... where a lot of them live....

He;s so cute! It looks like he's wearing pea pods for boots :)

I'm trying to save for your mushrooms which I totally adore. Our money is a little tight which will make saving that much sweeter!

I hope more bunnies and hares find there way soon.

Harris is certainly I very handsome chappy

Ooh, Harris is a fabulous beast! Hares are my favourite wild animals too, and owls are my favourite birds. One day I shall commission both to keep watch over my books!

Harris is quite a character, sweet and clever looking!

Good luck with the Saturday book signing. I wished I could be there!

Gretel,
I checked Waterstone if I could order your books online.
I would like to have a signed copy. Would you sign one to be then mailed by Waterstone to a UK address?

OMG, he's adorable!!!!!

And he is awesome!

I'd love to go if only to see my favourite cardigan! ;) Sadly I can't because I'm away then. Many congratulations Gretel!xx

Have a wonderful book signing. How I wish I could be there. What a trek that would be!
Harris is delightful.

Oh Gretel...he's perfect!
From his pea pod toes to his little hare nose, up above the grasses, sniffing the air.
Love him.

Wonderful hare! Very best wishes winging their way to you for Saturday ... hope you have a fab day! M x

I love Harris! Good luck with the book signing - I'm sure they will be queueing up to meet you!! I would be there if a) we lived closer, and b) we weren't going out to celebrate our Silver Wedding!!

Your hare is just gorgeous, such a little character.
I can't believe it...i was in Oxford last weekend, that is such a shame. i hope you get queues of people :o)
jooles x

He is beautiful, right down to his bean-pod boots. I like the subtle colours too, that silvery brown, and the lovely long ears.

Wonderful!

Would love to be in Oxford this Saturday... I'll definitely be there in spirit.

Wow! Handsome Harris! ♥ him! Best of luck at your book signing on Saturday.

Gretel, here is a confession. I have never really seen a hare myself, and my entire notion of hare-ness is based on stories, illustrations, photos, etc. I think that seeing Harris has added lots to my understanding of the true essence of a hare.

Many thanks! Best wishes to you on the book signing. Gosh, how I wish I lived nearby because I would definitely be in the queue to have a book signed.

xo

When I was coming back from doing Bruce yesterday morning a hare popped out of the newly harvested field and sat on the track watching me for a while- in fact we just watched eachother waiting to see who would make the first move. It was a wonderfully magical moment and with him fresh in my mind, I think you've got the fairy-essence just right with Harris.
So rarely do you see a hare that looks right- somehow people manage to recreate a body but forget the little soul.

I love the way he can always sit on the little label- thus avoiding cold hare bum!

Harris is perfect!! :) I hope the signing was a success? x

Love the little heart on the bottom and the darker tips to the ears. He does seem to have that special hare-y air that keeps them so free and wild looking, but friendly too. Wish I could be at your book signing too, but I'm a bit too far away. Good luck!

He is absolutely wonderful and perfect!

Good luck with the book signing. :)

Hello Gretel,

Ok...I will keep this short and sweet...

I WANT ONE!!!!!

Yes...all caps...yes I know, that means I am shouting
;->

And just look at you with those sexy legs and that gorgeous cardigan...you go girl!

I know you will break the one book record and I really wish I could be witness to that.

Enjoy the day

Janet xox

He's gorgeous - reminds me of those Chinese moon gazing rabbits but with a bit more attitude!
Good luck with your book-signing, I hope it's really successful.

A perfect little hare - and I love his little boots.

What a fabulous little hare, he's gorgeous of course :D I love your cardigan as well, it's so scrummy.

Good luck with the book signing.x

Hello, Gretel! I like Little Harris very much (my favourite is his second photo)! I'm sure he'll have a lot of brothers and sisters in different colours and all prettified (like he is) with lovely details!
I wish you good luck in Oxford! I hope a lot of people will come, like your book and buy it! I wish you to come back, tired of emotions and signing!:-)