Millie here. We have all had a very big shock. Poppy had a stroke last night and passed away. It was so sudden. She was happy, having her nibbles and lots of scritches... then she went sleepy, and she was gone. A girl couldn't wish for a more loving, beautiful and kind sister. I miss her so much. Mom chose this picture of her because she always loved green nibbles.
Millie here! Poppy has taken to sleeping almost upside down. I have given this matter a lot of thought, and I have reached the conclusion that she thinks she's a bat. I know the reason for this. Dad was saying that he wants a bat detector so he can listen to us when we giggle. This caused some confusion, and Poppy said that if we really are bats we should be sleeping upside down. I told her we're not, and that dad is the one who's batty. After all, everyone knows that bats are the things you hit balls with, and nobody ever tried to hit a ball with me. I would give 'em a kick if they did! Anyway, Poppy has been sleeping like this ever since. I told her that if she's not careful all the peas she had for dinner will rush to her head and clog up her ears, but she won't listen to me... probably because they've already rushed there.
Poppy here! We haven't been online for a while because we have been very, very busy... We have been travelling! Mom and dad take us to France every Christmas, to soak up the culture and try out the French nibbles. We go over by Eurotunnel, which is a big tube under the sea. I wish I had a tube like that at home. I have a little tube, and I keep my nibbles in it. But I digress! We had a lovely holiday and saw lots of interesting things. Well, I saw lots of interesting thing... Millie just looked at herself most of the time!
I helped mom and dad to choose which places to go. Did you know, museums offer special rates for little'uns, old'uns and studious'uns, but they don't offer special rates for ratties? They don't offer stepladders so ratties can climb up and lick... er, I mean see the paintings either. Mom and dad lift me up so I can cast my peepers all over the ones at home. Anyway, I got all the brochures together and had a good look in them while mom was eating cake. Mom says she wasn't eating cake, she was reading. I apologise... I've never seen anyone read a cake with their teeth before!
And when I wasn't looking in books, I was helping around the place. I made the bed every night, just like I do at home. Well, when I say I made the bed, it was more that mom made the bed and I supervised. I have to... She hangs the hammocks back-to-front if I don't keep an eye on her!
This is a blog about rats. And sometimes about their humans, who are really just big, funny-looking, bald rats. And sometimes about peas.
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