The hunt was good!

Rose thorns make good monster teeth!

We went hiking in the mountains.

... where I've been all week.

The banjo is made from half of a poppy pod

The lantern is made from an oak gall

I painted a little backdrop for this one

A batch of new mice in progress on my messy workbench

Telling stories inside their handkerchief tent

Everybody loves pancakes!

Momma's handbag is made from an earring and a piece of kid glove

Mouse, standing in front of a page in the book

I am happy to announce that my book is out! I hope you like it.

This month marks the one year anniversary of MousesHouses! The mouse crew is so grateful to you for following us, and for all the lovely ...

"No day is so bad that pasta can't make it better" -M. Sacks

We raise a cup of October Ale to the memory of Brian Jacques

And now for something completely different; a short film of me in my studio, by my lovely son, Sam Alden ( gingerlandcomics.blogspot.com )

Have you ever seen a mermouse, swimming in the seagrass?

Someone is grumpy

Nadim Damluji sent me this photo of his little travelling companion, surely the farthest one of my mice has ever been from home!! You can fo...

He is home from his walk in the woods...so many concerned followers were worried about his cold paws that I gave him a steamy foot bath!

She's on her way to a birthday soiree, wearing a dress made out of camellia petals and a daisy hat. Happy Birthday, Laura!

This is a scene from my book...the baby is having his bath in an eye cup, while his pet woolly bear looks on. You can see a few more pages...

The mouse princeling waves to his subjects

The mice are giving thanks for their roast walnut feast and I am giving thanks for my family, friends and followers. Happy Holidays!

Here we are, shooting the photographs for "The House that Mouse Built". Bruce has an astounding set-up, and I got quite an educat...

...unless they're having a paperfight!

Reading to small children makes you feel like a rock star