The New Toy

A few days ago I received in the mail a parcel from Natalie Fontane, the creator of Scrivener's Retreat. Natalie has a wicked sense of humour which comes through in her business of creating handmade plush toys for ferrets or other carnivorous pets.

I had recently painted one of her ferrets, J-Ho, onto a canvas bag for her (which she aptly named the Ho Bag) and she kindly agreed to send me a surprise toy for my three ferrets to enjoy (a.k.a. destroy).

I won't keep you in suspense- she sent us a plush T-Bone Steak with a squeaker inside! This is the first squeaky toy that my boys have encountered, and they love it when I squeak it for them (or they hate it- either way they attack the thing). They haven't figured out how to make it squeak themselves yet, so for the time being it is a toy reserved for ferret/human playtime. And seeing as how their human is currently occupied at the computer, the ferrets are decidedly NOT playing with their Steak, in favour of a Stinky Old Boot of my dad's.*g*

To see Natalie's shop, check out her blog, where she has posted links to her webshops. http://scrivenersretreat.blogspot.com/