Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Hippo girl for a sweet, unlucky girl

Yesterday my dear niece Emma broke her arm, while playing at school - unfortunately so bad that she had to go through surgery...I feel so sorry for her.

I thought that she might feel the need for an extra little friend, so I made her this dotty hippopotamus....

I bought her a whole lot of candy too and I know Emil will make Emma a welcome home Makronsiand cake when she returns home from hospital....

10 comments:

  1. Stakkels Emma, men denne her skal nok være et plaster på såret. Den er altså bare nuttet - stoffet under dens fødder er også rigtig fint! Den første bamse Ronja fik efter fødslen var også en flodhest. Den hedder Fløde, for min storebrors hollandske kone kunne ikke sige flodhest og fik sagt "flødehest" i stedet for. Og flødeheste er noget helt specielt! ;o)

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  2. Hej Astrid!

    Ja, stakkels lille Emma...

    Sikke en sød historie om flødehesten...jeg holder rigtig meget af flodheste. Specielt den måde hvorpå de virrer med deres små ører!

    Da Anne-Sophie var 6 år knuste hun albuen ved et fald fra en kolbøttestang. Det var på en ferie i Skagen og mine forældre kom derop og medbragte den dejligste bamse.
    Den blev opkaldt efter lægen der opererede hende: Peter Helmig (Thomas Helmigs bror) Den følger hende stadig i tykt og tyndt....

    Sovedyr kan få deres navne på de sjoveste måder :0)

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  3. i hope your emma is feeling better, i would with that lovely hippo!

    you know i have to tell you that i adore greengate and we are so lucky to be able to get it all the way down here. i also have a matching jug and would love some spotty red and white cups. i did have 2 cups that michael and i drank our coffee out of every morning and just the other morning i broke one. i never break things but it slipped when i was drying it and that was that! so now the survivor is my morning tea cup!

    i love the look of that lucinda book as well. i will have to have that too!

    have a lovely day x

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  4. Poor Emma, I hope she makes the most of it and gets really spoilt, and gets better soon. What a lovely gift to give!

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  5. Oh no! Poor little Emma :(
    I'm sure that she will feel a lot better when she will get that cute little hippo!

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  6. Stakkels Emma. Håber ikke det er et alvorligt brud, og at hun hurtig kan rende rundt og lege igen.
    Flodhesten ser krammerigtig dejlig ud.

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  7. Thanks a lot, Louise :0) She is feeling better but has to go through yet another surgery today!!

    I just love Greengate too. Their fabrics are simply georgeous....and the mugs - well I guess I could keep buying new ones year after year as new designs come along. Or if the break - I have dropped a few too ;0)

    You should definitely get the Lucinda Guy book...it's wonderful!!

    Have a lovely day as well...

    Ulla X

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    Thank you so much, Liz :0)

    She has been really spoilt, but she deserves it a lot!
    And all her friends keep giving her nice, little presents and sweet cards...

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    How sweet of you to say so, Claudia....I really felt so sorry for her - she is such an adoring girl, with so much life and happiness in her!

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    Ja, det er godt nok synd for Emma, Gitte. Hun brækkede faktisk armen helt over lige over albuen, og i dag skal hun igen opereres. De havde opdaget en splint som ikke var kommet med ud...
    Så jeg krydser fingre i øjeblikket.

    Flodhesten var meget blød og både Emil og Anne-Sophie har bestilt én!

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  8. Uf - det lyder ikke godt, og så lige ved albuen. Krydser fingre for at det går godt!

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  9. awwww I love that hippo, I am sure that it will help her to feel much better :) Catherine

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  10. Hvor er det sødt af dig, Gitte! :0)

    Heldigvis er operationen ovre og vi har besøgt Emma. Hun havde det godt, men var nu lidt træt - hvilket forståes!!

    Rigtig god fredag....

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    Thank you so much, bumpkin bears. Emma got very happy about :0)

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