Peedie+Puffin

=__**Peedie Papay Puffin**__ = ==Once upon a time, there was a peedie (little) puffin who lived on the island of Papay, one of the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. His full name was Peapod Davidson Puffin, but his friends often called him PD.==

To learn about Peedie's travels, click here: Cultural_Exchanges

**__Monday 24 November__**
==This first photo shows PD Puffin playing pool at Daniel's house. It was a bit cold but he survived! (It was cold because Daniel's house isn't finished and the insulation isn't in yet!) PD was very good at pool but Daniel still won. ==



==The second picture shows PD in the snowy weather of winter. It was very snowy in Papay over the weekend and then it was wet after the rain came. PD was getting cold so Daniel took him inside. ==

__**Monday 1 December**__
==I had such a fun time at Billy’s for the weekend. Billy has lots of ‘Where’s Wally’ books. I really loved them, especially this one which is called ‘Where’s Wally in Hollywood’. I found Wally with a little help from Billy. ==





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Mrs Seatter went in to Kirkwall, Orkney's main town, on Wed 3rd December. She stayed overnight in the Kirkwall Hotel.
==Peapod got very excited in the bathroom - he thought he had found a little diving pool. He wanted to jump in to see if he could catch any sand eels, his favourite food. Mrs Seatter managed to stop him just in time! He also met Santa who read Peapod a lovely Christmas story.==





 ==I had a great time at the Knap of Howar, which is the oldest building in Northern Europe - it is about 5,500 years old! Here I am with Taya's little sister Jessie - can you see the puffin on her knitted hat? ==

__**<span style="color: rgb(235, 51, 51);">11th December 2008 **__
==<span style="color: rgb(235, 51, 51);">This is Annie Jean. She knitted me back in November. Annie Jean is a member of the Thursday Club. They come to school every other Thursday for lunch. The lady at the table behind us (wearing a blue jumper and red hat) is Maggie - she is the oldest person on our island. She is 86 and drives a blue tractor! ==

==<span style="color: rgb(235, 51, 51);">I was delighted to see Annie Jean again when she came to school for Christmas lunch. We ate turkey, mashed potatoes, roast potatoes, stuffing, sausages, gravy, peas and carrots. Pudding was yummy - raspberry cheesecake. We loved pulling our crackers and wearing our silly hats and playing with the balloons which came in the crackers. ==

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==<span style="color: rgb(45, 124, 60);">__**<span style="color: rgb(46, 184, 118); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Happy New Year from Peedie Puffin and the Papay pupils and staff <span style="color: rgb(45, 164, 80); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">! **__ ==

Peapod had a great Christmas and New Year at Mrs Seatter's house.


==Peapod went out to celebrate Hogmanay (evening of 31st December) with Mrs Seatter's family. When 2009 arrived at midnight they all went outside and set off fireworks. Some of the rockets were very loud and Peapod didn't like them. He went inside and stayed with the cats.== <span style="color: rgb(44, 135, 57);">

<span style="color: rgb(44, 135, 57);">**__<span style="color: rgb(31, 178, 68); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">January 8th 2009 __**
==<span style="color: rgb(31, 178, 68); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Peapod couldn't go to school this week and had to stay at Mrs Seatter's house because he had a very bad cold. Everyone in Papay seems to have it too! He was very excited to hear that the pupils have been learning Papay and Scottish dances. He can't wait to join in next week. ==

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==<span style="color: rgb(0, 2, 255);">Peapod is also getting very excited about his trip to the USA. He would like to meet Mr Obama<span style="color: rgb(31, 178, 68); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> ==

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==<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 2, 255);">Today was the day Peapod had been waiting for. He was very excited - he was going to America! We wrapped Peapod cosily in one of our Puffin Tea-towels, gave him a big cuddle and then popped him in his comfy parcel bag. We made sure we had the right address on the front for West Tisbury School, then we all walked to our island Post Office. It's right next to the school so it only took us 2 minutes <span style="color: rgb(0, 2, 255);">. ==

==<span style="color: rgb(0, 2, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Peapod's parcel was put on the Post Office Scales and weighed. Then there were several stickers put on his parcel - the blue one said 'Air Mail'. Hartmundt, who runs the Post Office, told us he should arrive in America in about 4 days. ==

<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Goodbye Peapod - we will miss you!
=<span style="color: rgb(223, 17, 17); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN PEAPOD HAS ARRIVED SAFELY! =