Stuffie Spotlight: Little Fox

This month's Stuffie Spotlight features my friend Little Fox! Thank you Little Fox, for sharing your interview.

1) What is your name and where do you live?

My given name is Little Fox.   Yes, my first name is Little (I guess my mom knew I was the runt of the litter). Droopy started calling me L.F. and I like that nickname. I’ve lived most of my life in Oregon and like it here a-lot (except for the traffic, ugh).

2) Tell us about how you got started blogging/writing.

I have been traveling and adventuring with my roommates for many years.  My roommates always had little stories about my eccentricities.  There was a time I was addicted to rice crackers, I love Huckleberries, and I often go out at night to a place called the Bear Hall where local stuffies go and party.  My roommate played around with writing a few books involving animals and realized it was hard work to write a book but it was pretty easy to start blogging so here we are.

 3) What other pursuits do you have?

Great question. Hmm, I would have to say my favorite pursuit is, wait for it......hiking.  I love to explore the trails in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere.  My favorite trail is Observation Peak in Yellowstone National Park.  It's about 10 miles but worth every step. Since January 1, 2013 I have hiked around 760 miles. I started keeping track in 2013 but have been hiking much longer.  I think that if Stuffie Tours ever starts a hiking division I want to help out. 

Besides hiking I also like to travel.  Most of my travel is around the Northwest on weekend trips or day trips.  I have been to a few international destinations including: Puerto Vallarta Mexico, Canadian Rockies, Sandy's house in Canada, and on a stuffie tour to London. 

Most of my domestic travel has been based on the Western Coast of the United States (hey, it's close to my house) but I do want to take a tour to the monuments of DC, the sites of NYC, and to visit my East Coast stuffie friends.

Cooking is an important part of my life.  I like to help my roommates cook meals that I sometimes get to eat.  I am planning on having a recipe contest in the future (as I did a couple of years ago) to see what kinds of neat foods my stuffie friends share with me.  

My other hobbies include: visiting wineries and tasting their wine, periodically going to the local casinos, and I am trying to visit the Grand Hotels of Oregon (which there are not many).

Another hobby that I enjoy is finding unique signs along my travels. I am a sucker for anything with an animal but a good quirky sign makes me happy. 

Now, I am always on the lookout for new hobbies so if you have any suggestions readers please share......please……please! 

4) What is your favorite food and favorite thing to do?

Excellent question.  Being a fox, I have to say that my favorite food is chicken.  I enjoy chicken in a pot with potatoes cooking in the juices of the chicken. Yum.

I really like all types of food and styles of cooking. It's quite a combination of science and art.  One thing that doesn't do it for me is baking, too much of a science for me (unless the baking involves opening a box mix of Ghirardelli brownies and throwing it in the oven). 

My favorite thing to do is take trips.  That could be a day trip to the beach or a more involved trip to another state.  Of course on my travels I like to hike, try restaurants, try to find where the locals go, and sometimes I meet other stuffies.  

5) What's next for Little Fox? I added a question, I hope that's OK....I have encouraged some of my human friends to get stuffies and take them out on adventures.  I need to encourage more of my human friends to get stuffies.  Maybe I should here a PR agency?

There are some trails that are "hut to hut" hikes where you day hike, go to a lodge, have a meal prepared by a cook, and sleep in a bed.  That sounds pretty good to me.

I would also like to travel the AlCan Highway.  Can you imagine the wildlife on the trip from Alaska through Canada to Washington state?  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Highway

Stay tuned for the next Stuffie Spotlight - will it be you?

Chocolate chip cookies + hot chocolate

This evening, I spotted a plate of chocolate chip cookies on the kitchen table.  Someone had just baked them.

Do you see them sitting there?  They sure looked lonely.  I could not just leave them all by themselves.

I looked to my right.

I looked to my left.

The coast was clear!

I grabbed a cookie and took a big bite!

Mmm... NOM NOM NOM.  These cookies would go perfectly with the hot chocolate that Little Fox sent us the other day.  Here we are about to enjoy the hot chocolate!  Thanks Little Fox!

Postcard from Little Fox

A few days ago, I received a postcard from Little Fox.

"Isn't this neat, Ooogie?"

"Ooo," Ooogie said.

Thanks for the postcard, Little Fox!

Mail

Today my mom asked me to go check the mailbox.  I wonder if we got any mail.

I opened the mailbox and looked inside.  Bills for my mom, more bills for mom, even more bills for my mom, and an assortment of junk mail. Pretty boring stuff if you ask me.

Oh!  Wait a second... I think I see something else in here.  I stuck my head in and gave the envelopes a strong yank.

WHOOSH!!!  Everything came out and toppled over me all at once.

There was indeed something for me!

This package is from Jerry and Ben.  They recently vacationed in Minnesota and sent a cool map, postcard, temporary tattoo which I shall attempt to stick on my mom, and a nice note.

  

And look - another postcard from Jerry and Ben.  This little guy is climbing a tree looking for honey, there's no doubt about it.

And finally, a postcard from Little Fox of grizzzzzzzzly bears.  I think these might be my relatives, what do you think?

Thanks for the cards guys!  I'm beary glad everyone is taking some relaxing summer trips.  Don't forget to bring your sekrebeary along also - they work hard during the year you know.

Supermarket

My mom mentioned that she had to pick up a few things from the supermarket so I offered to do it today while she was at work.  It's nice to be able to help out with errands sometimes when she is busy.

There were some beautiful flowers for sale.  Look how bright and colorful they are!

I picked up a pink rose for my mom.  I think she will like it beary much.

I also browsed through some vegetable seeds and thought of all my friends, like Sandy, who are planting and harvesting their gardens.  I wish I had a garden.  Maybe I will try to plant something in a small pot.

Next was the produce section.  I picked up some items here.

I got a few ears of corn.  Corn is beary delicious, especially sweet summer corn.  I cannot wait until the summer when corn is so plentiful and tasty.  Mmm!

Look at these nice bell peppers.  They remind me of a traffic light.

But where was the fish section?  Ah, here it is.  A nice offering of salmon and other fish.

I placed an order with the man behind the counter.  He looked a little surprised, but was beary friendly.  I guess he has never seen a bear order fish at a supermarket before.

Then I stopped in the greeting card section.  I saw a nice card that would be very fitting for Little Fox.  Do you see it?

Next, I headed to the frozen food aisle where I picked up some Ben and Jerry's ice cream.  Maybe they have a flavor called Jerry and Ben's ice cream.  I wonder what that would taste like, perhaps like hot chocolate and honey?

The last stop was the bakery.  There were many kinds of bread on the shelf, but I selected this nice loaf of bread.  I have a feeling it will taste beary good.

Okay, now it was time to check out.  I headed to the cashier and put my items on the conveyor belt.

Then I paid using my credit card.  The cashier also looked a little surprised but was beary friendly.  I guess she has never seen a bear pay for groceries before.

Okay, my shopping was all done here.  But as I headed for the exit, I noticed something unusual near the toy section.  I heard some voices yelling, "Help!  Let us out!"  I turned and saw a bunch of stuffies trapped inside a large plastic box.  There was also a dangling metal claw inside of this box.  I put in 50 cents like the machine said and tried to free one of them, but it didn't work.  I will have to try next time to free the stuffies inside.

Walk in the woods

The weather was beary nice today so I went for a walk in the woods.  I thought of Little Fox and of all his beautiful hiking photos.  It was so much fun that I think I need to do more outdoor exploring.  I took my mom along also since she needs to exercise more.

On my walk, I spotted a bird perched on a tree branch high above.  As I got closer, it flew away.

Then I climbed a tree.  I guess bears can climb trees, so if you ever run into a mean bear, climbing a tree does not guarantee your safety.

Then I saw a beary unusual tree.  Look at how the trunk is bent.  Something must have happened to it, but it still kept on growing.  I thought it was the most interesting and beautiful tree in the forest.

I stopped on a bridge and saw a nice little stream.  Hmm, I wonder if there are any fish in that stream.

New buds were forming on the tree branches.  I guess spring is finally here!

Then I inspected a tree hole for any possible signs of a beehive, but all I saw was a "vacancy" sign inside the hole.  I guess the bees just moved out.

It was really nice to get back to nature and back to my roots.  I was feeling beary bear-like so I let out a loud, ferocious GROWL into the forest.  The trees rattled and the earth shook.  The squirrels and the birds scampered away.

Finally, before heading home, I checked out a picnic table for any tasty scraps, but it seemed that the humans here are beary good about cleaning up after themselves.

Mailbag

I got some mail a couple of days ago!  This time, it's from Little Fox.

Ooooh, this is a beary nice outdoor winter scene.  Little Fox seems to be a very outdoorsy fox.  This picture on the card looks a lot like his pictures from his hikes outdoors with his roommates.  Thanks Little Fox!