Hello! I am touched to hear that my human monster friends are concerned about my welfare...specially Charley Noble who is truly a noble human monster. One of the best.

Well, there have been a few changes around here. The most notable one: Mizzenchip, the murderous Feline, has disappeared! Yes! The filthy beast has been missing for 3 weeks. Yippee! His human monsters have put up posters begging anyone who sees him to report in, but no one has. They fear for the worst. Freddy and I hope for it. With any luck, Mizzenchip has given up his ninth and final life and will not be seen again.

He had become extremely furtive ever since we took to strafing him with the airplane, but he was still quite active after dark, lurking around and hoping to murder innocent rodents, and we don't fly the plane at night. Too hazardous. Landings are tricky as it is, and even Freddy does not trust himself to handle night landings.

Inspired by our flying exploits, I have published a rollicking tale of hamsters in the First World War, called "The Rodent Flying Squadron". (thanks to Charley Noble for that title suggestion) Our hero, Desmond, forms up a squadron of heroic hamsters to take on the Baron Von Rattwurst and his deadly Flying Circus over the wartorn Flander's Fields! Lots of action and romance in this one. Desmond survives being shot down by the Baron, but is captured by the Hun! He makes his escape from their clutches, being assisted by a lovely hamstress freedom fighter. A 20 day Oddyssey follows as Desmond must make his way back across the Allied lines, pursued by owls, rats, and the Kaiser's assassination squads of trained Schauzers! It's real nail-biting stuff, right to the last page. I won't reveal more...don't want to spoil the ending.

The Rich Kid has been changing quite a bit. He gets bigger all the time. Horrifying! Fortunately, he seems to be reaching the age where he is developing some interest in female monsters. This has distracted him a bit, and that's good. We hope to avoid his further attentions.

Things have been quiet, so I am thinking it would be good to go on a new adventure soon. I have to find some new mountain to climb. But what would it be? Hmmm. Well, maybe Freddy has an idea or two.