"Ah just loves the dee-cor in this tea room, and the finger sandwiches are simply dee-vine, ah sweah!"
Can I freshen up that coffee, Moomin K.?
This Is My Favorite Sunday Brunch
February 15, 2009 By
"Ah just loves the dee-cor in this tea room, and the finger sandwiches are simply dee-vine, ah sweah!"
Can I freshen up that coffee, Moomin K.?
Crumbs on the whiskers? how disgraceful. true ladies should always take teeny bites.
Ah do delclarah, This is the best buttah cookie I’ve tasted in yeahrs.
Perhaps this afta-noon, we might sit on the veranda, and we could sip some lovely mint juileps.
Mice are not cute.
Looks like a madeleine he’s eating. À la recherche du rodents perdu.
Nice BEF!
Good fuzzy muzzlepouch!
Leetle feengers!
Calling girlfriend…drop homework…MUST SEE!!
just have to try this once:bleen?
No, I didn’t think so…Very, very cute hammie with his cookie, anyways!
@Yo and Fatcat I hate to disillusion you both, but I believe that is a rat.
oh…my…GOSH!
I thought rattie, too. I’m glad to see some rats and mice on CO. Rats are particularly good pets. Very smart and loving. And very cute.
Theresa’s absolutely right, that’s an adorable leetle ratty, which make WONDERFUL pets.
One of our PEWs trying to catch a ping pong ball…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUB7S8A-2LM
Daisy and others running around and stashing nuts…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojKiuQOgBjc
*dies* Too adorable!
@Malinki, Background audio on that one– Alec Guinness FTW!!!
It’s a rat! They are great pets and VERY cute.
“Mice are not cute.”
Good thing it’s a rat, then.
I adore pet rats. They are so sweet and they make such cute faces!
Kiss me, you fool.
beep beep!
I could have sworn that’s a teddy bear hamster… But either way that’s a rodent, so it’s fine with me <3
What a tiny cookie too!
Took me a second to get the “alien face hugger thingy” So…DON”T EAT THAT CARROT. It will give you terrible indigestions.
Alien face-hugger – ha ha ha!!!! I love you guys.
I love ratties, too! I do believe, due to observations of ear-fluffage, not common in ratties, that this is a hamster. I was fooled at first, too! An impostar!
Still cute, still a rodent! 
I love ratties, too! I do believe, due to observations of ear-fluffage, not common in ratties, that this is a hamster. I was fooled at first, too! An impostar!
Still cute, still a rodent! 
Mouse, rat, hamster. . . can these guys tell each other apart? That would seem more important for them than for CO commenters.
I love the ratties. They are so neat and tidy. Who couldn’t LOVE that face?
That’s a rat. I recognize the delicate, beautiful little hands and that mouth. >o<
He’s Rudolph’s backup, I do believe, with that red glow on his nose….
is he eating a Klingon’s forehead?
What a delightful little ratty!
I use to have a rat as a pet, she was a wonderful companion. Its so sweet to see one enjoying a little nom action!
itsmemom said: “Took me a second to get the ‘alien face hugger thingy’ So…DON”T EAT THAT CARROT. It will give you terrible indigestions.”
Great, now I’m imagining a teeny little face-hugger, and the little alien that would result. Heehee…
Hm. Reminds me it’s time for dinner. Soup, anyone?
Hm. Reminds me it’s time for dinner. Soup, anyone?
Hm. Reminds me it’s time for dinner. Soup, anyone?
Hm. Reminds me it’s time for dinner. Soup, anyone?
Hm. Reminds me it’s time for dinner. Soup, anyone?
Hm. Reminds me it’s time for dinner. Soup, anyone?
Aww, its a hammie eating a yogurt drop! That’s precious! What a happy looking little face.
Precious little bebeh looks so friendly…
his little face says you know you want to give me a kiss!
That is a very beautiful rat. What awesome shadings in the fur.
(“Not cute.” Hmpf.)
More cute rattie pics! Keep ‘em coming and showing the world how wrong they are!!! (Now if we could just up the possum ratio around here, it’d be damn near perfect)
AAAHHHHH!! Its my baby boy Virgil!!!! Mom is so proud!!!
Original pic:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/knittingskwerlgurl/sets/72157607249800150/
Right after the tea party, off to the latest art showing at the gallery next door, then to a poetry reading. My goodness, this little one has a busy social schedule.
Um he is a hamster, not a rat. He is 6 months old and his name is Virgil the poet.
I’m his mom, Knittingskwerlgurl.
Ah don’t watch the calories all the time have an eclair.
Bravo to those who recognized a hammie!
Hi, Virgil’s mom, cute hammie boy and lovely pictures.
Is Virgil sure of who his parents are? Lookin’ awfully ratty…
Which is a good thing.
What’s Virgil munching on? A trilobite fossil?
Dear Virgil’s Mom please give Virgil a kiss and tell him not to eat too much moon pie.
HE is cute as can be!
Virgil is a hammie, not rattie, and one of the most beautiful ones I`ve ever seen.
To convince yourselves, watch his photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/knittingskwerlgurl/
Sweet Virgil, who deserves to be on Cute Overload!
And yes, he is a hammie everyone
he’s wondering where the rest of this wonderful food is
I still think Virgil looks more like the milkman.
Thanks for clearing up this rat-hamster question by telling us Virgil’s name. A rat could never have written the Aeneid. Pharsalia, maybe.
OK, so it’s not a rat….
Von Zeppelin, please tell me you will always stay with us.
I have a crush on you. “Pharsalia, maybe”- niiice.
I’m pretty sure the hamster could translate, though.
Knittingskwerlgurl, he is absolutely precious!
@Katrina–how very flattering, dear lady. Nice to know that all these years of being a classical languages nerd were not wasted.
Count VZ, I concur : got my daily dose of endorphins today from your comment above. It’s brilliant.
Well now I have a crush on you too Von Zeppelin
Virgil is such a cute hamster!
Hey, my cat is Dante. That means he follows Virgil around.
PS:
Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch’entrate.
I loved the other pics too, knittingswerlgurl, nicely done!
Basic rule of thumb – rats have nekkid ears. And, no thumbs. Unless they are verrrry old males, which leads to the development of thumb stubs. Never mind – just look at the ears
My brother’s middle name is Virgil. He always hated it. I should send him this. He’d really love having the same name as a hamster. Heehee.
I don’t understand how people can think they are gross — Domesticated rats/mice are so cute – and very smart!
So cute!!
LOL @ Facehugger comment.
I guess I’m the only one who loves the dee-cor. Must have the fabric, and hammie is the perfect little guest for tea…any time. Looking for recipe for tofu tidbits…
I was just going to write about that! The unbelievable proshness of the muzzelpouches; the soft, pink, moist nozzicles; and the glowing food and fabric! A wonderful photo as well as a ham to dy for!
Theresa, you KNOW I have a girl-crush on you, right??
What wonderful things “The Cute” brings out in us!
Have a wonderful day, Peeps everywhere!
Mmm..looks like a yogurt chip! My hammy loves those!
moomin! you didn’t tell us your baby was famous! how dare you?! i feel sad now!