Morning folks! I was meant to bring you this post yesterday! We are gearing up to begin running our releases on the same date each month - from now on we will be releasing new goodies on the 28th of each month except December!
Going forward, we will hope to begin sneak peeks on the 22nd of the month, previews on the 25th and the releases on the 28th! This is big news for us and involves a lot of behind the scenes scrambling, so our monthly releases may be quite small to start with!
If you have known us for a while, you will know that we have always had a floating release date until now and I know that many folks had found this a little too random. We are hoping that by setting a date that we will make it easier for folks to check in with us and see what's new on a regular basis!
Since I'm late with this first peek - (should'a been up yesterday - but I have a rotten dose of something yuk and I completely failed to do anything useful yesterday!) I will be back later on this evening with the second peek!
Ok, I'm going to celebrate the news with a giveaway - please identify the character in the sneak above, I need to know the latin name for his species!! yep that's right the LATIN name, lol!!! Bear in mind I'm in the UK... so it'll be the common UK species...
I know, this is a real stinker isn't it, but I guess the flu medicine has gone to my head....lol you have until Wednesday night! (my time)
Great news about the fixed release date! Could this be a glimpse of a much beloved Erithacus rubecula? He looks really cute!
ReplyDeleteI also meant to say that I hope you feel better very soon x
ReplyDeleteSphenisciformes...otherwise known as Pingu!! Love the peek of this guy - I have a slight penguin obsession!
ReplyDeleteHope you're soon feeling properly better Claire! Great news on a regular release.
ReplyDeleteI think your little sneak peek chap is Erithacus rubecula - Britain's favourite bird!
Oh a cold has made you mean! Latin????
ReplyDeleteOK so it's either a Spheniscidae or Erithacus rubecula
Whatever he is - he's SUPER cute!!!!
Tara
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Ok, you got my brain working.
ReplyDeleteSphenisciformes ????
In any event, the 28th sounds perfect!
Erithacus rubecula or the common robin! I have to say that the sneak peek looked a little like a penguin to me, but they're not at all common in the UK, are they? Hope you feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteI think it's an Erithacus rubecula ... I did wonder if it was a Spheniscidae, but as there are no native UK ones, I'm going for the former! Good to have a regular release date to pop in the planner! Anita :)
ReplyDeleteHow exciting - Latin name for the penguin is sphenisciformis
ReplyDeleteI'll go with Erithacus rubecula or the common robin. I don't think there are any British penquins. ;-)
ReplyDeletefeel better soon - back to school bugs are the worst!
ReplyDeleteapparently, no one knows where the name 'penguin' comes from - it could come from the Welsh “pen gwyn” or from the Latin “pinguis.” that is my new fact learnt for today!
I would say it's a Erithacus rubecula or a robin :) Cute! I am looking forward to the new releases this month and I wish you better very soon.
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling better. I have never minded random. I, too, am a working mom. Anyway, thanks to Google, the Latin name for that little penguin, who I can tell I already love is Spheniscidae.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what birds are common in the UK, but it looks like a penguin to me, so my answer is: Eudyptes sclateri
ReplyDeleteThis is very good news. I don't spend much time these days looking at blogs, etc. and so I often miss releases.
ReplyDeleteNo clue ..here what name you are looking for. Hope you feel better,too early for me to put my thinking cap on :)
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought it might be a penguin but I don't think we have penguins native to the U.K. So I'm going with erithacus rubecula - the European robin, which sounds like a terrible disease! My Mum and Dad could not get over the difference in the size of European robins and North American ones! :)
ReplyDeleteLike some of the other comments I wondered whether it could be a penguin at first but looking closer it looks more like a robin - (and there aren't many sightings of penguins around here!!) - Erithacus rubecula
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling better soon.
Kate
I'm going with the Erithacus rubecula also, Claire. My Husband (originally from Kent) ) is always telling me about the sweet little English robins|!
ReplyDeleteIt's a penquin holding a cup of hot chocolate!! Looks like it's going to be a super cute set :)
ReplyDeleteOk I didn't read the last sentence on my first comment "it has to be latin". Correction, It's a Sphenisciformes, family of Spheniscidae. Anyway is is adorable what I can see of him/her.
ReplyDeleteSphenisciformes. Looks like a pinguïn to me!
ReplyDeleteErithacus rubecula - a very cute Robin! Very excited alrrady! Hope you feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteHi Claire, this little cutie looks like Erithacus Rubecula! Can't wait for this release - or in fact - the 28th of every month from now on! Hope you're feeling better soon :)
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ReplyDeleteI am going for the Erithacus rubecula but my first thought was a sphenisciformis but decided that this is not that common in the UK. Of course, you are probably laughing at my responses:-) I can't wait to see what the correct answer is; I asked my son who spent a year in Scotland and England studying and he was baffled.
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Erithacus Rubecula is latin for the common robin. Yikes! Latin really...I'm just a silly,stamper girl who's learning latin how fun.
ReplyDeleteErithacus rubecula, my favourite bird the robin. Initially I thought peinguin but then I reread common UK species and realised that while Ireland is a little cold it's not the Antarctic! Looking forward to the full reveal :)
ReplyDeleteMy guess is that it is a peek of a penguin, better known as 'spheniscidae' in Latin (anybody knows that!). I LOVE all things penguin, and can't wait to see more!
ReplyDeleteLots of tea with lemon, and ginger snap cookies always settle the stomach. Hope you're better soon!
It must be Erithacus Rubecula - there are no penguins native to the northern hemisphere as far as I know …
ReplyDeleteGosh you have to be careful with autocorrect - I almost entered Erithacus Rubella which really does sound like a nasty disease. Hope you'e over the worst of yours, Kate L.
I'm going for Erithacus Rubecula too. We have a friendly robin in our garden who follows us round when we are working. He's hoping for worms, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling better.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have the correct answer but I'm going to have a shot anyway.
A penguin of some sort Sphenisciformes from Spheniscidae family. Who knew there were so many?
Although there are no penquins in the UK there are Auks.
It looks like a penguin! Not sure of the Latin name! I just got over a horrible cold! Over 2 weeks. Hopefully you feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteI, too, thought this was a penguin (Sphenisciformes) but when you stated it'll be the common UK species I will go with Erithacus rubecula.
ReplyDeletePlectrophenax nivalis my guess!
ReplyDeleteHoping you are feeling better!
Thought it might be a penguin, but penguins are not native to the U.K. The only way to see a penguin is to visit a zoo or animal reserve. So I'm going for Erithacus rubecula.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a little robin (Erithacus rubecula). Such a cutie. I have one that sits in the elderflower tree outside my window.
ReplyDeleteI'm going with Erithacus rubecula. Like everybody else I thought it looked like a penguin. But theirs no penguins in the UK.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, well my first thought was a penguin, but then you said UK, so I think it might be something much smaller than a penguin, but associated with Christmas, also known as Erithacus rubecula?
ReplyDeleteGet better soon!
Sophia x
My first guess was a penguin, but since you mentioned it's UK common bird I'd go for Erithacus rubecula.
ReplyDeleteI totally thought it was a penguin and thought it's chubby tummy was a giveaway ( as I've never seen a native penguin ;-) )
ReplyDeleteI'm going for Erithacus rubecula ( I have several in my garden!!) but please bring out a penguin stamp set too- would be really gorgeous!!
He is super cute, and I'm guessing it is a King Penguin, and the Latin for that is Imperio Regis. Loving the sneak peek.
ReplyDeleteErithacus rubecula is my guess. Got a few in my bird feeder ... chatty little guys! Hope you perk up soon, Claire.
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Thought it was a penguin, but last I knew, there not any penguins in the UK! So , I think you may have robins? Erithacus rubecula.
ReplyDeleteWhen you said "Bear in mind..." I had to double check the pick. Thought maybe you had tried a pun' but no.... Still looks like a pinguis or aquatic animal of the order sphenisciformes. Hope you're feeling better! No fun being sick.
ReplyDeleteHi, I can see the penguin, but as native to the UK, my answer will be Erithacus Rubecula (Robin). Looking forward to the reveal.
ReplyDeleteHope that you are feeling beter soon.
Kathy C
I think it's a Erithacus rubecula, we call them roodborstje..you call him Robin..
ReplyDeleteHartlepool penguin?!? ^_^
ReplyDeleteOr maybe a Pygoscelis antarctica.
In any case, it seems to be soooo cute!
Feel well soon! ^_*
Looks like a penguin to me :)
ReplyDeleteSpheniscidae.
I'm going for Erithacus rubecula, the lovely little robin - looks like a fun set!
ReplyDeleteI know there are no penguins native to the Northern Hemisphere but it looks like a penguin to me. The only thing I could think of was from the Falkland Islands and something like from a comic of Steve Bell. So my guess is Spheniscidae. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a penguin to me too but since there aren't any in Britain, I'm going to say I'm going for Erithacus rubecula.
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