<hands SM an otherwise blank piece of paper>

<Marked in the centre "You are Here!!!!!">

<Is relieved to discover that there are immaculate and extensive toilet facilities hidden behind bush, as had thought for one dreadful moment that CR was suggesting... dutifully returns key.>
<Helpfully adds " or possibly here" to several locations on SM's map>
<Wonders who will win inaugural Treehouse cartography competition.>

<checks behind the piece of paper and is relieved not to find a horse>

<enters Treehouse, large teapot in hand, looking for someone not to talk to>

<Points Marit in direction of toilet block - just in case the journey here has been a lengthy one - proffers a couple of cups, hope Marit doesn't notice the saucers are cracked and not entirely clean.>>

<waves "Welcome" sign at Marit, returns sign to closet>

<closes closet quickly so nothing else escapes>

<pushes button (that one marked "Do Not Push Under Any Circumstance") to make all the rooms move around>

<giggles>

<indicates to Marit to ignore the rules book, except for rule #1: There are no rules>

<wanders off to find Speckles, as I am missing my own Speck>

<takes cup from geg, finds milk jug, pours tea and milk>

<holds teacup with both hands as rooms move around>

<greets Marit, accidentally bumps and breaks teacup>

<offers Imperial Magnum of Stumpy Scrumpy as replacement.>

<drains own glass, wonders why rooms seem to be moving around.>

<wheels Jeroboam of Stumpy Scrumpy to temporarily stationary stationery room>

<drinks.>

<waves in greeting>

<proffers large tea-stained mug>

<removes Speckle-ticles from nose, rubs sore ears>

<looks around short-sightedly, puzzled by blurred spinning sensation>

<offers around cocoa as beverage substitute for non-caffeine inclined>

<encounters spinning blurred sensation>

<leans on helpfully placed giraffe>

<cautiously smells Stumpy Scrumpy>

<suspects Scrumpy will increase speed of rooms spinning>

<combines offers of large tea-stained mug and cocoa>

<drinks cocoa and watches giraffe stick out long blue tongue to taste Scrumpy>

<helpfully guides giraffe away from Scrumpy; wants no repetition of that incident!>

<starts crossword and casually observes goings on>

<takes cocoa mug>

<writes "ogles" in ES's cryptic crossword>

<marvels at the folly>

<Makes sure reference section of library is still closed before changing "ogles" to "bogles" and claiming double word score.>

<Thinks folly is probably a giraffe house and tests theory buy encouraging Gerald to enter.>

<Waits for VM to return with Speckles before adding "Wildlife Park" to map.>

<Investigates cost of promotional signs and compares them to predicted entrance revenue.>

<draws an arrow sign to Wildlife Park pointing to side yard, as Speckles decided to stay outside>
<posts sign on wall near a door>
<not sure it's the door to outside anymore>

<encourages giraffe to go play with Speckles, as he's in a friendly mood>

<wonders where Egon found non-caffeine cocoa, frowns>

<sits in floor and spins, enjoying the double-spin sensation>
<falls over, decides the corner is safer>

<moves to Wildlife Park to check on Stumpy the three-legged hedgehog.>

<realizes that fastening tether to missing leg may have been less than ideal.>

<Adds "come and see the amazing invisible three legged hedgehog" to VM's sign>
<Hopes Gerald really is a Gerald and not a Geraldine as Speckles has a bit of a reputation.>
<Places enclosure around ES, doesn't imagine it will increase visitor numbers but hopes it will scare off any children.>

<admires assembled animals and unusual habitat>

<wonders about wordplay of a three part menagerie...>

<...loses train of thought upon tripping over an untethered tether>

<easily avoids slow-moving thought train to recover untethered tether>

<returns tether to enclosure, and notices Stumpy is playing with three peeled balloons and a handle-less post-hole digger handle.>

<departs in search of cotton candy>