Before Arriving
August 1, 2022 (Year 6, Summer 37)
Hazelnut, Ferrero, and Tezani were born to proud parents, Toast and Crumbs.

September 8, 2022 (Year 6, Autumn 26)
Up in the Trees #51
Hazelnut and Flint are climbing trees together.
Hazelnut tries to show off by jumping from one tree to another.
Hazelnut spots a branch from a nearby tree that is about a 2 meter jump and makes a flying leap towards it.... and makes the jump! Flint is very impressed by this!
Hazelnut and Flint are now friends!

October 8, 2022 (Year 6, Winter 7)
Hazelnut and Vanilla are now friends!

October 24, 2022 (Year 6, Winter 23)
Hazelnut tracks down the source of a Bleeding Hearts Petal Whirl and joins the village.

After Arriving
November 10, 2022 (Year 6, Winter 40)
Time for a Tussle #2
Hazelnut and Spotty are play-fighting in the yard.
Hazelnut goes in for the fake kill.
Spotty rolls on the ground and announces that he has Died. Truly tragic... Hazelnut runs circles around Spotty to celebrate her victory.
Hazelnut and Spotty are now friends!

November 30, 2022 (Year 7, Spring 11)
Thinking #119
Gothar is sitting around thinking about Hazelnut.
Xe likes Hazelnut!
Gothar thinks about how lovely Hazelnut is and quietly contemplates going for a nice walk together or maybe sharing a toy with them. Yes, yes Hazelnut is definitely good.
Gothar and Hazelnut are now friends!

December 5, 2022 (Year 7, Spring 16)
Growling #34
Gothar is curled up under a bush and growls whenever anyone attempts to approach.
Hazelnut sits outside the bush to talk to xem to see what is wrong.
While Gothar isn't interested in talking at first, xe eventually begin to ramble about how xe simply has had a bad day. Hazelnut hands xem a leaf as a peace offering.
Gothar and Hazelnut would like to be partners.

January 10, 2023 (Year 7, Summer 3)
Chasing Feathers #47
Hazelnut and Ilana find a pretty fallen feather in the woods.
They chase the feather around, playing with it!
Hazelnut and Ilana chase the feather all through the forest, until eventually it lands in the lake and drifts away.
Hazelnut and Ilana are now friends!

January 29, 2023 (Year 7, Summer 22)
Gossip Session II #20
Hazelnut and Gothar are sitting together when Hazelnut tells Gothar that she saw Sharp wandering off into the woods late last night.
Hazelnut offers up a conspiracy theory on Sharp's super secret identity.
Hazelnut and Gothar brainstorm increasingly elaborate theories and eventually come to the decision that Sharp is a superhero or something.
Hazelnut and Gothar are now best friends!

February 3, 2023 (Year 7, Summer 27)
A Little Theft #8
Spotty notices Hazelnut and Rosemary are playing with a little feather ball they made.
Spotty asks to join in the fun!
Hazelnut and Rosemary happily agree to let Spotty play with them.
Spotty and Hazelnut would like to be partners.

February 16, 2023 (Year 7, Summer 40)
Dance Party #52
Jordan is singing and playing music while Hazelnut, Spotty, and Cinder dance in the town center.
Hazelnut tries to get the whole village dancing.
Hazelnut rounds up all the not-cats in the village and they all spend the night dancing away. Spotty and Cinder light torches to let the party continue all night. No real reason, it was just the night for dancing.
Hazelnut and Cinder are now friends!

April 24, 2023 (Year 7, Winter 9)
Dear Friend Hazelnut,
We've been exploring cliffs and valleys all day, and we think we have reached the foothills of the large mountains to the northwest of Nestor's Wood. I think we'd like to try climbing them someday.
With love,
Fear
Fear and Hazelnut are now friends!

June 20, 2023 (Year 8, Spring 17)
Dear Friend Hazelnut,
The further north you go, the more beautiful pine trees you see. Have you ever played with a pinecone before? I think a basket of pinecones might be the most wonderful thing in the world.
With love,
Fear
Fear and Hazelnut would like to be best friends.

October 8, 2023 (Year 8, Autumn 29)
Dear Friend Cave,
We're coming home for Leaf Day! Isn't that exciting? Do you think this letter will get there before or after we do? I think it's going to be like a race! I hope I win!
With love,
Hazelnut
Hazelnut and Cave are now friends!