Hedgehog crisis!

Seriously! There is a hedgehog crisis due to the exceptionally warm winter this year. Hedgehogs are coming out of hibernation early (who knew they hibernate! how cute!) but are at risk of starving to death because their food sources, namely slugs, etc. are not around yet due to a few frosts. So, if you see a hedgehog in crisis in your garden, you are supposed to make a Crisis Transport for it (this involves box with shredded newspaper and a hotwater bottle wrapped in a towel) and take it to your nearest Hedgehog Rescue Centre (an example of this being Prickly Ball Farm in Torquay, which was featured on the morning news). Another way you can help is by setting up a Feeding Station in your garden: dry cat food bowl and water bowl set underneath box with two-inch or so high openings cut into sides. Have looked for hedgehogs in crisis on way to and from work today, but to no avail.

Returned home this evening to find book, The Meaning of Tingo and other extraordinary words from around the world, anonymously mailed to me. However, my sleuthing skills allow me to formulate a suspicion of responsible party using the following:
* Welsh postmark (Post Brenhinol);
* Request from Steffi for address last week (but no post from Steffi);
* Penmanship definitely not Steffi's, but appears more male in style;
* Certain bookish person recommended title several months ago;
* Image of man knitting on page 37, referencing Finnish palindrome:
neulo taas niin saat oluen, which means 'to knit again, so that you will get a beer.'

My psychic reading is that anonymous gifting comes from v. tall person who runs absurd distances regardless of weather, also is a Lemony Snicket fan, as well as having (mostly) hidden fetish for felines with questionable morals. Indubitably a moody Pisces since had birthday involving v. large number last week. V. kind person for sending me a book of more words! Hoorah! THANK YOU! (this will go with me on plane on Friday. more about pending journey tomorrow... IF internet is cooperative.)