I spent it with the in-laws near Penzance, drinking Guinness and arguing the importance of The Ting Tings whilst watching Jools' 'Hootenanny'. Its all good.
Anyhoots, at long last, I've listed the monkeys I made aeons ago, and took to Wemake (then brought home again...) I wanted to share my descriptions with you: I went off on lyrical flights of fancy. Ho hum: marketing is definitely not my strong point...
I still have Alan to list, but I'll post when he's on Etsy.
Meet Bunty!
Bunty has been a teacher of PE for 10 years at a well-respected girls school, just north of West Chesterfordingshire. Her vociferous opinions on subjects such as the wearing of earrings during lessons and dealing with period pain by getting the affected girl to run around a field has endeared her to the weaker-willed members of the staffing body, whilst causing much consternation in her young charges.Bunty is ready for a new challenge, and, considering her victory at last years 'West Chesterfordingshire Orienteering Jamboree', soundly trouncing favourite Ernie Ernster into an uneventful 3rd place, she's not wrong.
Can you provide Bunty with the thrills and fresh air she so brazenly craves?
Meet Elspeth!
Elspeth was a model back in the 70's. She was a muse to such fashion luminaries as Ossie Clark and, later, Zandra Rhodes. A life of glamour, socialising, ill-advised tanning and string bikinis encapsulated our monkey friend, but that was all to shatter around her, when (in a similar fashion to the tv dropped from the window of the 2rd floor hotel apartment by her good friend, the late Keith Moon) she ruptured her tail during an exuberant round of Canasta.Years of therapy followed, often punctuated by bouts of drink and drug abuse until, in the spring of 1989, she found herself in the doorway of master baker, Dave Inkles, and a love of creating yeast-engorged produce ensued.
Known for her fine cakes, crisp biscuits and majesterial scarf-wearing, Elspeth has risen to be a national treasure. Indeed, her programme, 'The Sound of Whisk on Egg' was voted 'Most Important Food-Based Programme' at last years Baftas.
Elspeth needs a new kitchen with live-in quarters:
Can you provide her with the bowls, whisks, vanilla, yeast and love she needs as she careers out of middle age? In return, she will regale you with stories of infinite glamour, plus tips on how to stop your custard from curdling.
So: what do you think?
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5 comments:
No monkey I have ever met has been able to successfully combine bread and pastry-making. It's something to do with the opposable thumb. They can really only do one or the other. But they are good with cake!
Well I know I need the life of a monkey!! Or maybe just a monkey and more scarfs (actually I have quite a lot of those so maybe not).
Happy New Year to you, your family and your wonderful writing xxxx
Isabella: she uses a KitchenAid, although she struggled against evolution and did try to make bread with her wee monkey paws to no avail.
KT: I think, apart from the nursing, you do lead the life of my monkeys! Perhaps I should make a nurse monkey, that likes camping and exploring, and then we will have all your bases covered!
Your monkeys do you great credit. I seem to remember Elspeth's infamous session with David Bailey. Didn't she refuse to wear a hat?
Have you taken yourself off to the deepest darkest jungle in search of more monkeys? I regularly check for updates on cake and crafting but my disappointment goes on, and on, and on, and on....
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