Monkey business

At work we’ve had a new inspiration board fitted so that we can add things to it to help us all inspire each other. Well that got my work pet excited ! I’ve just given him a name after having him for 5 months, he’s not handmade but a freebie with the PG tips tea bags.




He’s called P.Gus. The “P.G” comes from the fact he’s from the PG teabags and the “us” is from Usborne Publishing because, moi working from Usborne, adopted him. Quite clever I thought.

He’s usually sunbathing on the window sill catching the only bit of sun allowed into the office and watching the world go by with ELE a colourful textile elephant all the way from Sri Lanka (Thanks Candice) and Sqwech the stress pig.

Thursday 17th April 2008

All good things happen in threes...

I have no idea how I got out of bed this morning but I did need to go to Dr's for a blood test (what a fiasco) let's not spoil the day by telling you about that.

Delight no.1

I got into work and on my extremely cluttered desk was this little package.

I can't open until tomorrow, but I always get excited by parcels from Candice (admittedly they did only be for Jo until recently), she's definitely got the gift of gift buying and wrapping.

Delight no.2

One of our friends (who has been trying for a baby for a long time) has finally delivered a bundle of joy in the shape of a yummy little boy. I'd ordered a book from work "Baby Scrapbook" only to find (or so we thought) that it wasn't available. But NO today it landed on my desk by the cheery postman who has finished work by 12.00 lucky man (mind he does have an early start) any way it's a beautiful book or gift for anyone who is itching to be creative but is either a mere beginner or just too busy or even darn lazy. You can plonk your photo's in or jazz them up by following the simple instructions. Excellent bargain for £9.99.

Oh and it comes with stickers !

This is where the fun really begins... at the end of work off we go to Morcello's Ice cream parlour in Selfridges in the Bulliring. It took ages to look through the menu and decide what ice cream to go for but I finally settled for Nutty Almond mmmmmm, Caramel, Rum and Raisin (not sure why I went for the rum and raisin not a great fan but think I felt a bit of nostalgia of when I was younger and having an ice cream out meant having rum and raisin or mint choc chip as the only different available flavours) topped with thick fudge sauce and wafer biscuits.

It was BEAUTIFUL ! OH YES !!

We also had to supply ourselves with doughnuts from Krispy Kremes

Wenny sits patiently as we pack the car.

After stuffing ourselves silly with Ice cream we returned home to pack the car, 3 people, 1 dog, lots of presents and all our luggage squashed into the 'ittle car. Finally left to arrive in Wales at 10.30pm feeling tired and over ice creamed.

Delight no.3
My final delight was waiting for me in mum and dad's window, he was busy looking at the scenes in front of him which must have been of rolling hills and countryside, grazing sheep which slowly turned into a beautiful night sky with twinkling stars. At the time I didn't realise but mum asked if I'd like my first present and this is he.

I've named him Sean, after one of our foster brothers. When we knew him he had attitude but a heart of gold, was very rough around the edges but extremely lovable. And so is this monkey made by my mum with lots of love and great traumas (he wasn't going to be made easily) she calls him ITV monkey (think that's the name of the pattern) he's full of lumps and bumps where she's had to knit and unpick and knit again, but I think that makes him even more adorable.