This is the new addition to the ‘family’ – monkey man. He is from ‘Hop Skip and Jump’- Fiona Dalton’s wonderful book. He was ‘born’ over the last 3 days, so bit by bit he grew and came into being.
We have had a great few days. A bit of a roller coaster, every year it starts with my birthday on the 19th of December. Nights out, days out, parties, boating… all good, but we never factor in any down time. Today we were supposed to have an Aussie Christmas on the beach, but alas, it is raining. Everybody is relived, we are staying in and having drinks in the afternoon with the family.
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Monkey Man is really cute!
Thanks, Jayne! He will go to his new home on Sunday…hm, I got rather attached to him, sitting on top of my computer screen…