I am in love with a monster, and no, it is not Howard, it is Daryl.
I love him, he makes me smile and this is quite something after my month. So you can see my infatuation with this guy.
Officially he is a mealy monster kid, but he is big 7 1/2" from head to toe, I don't know why I thought they were small when I looked at Nicole's Flickr photo stream.
I got him wrapped very carefully in a bunch of bubble wrap and tissue and then more bubble wrap around him. He must have been quite comfortable travelling from across the north American continent, because he smiled briefly as I took him out. Either that or he was happy to finally be out. He has returned to his slightly suspicious face since then though. His gaze is usually directed at Howard's desk.
I was lucky enough to be one of two people that got one of Nicole's creations in the OWOH blog social Lisa Swifka http://awhimsicalbohemian.typepad.com/
hosted from the 25th of January to the 16th of February 2010, I am over the moon. If you did not know about this, you should go read about it. It is probably going to go on next year, mark your calendars now. The were over 1000 of us this year.
I thought out of 333 excited people it would probably be a dream for me to win one of Nicole's awesome monters or kids, but it happened and I am soooooooooooo excited.
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| Daryl out in the wild the other day. Click for bigger image |
Daryl spends his days guarding my messy desk and watching Howard, roaming through tall grass, playing with my cats and carrying his monster with him everywhere he goes. He is a well behaved child and is very nice to the monster he thinks is a cat but looks similar to a bulldog tritopus a rare form of tritopi that are almost extinct. I think he can tell the difference now that he has met my cats.
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| Nicole Johnson Mealy Monster Woman |
Nicole's website http://www.mealymonsterland.com/
Nicole's Blogspot http://itsybitsyfunzyonesie.blogspot.com/
Nicole's Etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/mealymonster
Nicole's Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/27878130@N03/
If you have not been to Mealy Monster Land, it is time for a little trip to visit Nicole, the monsters, and the kids. All the gates are open for you above and you will be so glad you did.
Thank you so much Nicole for participating in the OWOH blog social. I am so glad I met you and Daryl.
