...went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat'
Who remembers that fabulously daft poem by Edward Lear???? I was fascinated by it as a child. I have used the 1st two lines as inspiration for my Tando Creative boat makeover for The Craft Barn Blog this week.
Looking at the owl I can see that I really should have made the little guy a lot paler. But its done now so never mind eh...just squint and he won't seem so bold hahaha!!! I was surprised at how big this boat is. At around 7inches high it offers so much scope and the little oars are so cute...you can see them tucked behind the cat.
I couldn't go away without reminding you of the poem :D
The Owl and the Pussycat
The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of
money,
Wrapped up in a five pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are, you
are, you are,
What a beautiful Pussy you are."
Pussy said to the Owl "You elegant
fowl,
How charmingly sweet you sing.
O let us be married, too long we have
tarried;
But what shall we do for a ring?"
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
To the land where the Bong-tree grows,
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood
With a ring at the end of his nose, his
nose, his nose,
With a ring at the end of his nose.
"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell
for one shilling your ring?"
Said the Piggy, "I will"
So they took it away, and were married
next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince, and slices of
quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon.
And hand in hand, on the edge of the
sand.
They danced by the light of the moon,
the moon, the moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.
Thank you so much for looking today, HUGSxxx
