Malachi Offers a Helping Paw
MALACHI: “Goodness Daddy! What are you doing?”
DADDY: “Oh Malachi, I spilt some of my Monk Pear tea out of the tea infuser and now it has scattered everywhere!”
MALACHI: “Well, perhaps I can help you clean it up, Daddy.”
DADDY: “Oh would you Malachi? That would be very helpful. Your little paws can probably reach the tea leaves I can’t get with my bigger fingers.”
MALACHI: “Just one moment, Daddy.” *Leaves and returns with a teapot, milk jug sugar bowl, cup and saucer.
DADDY: “Ummm… Malachi?”
MALACHI: “Yes Daddy?”
DADDY: “Malachi, pardon me for asking this, but how exactly is your tea set going to help me clean the tea leaves up?”
MALACHI: “Well, it’s really quite simple, Daddy.” *Puts paw into tea infuser and withdraws a single tealeaf.* “See Daddy, I have some hot water in the pot and I will add this tealeaf to it to brew my own pot of Monk Pear tea.”
DADDY: “And that helps me in what way, Malachi?”
MALACHI: “Well I should have thought that was obvious, Daddy.” *Puts tealeaf into his teapot.* “By me taking this tealeaf, that is one less tealeaf you will have to clean up.”
DADDY: “Oh!” *Surprised.*
MALACHI: “Now, if you’ll excuse me Daddy, I’ll go drink my delicious Monk Pear tea, and leave you to sweep up the rest of the tealeaves. Goodbye Daddy!” *Takes away tea things and wanders away.*
DADDY: *Crumples face in consternation.* “Goodbye Malachi… and thank you… I think.”
MALACHI: *Distantly.* “My pleasure to help, Daddy.”
The theme for “Looking Close on Friday” for the 7th of January is “tea”. This was a wonderful theme for me, as I love drinking tea and have many kinds, including this Monk Pear tea that a friend of mine put me on to. It tastes a bit like Earl Grey tea, only with a definite pear flavour. If you follow my photostream, you may know that I collect 1:12 size miniatures, some of which have featured in past themes in the “Looking Close on Friday” group. This includes Malachi the bear, who was so kind as to “help” me clean up the spilt tealeaves! I do hope that you like my choice, and that this photograph makes you smile!
Malachi I acquired in mid-March 2020 (and mid Coronavirus) from a wonderful Melbourne stalwart toy shop: Dafel Dolls and Bears, when I went looking for a present for one of my goddaughters. Malachi is designed by Mary and hand-made by Wendy Joy in Australia. He has articulated arms and legs, and an extremely sweet face. Malachi was the name he came with, written by hand on his little tag.
Malachi tea set is a 1:12 miniature gilded tea set, which has a transfer of Art Nouveau gold leaves on it based on a Royal Doulton design for grapevines from the Edwardian era. The tea set is an artisan made 1:12 miniature from my own collection.
Malachi Offers a Helping Paw
MALACHI: “Goodness Daddy! What are you doing?”
DADDY: “Oh Malachi, I spilt some of my Monk Pear tea out of the tea infuser and now it has scattered everywhere!”
MALACHI: “Well, perhaps I can help you clean it up, Daddy.”
DADDY: “Oh would you Malachi? That would be very helpful. Your little paws can probably reach the tea leaves I can’t get with my bigger fingers.”
MALACHI: “Just one moment, Daddy.” *Leaves and returns with a teapot, milk jug sugar bowl, cup and saucer.
DADDY: “Ummm… Malachi?”
MALACHI: “Yes Daddy?”
DADDY: “Malachi, pardon me for asking this, but how exactly is your tea set going to help me clean the tea leaves up?”
MALACHI: “Well, it’s really quite simple, Daddy.” *Puts paw into tea infuser and withdraws a single tealeaf.* “See Daddy, I have some hot water in the pot and I will add this tealeaf to it to brew my own pot of Monk Pear tea.”
DADDY: “And that helps me in what way, Malachi?”
MALACHI: “Well I should have thought that was obvious, Daddy.” *Puts tealeaf into his teapot.* “By me taking this tealeaf, that is one less tealeaf you will have to clean up.”
DADDY: “Oh!” *Surprised.*
MALACHI: “Now, if you’ll excuse me Daddy, I’ll go drink my delicious Monk Pear tea, and leave you to sweep up the rest of the tealeaves. Goodbye Daddy!” *Takes away tea things and wanders away.*
DADDY: *Crumples face in consternation.* “Goodbye Malachi… and thank you… I think.”
MALACHI: *Distantly.* “My pleasure to help, Daddy.”
The theme for “Looking Close on Friday” for the 7th of January is “tea”. This was a wonderful theme for me, as I love drinking tea and have many kinds, including this Monk Pear tea that a friend of mine put me on to. It tastes a bit like Earl Grey tea, only with a definite pear flavour. If you follow my photostream, you may know that I collect 1:12 size miniatures, some of which have featured in past themes in the “Looking Close on Friday” group. This includes Malachi the bear, who was so kind as to “help” me clean up the spilt tealeaves! I do hope that you like my choice, and that this photograph makes you smile!
Malachi I acquired in mid-March 2020 (and mid Coronavirus) from a wonderful Melbourne stalwart toy shop: Dafel Dolls and Bears, when I went looking for a present for one of my goddaughters. Malachi is designed by Mary and hand-made by Wendy Joy in Australia. He has articulated arms and legs, and an extremely sweet face. Malachi was the name he came with, written by hand on his little tag.
Malachi tea set is a 1:12 miniature gilded tea set, which has a transfer of Art Nouveau gold leaves on it based on a Royal Doulton design for grapevines from the Edwardian era. The tea set is an artisan made 1:12 miniature from my own collection.