They are related to the Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti and Wookie families and their lineage is virtually prehistoric. They like trees and mountains - a lot.
Very few Hairrison Couchies have ever been seen, although it’s not for lack of trying. Though they are by nature reclusive, they can’t resist a photo opportunity and will strike an outlandish pose whenever a camera is pointing in their direction. They are thought to excrete a unique vapour (some would call it a stink) that spreads at remarkable speeds and has a corrosive effect on metal and plastic, which could account for the lack of photographic documentation.
We managed to get these photos of Argewabli the hairiest Hairrison Couchie with a camera made of wood. He won this year’s hotly contested “Who’s the Hairiest” competition.
Argewabli is a young Hairrison who still finds it very amusing to hide around corners and shout “Haaar!” when someone approaches all unsuspecting. But don’t be fooled - he is a very sensitive creature who cries easily. And he isn’t really squint - he just does it for effect.
Featured on Miss Moss, lovely blog by the Stellenboschian Diana Moss, is Ferdinand Mulderberry.
And on Beatnik Bazaar (a shop in stanford, cape town, selling kooky, quirky and whimsical locally crafted designer goods and decor, retro trinkets and furniture) is Frosti Mulderberry.
It is only because of their amazing ability to blend in with whatever company they may be in that Snootpiks have gone unnoticed for so long. One Snootpik has agreed to let us photograph him and we will be sure to keep you informed whenever another Snootpik sighting is reported.
Atari is the first of his kind to visit earth. Though he found it quite fascinating all those light years ago, these days he only holidays here occasionally.
He is fluent in every language known to man, but seldom speaks. He prefers to play quietly with his subatomic particles. His favourite galaxy is Andromeda.
I never had a special desire to live within viewing distance of the ocean, but since moving to Kalk Bay 3 years ago and living literally across the road from it, I am smitten with all things that smack of the sea. Not only is there plenty of sea here, but there is also a working fishing harbour to make it a little less wild and scary (which, frankly, the sea is very) and I am enamoured of all the little vessels that come and go and I imagine having a little sail boat myself that I would absolutely not vomit over the edge of, because in my imagination I fortunately have no tendency for sea sickness.
One of the bonuses of living in an old house, pre-electric heaters, is that they are often festooned with fireplaces. Our block of flats was built before electric wiring in homes became common, but although we have a kitchen cupboard where the cooking fireplace was, strangely we can find no evidence of any others. I think that the block may have been one big house before and perhaps there are / were more located elsewhere.
A friend who lives in Observatory - where big old houses with wooden floors and high ceilings are the rule - has three, (yes three!) of the beauteous features and I say “not fair!” However, I forgive him, as one of the mantelpieces is currently the residence of a Tangleton Couchie custom made for his girlfriend, and I think it is a spiffing spot for her to pose and primp (the Couchie, not his girlfriend).
New in town - Lolli Tangleton Couchie. Though she comes across as naive and squeaky clean, she has seen her fair share of hard times and once lived on the street. But through it all she has kept a positive outlook - in fact, she doesn’t know how to do otherwise.
She loves company, but can do perfectly well on her own too, thank you very much.
(and no, she is not one for laughing out loud, but she has a soft giggle that is infectious)
I forgot to mention that I won the clutch purse by Wren in the giveaway on Emmarie Designs blog!! I was so thrilled especially because it was the first time I’ve entered a blog giveaway. Wendren delivered it to me personally (apparently we live fairly close by to each other), beautifully wrapped. It is currently the home of my camera, but I am thinking of all sorts of other uses for it. Thanks Wendren and Emmarie!
Spirited Away… one of my all-time favourite movies - and I sat entranced last night watching it again. I remember when I was younger, after reading a book or seeing a movie that had a particularly impressive effect on me, I would draw the characters and scenes from the story, either how I imagined them to look or as best I could remember. It would allow me to relive the stories and almost become a part of them. Sometimes I still get that feeling of wanting to be inside the story, or the creation of it.
Here are some amazing creations inspired by Spirited Away:
No Face - possibly my favourite character. For sale on e-bay by cute art
Various Spirits who visit the Bath House. Apparently this set is “long sold out”
I must admit, I didn’t see this one coming… so cool, by Anna the red, an expert kyaraben bento-ist, an art I was entirely unaware of.
I imagine I must have some dust-sprites living under my bed, who look exactly the same except they’re grey.
And finally, because who could resisit this fabulosity, a paper assembly of Howl’s Moving Castle, from the movie by the same genius that is Hayao Miyazaki (not to mention the original fabulous author of the book - Dianna Wynne Jones)
