We have a new 'friend' in our house. His name is "Melman". With girls, it seems we name every stuffed animal - including wood carved animals, too. ("Melman" is the name of the giraffe in the Madagascar moves. Those movies are some of our family favs. B does a very good impersonation of "King Julian". R's favs are the penguins.)We've been wanting one of these tall giraffes since we first saw them here in Gabs. The only place we've seen the tall ones (above 4 feet tall) and at a reasonable price, is Bull and Bush - a restaurant/bar. The wood carvings, metal sculptures, etc. are brought down regularly from Zimbabwe (where they are made by hand) and sold outside the Bull and Bush. "Melman" is our first purchase from these wonderfully friendly Zimbabweans. We hope to get a nice sized (large) hippo from them sometime before we head back to NC. And maybe a Cape Buffalo...zebra....elephant....
"Melman" will look nice in our foyer back at home in NC. That will be our Africa wall. Oh the stories we will have to tell!
I love your Melman! He is so handsome!! I look forward to meeting him in person some day.... And I'd be all about adding a few more of these gorgeous animals so he will have some company.
ReplyDeleteHow cute! I love it when the kids name their "animals."
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