I’m alive, the minister shouted after crossing a unknowingly hazardous ridge walk yesterday, more of that later, on another blog post any way, this week the super-duper Rochelle is holding the wonderful band of miscreants, known as the Friday Fictioneers, together.With this photo from Jean L. Hays, its a match made in FF heaven. Lets see what I come up with.
On my Marks…
Get Set…
GO!!!
Tim and Timothena Thimble-hat were a couple who lived amongst the shadows of the zips and buttons in the Haberdashery drawers. Trained by the infamous Shoemaking Elves, they had diversified into shirts and blouses, after the blind mice’s bloody takeover of the cobblers.
Their aides’ penchant for playing Japanese techno, Ken ichi mainly, piqued the children’s interest whose parents owned the studio and who loved a succulent Clemantine or Tangerine
One night the children stole into the studio; the Thimble-hats, caught unawares only had time to gather round a discarded satsuma staying absolutely still, thus spawning a global design classic.
Well there we go folks, the true story of how this particular pin cushion was created, and all in only 100 words, it must be all the fresh air I’ve been subjected to of late!
The Count Of North Clifton 
I suspect a lot of the best designs happen by accident! Good fun.
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This had a lovely feel of the Borrowers about it
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Thanks, I think last year I wrote about the elves and shoemaker having parted ways, I’ll try to find it, and the borrowers, such a rich seam!
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Ha ha – that was so funny and inventive – loved it.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thanks Susan, means loads! Glad I made you smile.
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A happy accident indeed!
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A fun story – and now we know the real truth!
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Hey, you are supposed to write fiction and you gave us a true story!
Here’s my story!
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Fact often stranger than fiction my friend!
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As always, your fertile imagination leaves me smiling 🙂
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I think i’m going mad!
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🙂
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Needles to say this was a fun… every doohickey ever invented has a good backstory.
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Thanks much appreciated Bjorn
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This was brill, Shrawls! I absolutely loved it. And it now explains the whys of this odd little pin cushion!
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Exactly Dale, they’re all over the world these little folks, how absurd!
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Totes!
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Dear Shrawley,
Dare I say this story had me in stitches? I’d say you have this one buttoned up…or down. I can see why the children would be captivated. I could see this played on the screen in Pixar fashion. Good one and lots of fun.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Wow! High praise indeed, I do like a bit of light relief sometimes, christ knows we need it now and then!
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This is fantastic. Deliciously whimsical. I’m smiling.
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Whimsy and Deliciousness I’ll take! Thank you!!
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Where is a busy Elve when you need one. Liked the take on the classic children’s story.
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Thank you so much.
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You make me want to float down the river in a leaf boat after reading this. Great storytelling, Shraw!
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A leaf boat? I think that’s a jolly good idea, I’ll make one immediately!
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That made me smile! Such a sweet take on the prompt
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Hahaha love it !
Very fun piece. Diversification… so clever
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Thank you
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