Good Friday - Hot Cross Buns

Good Friday is a time for remembrance and tradition.  One such tradition is the eating of hot cross buns.  Whether you enjoy yours hot with lots of butter melted on the toasted halves or just straight from the packet; all are marked with a cross as a sobering reminder of the true meaning of the day.

Enjoy your time with your families over the coming holiday if you are lucky enough to be spending this special time of year with them.  

Happy Easter to you all, love Mary Monkey x

Culinary Casualties

Culinary Casualties

Cracking open eggs
Melting some butter
Sloshing in milk
Can get us all of a flutter

But has anyone thought
Of the ingredients involved?
How do they feel 
To be in the mix and the fold?

Next time you sink your teeth 
Into a cake or a biscuit
Spare a thought 
For those ingredients within it

All that being said
Get cracking 
Get stuck in!
Get your hands dirty and have a gin!

Crafty Nephews

Mary Monkey would like to send out a big thank you to Riley and Max for their help with the latest costume designs!  As it happens, it was Deborah (mum) who ended up doing most of the work, so thank you to you too!  

The scene is starting to be set for the next book; follow Mary's blog to keep up to date with her hard work and fun along the way!

The intention of Mary Monkey and her books has always been to involve the family so enlisting the help of my nieces and nephews is all part of the fun.  I treasure seeing art their work as part of our stories x

A Tribute on International Women's Day

Mary wanted to acknowledge this day to recognise and celebrate the influential women in our lives.  

They are always there for you and will stand by you through the good times and the bad.  Should we rise and fall or should we succeed in our ventures, they will be there beside you holding their heads high, proud of you no matter what the outcome.

Please take a moment to celebrate the strength of the women in your life and don't forget to include yourself!  

International Men's day is on Saturday 19th November; you will have your tribute too boys but know that you are always in our hearts x

For Our Mothers on Mother's Day

To all our wonderful mothers on this special day.  

Whether we are lucky enough to still be able to share our precious moments together or whether we are keeping our precious memories of our time together; we thank you and treasure you always xxx

The Adventures of Mary and Max Monkey

Mary has been very excited about the arrival of her new book this week.  We have been as busy as ever getting stock ready to put on our new website which we are preparing to launch very soon!

 

This is Mary's latest book called 'The Adventures of Mary and Max Monkey'.  Lots of hard work goes into making fun adventures for Mary and her friends to share with you.  

She spends all her time coming up with new ideas to create different stories.  We are already working on our next project so we need to get back to work!  See you all soon x