My Studio Has A New Resident.

This new resident comes all the way from Jolly Old England

and has been long awaited. I've been wanting one of

these meerkats for some time and found out the the

artist does custom orders so I ordered one as

a special birthday present to myself.

This wonderful custom meerkat was created by Heather

of niftyknits on etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop/niftyknits.

She was amazing to work with on this very custom and

special meerkat. We convo'd back and forth until she

knew what I wanted and I was so happy to see the

finished meerkat and could hardly wait until his arrival.

Now that he's safely on American soil I think it's safe

to say that this is a CUSTOM Doctor Who Tom Baker

meerkat. Tom played the role of Dr. Who for 7 years

during the mid 1970's to the early 1980's and was my first

taste of Dr. Who. Although I adore David Tennant's Dr.,

Tom Baker has a very special place in my little sci-fi heart.

The 4th Doctor had this crazy long, wrap around several

times scarf. A big overcoat and brown floppy hat. The hat

would get lost as he set it down frequently and would forget

where it was. He also carried pockets full of weird things

and would offer people "jelly babies" all the time. I've

never been quite sure what those were but I guess they

are what we in the US call jelly beans.

I love that his coat and scarf come off. His hat doesn't but with his

history of losing it, it's better off attached to his head. 

Sorry about this long and rambling post but I just had to share my

joy with you all! Hope you don't mind too much!