Sylvanian Pride and Prejudice - Part Three

For those who do not know, it has been a long-term project of mine for to cast and photograph Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice, using Sylvanian Families.  I am sorry it has been so long since the last instalment - sometimes real life gets in the way!

Anyway, here is Part Three - just a short one this time, but I promise the next part will not be too far away (and will get into the story a little more than this one does!)

If you missed the earlier parts, I recommend reading Part One first.  (I also highly recommend seeking out Austen's original book and reading it - it is great fun!).

Obviously, the words that follow are not my own, although I have heavily abridged the original text.  I do hope you enjoy it.

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The ladies of Longbourn soon waited on those of Netherfield.  

The visit was returned in due form.  

Miss Bennet’s pleasing manners grew on the good will of Mrs Hurst and Miss Bingley;  and though the mother was found to be intolerable and the younger sisters not worth speaking to, a wish of being better acquainted with them, was expressed towards the two eldest.    

By Jane this attention was received with the greatest pleasure;  but Elizabeth still saw superciliousness in their treatment of every body, and could not like them. 

It was generally evident whenever they met Mr Bingley, that he did admire Jane...

... and to Elizabeth it was equally evident that Jane was in a way to be very much in love.  She considered with pleasure that it was not likely to be discovered by the world in general, since Jane united with great strength of feeling, a composure of temper which would guard her from the suspicions of the impertinent.

Occupied in observing Mr Bingley’s attentions to her sister, Elizabeth was far from suspecting that she was herself becoming an object of some interest in the eyes of his friend.  

Mr Darcy had at first scarcely allowed her to be pretty.  But no sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she had hardly a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes.  

Of this she was perfectly unaware; - to her he was only the man who made himself agreeable no where.

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Ready for more Pride and Prejudice?  Click here for Part Four...

Mr Oakwood's Pizza Shop

Hello there!  Today we are venturing into Town, as Mr Oliver Oakwood would like to show you around his Pizza Shop.

The Pizza Shop is a very popular spot for Town critters to buy a quick yet tasty meal.  Mr Oakwood prides himself on making the best pizza in Town.

Each morning, his first job is to make sure everything is ready for the day.

He restocks the takeaway menus, wipes down the benches,

makes sure he has all the ingredients he needs for the day,

and makes the dough for the pizza bases.

While it is proving, he heads upstairs to ensure the dining area is neat and tidy.

When everything is ready, he lights the big pizza ovens...

... and then he is ready to open for business!

His first order of today was made over the telephone, so he got started on it straight away:  a Tuna Special, and an Oakwood Supreme!  Into the oven they went, using the long-handled peel...

Pizzas do not take long to cook in the hot ovens, so Mr Oakwood likes to get the boxes out ready for them.  When the second one - the Oakwood Supreme - was ready, he slid the peel in under it...

... and lifted it out, sliding it directly into the box.  That way it would stay nice and hot for as long as possible.

Right on time, the front door opened, and Mr Aaron Purr came in to collect his order.

"Hello Oliver," he said.  "That smells wonderful!"  His whiskers twitched appreciatively.  While his wife Theodosia was a good cook, he knew she appreciated a weekly takeaway meal.  Sometimes it was dinner, but this week they had decided on lunch, as Aaron had the day off work.  Theodosia hoped that their baby triplets might nap while she and her husband ate together.

The next customer of the day was Alice Marshmallow, who was on her lunch break.  She worked three days a week as a receptionist at the hospital, and liked to treat herself to a slice of pizza now and then.

Luckily, Mr Oakwood sells his pizzas by the slice as well.  He finds that these sell very well at lunch time, especially during school holidays when teenagers are out and about with their friends.

Alice enjoyed her pizza very much - she took it away, deciding to walk off a few of the calories as she ate!

"Have a nice day!" called Mr Oakwood as she left.

He then turned to start working on his next order.  It was shaping up to be a busy day - Mr Oakwood's favourite kind!

Toward the end of the lunch rush, Mr Harry Spotter and his son James dropped in for lunch.  They were on their way home from a Sylvanian Scouts meeting, and had decided that it was the perfect opportunity to indulge in a delicious pizza without Mrs Spotter, who disapproved of casual eateries, much preferring to dine out at fancier restaurants.

"We shall have a men's lunch out," said Harry, and James, who was fifteen, felt very pleased and grown up.  

As he ate his last slice of pizza, James' eyes drifted toward the arcade machine in the corner.  

Mr Oakwood had had it installed as a way for children and teenagers to entertain themselves whilst waiting for their meals to arrive, and indeed it had proved very popular.  

James wondered whether he was too grown up to play with the game (at least whilst attending a "men's lunch out").  Little did he know that Harry was fully planning to have a go at it himself!

So next time you are in Town, do take a stroll down to the corner of Cedar Avenue, where you will find the Pizza Shop.  Mr Oakwood will be ready and waiting for your order!

"What can I get for you today?"