a small lesson on parenting and almost 4 year olds..... involving zebras in London

[Twiglett]

when your (poorly) almost 4 year old turns round to you, points out the window and says "Look a zebra" do not be scathing, dismissive or call her a silly-billy

when she runs up to the other window and screams 'look, look a zebra for real a zebra' .. go and look

there is every chance the local council, in their infinite wisdom, have decided to paint their rubbish trucks into the semblance of an odd-toed ungulate of the Equidae family (yup I wiki-d it)

pmsl!

Reminds me of one Christmas morning yeeeeeears ago when my brother came to tell us all that there was a cow in the garden.

As if!

Although when we went to check, well, really just to show him that there couldn't possibly be a cow in the garden... guess what? There was a cow in the garden.

It chewed up some grass then ran away, with about ten chaps from the slaughterhouse down the road chasing after it. (why they were working on Christmas day, I don't know... is it an every day of the year job, slaughtering? anyway, I digress)

Did you apologise to dd?

In order to fully appreciate the cow in the garden story, you have to understand that we lived in a residential suburb of Manchester - not anywhere near a farm!

i once saw a whole field of camels in hertfordshire

LOL @ cow ..

she's asleep, no need for apologies .. zebra on a london street indeed

We had a pheasant in the kitchen one Christmas Day - it just wondered in through the side door. We live in residential Leeds. Was in half a mind to shoot it for dinner.

whatever happened to Zebra? Did she flounce?

Twiglett, now I have been presented with your Back Door I can visualize the background to dd's zebra mirage. Thanks for that

how the devil are you all?

Twiglett, I demand you buy [http://www.amazon.com/Nobody-Listens-Andrew-Elizabeth-Guilfoile/dp/0590093185 this book]] for your dd.

It is an enduring favourite in the Wong household and highly apt for your particular situation

feckin new fangled LINKS

here

good grief a fragrant Wong! .. where the 'ell have you been suze (and you don't ever appear on my msn any more)

I have to tell you that your brownies (sans walnuts) are making me rather famous .. 'oh just a little something I threw together '