The big bunny story sounds very plausible VG.
We have an 'in case of disaster' bear in this house too. He was, originally, a dead ringer for DS's Soft Bear, but between love and washes the resemblance got lost. He came out of hiding when Soft Bear got left with the PILs after a weekend away, and he's known either as Back-up Bear or Peru Bear. (His story is that he is a distant cousin of both Soft Bear and Paddington). If anything ever happened to Soft Bear I would be traumatised I think, he has been a fully fledged member of the family for so long.
I think it's Ataraxis who needs the suit. We have a Jasper Conran suit here that looks well on a v. skinny boy and is an age six. There is a red herring shirt that goes with it. I bought it on ebay and it has been worn twice-once by the original owner and once by a rather dashing DS.
Thanks by the way, Dizzy-I've sent the address through.
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