Beta Mum's Blog Beta Mum on 31 Jul 2007 09:15 am
Uncle Albert’s holidays
Uncle Albert’s merchant navy past is but a speck of dust in a far off mote of memory, as he sits on the settee tending to the guinea pigs.
Here he is, getting to know Sandy and Phoebe, while they gaze adoringly into his beard, hopeful of a few tasty titbits from within its luxuriant curls.
We’ve had visitors, we are soon to receive more visitors, we have just the one bathroom (also contaning the only loo) and we’re considering installing a libre/occupe light system in the kitchen to save on wasted journeys up and down the stairs in the vain hope of being able to brush our teeth.
Hannah has taken to writing stories, and her current oeuvre is ten pages long.
It’s called The Adventurous Eight but already the original eight are down to seven, as one of them has been turned evil by a baddy.
Hannah informs me the story will be at least ten chapters long, so we’ve got a way to go yet.
She reads it out to us every now and then, and I would place its influences firmly between Enid Blyton and Harry Potter with perhaps a touch of Milly Molly Mandy.
Uncle Albert had never held guinea pigs before, but doesn’t he look at home with them?
I think I know what Santa will be bringing him later this year.
on 31 Jul 2007 at 9:20 pm 1.Omega Mummy said …
I have a feeling that they’re peering blearily at his beard on the assumption that it’s another guinea pig with separation anxiety. Could be wrong, of course.
on 31 Jul 2007 at 9:56 pm 2.Stay at home dad said …
Ladies, enough of the beardism, please!
on 01 Aug 2007 at 10:30 am 3.Mopsa said …
I looked, I peered, and then I enlarged. What a photo! A perfect vision of contentment.
on 02 Aug 2007 at 12:30 pm 4.Piers said …
If Hannah does finish The Adventurous Eight, one thing that’s quite fun is to get it published in hardback book form at lulu.com.
I got roped into making one for a nephew - to the extent that I ended up being secretary while he dictated - but it was a great success. And minus the effort, only £5.