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When MasterM was five years oldhe was invited to his first party by himself.
It was all very exciting.
MrsM and MissM picked him up afterwards
and he was carrying a party bag
stuffed with homemade goodies.
MasterM
Mummy...what is this?
MrsM
Oh! You lucky boy!!
That is Edinburgh Rock.
MasterM
Mummy...what is Edinburgh Rock?
MrsM
It is delicious...
take a big bite
and see what I mean.
Unfortunately...
it was chalk
for pavement art
which is how MasterM discovered
at a very young age
that his mother is not always right.
All of which I had forgotten until yesterday
when MrM brought back a souvenir
from his day in Edinburgh.
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owwwww! ewwwwww! Just thinking about a mouthful of chalk...ptuii!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it a great thing that children are so forgiving? And loving?
And that they have such loooong memories? :)
I love Edinburgh. Next time you need some rock, can I fetch it for you?
ReplyDeleteOh thank you Alice - that was just the sort of 'laugh-out-loud' fix I needed this morning - absolutely priceless!
ReplyDeleteMake them eat chalk... teach them life's hard lessons young... I like your style!
ReplyDeleteHowling with laughter at this one...... just howling... :O)
ReplyDeleteBad mother, bad, BAD MOTHER!
He LET you forget that? He IS a good fellow.
ReplyDeleteWe sent my grandma some strawberry shaped soaps once. ' Thank you for the crystalised strawberries, they were delicious,' she wrote back.
ReplyDeleteThey'd obviously gone straight into her stash of presents to recycle!
I second Bb because my son would have NEVER forgotten or made ME forget it.
ReplyDelete(fun though)
Paola
how funny!
ReplyDeleteand what a shame you blew your cover so early on...
You have made me smile after too many days of too much work! And I thought that I was a slack mother - did it put him off sweets for life?
ReplyDeletePomona x
Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI expect a different sort of Edinburgh Rock will be featuring in the life of master M now.
At first glance, I really did think that that was sidewalk chalk in the first photo. Ha!
ReplyDeleteI love Edinburgh, too. May I accompany Coffee Lady on her mission? The stories we'd be able to tell...
A lovely story!
ReplyDeleteHa ha! The real thing looks better then chalk!
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