Tabland

Just a quick one today, before I embark on a lengthy post about our new extension. Tabby, our middle child, has an incredible imagination and lives in a world of her own most of the time, complete with its own unique fashion rules. Even Ellie often makes the comment, "I think she's in Tabland again, Mummy!" 

Here's Tabs wearing her favourite 'Mary scarf', adorned with what she calls 'stylashes'. I'm not entirely sure what stylashes are. Today she was wearing a headband with a costume jewellery necklace hooked onto it and then draped artistically over her left ear. That was also a stylash apparently!

 

Some of the conversations I have with Tabs are hilarious. This is one we had this morning, when discussing the band of naughty squirrels that keep invading our bird feeders. I get the impression that Tabby hasn't quite got to grips with the concept of hibernation yet!



Ellie: why aren't the squirrels hibernating?
 
Me: because there hasn't been enough food around for them this year and the weather hasn't been really cold until recently. Can you remember which other animals hibernate?
 
Ellie: Errr...hedgehogs! And bears and tortoises!
 
Me: Any more?
 
Tabs: I know! I know! Lions!
 
Me: Not usually, Tabs. Animals in hot places don't need to hibernate.
 
Tabs: Oh, ok. How about rhinos?
 
Me: No
 
Tabs: (in a hopeful tone of voice) Elephants?
 
Me : *facepalm*