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izmeinaIt's more than two weeks ago now since the ma and pa returned from their overseas adventures. Izzie never did get around to mentioning her most peculiar sister and the most utterly gorgeous prezzies that she got for the Iz. Not just the evil green fairy in a bottle and a very yummie box of choccies made by a mob called Australian Home Made but which the Iz has never seen in all her years in Oz.
But the pride of place must surely go to the cutest and cuddliest Cat on the planet. As if she wasn't gorgeous enough, the Izzie sister (whom we shall call Daisy) enclosed the most utterly adorable card with a picture of a hamster nibbling a house made of chocolate. But it was what she said in the card that made it utterly priceless for the Izzie
“Dear Iz,
Mum has been telling me all about your problem. A rodent that follows you around helping himself to your cheese and drinking all your wine. Dirty Rat!
Felinda may look all sweetness and pearls but be warned, she has a nasty streak. She'll put Ratty in his place.”
And along with the Queen of Cats she sent along the cutest catalogue. The Izzie turned to the pages especially for grown up kids to discover some very daggy doggies, most mean moggies and the wickedly wonderful Wall Street Kids which included a bear, a bull, a donkey, a most cuddly vulture and yesssss. You guessed it - “Black Friday” – the biggest and baddest and blackest of Rats. (Izzie thinks that John Woodrow Wilson Howard would be a much better name for this bad little bastard)
Needless to say, Vernon and Petunia think it is silly to be giving cuddly creatures to fat fortyish old farts such as Izzie but unlike the pair of them, Daisy gives the Izzie and other people presents that they actually do like rather than ones that they SHOULD like and that makes all the difference. Twenty years from now, Ferocious Felinda will still have pride of place in the Izzie collection along with Wicked Wormtail.
Oh they would have such a fit if they ever seen the latest rat to join the Serpent's inner circle. The Iz went to the markets in search for another bouncie froggie just like the one we got for our ickle niecie which she absolutely adores. Never mind that all the grown ups says that Froggie looked ever so scary (like a cross between Gollum and a very green python) But the froggies were not to be found. Not only that – but after 15 years they were closing down and everything was 20% off. Izzie had long long had her eye on the little rat with the broomstick and witch's hat. But the original price of 25 silver sickles was just a bit too decadent. Also got a very bright blue frill necked lizard, a red gecko and a green echidna.
Years ago, Daisy gave the Izzie a little mouse from the same mob. They are not personally made by one Barbara Samsoni but all have her name. The little critters are very bright and colourful and supposed to be hand made in Sri Lanka. But the attention to detail and the workmanship is so amazing that Izzie is convinced that there's an army of house elves making the little critters. The fabric also looks handwoven too. They are just very very beautiful and the Iz indulged just a bit more than she could afford. So three of these critters are for a cousin's new baby (does that make Izzie a great aunt? Not very good at these complicated relationship names thingies)
Or maybe we should give her two of them and the third one can be for Daisy's baby – as it was her after all who introduced Izzie to these beautiful beings. And they are the sort of thing that would be kept and treasured long after other toys and things are thrown away.
Poor Petunia just doesn't know where she went wrong. Us three little Dursleys are such a disgrace to the family name. Quirky and strange and anything but normal.
But the pride of place must surely go to the cutest and cuddliest Cat on the planet. As if she wasn't gorgeous enough, the Izzie sister (whom we shall call Daisy) enclosed the most utterly adorable card with a picture of a hamster nibbling a house made of chocolate. But it was what she said in the card that made it utterly priceless for the Izzie
“Dear Iz,
Mum has been telling me all about your problem. A rodent that follows you around helping himself to your cheese and drinking all your wine. Dirty Rat!
Felinda may look all sweetness and pearls but be warned, she has a nasty streak. She'll put Ratty in his place.”
And along with the Queen of Cats she sent along the cutest catalogue. The Izzie turned to the pages especially for grown up kids to discover some very daggy doggies, most mean moggies and the wickedly wonderful Wall Street Kids which included a bear, a bull, a donkey, a most cuddly vulture and yesssss. You guessed it - “Black Friday” – the biggest and baddest and blackest of Rats. (Izzie thinks that John Woodrow Wilson Howard would be a much better name for this bad little bastard)
Needless to say, Vernon and Petunia think it is silly to be giving cuddly creatures to fat fortyish old farts such as Izzie but unlike the pair of them, Daisy gives the Izzie and other people presents that they actually do like rather than ones that they SHOULD like and that makes all the difference. Twenty years from now, Ferocious Felinda will still have pride of place in the Izzie collection along with Wicked Wormtail.
Oh they would have such a fit if they ever seen the latest rat to join the Serpent's inner circle. The Iz went to the markets in search for another bouncie froggie just like the one we got for our ickle niecie which she absolutely adores. Never mind that all the grown ups says that Froggie looked ever so scary (like a cross between Gollum and a very green python) But the froggies were not to be found. Not only that – but after 15 years they were closing down and everything was 20% off. Izzie had long long had her eye on the little rat with the broomstick and witch's hat. But the original price of 25 silver sickles was just a bit too decadent. Also got a very bright blue frill necked lizard, a red gecko and a green echidna.
Years ago, Daisy gave the Izzie a little mouse from the same mob. They are not personally made by one Barbara Samsoni but all have her name. The little critters are very bright and colourful and supposed to be hand made in Sri Lanka. But the attention to detail and the workmanship is so amazing that Izzie is convinced that there's an army of house elves making the little critters. The fabric also looks handwoven too. They are just very very beautiful and the Iz indulged just a bit more than she could afford. So three of these critters are for a cousin's new baby (does that make Izzie a great aunt? Not very good at these complicated relationship names thingies)
Or maybe we should give her two of them and the third one can be for Daisy's baby – as it was her after all who introduced Izzie to these beautiful beings. And they are the sort of thing that would be kept and treasured long after other toys and things are thrown away.
Poor Petunia just doesn't know where she went wrong. Us three little Dursleys are such a disgrace to the family name. Quirky and strange and anything but normal.
