Stephen Fry is not to Lucy's taste

Mummy is reading a novel by national treasure Stephen Fry called Making History. It is a science fiction story about trying to prevent the rise of fascism and the far right in pre WW II German by sending a male contraceptive pill back to Hitler's father rendering him infertile preventing the dastardly Führer's birth and thus the Holocaust. However, as is often the case with time travel, things don't quite go to plan and the hero must find a way to fix the unforeseen consequences of his actions.

Lucy didn't really seem to get into it.

Trickle Treat

It's Halloween and Lucy is helping Mummy create a scary pumpkin to put in the front window so all the Trick-or-Treaters around our area know that she will give them a little treat if they dress up. Rather sweetly Lucy doesn't know about the thuggish American connotation (threatening dire retribution if candy isn't proffered) and thinks it is just called Trickle Treat.

Firstly Lucy opens up the pumpkin using her precission cutting spade

Then she needs to scoop out all the insides

Mummy uses a sharp knife to cut out a fearsome face that would send a chill through any trickle treater.

Lucy checks that the pumpkin monstrer is not too heavy

Rather than waste perfectly good pumpkin innards, Mummy cooks it up into a fine soup.

Lucy has a little taste to see if this new delicacy is up to her exacting standards

Yes it is

So both a scary sign and a nutritious meal

Well done Pumpkin

Big Tree - Little Girl

Mummy and Lucy are at Wakehurst Place, the country cousin of Kew Botanical Gardens.

Lucy certainly looks like quite a little person next to this monster tree

But as Lucy observes, it is amazing

Ever feel like you're being watched?

Lucy is in bed having her last story read to her

But it feels like someone is watching her

"Soon they will be in my power"

"Mwah ha ha ha haaaaaaa"

Sir Charlie Stinky Socks

Aunty Pink is reading Sir Charlie Stinky Socks to Lucy

It requires all her concentration

How to eat Pasta

This pasta is a real handful

Banana Sangwich

Lucy loves a banana sangwich

No that isn't a typong mistook, she calls them sangwiches

Pizza Testing

Lucy has cooked a pizza with Mummy.

Lucy takes pizza tasting very seriously

Looks like that peperoni might be a bit sharp

Shoe Thief

Lucy has acquired a new pair of shoes that look remarkably similar to a pair that Mummy has

It must be a co-incidence

Nana Moo at the Beech

Lucy is playing at throwing stones into the sea.

It takes quite a lot of effort

Lucy decides to check if their are any pirates in the vicinity

Aunty Niki, Mummy and Nana Moo

Temujin's First Birthday Party

Lucy is at her friend Temujin's first Birthday party.

Lucy sits next to Temujin and Rachel to have some party lunch.

Tem's Mummy Alexis lights the candles on his birthday cake.

Temujin's Dad Uncle Matt helps him to blow out the candles

Lucy explains to Kaya that Astro Boy is showing on the big screen.

Stripy Chair

Lucy is feeling pretty laid back in her stripy chair

I think it is safe to say that Lucy is quite relaxed

Although wearing sunglasses inside is not really necessary

Jerome

It's not that often that Lucy and her little french suitor get to meet up

They both seem quite happy to see each other

Breakfast of Champions

Boiled eggs and croissant. What else does a young lady need to make her feet grow.

Day trip to Whitstable

Lucy and Daddy at Whitstable harbour

Aunty Pink cannot convince Lucy to try the jellied eels.

Photo Opportunity

Lunch time pitstop for a half of shandy

Lucy decided her best friend Panda needed a chrysalis. Goodness knows what she though he would emerge as. A butterpanda? A Panderfly?

Not much of a sandy beach - but Mummy and Lucy are making the best of a bad job

Lucy endeavors to make a sand/stone castle

She fills her cup with beach and turns it out ...

Bah!

Still, we all had a brilliant time. We even found out about the Maunsell Forts which we could see out to sea.