Little Blog is home from holidays at last, and can’t wait to play with her dog again. But first, she must give him his food and water. She watches intently as he drinks from his bowl. Then she turns those big eyes to Mom:

“Mommy, how do dogs work?”

She should be used to those questions by now, but for a few moments Mom is speechless, caught between astonishment and holding back a gale of laughter. Then she regains her composure.

“What do you mean, Little Blog?”

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Following the Great Shopping List Disaster and pointed enquiries from the credit card company, Little Blog has been instructed not only to ask for permission if she wants to shop on the Internet, but also to do so under adult supervision.

And no, her big sister, Sunshine, is not an adult, even if she is almost 10.

Today she announced: “Mom, I really have to go shopping on the computer.”

“Why, Little Blog?”

“To buy cheese for Sunshine.”

“Why do you want to buy cheese for your sister?”

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Little Blog and her big sister, Sunshine, could barely sleep last night. They are preparing to go on holiday to the seaside, and have to pack the things they want to have with them on holiday. But Little Blog is worried. She doesn’t have any food to pack.

“What if there isn’t any food at the beach?” she wails.

“Then we will buy some at the shops, Little Blog,” says Mom.

“But what if there isn’t any food in the shops??”

“Then we will buy it from other people, Little Blog,” says Sunshine.

“But what if THEY haven’t got any???”

“Then we will catch birds and animals and eat them, Little Blog,” says Dad.

“Oh, so you can catch chickens and use them for food, and catch fish and use them for food?”

“Yes, Little Blog.”

For the first time in a long time, Little Blog is lost for words.

Finally, after a blissfully quiet 15 minutes, she declares: “You know what!”

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