A few weeks ago the posh mums descended upon Sainsbury's to buy half-price toys for the children. I missed the scrum, but, wandered in a week or so later and bought up a bunch of things to have on hand for the endless birthday parties held in exotic locales, like cricket grounds, pirate ships, and theatres to name a few of the venues on offer this month. My children's favorite parties thus far have been the one held under-a-tree-in-the-park-in-the-pouring-rain-with-fish-and-chips, and the other in a house where the mum was in charge of some nice old-fashioned games. It is not really economics or themes or activities that dictate what my children like - I think it is the opportunity to freely play and express themselves rather than being bossed about by a clown. But all children are different. And I myself would sooner hire a boatful of people in charge than take charge myself as children still often terrify me. But off topic I stray again - get back in the car, we are going to Sainsbury's....
In a small section of the pink paper today it says that Lord Sainsbury is donating 82m for plant research to a lab at Cambridge. 120 Scientists and some plants collected by Darwin will be found in the new lab. My toy purchases are now legitimized - almost every tangent radiating from the above sentence oozes goodness. Gosh - the plastic they were all made from must be almost classified organic with that announcement!
Jokes aside, it is lovely to read of charity in the midst of this mess.
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