A few times it's happened that an object suddenly appears, from out of nowhere, but we know the Orphan has brought it. She's scrounged it out of who-knows-where, something we've either never before seen, or had forgotten was in the house.
Once it was a small alphabet block with charming images on it. We can't imagine how it came to be in the house, or where she found it. It's of no use to us; still, I didn't toss it - too cute. Recently some sort of kitchen scrubber showed up. It's like she gets into the basement closets and goes shopping.
So today it was a maraca.
It has taken me all day for the distant memory to return of these maracas I used to enjoy shaking as a kid. Didn't know we still had them. Where the heck has it been?
Of course, the other part of the question is: Did she really carry that upstairs? Really?
Oh my word!!! Of all the things to drag up from the basement! ❤❤❤
ReplyDeleteAnd how sweet the realization of the memory!
I'm glad I do remember it now, Jenny!
DeleteHow funny. I wonder what she'll find next. I guess she can get to places tucked away and forgotten about. I had a friend with an Irish Wolfhound that used to escape and come home with odd things. Seem to remember one child's welly boot and a money belt was on the list.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of a pet taking other people's things kind of raises the hairs, doesn't it? At least she's shopping our own closets.
DeleteThis is so funny! I wonder, like Cheryl does, what she'll discover next! My cats only ever brought home mice and voles and birds. One of the cats we had when I was a girl at home with my parents, used to get into other peoples' houses. One day he brought us an enormous piece of fresh fish that someone must have taken out to cook for their lunch! We had no idea where Oscar had stolen it from so couldn't recompense the people for the loss of their lunch!
ReplyDelete:D Clare!! Oh, my word. Did you eat it? :D LOL I suppose you couldn't be sure if it was okay. What a story.
DeleteHaha! No we didn't eat it. Not after it had been carried in Oscar's mouth for goodness knows how far! And we lived in the town then, with its traffic and grime. We let him have it even though he had brought it as a gift to us! :D
ReplyDeleteSilly me - I imagined he'd carried it wrapped up, hanging in a bag from his mouth. :D
DeleteHehe!!
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