The Adventures of

Stripe

the Well-Travelled Bug.

A word from my people

All of this just goes to show what lengths otherwise (apparently) sane and rational adults will go to, in order to amuse a 3-year-old.

The thing is, once you get started, it builds its own momentum. It began simply enough: Hey, we're going to Scotland; let's bring Stripe and take some photos. Before you know it, he's showing up in someone's luggage wherever you go. You find yourselves giggling together like idiots about what you could make Stripe do.

Other tourists look at you funny.

People you know get into the spirit of things. You go into a room to find that Stripe has apparently done things that you didn't help him do. Everyone contributes ideas and the whole thing snowballs.

Where will it all end? We don't know. Eric is growing up all the time, though, and someday he won't have time for stuffed ladybirds any more. I guess we'd better get as much giggling in as possible, while we can.