ellie 3 June 2009
Was reminded tonight by the shenanigans of our elected representatives of the old adage that politics is showbiz for ugly people – cruel, i know, but i think they kinda deserve it on this side of the pond at the moment be it UK or Ireland. For our American cousins, the thrust of it all is that the UK is racked by a scandal of how members of parliament are/were claiming expenses and in Ireland a massive cover-up of the State to aid the hiding of Catholic Church atrocities.
I went shopping with the youngest of the Stockwellians today, my niece Ellie, who recently turned 12 going on 25. She is LONDON through and through. We shopped for Ugly Dolls which are the cutest little things I have ever seen – I must resist them otherwise I will buy/steal/adopt every one I can lay hands on. The are basically creature made of felt with the most appealing little ‘ugly’ faces ever! While we were in the shop she found what I can truly say was just a Dust Collector – a plastic piece of toast with a face drawn on, called Mr Toast, and it was hilarious to hear her dismiss it with ‘it’s, like, so unneccessary…’
