Charlotte and Wilbur

This evening we got home from piano lesson and in the haste of leaving, with warm brownies for the road and bidding a quick farewell to guests - I left without taking a house key!! So, we were locked out, the one day Oscar forgot to wear his winter jacket and was in a flimsy summer T. We decided that rather than sit and wait for Dad in the car, we'd dash down to Richmond and watch a movie.

I was soo pleased to see Charlottes Web was playing, this was my favourite book as a little girl. I liked it so much that as soon as I grew up and moved out age 17, I went to a pig farm and was given a runt. Of course, I named him Wilbur. Of course my parents were over the moon when I bought him home and he promptly rooted up all of Dads new turf! Of course I couldn't keep him! Still, I really liked him, gave him lots of cuddles, washed him, put sun cream on him, played football with him. He was really intelligent and he quickly got big, so I took him to the local kiddies farm. And to this day I won't kill spiders, I don't mind having spiders in my home - Charlotte should be no excuse for not getting rid of the cobwebs...hehe

I remember crying my little eyes out when I read that Charlotte died and I did again tonight!! My boys are LOUDLY whispering, "WHY ARE YOU CRYING MUM?" hehe. I LOVED this movie, love the story of friendship.