Samsonite

Not the suitcase. Unless you are talking about a hard case . . .

Beri needs a haircut. Our pet refusenik draws the line at going to the barber, so historically it has fallen to Jeremy to play Delilah. Except now Jeremy has drawn a line too. I'll post weekly photos, and am holding thumbs that it doesn't head in this direction.

A couple of months ago, on a visit to friends, Beri became enraptured with his mate's half-size plastic guitar with lots of buttons. I seized the opportunity, and offered the bribe. The day he was able (finally! He was four for pete's sake!) to put on his own shoes, I would buy him that very same guitar. 20 minutes later, making our goodbyes, the little - darling - Put On His Own Shoes.

Maybe a Sonic Screwdriver will have a similar effect haircut-wise.

ps in the 20 minutes since I posted this, Sid, who is not quite three, has just learned to take off and put on her own T shirt. It's a gender thing, isn't it?