The Case of the Disappearing Birthday Cake
Imagine the scene.... I have spent hours crafting a beautiful chocolate cake for my daughter's birthday. I have lovingly covered it in butter icing and left it sitting proudly on its plate on the kitchen worktop, while I go upstairs to read my daughter's bedtime story.
When I come downstairs, I am horrified to discover that a big chunk is missing from the cake. Additionally, the butter icing has been licked clean all around the sides of the cake. A very, very guilty-looking Ludo is nearby.
Matt was supposed to be watching Ludo, but was playing on the computer instead. He said he heard lapping sounds, but thought Ludo was lapping water from her bowl. Hmmm.
Luckily, the cake was salvageable. I had been intending to cover the cake in jellybeans to match the invitations, but decided to cut the whole cake into the shape of a giant jellybean. I hacked off all the bits Ludo had touched, cut the cake into a jellybean shape (cunningly disguising the rather large missing part) and then made loads more butter icing to fill in the gaps.
Then I covered it in jellybeans, swore Isabel to secrecy and all's well that ends well! I will post a photo when I sort my computer out. We were a bit worried that all the butter might have a, erm, negative effect on Ludo's bowels, but she was fine!
When I come downstairs, I am horrified to discover that a big chunk is missing from the cake. Additionally, the butter icing has been licked clean all around the sides of the cake. A very, very guilty-looking Ludo is nearby.
Matt was supposed to be watching Ludo, but was playing on the computer instead. He said he heard lapping sounds, but thought Ludo was lapping water from her bowl. Hmmm.
Luckily, the cake was salvageable. I had been intending to cover the cake in jellybeans to match the invitations, but decided to cut the whole cake into the shape of a giant jellybean. I hacked off all the bits Ludo had touched, cut the cake into a jellybean shape (cunningly disguising the rather large missing part) and then made loads more butter icing to fill in the gaps.
Then I covered it in jellybeans, swore Isabel to secrecy and all's well that ends well! I will post a photo when I sort my computer out. We were a bit worried that all the butter might have a, erm, negative effect on Ludo's bowels, but she was fine!
posted by Alice at 11:02 am
1 Comments:
Hi Alicey!
I found pictures of your Ludo on Flickr and from there your Dog blog. I am smiling very wide while reading. I myself have an estrela youngster called Nene. She is 16 months old and kind of a weird teenage chick at the moment. I adore her.
(nenehunden.blogspot.com)
Ludo is such a good looking lady and seems to be so much fun! And cute in her growing.
Interesting about the knees on the legs and the growing! I did not know that. I will go home and check if Nene's are still there.
Give Ludo a soft loving push from us in Sweden,
Ulrika and Nene
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