A Little Song

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Little did we dream...

Fat little, plump little, pink little, chubby little,

Spotty little, grotty little, messy little, grubby little,

Dreamy little, blithe little, sweet little, happy little,

Lovely little, blithe little, silly little, dappy little,

Naughty little, bad little, wicked little, grumpy little,

Milky little, lazy little, queer little, dumpy little...

Where the babe that e'er was sweeter

Than our little, new little, dear little Peter?
© PB c1982

Angelus Dei

When E's time drew near in Autumn, the sense of expectation in the household mounted. The decision not to have an ultrasound scan meant that no-one knew if baby number three would be a third daughter or a first-born son.

A home delivery had been planned and duly took place under the watchful eye of the superb Community midwife. The little conquering hero made a fairly rapid and dramatic entry centre-stage to the immense delight of all present. His mother joyfully proclaimed:

'It's a little boy!'

The picture is a reminder that the 2nd of October was and is the Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels.

For He hath given His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Quoniam angelis suis mandavit de te, ut custodiant te in omnibus viis tuis. [Psalm 90,11]

See that you despise not one of these little ones, for I say unto you , that their angels in Heaven always see the face of my Father who is in Heaven. 
Videte ne contemnatis unum ex his pusilli : dico enim vobis quia angeli eorum in coelis semper vident faciem Patris mei, qui in coelis est. [Matthew 18, 11]