In need of an impressive lounge sculpture? A Trade Me listing reads: "Baa-bara has had an interesting life, being made by Feltex carpets for Te Papa ... her sheepskin coat is showing some wear now, and she has lost an ear and has a wonky leg. She is definitely a mutton and not a lamb anymore! Still a loveable icon with or without repairs, she is ready for greener pastures.
Sign of the times
A reader writes: "I have an 8-year-old son who is very into gaming and computers. The other day he asked me, "What does BC mean? I think I know but want to check". So I asked him what he thought it meant. He replied "Before Computers?"
Sweet cover-up
When David Thompson was at primary school in the 1930s his sister, who was 10 years older, came home from an outing with her boyfriend who had given her a large bar of chocolate. "It was left sitting on the kitchen bench and when she went off to work the next day my brother and I found a piece of wood the right size, carefully removed and ate the chocolate and rewrapped the goodie, silver paper and all. She assumed that what she had received was for a window display."
