She does have a list of new books to get him, and some ‘approved’ comics… but whether he’ll enjoy reading Bunty, Judy and Misty as much as he did Eagle, Hotspur and Victor is yet to be seen.
As the days pass by, David’s bedroom is painted in its delicate pink palette. A cream coloured carpet goes down and floral curtains go up, and after undergoing a makeover, his old furniture is returned to his room. It seemed sacrilegious to paint the teak bedroom suite in white gloss, yet the flower fairy decoupage on the drawer fronts, chest tops, foot and headboard of his bed did look lovely. The old brass drawer knobs had been replaced with pink plastic ones and a large floral heart shaped rug lay in the centre of his new room. But the real focal point is the dressing table with its elegant mirror and ornate stool.