Dr Booboo

I've just had the most amazing Shabbath dinner with a Muslim couple who wear traditional dress (yes, the wife wears the full veil by choice). As many of you know, I am the convener of the Jewish-Muslim dialogue in my synagogue and the man is very active in our group. They are both absolutely wonderful and extremely bright and erudite. Having them for dinner was like a breath of fresh air from all the problems I've been battling for the past couple of weeks. Very intellectually stimulating. If the politicians could sit down and have such a frank discussion, many of the world's problems could be solved - if not overnight, but solved.

But I guess the real highlight of the day was the arrival of Dr Booboo, another stuffed furry friend to help me on my journey, this time from Tunde and his friend Zabrina. Looks to me like Dr Booboo and Freddie the lion have found instant rapport.