Her name was Lola

And yes, she is a showgirl.

Audrey has an imaginary friend named Lola. She moved in during the first weeks of July. She just appeared one day, announcing to Audrey she needed some food at dinner time, and "some pink milk, please." She does bear a resemblance to the character of the same name from the BBC program Charlie and Lola.

She goes with us regularly to the store, prefering to ride in the cart, rather than walk, since, of course, "she is very small." She keeps Audrey up at night from time to time with her giggling. And, once we left her at the farmer's market. Fortunately, the vegetable man took care of her for us. Then, there was the scare when she got lost in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Mostly, though, she just plays. She joins Audrey for living room picnics and swims in the bath.

I rather like Lola, and I hope she stays with us for some time to come. She certainly relieves my anxieties about my choice to let Audrey watch a bit of television. Even if she does seem to cause a bit of trouble now and then, she makes for a good playmate.