Epilogue

Just a few words to update readers on some of our more popular topics from the last two months:

One of the plants curled up and died (the others are healthy and flowering).  I think it may have been the victim of ant eggs, but I am not certain.  The tropical plant that sits next to it is thriving, so it remains a botanical mystery.

In mid November the cats were promoted from window duty to more permanent positions in the paper mache section of the shop.  This move has done nothing to make them more attractive.

The girl was taken from the front window display in late October and was later seen in the ally after being thrown out of the side window by one of the cousins.  She has since been rescued by the shopkeeper next door and is being stored with all of the other "good junk" that he keeps behind the curtain along the side of his shop.  I expect to see her on display again soon.